List Your Mileage Thread.Age Correlation to Condition

[guccijayda]

Id like to start a 'Marauder' specific condition correlation to mileage thread.

It will be beneficial knowledge to all of us trust me! This gives us better insight to the correlation between mileage and condition specifically to our Mercury Marauders. ESPECIALLY PAINT, and leather seems to not be in the upper margins when compared to all automakers. This is also very informative to see how many miles our cars have and to see how they are doing.

Well let me get it rolling. :burnout::burnout::burnout:

Please follow this format

Year: 2003
Mileage: 57,015
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 5 months/2,000 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Great, no accidents or dings just unavoidable light scratches and swirls from careful washing?!!Oh and I forgot to add maybe a corrosion area from bird poop?:mad2:
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Front seats are GOOD show normal wear and creases but no holes or rips. Rear seats are EXCELLENT. All plastic panels are GREAT. Common area for wear and discolorations is from the Leather wrapped gear shifter and center armrest leather storage top.
Rate cars general reliability: Great so far. Poor paint quality. Heated seats illumination flickers on and off. Condensation in headlights. Mediocre A/C. Heater is once in a while acting up. LOUD COMPRESSOR NOISE:bs:
Legend: Excellent>Great>Good>Average>Bad
Try to keep your posts detailed but short.

[hot-rauder]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 56,xxx
Color: Black
Miles of Ownership: 19 months/20k miles

Condition of Paint and Exterior: Fair, lots of scratches and it was clear too quickly after repaint from previous owners accident, so some bursting bubbles. No rust.

Condition of interior: Paint peeling a little bit, back seat was perfect, front seats had leather loosening up a little but, and one of the baffles collapsed on the drivers seat.

Reliability: Had crank, main bearing, and oil pump replaced at 35k miles. Motor blew at 52k miles due to torqued block, 2 bent rods, and spun bearing. Motor had no mods. Trans was slipping at 56k, and rear axle seaks were going/gone at 56k. Water pump had been replaced at 54k miles.

I bought a lemon. I now know that.

[guspech750]

Year: 2004
Mileage: 26,900
Color: DTR
Time/Miles of Ownership: 2weeks/500+ miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: very good, no accidents. one little ding on the drivers door. just unavoidable light scratches and swirls from l washing. a few scratches that i dont care for, but miles are low so i bought it.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Front seats are GOOD show normal wear and creases but no holes or rips. Rear seats are EXCELLENT. all plastic panels are in great shape. steering wheel and gear shifter are in excellent shape
Rate cars general reliability: EXCELLENT!!!! so far.

my underside of the car is almost mint too!!! so are the rims!!!

i bought it at carmax of all places for $17,999

[Paul T. Casey]

Year 2003
Mileage 204921
Color Black
Time/Miles ownership 11-02, I may have not been the driver for 10 miles
Condition of Paintjob World's best looking 200K mile, never garagd daily driver. It's work but well worth the effort. I have 1 nearly un-noticeable dent, 2 chips, a few minor scratches on the trunk from my CB antenna. I have a couple marks on the front bumper where the following people hit me (I could give the dates and approx times but then you'd think I was obsessive), a) my wife, b) my newphew, and c) the fire chief's wife. I also have some clear coat cracking from getting rear-ended at a stop sign last summer.
Condition of interior and Leather Excellent (see above about effort). I still have the factory installed dent on the faux carbon fiber that was so common back in the day.
Rate car's general reliability Excellent. I hardly baby it, have had no major issues, been down the track about 500 times, and it's lost maybe .05 in the 1/4.

[BAD MERC]

Year 2004
Mileage 39,221
Color Silver Birch
Time/Miles ownership Bought 10/05 with 13K miles.

Condition of Paintjob A few minor nicks present at purchase, nothing visible from 10 feet away. Deep finish and flawless clearcoat.

Condition of interior and Leather I don't touch the seats, steering wheel or carpet when I drive it. Looks new, Smells new.

Rate car's general reliability Great car but I enjoy it maybe once a month. The A/C sucks and is blown away hands-down by my '06 Taurus (temp in vent, 54 degrees vs. 38 degrees in the Taurus). The blend door actuator broke, One door lock motor failed. Both seat heater switches have occasional illumination. The seats are too soft and unsupportive. I rate the car a 9 out of 10 and never regretted buying it. I still sit in it and smile like I just bought it.

[Taemian]

Year: 2004
Mileage: 28,000
Color: Silver
Time/Miles of Ownership: 2 years/19,000 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Very good
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: All Very Good
Rate cars general reliability: Very Good, gone through 2 sets of foglights due to road debris. D/S window switch illuminates sporadically. Rattle from pass seat only when occupied.

[Blackened300a]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 63,500
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 4 years/42,000 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Excellent... I had the front bumper repainted but the car is ding and dent free except for some small rock chips on the header panel and hood. The rest of the paint is clean and flawless.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Excellent.... Front seats have minor wrinkles in them and the backseat is flawless. The door panels all around are in mint shape including the switches. The center console has a few minor scratches around the cup holders. The aluminum dash panel had a few slight dents in them but being the obsessive person I am, I replaced them with mint ones.
Rate cars general reliability: Excellent..... It never let me down and whatever small issues I had were solved in no time at the dealer. I have numerous mods done to this car and it is still as reliable as the day I bought it.

[guccijayda]

nice posts keep em comin in!


edit: It's funny how 50k+miles is in the higher mileage portion FOR MARAUDERS, but is considered a low mileage car for the average driver. (my marauders only about 9k miles per year):bigcry:

[gmtech]

Year 2003 300a

Mileage 70,850

Ownership 20 months/17k miles

Paint Typical black car(scrathes/nicks),good ole early MM paint(thin clear, clear chipping) Wavvy bumper behind rear wheels , hard water spots on entire car

Interior back seats perfect, fronts have wrinkles, some paint chipping on gauge pod & window switch

Overall I can see why they flopped, low power, unsupportive seats, slow window motors, noisy DOHC, loud rear suspension compressor, little back seat room, worst paint ive ever seen on a car from the factory, leaky headlamp assy's, HVAC doors noisy,crappy A/C, distorted rear sub. Ive replaced a belt tensioner, belt, engine at 53k, axles at 55k, trans cooler line leak at 60k, tailshaft seal that wont stop leaking but i still love the car somewhat. Looking for a replacement as we speak:D

[69marquis conv]

Year: 2004
Mileage: 35k
Color: Silver Birch
Time/Miles of Ownership: 4.5 years/26k miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Excellent- garage kept
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Excellent- still looks and smells new.
Rate cars general reliability: Excellent

[CKMustangCobra]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 70,xxx
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 13 months/17000
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Great - I bought it with a few rock chips and scratches... I have added a few more.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Excellent - Pretty much perfect.
Rate cars general reliability: Excellent - I had to replace rear axles ($220/4 hours of my time) and I replaced the o-rings in the EATC ($0/1 hour of my time)

[ChiTownMaraud3r]

Year: 2004
Mileage: 12,802
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: New-4 miles(Dad);05/06-6800 miles (Me)
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Excellent- garage kept until mine.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Excellent- still looks and smells new.
Rate cars general reliability: Excellent

[wchain]

Year 2003 300B (Blue)

Mileage 12,302

Ownership 26 months/2360 miles

Paint Absolutely Immaculate. Zaino treatment annually, garaged 99.9% of the time.

Interior Seats perfect, fronts no wrinkles, all interior paint and switchgear as new.

Overall I love it!

[CROWNMARAUDER]

YEAR - 2004
MILEAGE - 45900
COLOR - DTR
TIME/MILES OF OWNERSHIP - 20 months/2500 miles
CONDITION OF PAINT/BODY - 2 tiny dings, a few rock chips on hood/nose
CONDITION OF INTERIOR/LEATHER - Small tear in driver's seat, tear in lower rear seat cushion(have new cover to be installed), replaced steering wheel due to wear, replaced front window switch panels due to wear, replaced console lid due to wear, rest of interior in nice shape.
RATE CARS RELIABILITY - Had trans. replaced by Ford under extended warranty @ 44k miles, replaced driver's side power window switch, had driver's side heated seat switch replaced under extended warranty. Even when the trans. went out I still made it to my destination & back home. I don't have as much experience as others since I don't drive it very often.

