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WTBBLKMAR
11-29-2005, 07:19 PM
read in an article of the marauder when it first came out, that only 500 were made for canada. is this number correct? id paste the link here but for some reason on these boards u cant paste links in.....:mad2: maybe just my comptuer i dunno.

Hotrauder
11-29-2005, 07:22 PM
I wonder where they are. I only count 3 or 4 that I can recall as members. Am I wrong? It seems we only have about 20 to 25% of the mfg. Marauders represented here for some reason I don't inderstand. Dennis:beer:

Rider90
11-29-2005, 07:23 PM
So a Blue Canadian MM with KM readings = more rare??

TripleTransAm
11-29-2005, 07:41 PM
I heard 500 were intended to be made for Canada, for 2003. I don't know exactly how many were actually made.

No idea how many for 2004...

WTBBLKMAR
11-29-2005, 07:42 PM
http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id =11095

figured out how to paste a link hehe. thats where i got the idea that 500 were made...

QWK SVT
11-29-2005, 08:26 PM
I heard 500 were intended to be made for Canada, for 2003. I don't know exactly how many were actually made.

No idea how many for 2004...

Finding a Canadian '04 is like finding a Rita MacNeil fan... Probably out there, but damned if you can find one :D

B.C. Bake
11-29-2005, 10:03 PM
What do you mean.... 04 made in canada or made for canada?:help:

WTBBLKMAR
11-29-2005, 10:18 PM
What do you mean.... 04 made in canada or made for canada?:help:

made for canada. they're all made IN canada correct?

TripleTransAm
11-29-2005, 10:33 PM
Finding a Canadian '04 is like finding a Rita MacNeil fan... Probably out there, but damned if you can find one :D

In my search for a replacement I was offered a silver 2004 model that was sitting on a dealer lot in Manitoba. For the AWESOME price of just under $40000 Canadian, because the car had never been sold! Yet, the car had over 15000 km on it. Oh, but that's because it was used by the dealership owner's dad but since it's never been sold outside the dealer it's considered a new car. WTF?

I really don't know what some dealers put in their coffee. It had over 15000 km on it. It is NOT a new car. With 15000 km on it, I consider it a f***ing used car!

It takes a lot to get me to a confrontational state, and at this point I couldn't hold back from yelling at this guy over my cell phone. A hair under $40000 for a car that's been unable to be sold for over a year and has racked up 15000 unsold kilometers, but yet back when the cars were still being made I got my car with barely 30 km on the clock (thirty! that's like 18 measly miles!) for the grand sum of $43000 Canadian.

I would like to know what "blue book" these Canadian dealers are consulting, because they can't possibly be in Canadian dollars but rather some rarely-used Happy-Funland currency units that can vary in value as much as 75% depending on the barometric pressure du jour.

Of course, this might have actually been the ONLY Canadian 2004 model ever produced. :lol:

snowbird
11-30-2005, 05:32 AM
500 out of about 11 000 total production for the two years would account for about 5%. The pourcentage of canadians in the continent is about 10%. That would make some sense. It all depends on how the manufacturer was interpreting our "buying" habit relative to the US of A community.

In the case of that particular car, they seems to have missed the target on the whole continent !!

Dr Caleb
11-30-2005, 09:18 AM
Of course, this might have actually been the ONLY Canadian 2004 model ever produced. :lol:

I was talking to a salesman (in my quest to find an adequate repair shop) who is getting 2004 lease returns now. Usually Silver. I've heard from a couple people now that there is a lawyer in Edmonton who drives a 'Red' Marauder, so it has to be a 2004.

I'd say if there were 500 - 2003 300eh's, and 2 that we know of are Blue, there has to be less than 100 2004's, and there are less than 5 that are DTR. Just a wild azzd guess.

Sully008
11-30-2005, 10:33 AM
TTA- Which Mb. dealer had the SB? I know one had a DPB (which I believe is now sold), and there's still a black one w/42,000 kms for 23,995 on autotrader.ca.

grampaws
11-30-2005, 11:26 AM
In my search for a replacement I was offered a silver 2004 model that was sitting on a dealer lot in Manitoba. For the AWESOME price of just under $40000 Canadian, because the car had never been sold! Yet, the car had over 15000 km on it. Oh, but that's because it was used by the dealership owner's dad but since it's never been sold outside the dealer it's considered a new car. WTF?

I really don't know what some dealers put in their coffee. It had over 15000 km on it. It is NOT a new car. With 15000 km on it, I consider it a f***ing used car!

