I went to see the 112,000 mile Maverick! Wear & tear condition report.

[LSchicago]

I still feel like it was an organ delivery vehicle. Or possibly some sort of professional Cannonballer. Actually that gives me an idea! Is a white Maverick XL hybrid with a 75 gallon fuel cell in the bed under a tonnauo cover the perfect Cannonball vehicle? Put a non descript "state" looking seal on the door and a small fleet number sticker on the bed and it will be invisible to police. It would not need to stop for fuel and could cruise through every state unnoticed.

Couldn't go fast enough, unless you could average 108mph plus in that Hybrid. It would be perfect to race an EV cross country though.

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[Pickles]

Looks like they have some other interesting vehicles there, too.

The mustang on the lift probably has the same milage haha

 

[jesemd]

It probably has a story to tell which would be interesting. In March of 2014 I bought a 2011 Subaru Forester with 163,000 miles on it. It also went through an auction before the lot I bought it from but did track down the original use and it was owned by a cattle breeding business. The bulk of the interior, light gray, was surprisingly clean, but inside the rear hatch and behind the rear seat, it was pretty beat up. That was apparently where the action was. The rear passenger doors were even still stiff, apparently little used. I thought mine was always on the move but couldn't hold a candle to this one.

So they bred the cattle in the cargo area of a Forester? I know they are spacious, but....

 

[Michaelkov]

Perhaps the excessive miles weren’t actually driven, but instead caused by some technology so advanced as to be unknown on earth...it could be that during the historical gaps in ownership the vehicle was “missing”…just saying.

 

[MavDave]

Couldn't go fast enough, unless you could average 108mph plus in that Hybrid. It would be perfect to race an EV cross country though.

Until the batteries died and it took ?? Hours to recharge

 

[Ponypower50]

Does that calculate to around 300 miles a day 7 days a week. I would be exhausted.

 

[DaMav]

Thanks for checking it out!

Am I reading the record right? Original tires lasted 84K miles? Wow...

 

[TedTX]

Perhaps the excessive miles weren’t actually driven, but instead caused by some technology so advanced as to be unknown on earth...it could be that during the historical gaps in ownership the vehicle was “missing”…just saying.

Finally an UFO in MTC thread about time!!

 

[Mavreezy]

Did you see it while you were on "The Tour"?

No, but some people are so damn anxious to get their Mav's that they'll do craziest things.

 

[Redneck Garage]

Thanks for checking it out!

Am I reading the record right? Original tires lasted 84K miles? Wow...

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[boo]

Thanks for doing this!! Loving the red bow and rope. Museum worthy.

Yeah the bow was covering the majority of the rock chips!

 

[Wiz]

I'm guessing a specialized package or document delivery service. Years ago when cameras used film, I worked in a camera store and there was someone who drove from Dallas to Austin and back daily for Kodak film processing lab for pickup and delivery. Stopped at camera stores along the way.

 

[Timothyd]

No, but some people are so damn anxious to get their Mav's that they'll do craziest things.

The wait and the lack of good information drives us nuts.

 

[Mavreezy]

The wait and the lack of good information drives us nuts.

I concur

 

[Maverickman74]

Couldn't go fast enough, unless you could average 108mph plus in that Hybrid. It would be perfect to race an EV cross country though.

I dont know how an EV could do it in any decent time without a helluva solar trailer?
As for the fastest record time thats kindof irrelevant to what it really is. A record attempt isnt a race. Forward spotters and such like some have used is really a race either. Any cannonball should be done with competition and comeradery on the road. With weather, event traffic, and everything from wildlife migration to drunk driving checkpoints. Pure records could be thwarted anywhere along the way. But a race, a real race like the 5 ones in the 70s is the only way to do it properly.

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