Is this a steal or is this a steal?

[Crown Vicman]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercury-Maurader_W0QQitemZ190131704999 QQihZ009QQcategoryZ6882QQrdZ1Q QcmdZViewItem
My prayers go out to the owner and his family. Im I the first to see this car?

[Zack]

Kind of scary background shots, but I asked a few questions.
Would make a good car to roll over for profit

[wchain]

My Buddy John just picked it up.

[Zack]

If I was closer, I would have bought it to roll over.
He got a sweet deal Wes, let us know the real condition of the car?

[STLR FN]

Looks to be a hybrid A/B. TC to the left of the steering wheel with map pockets on the front seats and dash clock.
http://i23.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/aa/21/b216_1.JPG

and yes that's a steal.

[RedMerc04]

Ive never seen that Flag tint on a marauder... I like it

[Crown Vicman]

Wes I have a feeling your buddy is going to love the car. But then again who wouldn't. :D

[O's Fan Rich]

My Buddy John just picked it up.
Can he ask about the Ranchero next to it?

[Zack]

Can he ask about the Ranchero next to it?

Everything is for sale, just click, 'View sellers other items'

[martyo]

Everything is for sale, just click, 'View sellers other items'

If I had your money, I would buy the pick up for a project.

[Zack]

If I had your money, I would buy the pick up for a project.

Hah! What money?
Creditors like my credit score, thats it ;)

[wchain]

Hmmmm...change of plans....I actually may end up with this car for a Daily Driver...

[Blackened300a]

Hmmmm...change of plans....I actually may end up with this car for a Daily Driver...

Lucky bastage!

[jgc61sr2002]

Great Buy.:D

[martyo]

Hah! What money?
Creditors like my credit score, thats it ;)

At least there is something about you that poeople finally found to like. :D

[MACFORD88]

Great Buy Its Like 6hr Drive From Me.

[wchain]

Hi Gang just an update.

This is a SHIFTY DEAL. After many phone calls, she admits that the car has been wrecked on the passenger side. Both the doors are damaged, as well as scratches on the front fender and hood. The paint is fading and flaking from the roof hood and trunk. Oh yeah, the car is a smokers car.

She also wanted CASH in person, and would not accept a bank draft, verifiable cashiers check, or US Postal money orders. The lady could not verify the title being available, lien free, or clean, and demanded the car be picked up and paid for in cold hard cash.


Here's some pics.
http://images25.fotki.com/v944/photos/4/41821/2370898/mm1-vi.jpg

http://images26.fotki.com/v938/photos/4/41821/2370898/mm2-vi.jpg


http://images26.fotki.com/v937/photos/4/41821/2370898/mm3-vi.jpg

[RCSignals]

Did your friend travel to CA?

[RCSignals]

the auction does say clear title, but the right side picture doesn't show the damage anywhere near as bad as it is.

Still might be a not bad buy.

[OneBADLsE]

BACK AWAY FROM THAT CAR!!! Thats shady as hell! Take your money back home with you, and youre a winner!

[offroadkarter]

BACK AWAY FROM THAT CAR!!! Thats shady as hell! Take your money back home with you, and youre a winner!


I agree with him, clear title or not i would never buy a banged up marauder no matter how rare they are. You see on ebay they dont show it in the pics, and it says "still looks good" :bs:


If your friend is gonna buy it atleast both of you test drive it, and if the lady isnt with you in the car really put the pedal to the floor to see if anything breaks or sounds abnormal.

[offroadkarter]

and another thing


I bet its an old guys car, he musta side swiped a pole, because the damage reminds me of what my grandma did to there Cadillac deville :rolleyes:

[Aren Jay]

I like the wagon.

But to get it to Calgary would cost more than the car.

[1of327]

Let RoyLPita run the VIN... I say Buy it, its only $10 large

[wchain]

Let RoyLPita run the VIN... I say Buy it, its only $10 large

I forgot to add, the car has 23K, not 2300 miles as listed in the auction.

And, she can't even produce a title for it.

[SID210SA]

wow...only 2,300 miles???? and no title....that sucks

[Vortex]

http://www.xbo85.dial.pipex.com/wavs/danger3.wav

[RCSignals]

wow...only 2,300 miles???? and no title....that sucks

No, 23,000 miles and no title. But when she did have the title there were no coffee stains on it.

[the_pack_rat]

Those crunched RH doors look as tho that may have been patched up, at least once before ... prior to the current damage.

Or is it simply a pic of questionable quality ?.

I could probably go back to junkyards in NJ & find 30+ year old cars that I stumbled upon in the mid 1980's as a teen, that have been picked over & weathering for 20+ years ..... that are in overall better shape than that car.

It just baffles me to no end how someone could let such a young & far from cheap car go like that. People should have to take a test before they are permitted to buy/drive/own a nice car ... esp such a rare one. But then again these days ... it seems the majority of people should also have to take a test before they are allowed to reproduce.

:rolleyes:

[hot-rauder]

Those crunched RH doors look as tho that may have been patched up, at least once before ... prior to the current damage.

Or is it simply a pic of questionable quality ?.

I could probably go back to junkyards in NJ & find 30+ year old cars that I stumbled upon in the mid 1980's as a teen, that have been picked over & weathering for 20+ years ..... that are in overall better shape than that car.

It just baffles me to no end how someone could let such a young & far from cheap car go like that. People should have to take a test before they are permitted to buy/drive/own a nice car ... esp such a rare one. But then again these days ... it seems the majority of people should also have to take a test before they are allowed to reproduce.

:rolleyes:

agreeded on the production test. i just graduated highschool(yes i am young)with 7 kids with children. not to mention the one girl who dropped out with twins.

i saw that on ebay and was pissed i bought mine, a graduation present to myself(no help from mommy and daddy on anything you want in this family), for $18K. mine has 35K miles on it but doesnt have "minor dents on the side:P" that thing is junked now. they probably let it sit out and rust up anyway. and he said he was selling it due to health conditions? ya you have to be sick to let a MM rot away and be neglected.

[jgc61sr2002]

Now that I see the damage, the deal doesn't sound so good.
A good paint job is about 8K plus the damage repair.
I think you can find one with no damage for less than 20K.

[RCSignals]

Wes, maybe your friend can negotiate a new price for it, considering the cost of repair.

[Sharky]

Damage or no damage, No Title = No Sale.

[SID210SA]

No, 23,000 miles and no title. But when she did have the title there were no coffee stains on it.


I dont know how...but I read that backwards:shake: