View Full Version : Is the Marauder a Family Sedan?
Motorhead350
03-02-2011, 08:43 AM
I was having a talk with a friend of mine last week about this. He was telling me how I will have to get rid of the Marauder when I decide to start a family. I told him I am never getting rid of the car first off and second it has the room already. Plus a family is years away, so being ready isn't a concern.
He said "Maybe it's big enough, but you cannot drive kids around in a big toy." hahaha that was funny, but I disagree. If the car was stock I would say he's nut's, but the soon to be high 11 second daily driver... is a daily toy. Said I would set a bad example for the kids the way I drive and they would follow my immaturity. He knows me well doesn't he?
Well I see it the other way around. I would never put my kids lives in danger and would never race with them in the car UNLESS it's at the track and I'm making a 15 second run. From my understanding if you show you kids the ropes from day one when to be serious and when to have fun they are better drivers. I know that's a little off topic here.
Still does the Marauder fit your family? Those of you with kids that cannot drive yet.
RacerX
03-02-2011, 08:49 AM
Plus a family is years away, so being ready isn't a concern.
Personally, it's a very safe family sedan, even with an sc, as long as you drive safe, have good rubber and don't drive it in the rain.
SID210SA
03-02-2011, 08:59 AM
I take my kids in the Marauder and they have a blast.....I agree....it is a family sedan with some muscle behind it...and it is prolly one of the safest cars out there.
Lignum
03-02-2011, 09:17 AM
Just don't put a carseat on the leather without a protector of some sort. It will destroy the seat the first time you do it.
TiTo35
03-02-2011, 09:19 AM
Been riding my daughter in the Merc for 4 years now...she loves it!
Motorhead350
03-02-2011, 09:20 AM
^^^^^^^^^^^
That's awesome!
Black Dynamite
03-02-2011, 09:46 AM
I'm too much of a hideous chud to be having a family, but I have had my best friends family in the car. He likes the power and I think his wife enjoyed the rumble. (wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more) I once even stuffed myself, 4 other adults and 4 little ones into the car for a short drive. I wouldn't recommend that kind of torture to anyone here.
In all seriousness, yes it certainly can be a great family car if that's what you decide to use it for.
HoleyMoley64
03-02-2011, 10:00 AM
What would you rather your kids see: you enjoying yourself, or your anger at having to slave a 17 second turd through traffic barely being able to merge onto a highway?
jstevens
03-02-2011, 10:04 AM
My kids always loved mine. Heck, I even let my son take it for a date.
Badger
03-02-2011, 10:06 AM
As an Automobile just watch what you do with it and it. It's one of the safer ones out there. Let me repeat...just watch what you do with it.
wickedmerc
03-02-2011, 10:07 AM
I've had 2 car seats in my MM since the day I got it. I sold my 525i because my boys had little leg room in the back. They love "daddy's black car". This is where you don't mind the 4200lbs....big & safe.
Oh, and don't forget the cavernous trunk folks. I can fit my kids' bikes in there! Couldn't do that in my QX4.
MM2004
03-02-2011, 10:09 AM
My daughter was 5 years old when I got the MM.
Loved it then. Loves it now.
"Hey Daddy. can we take 'Zoom'?"
:D
Mike..
I was having a talk with a friend of mine last week about this. He was telling me how I will have to get rid of the Marauder when I decide to start a family. I told him I am never getting rid of the car first off and second it has the room already. Plus a family is years away, so being ready isn't a concern.
He said "Maybe it's big enough, but you cannot drive kids around in a big toy." hahaha that was funny, but I disagree. If the car was stock I would say he's nut's, but the soon to be high 11 second daily driver... is a daily toy. Said I would set a bad example for the kids the way I drive and they would follow my immaturity. He knows me well doesn't he?
Well I see it the other way around. I would never put my kids lives in danger and would never race with them in the car UNLESS it's at the track and I'm making a 15 second run. From my understanding if you show you kids the ropes from day one when to be serious and when to have fun they are better drivers. I know that's a little off topic here.
Still does the Marauder fit your family? Those of you with kids that cannot drive yet.
I would not call that person a friend.
