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"jkm7680" (jkm7680) 05/10/2017 at 18:36 • Filed to: None

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The Maryland State Police runs decent amount of it’s cars for 250,000-360,000 miles before auctioning them off.

Example:

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3 more with 250,000+ miles:

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That’s kinda crazy. Especially considering that most departments rotate cars at like 5 years or 130,000 miles. Which is wasteful as fuck.

Takuro Spirit > jkm7680 05/10/2017 at 18:42

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That’s a LOT of miles for such a tiny state.

wafflesnfalafel > jkm7680 05/10/2017 at 19:02

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wow - and hard miles too. A testament to that Crown Vic, and their State Patrol mechanics.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Takuro Spirit 05/10/2017 at 19:10

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You are wrong, friend. Even though Maryland looks tiny on a map, it’s sneakily wide and roads don’t go directly to your destination. For example, because of the bay, from Baltimore to the eastern shore adds an extra hour or more because there’s only one major crossing.

Coupled with the distance between Annapolis and the far west edge of the state, I can see how some transit or non-patrol cars could easily hit 350k in 10 years.

Edit: just checked it, from Oakland (on the west) to Ocean City, it’s 320 miles and 5.5 hours...

Takuro Spirit > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 05/10/2017 at 19:16

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They’re still pretty low on the list of miles of roads per state:

http://blog.cubitplanning.com/2010/02/road-miles-by-state/

McMike > jkm7680 05/10/2017 at 19:19

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Could it have to do with the fact that they didn’t have a replacement for the Crown Vic and they were running these until they found one?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > jkm7680 05/10/2017 at 19:48

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300,000 miles and 3,000,000 hours with the engine idling.

jkm7680 > McMike 05/10/2017 at 19:51

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Possibly, they seem to be holding onto their Crown Vics pretty tight.

jkm7680 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/10/2017 at 19:51

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And they still look pretty good.

jkm7680 > wafflesnfalafel 05/10/2017 at 19:51

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I’d like to see them do that with the newer ones.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > jkm7680 05/10/2017 at 19:54

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Other than their durability, the Vic is a totally uninspiring car. I’d yawn when I see one, but I fall asleep too quickly.

jkm7680 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/10/2017 at 20:05

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They’re super fun to drive and flick around. They also sound amazing.