[252life]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 46,200
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 17 months/3,000 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Get a lot of compliments and it looks good. But the front bumper, trunk and rear fenders needs repainting.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Very good
Rate cars general reliability: Wiper motor have failed, the power steering pump is noisy when cold. But the car drives perfect and is a lot of fun:burnout:

[Bluerauder]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 60,630
Color: Dark Blue Pearl
Time/Miles of Ownership: 66 months/60,576 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Average to Good. Roof is beginning to show signs of bubbling and peeling in a few spot. Hood has some blemishes. A few small dings on the sides. :mad2:
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Front seats are EXCELLENT and show very little of the normal wear and creases. No holes or rips. Rear seats are EXCELLENT and have barely been used at all. All plastic panels are VERY GOOD/GREAT. Floor and floor mats are in VERY GOOD/GREAT shape with little wear and no discoloration -- kept clean throughout. Leather wrapped gear shifter shows a few white specs. Center armrest leather storage top is EXCELLENT. Interior as a whole is rated as VERY GOOD/GREAT
Rate cars general reliability: Very Reliable/EXCELLENT. No engine or drive train issues at all. Wiper motor replaced 3 times under warranty for water puddling/shortening of motor. Heated seats illumination flickers on and off. No other problems.

Legend: Excellent>Great>Good>Average>Bad

[SILVERSURFER03]

as for me 95k after ky meet .......... 100k after indy yipeeee

[jonroe]

Year: 2004
Mileage: 59,350
Color: DTR
Time/Miles of Ownership: 53 months/59,338 miles
Condition of paint job including exterior panels: Only Good, two minor scrapes that were properly repaired and blended. Two lousy paint flaws in the hood that will eventually need to be re-painted. And lousy caterpillar poop stains on the flat surfaces from camping last June.:mad2:
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Front seats are GOOD show normal wear and creases but no holes or rips. Rear seats are EXCELLENT. All plastic panels are GREAT.
Rate cars general reliability: Great so far. Poor paint quality. Had to replace heated seat lighted switches, the heated seat elements themselves, and the dreaded LCM all under warranty. The parking brake is broken at the moment - unacceptable failure in my mind. The air pump for the rear suspension is too loud.

[Aren Jay]

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[bigbillybbs]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 70,853
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 1 year 3 months/,23,453 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels- AMAZING condition. A few small scratches but other than that flawless.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Perfect not one flaw. show room perfect.
Rate cars general reliability: VERY VERY reliable since I owned it not many problem just general up keeping.
:)

[Motorhead350]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 137,000
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 6 years 6 months/137,000 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels- A few chips, scratches, just noticed damage to the lower right part of the bumper by the exhaust pipe, spider webs in paint... needs a major buff or more. Rust have been under the rubber of the windows for a few years now. Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Just fine. Had to replace the pad in drivers seat once and will probably have to do it again soon. Leather in driver seat slightly cracked. Black mark on second low left door on sliver pannel, but I don't see it so I don't care.[/B] The car has been great, but I had to replace a few things... most were not Ford parts. The engine was changed 38,000 miles ago because I wanted it ready for a blower and originally I thought it was near blown, the dealerships know nothing! :shake: The transmission went out due to a crappy PI torque converter that ruined the car. My blower broke because of belts breaking. The only major Ford parts I ever had to replace were the A/C head unit and windshild wiper motor. I am very happy with the car and I will continue my "Roadwarrior" ways with it!
:)[/QUOTE]

[Da Dark Jedi]

Year: 2004
Mileage: 2400
Color: DTR
Time/Miles of Ownership: 5 years 3 months/2350
Condition of paintjob including exterior panals: Excellent, wheels stolen in 10/2007 replaced with chrome ones.
Condition of interior panels and leather: Excellent

[CWright]

YEAR: 2003 300A
Mileage: 48,776
Color: Black
Time/Miles of ownership: 1 Year, 3days/ 9875
Condition of paintjob including exterior panals: Paint job is good. Was immaculate when purchased but local shop got white spraypaint specs on car and took to carwash to get off. THEY USED A BRUSH! :mad2:This scratched up paint but I have been able to polish out most of scratches. No dings and sits in it's hub for protection. See Pict.
Condition of interior panels and leather: Leather is excellent. Drivers seat has normal wear. All others are immaculate. Panels no scratches or chips. Carpet covered.