It takes a lot to get me to a confrontational state, and at this point I couldn't hold back from yelling at this guy over my cell phone. A hair under $40000 for a car that's been unable to be sold for over a year and has racked up 15000 unsold kilometers, but yet back when the cars were still being made I got my car with barely 30 km on the clock (thirty! that's like 18 measly miles!) for the grand sum of $43000 Canadian.

I would like to know what "blue book" these Canadian dealers are consulting, because they can't possibly be in Canadian dollars but rather some rarely-used Happy-Funland currency units that can vary in value as much as 75% depending on the barometric pressure du jour.

Of course, this might have actually been the ONLY Canadian 2004 model ever produced. :lol:

$40,000 the're nuts..I bought mine with 19,000 Kms for under 30,000..
Must have some really good home grown in manitoba...
I was told there where only three RED '04 Canadian marauders..and only
one of them has the sunroof option..I am only aware of one blue one
and that is Wesman's..don't have numbers for the silver and black...
Blue or red Canadian MM's would be the rarest MM's

Bruce Wayne
11-30-2005, 11:54 AM
Howdy MM fans, I'm kinda new to this site, but recently purchased an'03 Black on black with 60,000 km's for 26k out the door. Cdn funds. Never drove a more beautiful car in my life.

TripleTransAm
11-30-2005, 11:55 AM
I test drove a blue one in early March 2003. No idea what happened to it since. If I'd known it was going to end up being this rare, I'd... still have bought a black one. ;)

I don't recall the Manitoba dealer with that 15000 km 'new' car.

2004 leases ALREADY coming back? Jeez. Kinda early. Makes you wonder if the owners were all that satisfied. I wonder if my dealer will attempt to negotiate on the buy-back of my 1st Marauder... they can't possibly get anything decent on it when they sell it off to whatever trader they deal with. At the same time, I'm not interested at all in keeping the car for anything close to the buy-back amount.

If I stumbled across a black Canadian 2004 model, I'd be tempted to trade up (especially if it was still under warranty as is the case with this 2nd 2003 MM I just bought).

Sully008
11-30-2005, 01:04 PM
Must have some really good home grown in manitoba...
I was told there where only three RED '04 Canadian marauders..and only
one of them has the sunroof option..I am only aware of one blue one
and that is Wesman's..don't have numbers for the silver and black...
Blue or red Canadian MM's would be the rarest MM's

Well, we've been finding a whole lotta illegal grow-ops around here lately.:beatnik:

Apparently there is a DPB one here. My brother saw it when cruising one Sunday night. I don't know if it's the one that was for sale I mentioned.

Mad4Macs
11-30-2005, 03:26 PM
I really don't know what some dealers put in their coffee. It had over 15000 km on it. It is NOT a new car. With 15000 km on it, I consider it a f***ing used car!

"for the grand sum of $43000 Canadian"


That doesn't sound too bad to me. Isn't 15000km and $43000 Canadian something like 50 miles and $1.75 US?

:lol:

Dr Caleb
11-30-2005, 03:39 PM
2004 leases ALREADY coming back? Jeez. Kinda early.

Yea, I got the impression they were fleet vehicles of some sort. 2 year lease. Probabally corporate type, because they are low km (~20k) and all seem to need new back tires that they can seem to get. :rolleyes:

Only 3 DTR's!! I know there is one in Edmonton, one supposedly in Calgary. I wonder where the third is?


That doesn't sound too bad to me. Isn't ... $43000 Canadian something like ...$1.75 US?

:lol:

Ohhh! He wants to get playful! No, it's more like $37,000USD. And be careful with that joke. It's a delicate antique.

TripleTransAm
11-30-2005, 03:42 PM
That doesn't sound too bad to me. Isn't 15000km and $43000 Canadian something like 50 miles and $1.75 US?

:lol:

Laugh it up... with the US dollar dropping faster than GM stock values, I'm thinking I should have just bought and imported a used Marauder from the US!

TripleTransAm
11-30-2005, 03:54 PM
No, it's more like $37,000USD.

Back in 2003, I think it was more like $29500. (I checked the exchange rate for the day I picked up the car). That was for my 'best deal' $43000 Can.

Sticker price being $49800 CAN at the time, that made for a US equivalent of $34000, again using the rate for the purchase date.

So this 15000 km Marauder with no warranty and $40000 Can TODAY would translate to just over $34000 US. Yep. Essentially what the cars were sticker priced WHEN THE CARS WERE INITIALLY RELEASED IN THE US!

Absolutely nuts...:confused:

Mad4Macs
11-30-2005, 06:41 PM
Laugh it up... with the US dollar dropping faster than GM stock values, I'm thinking I should have just bought and imported a used Marauder from the US!

