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I became interested in getting a Marauder in '05, learned a lot from visiting these forums, joined in January, and yesterday - bought one. Will be picking it up on Monday.

It's the DTR from Connecticut that showed up on eBay for a while with a photo of fast-eddieeeeee's car on a racetrack.

Car, for those who are curious, does have a Reinhart tune & spark plugs, thermostat to keep temp at 185, everything else stock. 25000 miles. Always garaged. Very pretty.

Me: 55 years next month, married, kids; the car I am getting out of is a 1993 Taurus SHO with a cracked windshield and body parts held on by duct tape, so I am looking forward to my new ride.

My other vehicles are bicycles. Current top speed 53 mhp. Willing to go faster if I can find a steeper mountain.


David A. Mark (Thanks, Rider90 for reminder).
 
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My other vehicles are bicycles. Current top speed 53 mhp. Willing to go faster if I can find a steeper mountain.
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...Or if you can get your wife to ride the bike while you tow her in your new Marauder. I'm sure you'll get 'er breaking tripple digits then! :burnout:
 
Welcome and how funny is this I got out of a 94 Taurus SHO when I got in my Marauder!!! Enjoy it will make you wonder why you waited so long like myself to get one.
 
BigGuyBigCar said:
All -

I became interested in getting a Marauder in '05, learned a lot from visiting these forums, joined in January, and yesterday - bought one. Will be picking it up on Monday.

David A. Mark (Thanks, Rider90 for reminder).
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Congrats David on your MM and welcome :welcome1: to the MM.Net !!

This is gonna be one long weekend ..... waiting for pick the up.
 
BigGuyBigCar said:
All -

I became interested in getting a Marauder in '05, learned a lot from visiting these forums, joined in January, and yesterday - bought one. Will be picking it up on Monday.

It's the DTR from Connecticut that showed up on eBay for a while with a photo of fast-eddieeeeee's car on a racetrack.

Car, for those who are curious, does have a Reinhart tune & spark plugs, thermostat to keep temp at 185, everything else stock. 25000 miles. Always garaged. Very pretty.

Me: 55 years next month, married, kids; the car I am getting out of is a 1993 Taurus SHO with a cracked windshield and body parts held on by duct tape, so I am looking forward to my new ride.

My other vehicles are bicycles. Current top speed 53 mhp. Willing to go faster if I can find a steeper mountain.


David A. Mark (Thanks, Rider90 for reminder).
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David,

Congrats ! I am sure you will like the MM! I've met very few people who haven't.

Where "West of Boston"? I am originally from Mass. Plymouth to be exact!
 
Welcome to another SHO-graduate!

I had a '91 and then a '95 before buying the Marauder.

The SHO's were great in their day, but it's been 17 years since they were developed... I think you'll really enjoy the updates of a tuned Marauder.

Red? I thought they were all black? :)
 
AzM - Maynard, MA is a non-famous old mill town just west of Concord. I've seen a black Marauder in town a few times (what first piqued my interest), so now there will be two. I suppose we will have to form our own club.

black - Wife is enough of a leadfoot that she can drive the Marauder and I'll draft behind on the bicycle.
 
BigGuyBigCar said:
AzM - Maynard, MA is a non-famous old mill town just west of Concord. I've seen a black Marauder in town a few times (what first piqued my interest), so now there will be two. I suppose we will have to form our own club.

black - Wife is enough of a leadfoot that she can drive the Marauder and I'll draft behind on the bicycle.
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I know where Maynard is... both my children were born at the hospital in Concord, Ma. and I served about 6 years at Fort Devens back in the early 80s.

So.. welcome to the MM.Net homey !

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Jim - I appreciate your welcome, given that this was the DTR you were looking at on eBay. Did you end up buying a Blue from up this way? I was looking at one, but someone else got it.

Keeping the bike: >50 on a bicycle gives me the same tunnel vision and PAY ATTENTION DAMMIT that >110 in a car does (without the risk of a ticket).
 
Welcome David. You will love the Marauder, especially a DTR Marauder. Welcome to the club. The last time I tried to ride my age on a bike I ate a LOT of dirt. Wish I had it on tape. My last bike ride. I was paying attention, too. Bike lost its nerve. Good luck. Contact the Wraskally Wabbit on Cape Cod for local members and group. She knows it all and then some. Dennis:beer:
 
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