seabreeze
11-17-2003, 09:11 PM
I don’t write much on the forum, but I read a lot, and tonight, I need to share with the Marauder family some stuff I’ve been meaning to say for a while.
It’s been ten months since I picked up my Marauder. Ten months of an absolutely superb and satisfying driving experience, driving my dream car. Ten months where I was guaranteed a grin every time I opened the door and slid behind the wheel of the black beauty. Ten months of enjoying having a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, the finest overall set of attributes assembled in recent memory by Ford Motor Company. Ten months of ogles, stares, “WTF?s”, thumbs up and wows. Ten months of steering by accelerator, shifting for the 1-2 scratch, and getting into the sweet spot on the road ahead of the pretenders and ricers…effortlessly. Ten months of respect among my peers, (including those at the General), of handing over the keys to strangers, or talking up the Company that provides my bread, or reading the forums on MM.net and finding out how different, yet similar in satisfaction our experiences have been. Ten months that come to a close tomorrow, when the Marauder goes on the “B” lot for sale, and I pick up my Escape. Can you picture a grown man crying?
Now, before you all get the flame throwers going, understand this is a choice made with careful contemplation, for financial reasons that have to do with raising some short term funds, and nothing to do with moving on to a better vehicle. Also, my hope is that I can turn around in a year and pick up a used 2004 model and continue driving my dream. But before I say goodbye to my pride and joy of 2003, I want to share with you some of my thoughts after ten fine months.
1. You can’t buy a better 5 passenger full size car; it’s a great family hauler.
2. Style, performance and safety maximized in a single package.
3. The best-kept handling secret on the streets, no BMW driver believes a body on frame vehicle can be so sweet…until they try it.
4. Any “car guy” recognizes its potential for modification instantly, and wants to know what you’ll do to it next.
5. Worth two parking spots at most malls, restaurants and other fine areas of parking lot damage, but nobody messes with it.
6. Got the boss’s boss to drive one. Not a bad way to brown-nose.
7. Always a great topic of conversation when the party starts to slow down
8. The Marauder owners on MM.net are the finest group of internet forum users I have ever seen on the net – a truly respectful and respectable group.
9. The kindergarten-age daughter gets bragging rights about “Daddy’s Marauder” at school
10. The best, completely legal attitude adjustment there is, (short of whatever might go on between consenting adults).
I think I need to thank you, the other Marauder owners, most of all, for being such a positive force in promoting this product, and enjoying the vehicle, and sharing your stories. Being in the community on this site makes you feel even more special, than just having the best darn car on the planet!
Enough said. Think I’ll go and visit Jack Daniels for a while…and dream of a DTR Marauder…
It’s been ten months since I picked up my Marauder. Ten months of an absolutely superb and satisfying driving experience, driving my dream car. Ten months where I was guaranteed a grin every time I opened the door and slid behind the wheel of the black beauty. Ten months of enjoying having a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, the finest overall set of attributes assembled in recent memory by Ford Motor Company. Ten months of ogles, stares, “WTF?s”, thumbs up and wows. Ten months of steering by accelerator, shifting for the 1-2 scratch, and getting into the sweet spot on the road ahead of the pretenders and ricers…effortlessly. Ten months of respect among my peers, (including those at the General), of handing over the keys to strangers, or talking up the Company that provides my bread, or reading the forums on MM.net and finding out how different, yet similar in satisfaction our experiences have been. Ten months that come to a close tomorrow, when the Marauder goes on the “B” lot for sale, and I pick up my Escape. Can you picture a grown man crying?
Now, before you all get the flame throwers going, understand this is a choice made with careful contemplation, for financial reasons that have to do with raising some short term funds, and nothing to do with moving on to a better vehicle. Also, my hope is that I can turn around in a year and pick up a used 2004 model and continue driving my dream. But before I say goodbye to my pride and joy of 2003, I want to share with you some of my thoughts after ten fine months.
1. You can’t buy a better 5 passenger full size car; it’s a great family hauler.
2. Style, performance and safety maximized in a single package.
3. The best-kept handling secret on the streets, no BMW driver believes a body on frame vehicle can be so sweet…until they try it.
4. Any “car guy” recognizes its potential for modification instantly, and wants to know what you’ll do to it next.
5. Worth two parking spots at most malls, restaurants and other fine areas of parking lot damage, but nobody messes with it.
6. Got the boss’s boss to drive one. Not a bad way to brown-nose.
7. Always a great topic of conversation when the party starts to slow down
8. The Marauder owners on MM.net are the finest group of internet forum users I have ever seen on the net – a truly respectful and respectable group.
9. The kindergarten-age daughter gets bragging rights about “Daddy’s Marauder” at school
10. The best, completely legal attitude adjustment there is, (short of whatever might go on between consenting adults).
I think I need to thank you, the other Marauder owners, most of all, for being such a positive force in promoting this product, and enjoying the vehicle, and sharing your stories. Being in the community on this site makes you feel even more special, than just having the best darn car on the planet!
Enough said. Think I’ll go and visit Jack Daniels for a while…and dream of a DTR Marauder…