1gtx
07-22-2016, 04:50 PM
I just purchased a 2003 Marauder that appears to have been built during the 300A to 300B transitional period (2MEHM75V63X658673). It's has a build date was 11/21/02 and has seat pockets, traction control, remote fuel door, auto parking brake, donut spare, and a number of other mixed features.
As I'm carefully inspecting the car I found that the instrument cluster shows "Premium fuel only" and the back of the remote fuel door shows the standard marauder tire pressure and size decal on the top (decal #658673) and on the bottom a "Regular fuel recommended" + translations in french and spanish. Both decals are in the same condition and there are no signs of other decals or any tampering and the fuel door paint matches both on the inside and outside.
The car was originally purchased by two mexican-american brothers near the the Arizona/Mexico border. They've owned it the entire time until I purchase in a few days ago.
The transmission program seems hyper aggressive on saving gas (can lock up in 4th at 1100 rpm at 25mph), but maybe I'm just used to my other Marauder with a very loose Reinhart program, 4.10 gears, and a stallion 3K converter.
Amazingly enough on driving the 200 miles home I was stuck in a 6 hour long traffic jam and it still got over 22 mpg in 90 degree heat with the a/c blowing. I'm impressed. My other Marauder would be hard pressed to get 17 mpg on such a trip.
Any ideas about the regular fuel or did the factory just screw up with the decals on this one?
-Mark
As I'm carefully inspecting the car I found that the instrument cluster shows "Premium fuel only" and the back of the remote fuel door shows the standard marauder tire pressure and size decal on the top (decal #658673) and on the bottom a "Regular fuel recommended" + translations in french and spanish. Both decals are in the same condition and there are no signs of other decals or any tampering and the fuel door paint matches both on the inside and outside.
The car was originally purchased by two mexican-american brothers near the the Arizona/Mexico border. They've owned it the entire time until I purchase in a few days ago.
The transmission program seems hyper aggressive on saving gas (can lock up in 4th at 1100 rpm at 25mph), but maybe I'm just used to my other Marauder with a very loose Reinhart program, 4.10 gears, and a stallion 3K converter.
Amazingly enough on driving the 200 miles home I was stuck in a 6 hour long traffic jam and it still got over 22 mpg in 90 degree heat with the a/c blowing. I'm impressed. My other Marauder would be hard pressed to get 17 mpg on such a trip.
Any ideas about the regular fuel or did the factory just screw up with the decals on this one?
-Mark