Marauder fits my family well. The girls and Amy say it too big of a car for short people to drive, and the girls think the 'vette is too loud. I just have to figure out how to keep Amy out of the 'vette. :nono:
Mebot
03-02-2011, 10:12 AM
I told him I am never getting rid of the car first off
Exactly what I told my fiance. Plus I already called dibs on garage space if we get a house that has one.
martyo
03-02-2011, 10:13 AM
when I decide to start a family.
I object to your breeding.
Haggis
03-02-2011, 10:15 AM
Dom, you are one of the many people out there that should not reproduce, so this question is irrelevent.
soultosoul13
03-02-2011, 10:16 AM
Personally, it's a very safe family sedan, even with an sc, as long as you drive safe, have good rubber and don't drive it in the rain.
are you implying that i should NOT be driving my marauder in the rain!??!
MM2004
03-02-2011, 10:18 AM
are you implying that i should NOT be driving my marauder in the rain!??!
There have been a LOT of accidents in these cars while driving in the rain.
Some repairable. Some not.
Make sure tires are good with proper inflation and be damn careful!
Mike.
sailsmen
03-02-2011, 10:29 AM
I have seen our family go from child seats to driving the Marauder.
There were times after Katrina/Rita that I lived in the Marauder and used it as an office with file boxes, printer/scanner, lap top and allowed clients to use it as an office.
gdsqdcr
03-02-2011, 10:58 AM
I've got three carseats in mine and it is driven daily. I wanted a fun family sedan.
HoleyMoley64
03-02-2011, 11:09 AM
double post?
HoleyMoley64
03-02-2011, 11:14 AM
There have been a LOT of accidents in these cars while driving in the rain.
Some repairable. Some not.
Make sure tires are good with proper inflation and be damn careful!
Mike.
Statistically, a greater percentage of accidents occur in inclement weather than during dry periods. I wouldn't limit this to a 4200 lb car. Rather, maybe, people don't know how to behave properly in their cars, especially when its raining?
User error constitutes ~65-77% of primary factors in accidents. The vehicle itself, 2-3%.
This is from grsproadsafety.org
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e24/MrWilson80/schema.gif
Statistically, a relatively greater percentage of accidents occur in inclement weather than during dry periods. I wouldn't limit this to a 4200 lb car. Rather, maybe, people don't know how to behave properly in their cars, especially when its raining? I would hope people would drive properly with their children in the car.
Whoa, seriously?
HoleyMoley64
03-02-2011, 11:23 AM
Yea. Its somewhere around a 3x greater chance of being involved in an accident during inclement weather periods.
Thats not to say that there ARE 3x the amount of accidents during rain/snow/fog/etc than during dry periods.
That is probably because inclement weather periods are much more infrequent than dry normal periods.
Motorhead350
03-02-2011, 11:52 AM
Dom, you are one of the many people out there that should not reproduce, so this question is irrelevent.
:lol:
Yeah one of me is enough right?
dohc324ci
03-02-2011, 11:57 AM
Hah my kids love riding in the marauder, obviously my youngest hates the mustang!
RacerX
03-02-2011, 12:02 PM
I object to your breeding.
I was sooooooo tempted!!! I knew someone would say that though! :P
Motorhead350
03-02-2011, 12:11 PM
Martyo, if I breed that means you will never be out of a job.
Shaijack
03-02-2011, 02:17 PM
Wife and kids used it 2 years before she gave it back to me. Now she said it is to loud and harsh of a ride for her. Her daily driver is a Contental. Pillow ride or harsh? I want harsh ride and a safe. Sticking with the MM.
RF Overlord
03-02-2011, 02:58 PM
Dom, your buddy is both right and wrong.
He's wrong, because the Panther platform is one of the safest on the road today, so there should be no reason NOT to take your family in it, 11 second ride or not. Just because it WILL do 11 seconds, doesn't mean is HAS to all the time.
But he's also right, in part. IF you were to drive with impressionable young children in the car the way I've SEEN you drive (on occasion), they may get the idea that's it's not only fun, but that it's OK. Couple this with the fact that they will not be experienced enough to handle it and the fact that kids always THINK they ARE, and you have a recipe for a tragedy. If, OTOH, you were to drive in a defensive & cautious manner, that would also have an impression on them and may teach them a valuable skill.
RacerX
03-02-2011, 03:11 PM
are you implying that i should NOT be driving my marauder in the rain!??!
If it's supercharged. I've lost it in high hp cars in the rain before. Lets you remember how mortal you are...
