Ten Mavericks lost in East Palestine train derailment ??

[dhill59]

I took a quick look at these pics and it doesn't look like the rear license plate is offset to the right. Looks like there is an area in the CENTER of the rear bumper for a license plate? Which would mean it's something else?

I'm thinking the center of the bumper is what's left of the priceless trailer hitch receiver. They do look like Mavericks.

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[icegradner]

How do I get a Carfax report?

Carfax does not report incidents that happen before the first sale of a vehicle. Ford or the dealership can do anything they want to it before that.

 

[pnorwood54]

Carfax does not report incidents that happen before the first sale of a vehicle. Ford or the dealership can do anything they want to it before that.

it was supposed to be funny, sorry you didn't get it

 

[icegradner]

it was supposed to be funny, sorry you didn't get it

Emoticons exist for a reason. Sarcasm doesn't translate on the internet.

 

[Raymundo76]

This morning, I have been looking at the derailment (drone) videos of the unfortunate derailment in East Palestine, PA. I spotted a group of stacked wreckage. And these were NOT Railcars. I counted (ten). The Unibody box, fender badge and fuel filler look right... The pile in the background could be more...

Jerry G.
(I am a model railroader and a railfan...)

Wow; that really sucks. LOL to all involved.

 

[Fcnrwy]

Well, what I have found on another website, non-auto. Is that the trucks were loaded onto a scrap semi-truck, but had to stop at a location to "remove the hy-brid batteries"...!?

 

[TCPTX65]

Yeah, about the RIP Maverick sub forum idea I mentioned ten minutes ago...

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[Watchman]

Yeah someone posted this on Facebook last week. Seems to probably be the same area.

Personally it's the front headlight profile on the right front fender of the vehicle close to the road that is definitive. I know of no other truck with that headlight profile.

I do believe these are Mavericks -- sad indeed!

 

[MightyMaverick]

Man, that's so sad and such a waste. It's a shame to see what were once beautiful Mavericks on their way to customers just to get derailed and burned into a shell of their former selves. It's also a waste of material too, built just to be burned and scraped. Not that it wasn't done on purpose (s*** happens) but it's such a bummer.

 

[Euby]

When I saw the news originally, my thought was about the people living in the area. Then my brain went to how long that part of the rail line would be closed for the clean-up. From there I was sorry for the people whose trucks might be delayed due to the re-route. Never did I think that Mavs would have been part of the chemical BBQ!

 

[WNYEscapee]

I feel bad for those people living there, having to face the aftermath of this wreck for years to come.
I also feel bad for those who placed orders for Mavericks months, if not over a year ago, and will now find out there's no chance of seeing it delivered.

 

[710-oil-614]

There have been a couple of people on Reddit or Facebook who reported that their Mav was shipped but they got an updated delivery date adjusted out to April, I wonder if their Maverick was part of that shipment and now Ford is scrambling to replace it hence the severely delayed delivery date.

When it happened to people with Broncos generally Ford did not move them to the front of the line for replacement. Levine did work with other Ford dealers to try and find available stock at MSRP to replace it with something similar but I can tell Mr. Levine there is no "available stock" in the midwest at least.

However, the Broncos were one offs and not a dozen or so torched so maybe this situation is different but those dozen or so Mavericks and their customers aren't anymore important than unfilled orders at this time.

If there were 6 Tremors on there and they built 6 more Tremors that went to those folks before filling my priority 10 Tremor order that started as an XL Hybrid in Oct 2021 - I'd be a little salty.

 

[NJBob]

NJ had a derailment involving vinyl chloride about 10 years ago. A much smaller event. Rules were supposed to be changed but it never happened. Apparently if hazardous materials are transported with non hazardous railcars. The whole train in not considered hazardous. There was a rule limiting the length of these trains and to require better braking systems.But the prior administration recended the rule.
Longer trains have a risk of more problems than shorter ones.

 

[NoVaJimmy]

When it happened to people with Broncos generally Ford did not move them to the front of the line for replacement. Levine did work with other Ford dealers to try and find available stock at MSRP to replace it with something similar but I can tell Mr. Levine there is no "available stock" in the midwest at least.

However, the Broncos were one offs and not a dozen or so torched so maybe this situation is different but those dozen or so Mavericks and their customers aren't anymore important than unfilled orders at this time.

If there were 6 Tremors on there and they built 6 more Tremors that went to those folks before filling my priority 10 Tremor order that started as an XL Hybrid in Oct 2021 - I'd be a little salty.

You'd be a little salty? Okay......sounds like entitlement to me. Those people just had their Maverick's burned to a crisp by no fault of their own.

 

[Lone Star Proud]

I'm afraid I would need mental counseling once I received that news.

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