Weikinger, the owner of a major solar panel manufacturing company, says he reached the milestone in September of 2009 while driving home from a business trip in Poland but he did not talk to the press about it until recently. He brought a camera on the trip for the sole purpose of taking a picture of the odometer rolling over but he was disappointed to find out the 62 S stayed stuck at 999,999 for the remainder of the drive. The odometer was later reset to zero by his local dealership.
The car was religiously maintained by the Mercedes dealership that sold it new, and service records show the most extensive work performed was replacing the original 6.0-liter V12 engine at 372,000 miles and installing a new transmission shortly after. Weikinger’s own meticulously-kept records reveal he pumped approximately 44,000 gallons of fuel, indicating the limousine returned a rough average of 14 mpg.
Weikinger explains he put an astronomical amount of miles on his car because he would rather drive than fly.
When Weikinger sold his Maybach, he immediately headed to the dealership to buy another one but was starkly informed the brand had been axed by Daimler. Frustrated, he bought a BMW 760Li that he hopes will be as reliable and comfortable as his Maybach was.
Photos courtesy of Auto, Moto Und Sport.
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