Motorhead350
03-02-2011, 03:46 PM
I drive mine on ice, snow, sleet, rain, ditches... whatever. Its all in driver skill.
I drive mine on ice, snow, sleet, rain, ditches... whatever. Its all in driver skill.
I mowed a couple lawns in Tinley Park one rainy night in my Marauder. I blame the road, it should know better than to be wet when I'm driving.
quahog
03-02-2011, 04:38 PM
have had my car for over 4 years. I have driven my 3 year old from maine to florida. it is a good family sedan. I almost got rid of it a while back because i was concerned about the car getting trashed from baby. I got over it and just drive it and clean it.
Bluerauder
03-02-2011, 04:46 PM
Still does the Marauder fit your family? Those of you with kids that cannot drive yet.
I am an empty nester so the Marauder is the perfect car for my family. :D
I mowed a couple lawns in Tinley Park one rainy night in my Marauder. I blame the road, it should know better than to be wet when I'm driving.
Stay away from my lawn :nono: :D
Motorhead350
03-02-2011, 08:00 PM
I mowed a couple lawns in Tinley Park one rainy night in my Marauder. I blame the road, it should know better than to be wet when I'm driving.
HA! There was a time at a Marauder event I really made a guy mad in the suburbs. (go figure! :rolleyes:) Let's say this: There are some members here who were in my car for this. Someone outside their house didn't like all the noise I was making on their street. He walks into the street, I don't slow down, he doesn't move. I passed him by in his neighbors lawn and he threw a football at my REAR BUMPER and cracked the paint. It was going in to be redone shortly so I didn't care.
:lol:
:burnout:
justbob
03-02-2011, 08:34 PM
Your friend is WRONG.. My car is daily driven except working hours because I have to park in constuction sites. With that said, my three kids LOVE my car and we always chose it over the newer minivan for every trip, whether it be the grocery store or multistate roadtrip.
Can't/shouldn't be driven in the rain?? Thats about the most idiotic statement I have ever read! Really??? Some think 4/500 HP cars are like top fuel dragsters.. What a joke. Why couldn't you drive a 900 HP car in the snow? It's not like you are gonna USE IT!
Sounds like your friend needs a driver skills course. Accidents happen in ANY car.
Bigdogjim
03-02-2011, 10:58 PM
Well I tell you my beagle love the marauder:):):)
:P :woof:
FormulaMarauder
03-02-2011, 11:49 PM
If it's supercharged. I've lost it in high hp cars in the rain before. Lets you remember how mortal you are...
On a cold day at full throttle I can kick my cars ass over a foot when it kicks into second. Who needs rain? :P
Last year, I was getting on the highway at about 40 or so in the rain, approaching a 70* turn and slowed considerably, hit the gas a bit, and the car spun three times. How I didnt nail the guardrail, I have no idea. All I know is that my right arm went across my wife on the passenger seat holding her back while we were spinning. She was 6 months pregnant at the time. I had plenty of tread on my tires too. Tickling the boost with a high rev (3,500 stall) on a centi blown car is VERY tricky on wet roads, just ask Ed. (Blackmobile) He DEMOLISHED his MM in the rain. I'm convinced there was antifreeze or oil on the ground, but then again, that's just assumption.
Haggis
03-03-2011, 04:20 AM
Dom, your buddy is both right and wrong.
He's wrong, because the Panther platform is one of the safest on the road today, so there should be no reason NOT to take your family in it, 11 second ride or not. Just because it WILL do 11 seconds, doesn't mean is HAS to all the time.
But he's also right, in part. IF you were to drive with impressionable young children in the car the way I've SEEN you drive (on occasion), they may get the idea that's it's not only fun, but that it's OK. Couple this with the fact that they will not be experienced enough to handle it and the fact that kids always THINK they ARE, and you have a recipe for a tragedy. If, OTOH, you were to drive in a defensive & cautious manner, that would also have an impression on them and may teach them a valuable skill.
