Another blue one bites the dust; need parts

[Skp369]

A little over a week ago my wife spun out Blue Marauder #231 and hit a tree. The insurance company is going to "total" it out but they may let me keep the remains if I take a settlement less the salvage value. Before I make this decision, I wanted to find out if anyone is interested in purchasing the car. The car had 47,600 miles on it and had never been out in the snow. All mechanical parts were untouched by the accident. The rear bumper, right side doors, right front fender, hood, trunk, and most of the interior is still in very good condition. It must be picked up in Northwest Ohio. Anyone interested can contact me at SKP369@Aol.com.

[justbob]

Most important here......Is she okay? Sorry to hear of this.

[Mike]

Coming from a fellow BLUE owner.... Sorry to hear/see what happened to your BLUE and hope the wife's OK Willing to sell the floor mats seperatly? If so, please PM me.....thanks

[MMarauder03]

Man, I'm really sorry! Hope your wife is ok!

[Spectragod]

How much for the whole car? PM me for my phone #.

[bob6364]

I bet she is prety sore right now...that center pillar don't bend easy...If you can't come to an arrangement with Spectra I would like the tail lights and the coolant crossover tube

[Mr. Squirrel]

WOW, that looked very scary from the impact that poor car took. I hope everything is fine at home and wish her a quick recovery if she isn't.

[SVT_MERC]

Curious.... it don't look like the side airbag went off, did it?

[knine]

Hope she's O.K., Sorry about the car :bigcry: Keep us updated on where it goes. E.

[Georges93LX]

Wow! What a crying shame. I hope your wife is doing ok.

[ROCOB]

I hope your wife is doing well. Sorry for your loss of the car.
ROCOB

[TAKEDOWN]

Ouch... and it was a MARAUDER too! I'm glad to hear no one was hurt. Will there be a future MARAUDER?

[4play]

loke verry simular to my accident with my vic a few years ago

http://i45.tinypic.com/vf9tf4.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/35d92k9.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/1zh0hsx.jpg

i made it out ok too.

[Mike M]

I will take the rear bumper cover.

[Matt In Detroit]

Wow that sucks. Hope the wifee is ok.

[Hadamustang1]

I would like a couple of wheels.. But I think he said he wants to sell it complete. Lots of people want parts but unfortunately we are spread across the country..

[Spectragod]

I sent an email as well, have a trailer, have cash.

[Bluerauder]

Yes, I hope that your wife is OK. That looks to be a pretty hard hit on the driver's side. Sorry to hear about this .... and the loss of another Blue MM. :(

[Hadamustang1]

I sent an email as well, have a trailer, have cash.

I hope you can work this out.. still lots of good parts on that car. We could all use them and you have the where with all to put them to good use.. :bows:

[MMarauder03]

Center console trim if it has a clock cutout!

[RocsMerc]

Center console trim if it has a clock cutout!

Blues don't have clocks. Only 300A's, which were exclusively black.

[RocsMerc]

What condition is the front grill in? I don't care if it has some damage. A damaged front grill would make a perfect parts donor to make a badgeless grill. I never did like the idea of destroying a good grill to make one.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21 050&d=1276475846

[Skp369]

Thank-you so much for your concern. My wife spent four days in ICU with a colasped lung but she is on the mend. My origninal plan was to sell the whole car if the insurance settlement came in low. I am waiting on the insurance company to give me the settlement value and the settlement value less the salvage value. When I get these figures in the next several days (maybe weeks), I will let you all know. There seems to be several people interested. In the next few days, I will take a few more photos and post them.



George Roush

(original owner of the remains of Blue MM #231)

[Skp369]

Oh almost forgot, the grill is still in relatively good shape. The force of the impact on the side shot it out but appears to be only scratched.

[LeoVampire]

Damm So sorry to hear about your wife's injory's and time in the ICU!

Yes it really sucks that your Blue is totaled but @ least it saved her life and she will be comming home!

[Big Black Beast]

Ack! Anyway good to see she's recovering. Good thing that tree or whatever hit as far back as it did. Here's hoping for as positive an outcome as possible for her recovery and your insurance settlement.

[MMBLUE]

Hope your wife is doing better, prayers for her.

[MMarauder03]

Blues don't have clocks. Only 300A's, which were exclusively black.

Good to know. Thanks

[jaywish]

I am sorry about the wife and hope she is starting to feel better.

I also have a blue one. I can't take the whole car but if someone wants to buy it I could use all the special "blue" parts plus interior parts and some others. So if someone wants to part the car and wants mostly mechanical and regular cv/gm body and and doesn't particularly need the parts I want, they can contact me and perhaps we can work out a mutual deal.

Jay

[LANDY]

prayers sent to your wife and wish a speedy recovery, sad it was a blue.

[Skp369]

here are more photos:

[bob6364]

GEEZ!!...you see the wrinkle above the passenger rear tire...dude your wife needs to see every specialist you can get your hands on...that was no light impact...take good care of her please.

[Skp369]

and more...

[Skp369]

and a couple more

[twin03]

Wow, I am glad to see she made it out ok...

[LeoVampire]

I would be so heart broken looking @ my Marauder after something like that! :depress:

[ImpalaSlayer]

why the hell didnt the side airbag go off?

[knine]

why the hell didnt the side airbag go off?
Wondering that myself. :confused: I'm not familiar where the sensors are and what angle / force / sequence factors are involved in deploying those.

[steve fox]

wheels, eatc module, headlite module for sale?

[Paul]

Sorry for your loss, but glad your wife is going to be ok. Prayers for a speedy recovery.

[Skp369]

Again thank-you all for you concern. My wife is on the mend. Insurance totaled the car out. They wanted just way too much money to allow me to have the salvage remains. I will miss my Marauder. I bought new just after Christmas in '03. It was the best car I have ever owned and I had some nice ones. My new 2010 Taurus SHO arrives in a couple days! I hope no one will frown at me if I go to Marauder events in a SHO. I hope I am still an honorary member. Thanks Again!

[ImpalaSlayer]

sucks you couldnt buy it back, lotta good parts

[CBT]

Can't believe I never saw this! Hope your wife fully recovers, hate to see any Marauder totalled.

[CROWNMARAUDER]

The car is up for auction on copart.com right now.

[knine]

The car is up for auction on copart.com right now.
http://www.copart.com/c2/onSaleResults.html?_eventId=ge tLot&execution=e1s2&lotId=15996390&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS

No bids yet

[Red91LX]

Again thank-you all for you concern. My wife is on the mend. Insurance totaled the car out. They wanted just way too much money to allow me to have the salvage remains. I will miss my Marauder. I bought new just after Christmas in '03. It was the best car I have ever owned and I had some nice ones. My new 2010 Taurus SHO arrives in a couple days! I hope no one will frown at me if I go to Marauder events in a SHO. I hope I am still an honorary member. Thanks Again!

Here's hoping the new SHO is a good substitute. Totally different kind of car I suspect, but a great choice...I'm pretty sure you'll be welcomed at Marauder events.

[Skp369]

Yes, that's the car on Copart.com. Let's see if they get the $4000 that they would charge me if I salvaged it. It is covered with much more dirt than in my photos. The motor was super clean before the accident. FYI, the rear axle is not broken. The wheel was knocked off the spring.