Sell, fix or let sit

lji372 said:
Tell Timmy to shut up! :lol:
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I only hope that he doesn't see this. Chances are 50/50 what with having only one good eye. :alone:

Has INS showed up at the shop yet? Just to be safe at least a few of your workers should learn English. Having them chewing bubblegum and wearing baseball caps won't fool the INS for long.
 
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Did I mention I have new floor mats still in the box, that has to make rebuilding the engine worth it right there. What is that? A 10k bump in value once I install the new floor mats?
 
With a 442 as a Fun Car in hand....and a Marauder in the twilight of it's life needing a complete makeover as it sounds , my bet is taking some cost effective lumps on a newer DD , selling the Marauder outright Vs. getting ***** on a trade in scenario.

Maybe a Crown Vic or Grand Monkey with low mileage is exactly what the Doctor ordered till you get the kids through school. Low interest loans , credit card debt for a car already in great decline with no real prospects of ever being a quote "Collector Car" is senseless. Going deeper into debt with the Kids lined up in a row for college is even crazier , unless you are independently wealthy? Which by the way this thread reads , you are not.

Most people would be thrilled to have a 442 in the stable....you can afford to be a bit conservative on the DD and nobody in thier right mind would think any differently about you.

Face it....How many people smile and wave when you cruise in the 442? How many does the Marauder have the same impact on? Cut your losses and readdress a second Hot Rod after the Nest Empties out.

Good Luck on a hard to make call.
 
Steve, I "was" where you "are" a few months ago. I have kids, I already have a toy and the MM was costing me a fortune (new motor, new axels, wacky wiper fix, HVAC crapped-out, etc....). I sold my MM and with the $$ + a little, I bought a car that is 5 years newer, has more "bells and whistles", still has 4 doors, and, for me, considered more reliable (and my wife will actually drive it).

My vote would be to clean it up and sell. Once the kids are edumicated, get a DD toy....maybe even revisit a MM. Try to find something zippy for a few years that gets better gas mileage and doesn't need premium. I'm sure with some TLC, you could get a few bucks for your car. You'll get bonus bucks for being orig owner, and I'm sure the S/C won't hurt :cool:

Good luck.
 
Important questions.

What's the worst short term case scenario if you get stranded?
If it catastrophically fails will you need to replace it with a newer car? Do you have the cash to do that?
How many spots do you have to store cars? aka: Does it cost you anything to keep it off the road?
If you didn't have the time to do the little things before, will you be getting more time in the future?
 
Not trying to be a downer here, but I'm trying to sell a perfectly running vortech supercharged one that only has 2000 miles or less on a brand new supercharger kit, new tires, brakes etc. and no one seems to be buying. My miles are not high 77k. My price really isn't out of line and I'll listen to reasonable offers...So selling a boosted car that needs an engine? I wish you luck..either fix it or take the blower off and sell as a used kit and put a reman in it and sell it then (providing you have the stuff to make it original again)
 
Really appreciate everyone's insight on this. I know its my decision, but it is good to get perspective on it. I prefer not to sell it but I do not want to be penny wise and dollar foolish. I also don't really care about how valuable it will be in the future. I bought my 442 decades ago because I liked it not as an investment. Fortunately that has turned out to be a good buy but I'm not planning on selling it anytime soon (ever, really).

I can see myself 15 years from now cruising comfortably in a 25 year old MM. I have just enough space I can probably hold onto the MM rather than "give it away." I got lost of positive feedback from folks on here about the Fusion. Get that for my wife, I drive her Suburban and fix the MM little by little. In a few years, the twins can use the Suburban (big and safe), my wife has the Fusion and I use the MM again. That's one option.
 
FIX AND KEEP OR SELL OR JUST KEEP

It's funny that I came across this thread.I was going to start one very similar...What is the concensus among MM owners?Will these cars ever go up in value?I think they should,ofcourse I'm biased...Really considering the rare-ity in the future,with the numbers still going down,they should by all rights go up in value...Might take 10 or more years but,I think they will be sought after in the near future....It's really amazing,I too was considering a Challenger...I guess brilliant minds think alike
My Marauder needs some body work and paint that,I've been putting off...That's where the fix,sell and/or keep came in......
What I've decided to do is....keep it..Fix in the near future...No challenger...The MM is my fast car...I also have a Dodge pick up and my classic is a 85 El Camino (fully restored by me)...I'm thinking of getting the new Cadillac ATS coupe when they come out...Should be late summer according to GM....
The Marauder is an investment that will eventually reap rewards.Meanwhile I've enjoyed driving it and modding it and of course being a member of this elite bunch...:coolman:bugsy
 
U R not alone

Almost same scenario for me also except only 2 small kids. I think sale the MM, put half as down payment on the FF for the wife and buy a cheap reliable daily driver with rest of money. :banana2:
 
Ford Fusion and Ford Focus have 0% financing - that's about the only time I would ever buy new but over the last 15 years that has become pretty prevalent. So no real reason to put money down. I just helped my son pick out a Ford Focus SE, I'm surprised how nice they are, how nicely optioned they come and how nice they drive. I bet the ST is a great car.

We test drove a few Fusion Hybrid's as well for the fun of it, boy have they come a long way. At 47/47 that's a huge difference than the 8 mpg I get in the 442, 11 in the Suburban and 12 I get in the blown MM around the city.

I'm leaning on fixing the MM little by little as money allows. I am one to think they will never be a "true collectors" car but will have at least some collectors draw. Too few of them made and surviving to not at least start leveling off in value. I'll keep mine because I truly do like the car, its pretty unique and you see less and less of them. Besides, hearing the whine of the SC from down the block never gets old - its so cool to see my daughter or wife cruising in it.
 
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