If you're interested, mine has had so many parts replaced, it might just be the newest 54,000 mile MM on the planet!

:lol:

Dr Caleb
11-30-2005, 07:26 PM
Absolutely nuts...:confused:

I never could figure out the cost difference between the models, even taking exchange into it.

But then again, we didn't buy them from an investment perspective, did we? ;) :burn:

Kennyrauder
11-30-2005, 07:41 PM
Kennyrauder, has a 2003 Mercury Marauder & may part with it for the right price (US) of course. The car is pristine with 30,000 KM which works out to 24,000miles. I had a Reinhart Stage 1 installed in September with the Vortech 9 psi boost. Dennis had to detune the Marauder a touch due to unavailability of 93 octane in Northern Ontario Canada. It dyno'd at 390 RWHP&382 Foot pounds of tourque. When I got back home the car picked up at least 20 HP as the air here is so cool. The Marauder comes with another year of warranty plus I had taken the extended warranty also 2 -100 KM which is fully transferable. The vehicle has been impeccabely serviced & never raced. All oil changes are done every 3 months with Mobile1 full synthetic. It is also rust proofed & rust checked. New summer rear tires & Bridgestone winters(4) on steel rims. It also has upgraded front & rear sway bars as well as spare plugs & 2 serpentine belts. It pulls like a train yet delivers at least 4 to 6 miles to the Canadian gallon better than before the Reinhart extreme make over. I really love this car but I,m thinking of a f-150. If anyone is interested call me on my cell 705-266-0788. It really would be a great stocking stuffer. There are no surprises here just a great super charged car. Call Dennis Reinhart for a referall.

grampaws
12-01-2005, 12:22 AM
Yea, I got the impression they were fleet vehicles of some sort. 2 year lease. Probabally corporate type, because they are low km (~20k) and all seem to need new back tires that they can seem to get. :rolleyes:

Only 3 DTR's!! I know there is one in Edmonton, one supposedly in Calgary. I wonder where the third is?



Ohhh! He wants to get playful! No, it's more like $37,000USD. And be careful with that joke. It's a delicate antique.
OAkville /Gta Iwas talking to the elder gent..who was really proud
about being the only one with the sunroof..Majority where black the three other colours
where only by special order..they are few and far between..
MSRP 45,000cad or 55,300 with all the taxes.
Most dealers don't even Know there where any other colours..

Dr Caleb
12-01-2005, 09:38 AM
OAkville /Gta Iwas talking to the elder gent..who was really proud about being the only one with the sunroof..Majority where black the three other colours where only by special order..they are few and far between..

Was that a Red one??? That could be #3!!

Yea, I wanted Blue when I bought mine. The dealer, who had 3 black, said blue wasn't available, that the website was wrong. :(

Ahh, well. I've seen the blue, and love it, but I still love my black.

grampaws
12-01-2005, 11:41 AM
Was that a Red one??? That could be #3!!

Yea, I wanted Blue when I bought mine. The dealer, who had 3 black, said blue wasn't available, that the website was wrong. :(

Ahh, well. I've seen the blue, and love it, but I still love my black.

Red it was!! I was looking for silver birch but I didn't want to pay the
new price!!Some 04's should come available soon but there probably
won't be as many as the 03's..He gave his son his old black '03 MM
and bought the '04 DTR

WTBBLKMAR
12-01-2005, 06:13 PM
Laugh it up... with the US dollar dropping faster than GM stock values, I'm thinking I should have just bought and imported a used Marauder from the US!

think thats what im gonna end up doing. i was really excited to find one locally jsut to relive all the head ache of importation fees (taxes at the line, provincial inspection, etc etc etc... plus depending on where it is, may not even see the car till i get it to my front door). theres one in washington asking 19250 US i might check out soon.

Canadasvt
12-04-2005, 07:58 PM
Finding a Canadian '04 is like finding a Rita MacNeil fan... Probably out there, but damned if you can find one :D

Not that rare! Two of us in the SVTOA Toronto club have 04's. The other guy works at the St.Thomas Ford plant:)

Canadasvt
12-04-2005, 08:02 PM
2004 leases ALREADY coming back? Jeez. Kinda early.

Two year leases are very common here, and even more so with Ford employees.

TripleTransAm
12-04-2005, 09:25 PM
The other guy works at the St.Thomas Ford plant:)

Oh the irony... kind of like having to endure the taste of your own medicine! :lol:

Hope he's had fun tracking down all the gremlins.

Dr Caleb
12-05-2005, 09:09 AM
Not that rare! Two of us in the SVTOA Toronto club have 04's.

*Oh*, thank the maker. I thought you were going to say you were a Rita McNeil fan. ;)

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