Turbov6Bryan
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Sounds like a good deal!
Sure you wouldn't have been happier with a different marauder listed at twice the price and double the miles? LmaoSeems like a lot of 100k+ cars listed at $12k+
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Sounds like a good deal!
Sure you wouldn't have been happier with a different marauder listed at twice the price and double the miles? LmaoSeems like a lot of 100k+ cars listed at $12k+
Gerry24
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^^^:concur:^^^
LG88
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This is my point of view:
• cool never goes out of style; Marauders are cool
• Cool is generally not cheap; compare prices of crown Vics and Grand Marquis to marauders and they are relatively expensive.
• I like having something different; driving a marauder you set yourself apart from the common and abundant. Mustangs, Camaros, challengers and chargers everybody and their momma has those cars. Market is over saturated.
• price? Price is all over the place and it is to be expected. Some cars are beat and can't expect top dollar, and others are garage queens. Of course such cars will be worth more money. All depends in how well the car is taken care of.
• cool never goes out of style; Marauders are cool
• Cool is generally not cheap; compare prices of crown Vics and Grand Marquis to marauders and they are relatively expensive.
• I like having something different; driving a marauder you set yourself apart from the common and abundant. Mustangs, Camaros, challengers and chargers everybody and their momma has those cars. Market is over saturated.
• price? Price is all over the place and it is to be expected. Some cars are beat and can't expect top dollar, and others are garage queens. Of course such cars will be worth more money. All depends in how well the car is taken care of.
marauderrocks51
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lmao !!!!!!!!!!!!!!Sounds like a good deal!
Seems like a lot of 100k+ cars listed at $12k+
I’m exactly 34 days into the ownership of a 2004 silver birch MM. It’s my current daily driver and it’s pretty stock as far as Marauders go. Gotta say, so far I’ve enjoyed every moment behind the wheel. Those who know know...I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know! Without doubt, this car is a pistol. I’m still getting acclimated and loving it. These cars are classic by any stretch and I expect 'em to be that way for sometime. For me, it was an investment in more ways than one. Like Gerry said, it ain't the everyday-getaway!!
I really appreciate this site and this thread in particular. The input has been helpful, interesting, and it’s enhanced & added to my perspective. I hope to keep the car for a while.
MGDriver
Autobahn Marauder
That's the nice thing about being an overseas owner, I don't really need to worry about resale value. I could always get back what I paid for mine 2 years ago regardless of the mileage. There are currently 5 Marauders registered in Germany and whilst I'm sure you can get a better example from the States for a lot less than my asking price would be, it is a lot of hassle to export, ship and register a foreign car over here. Most people are not willing to go through that effort when they can just buy one that's already here. However it would probably take a while to find the right buyer because these cars are simply unknown over here, many people have never even heard of the Mercury brand, let alone the Marauder.
But again, rarity doesn't equal value. Best example for that is my project car, an Australian imported Ford Fairlane which is the Australian version of the Lincoln Town Car if you will. My car is the only known example on the entire European continent and yet I still managed to pick it up for $2000 at an estate auction because nobody knows what it is.
But again, rarity doesn't equal value. Best example for that is my project car, an Australian imported Ford Fairlane which is the Australian version of the Lincoln Town Car if you will. My car is the only known example on the entire European continent and yet I still managed to pick it up for $2000 at an estate auction because nobody knows what it is.
Agree with most all above and can only add, Low Mile "Garage Queen" Marauders should earn +$3,000 to + $8,000 dollars over very clean and well cared for DD's for all the things that haven't been done to them.
While each finds their own auto qualities important (Paint, Interior wear, cleanliness, dings) even at an easy to calculate .05 to .10 cents per mile, a 20,000 mile "Garage Queen" car should bring an easy $5,000 over an 80,000 mile car. (BTW - This doesn't mean that YOU would pay it, it means that the market would pay it).
Paint, Interior, and wheels on these cars is so expensive, that it is indeed far cheaper to pay more for a cleaner car than it is to fix one up.
And someone flamed long ago about this (and I agreed with them), a "low mile" car has little to do with a cars age, and the old 12,000 miles per year national average.
Any car that has 100,000+ miles (many will argue it is 60,000 miles) is just a used fricken car, and cannot be considered a "Low mile" example. It may be a cool used car, but a used car none the less.
And wait, for the flamers... yes, if you have a bone stock '57 Bel-Air Chevy two tone Hawaiian tan over cream hardtop that has been in your family since new, and it has 90,000 miles... YES you can call that low miles BUT the same example with only 30,000 miles will bring you $30,000 to $70,000 more from a collector.
Our cars are cool. Many are 90,000+ mile examples that have the patina of use. These are COOL used cars. If a 90,000 mile CV/GM is worth $5000 then yes a Marauder should be worth twice that. Most ads though are a little unrealistic: I saw a MM for sale with 130,000 miles that needs paint, has tears in seat and center consol, scuffed wheels and the seller touted the MMs rareness and was asking $13,000. Cray Cray.
I think the value of our cars are going to rise quickly in the next five years. Time to buy more REAL low mile, extremely clean Marauders!
While each finds their own auto qualities important (Paint, Interior wear, cleanliness, dings) even at an easy to calculate .05 to .10 cents per mile, a 20,000 mile "Garage Queen" car should bring an easy $5,000 over an 80,000 mile car. (BTW - This doesn't mean that YOU would pay it, it means that the market would pay it).
Paint, Interior, and wheels on these cars is so expensive, that it is indeed far cheaper to pay more for a cleaner car than it is to fix one up.
And someone flamed long ago about this (and I agreed with them), a "low mile" car has little to do with a cars age, and the old 12,000 miles per year national average.
Any car that has 100,000+ miles (many will argue it is 60,000 miles) is just a used fricken car, and cannot be considered a "Low mile" example. It may be a cool used car, but a used car none the less.
And wait, for the flamers... yes, if you have a bone stock '57 Bel-Air Chevy two tone Hawaiian tan over cream hardtop that has been in your family since new, and it has 90,000 miles... YES you can call that low miles BUT the same example with only 30,000 miles will bring you $30,000 to $70,000 more from a collector.
Our cars are cool. Many are 90,000+ mile examples that have the patina of use. These are COOL used cars. If a 90,000 mile CV/GM is worth $5000 then yes a Marauder should be worth twice that. Most ads though are a little unrealistic: I saw a MM for sale with 130,000 miles that needs paint, has tears in seat and center consol, scuffed wheels and the seller touted the MMs rareness and was asking $13,000. Cray Cray.
I think the value of our cars are going to rise quickly in the next five years. Time to buy more REAL low mile, extremely clean Marauders!
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I couldn't have said it better myself. I have, almost surely, one of the more beat up MM's on the site. 90% of that was my doing, the other 10% is the toll that living in MN almost it's entire life has taken on her.
My car is banged up, rusty, squeaky, and generally tired. It also has 205k miles on it and has NEVER left me stranded. In the 30k miles I've had her I've done nothing but routine repairs that are to be expected on something this age. Even with all that, I STILL get people checking the thing out. To me, my car is staying with me for these reasons:
It's paid for.
It's cheap to insure.
It's comfortable and quiet (while cruising, of course).
For those reasons, and the ability to wipe the smiles off snot-nosed Honda Civic drivers, I'm quite sure my beast will be with be until it rots out or blows up.
Oh, and I would be lucky to get $2k for my car. Hardly worth my time to sell given how much I enjoy hearing her fire up every day!
gnxtc2
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My '04 Marauder's mileage is in the teens. It has collector car insurance with an agreed valve of $25k. I had to get the car appraised for the $25k as there is no past history of value on the MM. So I set some ground work for the future.
Oh yea, the plastic cover by throttle body has the MM designer's signature (forgot his name)
Billy T.
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Oh yea, the plastic cover by throttle body has the MM designer's signature (forgot his name)
Billy T.
gnxtc2@aol.com
I forgot to add to my above: the coolest Marauders, are the Marauders that have 200,000+ on them, and have provided 200,000 plus smiles for thier owner.
Good on ya brother! Someday I hope to be there too!
My '04 Marauder's mileage is in the teens. It has collector car insurance with an agreed valve of $25k. I had to get the car appraised for the $25k as there is no past history of value on the MM. So I set some ground work for the future.
Oh yea, the plastic cover by throttle body has the MM designer's signature (forgot his name)
Billy T.
gnxtc2@aol.com
Sweet looking ride! Nice photos, nice car!
Hey, I said the opposite, and rather eloquently too!
My '04 Marauder's mileage is in the teens. It has collector car insurance with an agreed valve of $25k. I had to get the car appraised for the $25k as there is no past history of value on the MM. So I set some ground work for the future.
Oh yea, the plastic cover by throttle body has the MM designer's signature (forgot his name)
Billy T.
gnxtc2@aol.com
Steve Babcock was the project manager, he enlisted Roush to fit the power plant in and was responsible for all the nice luxury items and smooth ride.
gnxtc2
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Thanks!
Thanks for this. When I registered my Marauder for the first time here in NC this past April, the DMV tax accessor valued the car at $4600 - I paid $12k for my immaculate 39k mile car. Would be an easy #2 in the Hagerty document.
MartyO has seen, driven and worked on it. I enlisted MartyO’s shop to update it the way I thought Mercury should have built it originally, within reasonable costs and production values. KBB, Edmunds, etc. all state the car is worth between $4k and $8k - sad.
If totaled, State Farm will probably pay the tax value? They did surprise me with my totaled ’98 Mustang and paid out about $1k more than book value, due to the car’s condition/upkeep I was told. My car rates went up 62% for 3 years due to being in a single vehicle accident.:bigcry:
Thanks for this. When I registered my Marauder for the first time here in NC this past April, the DMV tax accessor valued the car at $4600 - I paid $12k for my immaculate 39k mile car. Would be an easy #2 in the Hagerty document.
MartyO has seen, driven and worked on it. I enlisted MartyO’s shop to update it the way I thought Mercury should have built it originally, within reasonable costs and production values. KBB, Edmunds, etc. all state the car is worth between $4k and $8k - sad.
If totaled, State Farm will probably pay the tax value? They did surprise me with my totaled ’98 Mustang and paid out about $1k more than book value, due to the car’s condition/upkeep I was told. My car rates went up 62% for 3 years due to being in a single vehicle accident.:bigcry: