Mistaken for a Cop

[Blue Marauder]

I know everyone talks about how much these cars look like undercover cop cars. Both my wife and I have had cars slow down as we came up quickly behind them. Once they are passed and see my wife's handicapped plates on the car they realize their mistake. However, each of us have had really funny experiences in the car over the past two weeks.

In the first one, my wife was driving down a four lane, divided road. She realized she had missed her turn-off and went down to the next cross over and did a quick flip. After making the flip she stayed in the left lane and punched it a bit (she loves the power as much as I do). The car several car lengths in front of her in the same lane immediately pulled all the way over to the right shoulder and stopped! My wife smiled at the other driver as she drove by. I imagine he felt pretty foolish.

I was coming home from work last Wednesday (my wife lets me have the car once a week :( ) when a young girl in a big old Buick pulls out from a side street right in front of me and into my lane. I immediately switched over to the left lane whereupon she wallows into the left lane. I quickly moved back over into the right lane and then she wallows back into the right lane. I moved back left and gunned it alongside of her. Wearing my sun glasses (I also have a full beard), I gave her the sternest glare I could muster. The look of sheer terror on her face was priceless. I then punched it and left her behind to terrorize the other poor motorists.

This car is such fun!

[DLoreanMARAUDER]

I hear that. Every day on my 50 mile commute to school I fly down the highway and cars get outta my way faster than anything (its like parting the red sea or somthing:D). I've even had cops wave to me as I pass them by. esspicially in southampton, cause there cars are black and they have several unmarked black CVs. TOO MUCH FUN

even the one time I got pulled over, the first thing the cop asked was "is this an agency car?". cop just kept checkin out the car the whole traffic stop. didnt get a ticket, he was cool and loved the car (but mainly cause I work for the police:D), didnt even mention the tint.

[marauder307]

True story here.....

First night I had the MM, I was in the hotel room down in Daytona Beach. MM had only been in my hands for a few hours.
'Bout 1:30 in the morning, can't sleep, so out I go to the car. This was going to be the last time I was ever in Daytona; I'd spent 3 happy years there, and the next day the moving truck was coming to pick up my stuff out of a storage unit (I'd been mobilized by the USCG the previous year and had to move out of my place).

Anyway...out I go. I hit the road and go on up to my old favorite stomping grounds at the Ormond Beach airport...took the bulk of flight training up there. Spend a few quiet reverential moments at the place, turn around and drive back. On the stretch of I-95 between Granada Blvd and Int'l Speedway Blvd, I discover that 2 a.m. is Trucker Time on the interstate! Musta been a convoy 15 trucks long out there. I didn't have time to play; the movers were coming early and I wanted to get to bed, so down went the gas pedal and away I go.

I get to the head of the line, and about 1 1/2 miles back, the blue lights flash out of the dark at me. I figured I was done; the truckers musta ratted me out (I was doing 90 to get past 'em) when they saw a big black wraith wail by in the dark. I get to the front, hit the right lane, and waited for the hammer to fall. Figured I'd set a record for shortest time to first ticket in the MM...had only had the car 6 hours. The cop got up to me and....

PASSED ME RIGHT THE HELL BY! HaHhaahahaaa! Actually waved at me as he went through...evidently thought he was chasing some other black car!

Loved it! Laughed hysterically all the way back to the hotel room...then parked the car around back and slunk inside...

The MM is apparently invunerable to the cops. They had a huge dragnet out on I-55 here in STL a few weeks ago. From Arsenal St. to Lindbergh Blvd (about 10 miles) they had six pullovers and one car running radar. I blazed through all of it, even with a MM that had Florida plates in Missouri!

[Crown Vic]

That happens to me in my car during the winter when I have the winter tires mounted on steel rims with the same full wheel covers that come on the base model and Interceptors.

Here are some winter pix in Camden, NJ just south of the Ben Franklin Bridge to Philly:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid47/pa3f8ae5e9d07e7fec09702ae57a47 960/fcc4f6e1.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid47/pdf4e59dd439834431a4dfbde9ce9f ff2/fcc4f6e0.jpg

[T-90K]

Hmmm... Let me guess... - you have changed turn lights every season too?... :)

[MARAUDERdaPOSER]

at a stop light...next to a generic jeep cherokee...i floored the accelerator...my transmission goes YAWN OR YOU WANT TO GO FAST NOW?...got BLOWN AWAY while the stupid engine is groping around for TORQUE...I NEED MORE TORQUE...i wasn't planning on spending $50,000 for a Marauder (Help Kenny Brown!)...but ALL THAT BLACK PAINT AND ATTITUDE and no guts to back it up!

check the SPITTING POST...i bought the car SOLELY on an auto show and a poster of the tires smoking away (the ONLY WAY to make that happen is to wet the tires, stand on the brake, and floor the gas)...i would sue Ford for false advertising if they weren't a good ole American Company!

[T-90K]

He he.
If you want a fast ride - go and buy sport or naked bike. You will not be dissapointed. The cheapest cage can beat mine is cost 54 grand and it's Chevy Z06. The Marauder is great for whole family fun, it's firm and have a good response, and great in curves no doubt. My kids and wife just love its suspension (which not make them sick) and size, I fall in love with it's simplicity style and BAAAD look. This car just have enough power for safe ride, thats it - not for street racing for sure, but still a big fun for drive.

[MN6]

My wife and I stopped for a bad Bike accident last thursday (Bike week in Laconia), Older Gentleman pulled onto the highway, decided he was going the wrong way, then proceeds to pull a U-Turn in the middle of a 4 lane highway, across traffic and managed to collect a ST1100 Honda on his Left Quarter. Sent the guy over 2 lanes, destoyed the bike, but the driver was OK (Broken Hand, Scrapes), very very very lucky. While I am picking up debris from the Highway, one of the Bikers who stopped asked if I was a Fed, No, Are you Undercover, No, Then why are you driving a Cop Car?. It was even better after the State Cops showed up and starting asking about the Car, Hows it handle, Is it Fast. The only thing missing was some Hideaway Strobes.

[RCSignals]

Originally posted by MARAUDERdaPOSER
at a stop light...next to a generic jeep cherokee...i floored the accelerator...my transmission goes YAWN OR YOU WANT TO GO FAST NOW?...got BLOWN AWAY while the stupid engine is groping around for TORQUE...I NEED MORE TORQUE...i wasn't planning on spending $50,000 for a Marauder (Help Kenny Brown!)...but ALL THAT BLACK PAINT AND ATTITUDE and no guts to back it up!

check the SPITTING POST...i bought the car SOLELY on an auto show and a poster of the tires smoking away (the ONLY WAY to make that happen is to wet the tires, stand on the brake, and floor the gas)...i would sue Ford for false advertising if they weren't a good ole American Company!

I owned a generic Jeep cherokee. I also own a Marauder. I don't believe your story for a second.

Haven't you posted here before? Any experience with Sables?

[T-90K]

Sad story MN6... what happened with guy, is he ok?

first of all: I can't understand all those group rides - it's the stupidest thing I've ever seen, unpredictible.
second: all motorcyclists divides by two groups, thouse who fell down, and those who surely will... so, allways be prepared and protected with right gear.
third: most of bad statistics made by sportbike kids and weekend kafe-racers on cruisers. Kids are young and hot (no time for thinking :) ), older guys just have no practice.
and fourth: all thouse blind scared people driving SUVs... hmm... now I have Marauder, I have something to show them. :uzi:
Just kidding. :)

[MAD-3R]

Originally posted by T-90K
first of all: I can't understand all those group rides - it's the stupidest thing I've ever seen, unpredictible.


It's just like a cruise in cars. It all deppends on the members. IF there is no destination, and they are just rideing in a group to ride, then yes, it could cause problems, but when they have a destination they are heading to a pack would be easer to see then a solo rider alone.

[T-90K]

Originally posted by MAD-3R
It's just like a cruise in cars. It all deppends on the members. IF there is no destination, and they are just rideing in a group to ride, then yes, it could cause problems, but when they have a destination they are heading to a pack would be easer to see then a solo rider alone.
I'm agreed and disagreed.
For car drivers it's good to see a pack, but trust me - when one of the guys lost control even the most experienced from the group will be off rubber - usually it's no time for avoid or stop because no one keeps the right distance.:(