Man who drove 1,000,000 miles in his 1991 Volvo received interesting gift after hitting milestone

Most cars don’t make it to 100,000 miles, let alone a million — but there are exceptions like this 1991 Volvo 740 GLE.

It’s not only a show of resilience for both the car and its driver but also brings tremendous public appeal to the automaker.

That’s precisely why some automakers reward owners who reach the million-mile mark.

Some automakers even reward them with a brand-new car.

This owner got a brand new 2022 Volvo S60 for reaching the milestone — but it came with a catch.

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Man drove his 1991 Volvo for 1,000,000 miles

It all began back in 1991 when Jim O’Shea bought a Volvo 740 GLE with not-so-positive reactions from his father.

Jim’s father wasn’t happy with his son’s purchase because his brother owned a Ford dealership.

To make up for it, he promised his dad that he would drive that car until he clocks a million miles.

He did it, but it took him 30 years to get there.

Most of the world’s highest-mileage cars aren’t exactly fitted with all-original parts.

Jim’s Volvo also had to go through several engine and transmission swaps on its journey, but the chassis remained the same.

Reaching the million-mile mark and getting rewarded

According to Fox2, Jim was inspired to buy the Volvo thanks to another man who got a new car for free after he reached the million-mile mark.

That person was none other than Irv Gordon, who holds a record for driving his 1966 Volvo P1800 for 3.2 million miles.

With that number of miles he could have driven to the moon 14 times.

Once Jim reached the coveted 1,000,000 mile mark, Volvo rewarded him pretty generously.

The carmaker rewarded him with a brand-new S60 sedan.

It was his to use, but there was a catch.

He could drive it for only two years, after which he could only keep using it if he paid for it.

Still, we’d take a free car for two years if it was offered!