Roger D
07-07-2004, 06:29 PM
I posted only one time before to inquire about purchasing a Marauder rather than the 300 C I had on order Several members on this board were good enough to respond to my post and provide outstanding advice on the board and by PM's. Thank you very much to everyone.
Last Thursday I flew to Michigan to pick up my new Marauder (04 Silver) from Varsity Lincoln Mercury. Prior to my arrival the car had spent a few days at Alternative Automotive having a Triology kit installed along w/ 4.10 rearend gears and widened rims and tires.
I am not prone to either exageration or superlatives so kindly accept my opinoins as the "true gen". The car is simply amazing - its extremely powerful, quiet and a real pleasure to drive. It produces torque from the moment you put the key in the ignition - it pulls very hard and winds up with amazing speed.
The power band is flat and is in no way subject to "peaks". Driven easily, (staying out of boost), it performs identically to any well turned out, unmodified automobile and I have no problem observing the 25 mph and 35 mph speed limits in Fairfield Count Ct - or on New York City Streets. Driven hard, its a match for just about anything coming close to the price. It is just plain fun to drive!
The guys at Varsity are first rate dealers and there were a bunch of Marauders on the lot late last week; Jerry Barnes at Triology could not have been more helpful, provided a better product and supplied better advice/guidance. Lidio at Alternative Automotive performed the install to an exceedingly high standard. Everything along the way was explained and there were no surprises throughout. In summary, I can highly recommend Lidio if you are contemplating similar work on a Marauder and the Triology kit turns that 4.6 into a highly trained monster.
Anyway - sorry for the long post - but thats the deal.
Roger D.
Last Thursday I flew to Michigan to pick up my new Marauder (04 Silver) from Varsity Lincoln Mercury. Prior to my arrival the car had spent a few days at Alternative Automotive having a Triology kit installed along w/ 4.10 rearend gears and widened rims and tires.
I am not prone to either exageration or superlatives so kindly accept my opinoins as the "true gen". The car is simply amazing - its extremely powerful, quiet and a real pleasure to drive. It produces torque from the moment you put the key in the ignition - it pulls very hard and winds up with amazing speed.
The power band is flat and is in no way subject to "peaks". Driven easily, (staying out of boost), it performs identically to any well turned out, unmodified automobile and I have no problem observing the 25 mph and 35 mph speed limits in Fairfield Count Ct - or on New York City Streets. Driven hard, its a match for just about anything coming close to the price. It is just plain fun to drive!
The guys at Varsity are first rate dealers and there were a bunch of Marauders on the lot late last week; Jerry Barnes at Triology could not have been more helpful, provided a better product and supplied better advice/guidance. Lidio at Alternative Automotive performed the install to an exceedingly high standard. Everything along the way was explained and there were no surprises throughout. In summary, I can highly recommend Lidio if you are contemplating similar work on a Marauder and the Triology kit turns that 4.6 into a highly trained monster.
Anyway - sorry for the long post - but thats the deal.
Roger D.