[mossiehorn]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 44,000K (27,00 miles)
Color: Black
Miles of Ownership: 8,000k

Condition of Paint and Exterior: good some marks, one ding on the hoos and the rear pillar passenger side needs repainting.

Condition of interior: Very good no visible wear some wrinkles on the drivers seat, rear looks new all of the mats are stillfine.

Reliability: No pronblems other than a weak heater.

[LordVader]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 65,900
Color: Black
Miles of Ownership: 4 1/2 years/50k miles

Condition of Paint and Exterior: Fair, some major etching and a few scratches (one big one where someone messed with my gas cap). No rust.

Condition of interior: Paint peeling a little bit around the cup holders and drivers side arm rest, front seats show normal wear with no tears. Back seat is perfect with maybe only people back there 4 or 5 times.

Reliability: Air ECM replaced under warranty, rear axles under warranty. Sounds and feels like either the power steering pump is going or the rack & pinion. Still love this car and still will never get rid of it.

[bigmerc2003]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 65,000
Color: Black (there were other colors?:lol:)

Time/Miles of Ownership: 4 years/21,000

Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Good, normal crap paint that chips and drives me nuts and a few blums on the bumper from bad prep at the factory? I will get her touched up soon, maybe I will repaint it tuxedo black like my fusion, man I love the black with the metal flake!

Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Excellent.... seats are perfect, carpet like new, floor mats never been stepped on

Rate cars general reliability: Excellent..... love it and wouldn't change a thing. Other than the axles (replaced under warranty) and sh:censor:ty tires and no supercharger (maybe I can have enough money for trilogy 11,000:alone:) the car is perfect!

[Got_1]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 215,000 kms (13x,xxx miles)
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 0ct 19/2008 - 5000kms
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: excellent. previous owner had the car repainted earlier in 2008.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: drivers seat has usual wear. the passenger and rear seats look brand new
Rate cars general reliability: great. engine replaced @ 90,000 kms with crate engine in 2006. crank seized at highway speeds. replaced under warranty. interior lights don't work which i beleive is due to the LCM. radio cuts out but i know ford has never been on top of their ACM's. other than that, the car performs flawlessly

[guccijayda]

Nice to see the posts coming in!! we should really STICKY this!:D

[Cougar_Marauder]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 48000
Color: Black
Miles of Ownership: 24 months/5k miles

Condition of Paint and Exterior: Paint peeling slightly in a few spots. Lots of 'bug spots' on front bumper. A nice scratch from childering playing too close... Overall good condition.

Condition of interior: Everything on the inside is in great shape, everything looks good as new and everything works.

Reliability: Only issue I ever have is if I don't drive/start it after about 1-2 months the battery will be dead (normal electrical usage?) but that only happens over the winter. Very reliable.

[centexmarauder]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 105000
Color: Black
Miles of Ownership: 9 months/40K

Condition of Paint and Exterior: 10-12 hail dings. paint cracking on roof and trunk, not chipping just cracking. headlights and foglights look like they have 100K miles on them. So do the front tires. Rims are perfect.

Condition of interior: Drivers side window requires 2 hands to put back up, and then sometimes it just wont. Leather is in very good shape along with carpet. Floor mats are a little dusty. A/C has a mind of its own.

