New Marauder owner from SoCal

fordmike65

fordmike65

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Hello everyone. My name is Mike, I'm a Ford Tech at a local Ford dealer. I've been into old cars my whole life. My daily driver for the past 14yrs has been a '64 Fairlane Sports Coupe. I also have a couple projects including a '65 Fairlane S/C 4spd & '65 Comet Caliente. I have always wanted a Marauder since their release in late '02. I actually checked them out at the local Lincoln/Mercury dealer and got to test drive one. What a car! Sadly my story ended there since there was no way I could afford $35k. I've worked on several here at the dealer throughout the years, always admiring them & eager to take them out for a spin around the block. Firgured that would be the closest I'd ever get to owing one...until this past Monday.
I walked into work and noticed an extremely nice '03 sitting in a service bay. As always, I took a walk around to check it out. Then I see it. A used car stocking number on the windsheild. What??? Some one traded this beauty in?!?! Right away, I jot down the number,run up front, grab the repair order & walk right up to the Sales Manager expressing my interest. An hour or so later, the paperwork in underway to make this baby mine! It was traded in by an older lady whose husband had passed away just 6 months ago. They took very good car of it, kept it garaged & under a car cover. Always maintained & hardly driven. Odometer shows just under 68k miles. Interior is flawless,engine & trans work great & bone dry. Paint has small scratches & a couple small dings, but that is to be expected of a car over 10yrs old. My plans are to keep it pretty much stock, but may end up getting a mild tune & cold air intake. Glad to be here & hoping to learn a lot & make some friends.Mike
 
Welcome to the Madness bud! and congrats on your new addiction, Watch out da mod bug is heading your way!
 
Here's the only pic I have at the moment. I'll take more this weekend showing how clean it is.


 
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Welcome! Hope to join owner ranks soon...love the rear spoiler; that will be the first mod my future Marauder gets if it doesn't already have one.
 
Thanks guys. Been cruising around all weekend. My poor old $500 '95 Marquis is lonely & a bit jealous. It's been sold to a fellow coworker, so I thought I'd drive it one last time today. Gonna go on a run afterwork to San Clemente & hopefully burn the last of the fuel in the tank before handing it over. The drive would've been more fun with the MM, but 91 is pricey. BTW, wondering if I got a good deal on my MM. Clean title, no accidents or any kind of body work, super clean interior,new rear tires, fronts pretty good, no leaks at all and 68k on the clock. Picked it up for $7k.
 
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