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Thread: MM motor/trans. on Ebay (or was)

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    MM motor/trans. on Ebay (or was)

    Does anyone know what the deal is with the MM motor and trans that keeps showing up on ebay.
    They always start the bidding at $500.00.
    I've seen it at least 4 time in the past month and a half.
    It seems that it's posted for just a couple of days or in the last case just one day and then is yanked off for some reason. And like I said, it's happened several times.
    Does anybody here know whats going on.
    Name: Bruiser.
    4 doors - no waiting.
    2004 Mercury Marauder, BLACK w/Charcoal.
    Built 09/04/03
    #261 of 1236 Blacks, 3213 total for 2004
    (Thanks RoyLPita)
    Purchased 10/23/2003
    Adopted 04/25/2004


    Hot seats, 6 disc, trunk org, spoiler, avic f90bt & xm, ts-d802 speaks, bumper inserts, pedal and sill covers, 23% tint, 8000k hi/lo hid's & fogs, pro-guard, c.a.i., Xcal2, u.d. pulleys, emp pump, 180 t-stat, autolite 103 plugs, cop connects, coil covers, converter, aluminum pan & cooler, intake spacer, 4.10's, girdle, sway bars, control arms, head cooling kit, shorty headers w/ x pipe, dead pedal, budget big brakes.



    "Come with me if you want to live
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    Can you post the e-bay link?

    If it's the engine/tranny I'm thinking of, pictured as strapped to a pallet, it's from a salvage MM from a bone yard. The bone yard scooped up a few MMs at an insurance auction, one was an interior strip/burn job (looked like an insurance give-a-way), another was rear end damaged, and the third was front end frame damaged. As I recall it, they have a firm price in mind, but the bids don't get close their ideal number, so, they close the auction early. Considering what our options are today, the bone yard is asking too much, IMHO, I mean, if that's the auction I have in mind...

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    That auction has been posted at least 7 or 8 times and is pulled from ebay the same day. They have never had a picture of the engine and trans. Very strange.

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    Buyer Beware

    ebay shut them down for some reason. Not a good sign. I had the minimum bid of $500. Got an email from ebay that their account had been closed.
    I emailed to see where the engine was located. This is what I got back:

    Is is located in NY city. Here are the pictures.

    This is a 04 Mercury Marauder motor complete with dohc trans
    (handles more power). It is practically brand new. The car
    had an interior fire. The motor trans and all accessories were
    completely unharmed. The engine comes complete with the full
    wiring harness. It all has both left and right exhaust portions
    complete with catalytic converters, all of the sensors, power
    steering pump, alternator, intake manifold, throttle body, mass
    air flow, fuel injectors, intake routing, air filter box, all
    pulleys and belt, fuel injectors, PCM(computer), and water pump.

    It was just disconnected and taken out(complete form top to bottom
    with all the wiring and accessories). It is guaranteed to run like new.
    This would be an ideal setup for a modular engine swap into a fox body,
    old mustang, or a ford truck!!

    This motor does come with the transmission, starter, majority of the
    a/c accessories(compressor, condensor, etc). It is a 4.6 Liter 32
    Valve DOHC(Dual Over Head Cam) which produces 302 Horsepower and
    317 ft-lb of torque. It also has a 10:1 compression ratio.


    How about $3000 for it with shipping included ? Let me know about the
    price.

    You can see and check the item before paying for it. We do offer a
    safe transaction, so we get paid after you inspected and decided to
    keep the item. Otherwise we get no money. We will use a trusted third
    party and you will place the money in their account until you confirm
    you keep the merchandise. If you don't keep it, you get your money
    back, no strings attached, no questions asked. Also, we do guarantee
    your satisfaction after the sale. That's why every item we sell is
    backed with a complete 30 day Money Back Warranty, no question asked.


    Let me know ASAP, thanks !!



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    Spark Motors Inc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikeenh
    ebay shut them down for some reason. Not a good sign. I had the minimum bid of $500. Got an email from ebay that their account had been closed.
    I emailed to see where the engine was located. This is what I got back:

    Is is located in NY city. Here are the pictures.

    This is a 04 Mercury Marauder motor complete with dohc trans
    (handles more power). It is practically brand new. The car
    had an interior fire. The motor trans and all accessories were
    completely unharmed. The engine comes complete with the full
    wiring harness. It all has both left and right exhaust portions
    complete with catalytic converters, all of the sensors, power
    steering pump, alternator, intake manifold, throttle body, mass
    air flow, fuel injectors, intake routing, air filter box, all
    pulleys and belt, fuel injectors, PCM(computer), and water pump.

    It was just disconnected and taken out(complete form top to bottom
    with all the wiring and accessories). It is guaranteed to run like new.
    This would be an ideal setup for a modular engine swap into a fox body,
    old mustang, or a ford truck!!

    This motor does come with the transmission, starter, majority of the
    a/c accessories(compressor, condensor, etc). It is a 4.6 Liter 32
    Valve DOHC(Dual Over Head Cam) which produces 302 Horsepower and
    317 ft-lb of torque. It also has a 10:1 compression ratio.


    How about $3000 for it with shipping included ? Let me know about the
    price.

    You can see and check the item before paying for it. We do offer a
    safe transaction, so we get paid after you inspected and decided to
    keep the item. Otherwise we get no money. We will use a trusted third
    party and you will place the money in their account until you confirm
    you keep the merchandise. If you don't keep it, you get your money
    back, no strings attached, no questions asked. Also, we do guarantee
    your satisfaction after the sale. That's why every item we sell is
    backed with a complete 30 day Money Back Warranty, no question asked.


    Let me know ASAP, thanks !!



    -----------
    Spark Motors Inc.

    Thaaaaats the one.
    Name: Bruiser.
    4 doors - no waiting.
    2004 Mercury Marauder, BLACK w/Charcoal.
    Built 09/04/03
    #261 of 1236 Blacks, 3213 total for 2004
    (Thanks RoyLPita)
    Purchased 10/23/2003
    Adopted 04/25/2004


    Hot seats, 6 disc, trunk org, spoiler, avic f90bt & xm, ts-d802 speaks, bumper inserts, pedal and sill covers, 23% tint, 8000k hi/lo hid's & fogs, pro-guard, c.a.i., Xcal2, u.d. pulleys, emp pump, 180 t-stat, autolite 103 plugs, cop connects, coil covers, converter, aluminum pan & cooler, intake spacer, 4.10's, girdle, sway bars, control arms, head cooling kit, shorty headers w/ x pipe, dead pedal, budget big brakes.



    "Come with me if you want to live
    ".

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    Was it a DTR?

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    That's not the e-bay ad I had in mind.

    Quite a sales pitch, what happens to your funds deposited with a third party when the engine/tranny doesn't get delivered?

    If the deal wasn't good enough for e-bay, we should take heed.

  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by Mikeenh
    complete with dohc trans (handles more power)
    ooOOO...I want one!!

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    As of 9:10pm EST, the item/motor in question has been removed again.
    Quote Originally Posted by Blue Oval
    '04 MARAUDER
    Born on 4/20/04 -- Foster Care on 5/11/04 -- Adopted on 01/27/05
    Heated Seats 6 Disc CD Changer Moonroof
    JLT CAI--Silverstars Heads/Fogs--SCT-9100
    SB IX - SB X - SB XIII - SB XIV - SB XL - SB XLIII
    Trilogy S/C In Due Time

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