Reliability: Honestly ive never had so many things wrong with any vehicle ive ever owned. Replaced windsheild, both wiper motors, fuel pump, battery, tires like every 20K miles, power steering pump sounds like a pissed-off cat. clicking in the front end while turning or braking, glasspacks rattle on start up and at 1800rpm in any gear. power pedals sometimes just dont work. and its leaking the smallest amount of oil. and i think i have the soft axle syndrom. oh yes and my transmission shifts into 4th at like 10mph. thanks to a stock tune. and it seems to drink gas like water.

Everyday somebody asks me if its new. or if they can buy it for some rediculously little amount of money.
After reading everyone elses Reliability, i guess its not that bad.

[RoyLPita]

Year:2003

Mileage:61400

Color:Black

Miles of Ownership:since 8/05 53600

Condition of Paint and Exterior: Looks good from a distance. Car was lightly damaged on left side and had both side doors, header panel, and fender replaced plus the rear 1/4 repaired before I bought it. The rear bumper cover is off of Trilogy 2. My spare wheel is the damaged one off of the left front. The paint and body work was done rather poorly and has shown to be getting worse over the years.

Condition of Interior: car was smoked in. I have replaced the lower driver seat cushion cover for the wear area but it is coming back. The rest of the interior has been fixed little by little either by warranty or a totalled CV LX in the same color for trim parts.

Reliability:The trans was O/H'd at 8k. I have replaced the usual things that go wrong like the LCM, radio, cd changer, subwoofer, window, and lock switches under warranty. The last owner rode the brake during the time she had it. I replaced rear pads at 10, the fronts at 14k along with the fluid and the 3rd brake light bulbs. My MM had the purge solenoid replaced 4 times. Other than that, I still enjoy driving it.

[FreddieH]

Year: 2003 300B
Mileage: 67,400
Color: Silver
Time/Miles of Ownership: Purchased new 06/03 Only owner
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Excellent. Minor hood chips/windshield. Garage kept.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: drivers seat has usual wear. the passenger and rear seats look brand new
Rate cars general reliability: Great. The car performs flawlessly other than waiting on rear tires.

[guccijayda]

:burnout:how about a sticky?:beer:
BUMP!

[bosscougar]

Year: 2004
Mileage: 13,016
Color: DTR
Time/Miles of Ownership: 1 year, 3 days. 6,280 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Mostly flawless-never been waxed! The only blemish is a scuff on the rear bumper where I backed into something below my line of sight.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Flawless.
Rate cars general reliability: Perfect for me. Previous owner had the headlights replaced under warranty in 2004 for the condensation problem.

[ParkRanger]

Year: 2003
Miles: 75,500
Color: Black
Time/miles: Dec 02 - 3 mi.
Condition of paint job: Poor - after 3 yeras paint started to blister, getting worse and worse until finally had it painted 4 months ago.
Condition of interior: Great - with normal wear. Only issue is gear shift handle loose due to me banging on it (trying to increase HP)
General reliability: Good. Was excellent until I lost compression on two cylinders about a month ago. $5K later (w/new pulleys) hopefull better then ever.

No regrets - still love the car. But does she still love me? :eek:

PR :burnout:

[hidperf]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 19,323
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 19 months/8,000 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Great, no accidents or dings just unavoidable light scratches and swirls from careful washing?!! Oh and I forgot to add maybe a corrosion area from bird poop!:mad2:Birds love to relieve themselves on my car when the car cover is off.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Front seats are in EXCELLENT condition. Rear seats are EXCELLENT. All plastic panels are EXCELLENT. Only flaw is some dirt/leaves in the foot well area because I haven't spent time to clean them out this spring.
Rate cars general reliability: EXCELLENT so far. Even after install of aftermarket upgrades.

[2,4shofast]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 105K+
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 19 months/18,000 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: My paint is not good, the clear coat sucks and has several issues, many dents and dings but has been taken much better care of since my ownership has began.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: The front seats are ok with a few minor flaws and the rear are in very good condition.
Rate cars general reliability: So far it has been ok however I have a lot of little quirks that still need fixed like my EATC, window switches that work sometimes and a few more little issues of that nature. I have had some small mechanical issues but nothing that would drive me to sell.

[rauder775]

Year 2003
Mileage 50,100
Color Black
Time Owned Since new, 8/03 Original Owner
Paint Ok, better than some new cars, not as good as others...
Interior Holding up well. Need to do the O ring swap in EATC
Reliability Been very happy with it. With a HEAVY foot it just keeps pulling!

Thoroughly enjoy the car, glad I bought it, I knew it would be unique and it has been. Still am impressed how well it maneuvers - steering & braking for such a large car. Only wishes...more low end torque from factory, 5 speed would have been awesome!

[Glockafella]

Year 2003 300a

Mileage 76,231
Ownership 2 months/300 miles

Paint Typical black car swirls in the paint only noticlbe in bright sun, no orange peal...very smooth paint. Mines been keyed a couple times and has been fixed, but not perfect.

Interior back seats have a couple small holes, fronts driver has wrinkles, complete failer of moving pedals, all else inside is perfect.

Overall low power 0-60, but very peppy @ highway speeds, love the inside and seats, loud rear suspension compressor, leaky foglight assy's, expected more from factory spremium stereo. Ive replaced axles at 75k. I love the exaust, underhood looks, and overall stance of my MM.

[B.C. Bake]

Year, 2004
mileage 10300 1'st Owner
color Black
condition 99.9 garage kept with cover. excellent mint condition.

Weekend driver, when I want to drive the MM "That is the best car I have"
Keep fluids changed according to months not mileage.:coolman:

[Pat]

year; 2004
Mileage; 70,000
Color; Silver Birch
Time/Miles of ownership: orginal owner, 58 Months, 70,000 miles
Condition of paint job: mediocre, front and rear bumpers not very shiney, some blemishes on hood and roof over time. Usual parking lot scratches and two dings.
windshield really pitted by dirt/gravel trucks around this area.
Condition of Interior panels; generally OK, some wear on control panels in door and steering wheel. Panel lights out on light control panel. Didn't know they had them unitl I rode in another Marauder. Seats OK, don't have heated seats.
Rate car's general reliability; Very good, considering all my mods. Only real problems were bad EGR valve (72K miles), torn vacumn line, replaced battery after 52 months and brakes after 36K miles. Normal service. BFG rear tires wear out very quickly, fronts OK after proper alignment. BFG rear tires hard to find, year after year. Going to nitto's.

[Bluerauder]

:laugh: :laugh:

Year 2003 300a

Mileage 76,231
Ownership 2 months/300 miles

.... driver has wrinkles....

Yeah, I am having the same problem. :rofl:

[$2500_300a]

YEAR: 2003
MILEAGE: 98,000 (HIGH)
TIME: 6 months
PAINT: actually pretty decent considering the previous owner ragged it and used it for a work car
INTERIOR: a little dull, but no seat rips/tears, 1 hole in carpet

OVERALL: I LOVE IT IT WAS $2,500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ms. Denmark]

Year: 2004
Mileage: 90,000 (2 weeks ago) Louisville did it!
Color: Silver Birch
Time/Miles of Ownership: Ordered brand new. Took delivery 10/03
Condition of paint job including exterior panels: Rock chips on hood. Paint on side molding with a few flakes on driver's side. Looks pretty good from a distance. Rub mark on passenger side front bumper. (There will be a new paint job in my car's future.) We like to be beautiful.:coolman:
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Front seats are in good condition.(Normal wrinkles on driver's side seat.) Leather all intact. Rear seats are EXCELLENT. No signs of wear on shifter, steering wheel or center console. All plastic panels are EXCELLENT. Mats are dusty/dirty.
Rate cars general reliability: EXCELLENT!! Has never let me down. Minor issues are the ever popular adjustable pedal failure, blinking seat warmer lights., and tepid A/C. Nothing else has given me any grief. I don't even mind the OEM tires. It handles exceptionally well. I take those off-ramps at highway speeds with impunity. Brakes are great for a car this large. I'm still on my original rotors. Got my tune and the shift points are spot on. Still crazy in love after all these years. :lovies:

[W4LTD]

Year: 2004

Mileage: 42,640

Color: Black

Miles of Ownership: 2 months/800 miles

Condition of Paint and Exterior: Excellent, few front end chips/nicks. No dings or dents in sheet-metal.

Condition of interior: Showroom, small area buckling of leather on driver/passenger front seats (nothing major)

Reliability: OASIS showed clean report, warranty until 2013 or 89,000 miles

A thrill to drive, brings back the memories of driving my SHO...
__________________

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 39,000
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 2 years, 4 months, 16,000 miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Overall very nice. Much nicer than a black car with stock paint! None of the paint is original but it does not have any paint damage other than some scuffs on the front bumper cover. The paint is all glossy but needs to be detailed, I just haven't found the time to do it myself w/ a rotary. It's in excellent condition compared to anything that has been daily driven, which this car never has been.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: All seats are excellent including driver's seat. I only weigh 150 lbs and there is no visible wear on any of the leather. I broke the power pedals attempting to drive the car by holding my foot stationary and then applying gas and brakes using the pedal adjuster. I have minor gooey gauge from the console gauges. Never smoked in, very clean inside.
Rate cars general reliability: Haven't driven it enough to really know. I would give the build quality of this car a B minus. I am not thrilled with how ford put these cars together. I am extremely picky and notice everything. 1/2 critical speed of the driveline transmits a slight vibe into the steering and chassis that most people would not notice but it bothers me. 3rd gear has always had a driveline vibe at all speed that is internal to the trans and barely noticeable but also bothers me and at some point I will replace the transmission because of it. I have replaced rear gears 3 times in search of total silence but 55-58 65-68 and 75-78 mph produce slight whine (even w/ the original gearset) that the gargantuan 3.5" driveshaft transmits to the cabin. Anyone with an exhaust wouldn't hear it but I have great hearing and I do.

[GordonB]

Year: 2003:):):)
Mileage: 70k
Color: Blue
Time/Miles of Ownership: 6 yrs, orig. owner
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Excellent.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Front driver's seat GOOD, shows normal wear and creases but no holes or rips. Rear seats are EXCELLENT. All plastic panels are GREAT.
Rate cars general reliability: Great so far. Average paint quality. Heated seats illumination flickers fixed with new switches, both doors; Headlamp switch replaced because of backlit LEDs no worky; Lighting Control Module replaced.

Year: 2004:):):):)
Mileage: 62K
Color: DTR (Red)
Time/Miles of Ownership: 5 years (since new)
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Excellent.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Front driver's seat GOOD, shows normal wear and creases but no holes or rips. Rear seats are EXCELLENT. All plastic panels are GREAT.
Rate cars general reliability: Great so far. Average paint quality. Heated seats illumination flickers fixed with new switches, both doors; Headlamp switch replaced because of backlit LEDs no worky; HVAC control panel replaced to make steering wheel I/F controls work.

Won't trade or sell either MM unless I am FORCED to when I retire due to lack of garage space. Need a 3-car garage in retirement. Long story short: all 3 cars (incl. Vette) are keepers, like my wife of 40 years!!!!

GordonB

[BhamMarauder]

Year: 2003
Mileage: 9k
Color: Black
Time/Miles of Ownership: 3 months, 4k miles
Condition of paintjob including exterior panels: Excellent. Always kept in a garage.
Condition of Interior Panels and Leather: Excelent. Some creases on leather of driver's seat.
Rate cars general reliability: Great so far. No problems.

[CodeMan]

YEAR: 2003
MILES: 51,481
COLOR: Black
TIME / MILES: Sep 08 @ 32K MILES
($13,000) Second owner. Orginal owner 65 yrs old.

CONDITION OF PAINT: Minor rock chips around headlights & front bumper. Shows age but looks new after a good polish.
INTERIOR: No signs of age. Seats look new. Use leather conditioner once a week where needed. Headliner, doors & dash....no issues.
RELIABILITY: Its an every day driver and enjoy every minute of it.

Only issue was the rear driverside barring was shot, so I had both rear barrings replaced, had installed new rear axl (pitting from barring) & front / rear breaks replaced shortly after I purchased it.