Do as I say, not as I do.
guspech750
03-03-2011, 04:37 AM
Dom. I am 100% positive that your friend is retarded. And I am 2% positive that you have some retardedness in you for having a 100% positively retarded friend like him. Capesh? :)
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PonyUP
03-03-2011, 04:50 AM
Dom. I am 100% positive that your friend is retarded. And I am 2% positive that you have some retardedness in you for having a 100% positively retarded friend like him. Capesh? :)
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^^^^^What he said, a family car is any car that you can fit the family in. It doesn't matter whats under the hood. Your friend is a moron, would he not a put a family in any car with a powerful engine? He would be relegated to minivans, of course that sounds like its probably right up his alley
mrjones
03-03-2011, 06:32 AM
With their fuel prices, European's idea of a family car is a lot different than ours. That may change if fuel prices keep going up. Didn't we do this a few years ago?
When I was buying my MM 7 years ago, I was feeling really guilty. I was really looking at the MM and an 03 Cobra convertible, both new leftovers. Guilt was clouding my mind, thinking I would be spending money on a toy. I finally had the insight that "Hey, the MM is not just a toy, it is a LARGE FAMILY CAR." You know, it wasn't that long ago, at least in my memory, that big 4 door sedans and their wagon versions WERE the family car, and did all the duties including pulling large travel trailers.
sailsmen
03-03-2011, 06:36 AM
It doesn't matter what car you are driving if you are an idiot. What does matter is how much of an idiot you are.
For the idiots - "No, the car does not drive itself".
jerrym3
03-03-2011, 07:05 AM
If I had bought a Marauder back in 2003, my lineup would probably be:
Marauder/94 TBird 4.6...daily drivers
58 TBird/64 Galaxie...toys
My lineup now:
2004 LS 8 Sport/94 TBird 4.6.....daily drivers
2003 TBird/64 Galaxie....toys
Vortex
03-03-2011, 08:35 AM
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVS2R-r9uGlZbwyIdP6uAMaMN7rPoAxf-T2PoZTxJnmW1NyJ842Q
The Interociter said "Yes, the Marauder is a family sedan." The Interociter continued "The Marauder is an old school, comfortable, good looking, great handling and relatively quick family sedan."
soultosoul13
03-03-2011, 08:41 AM
If it's supercharged. I've lost it in high hp cars in the rain before. Lets you remember how mortal you are...
it is supercharged, and i agree, you just have to be careful. that power can get away from you.
dont worry guys, im working on becoming a better driver!!
snigalfriz
03-03-2011, 08:46 AM
It is one of the safest cars on the road. I have 5 kids, they all love it. I can only fit 4 in at a time. We have a minivan for times requiring everyone to ride.
Motorhead350
03-03-2011, 04:52 PM
Your friend is WRONG.. My car is daily driven except working hours because I have to park in constuction sites. With that said, my three kids LOVE my car and we always chose it over the newer minivan for every trip, whether it be the grocery store or multistate roadtrip.
Can't/shouldn't be driven in the rain?? Thats about the most idiotic statement I have ever read! Really??? Some think 4/500 HP cars are like top fuel dragsters.. What a joke. Why couldn't you drive a 900 HP car in the snow? It's not like you are gonna USE IT!
Sounds like your friend needs a driver skills course. Accidents happen in ANY car.
Bob, you are the best source to ask this question. Our cars are in very close range of speed and you have a family. I couldn't agree more with your statement!
OTickling the boost with a high rev (3,500 stall) on a centi blown car is VERY tricky on wet roads, just ask Ed. (Blackmobile) He DEMOLISHED his MM in the rain. I'm convinced there was antifreeze or oil on the ground, but then again, that's just assumption.
I have been driving mine with that set up in winters for years. I guess I am just used to it or I am the better driver. Not to get cocky, but driving the car isn't a problem if you just take it easy... real easy.
Dom. I am 100% positive that your friend is retarded. And I am 2% positive that you have some retardedness in you for having a 100% positively retarded friend like him. Capesh? :)
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Well he's not the happiest these days and is the cheapest person I know. He's into cars too. Has a 95 Mustang GT for a toy, but is a horrible driver.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVS2R-r9uGlZbwyIdP6uAMaMN7rPoAxf-T2PoZTxJnmW1NyJ842Q
The Interociter said "Yes, the Marauder is a family sedan." The Interociter continued "The Marauder is an old school, comfortable, good looking, great handling and relatively quick family sedan."
hahahhahahha I never get sick of that thing. Does it know if I have pants on?
:lol:
guspech750
03-03-2011, 07:30 PM
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVS2R-r9uGlZbwyIdP6uAMaMN7rPoAxf-T2PoZTxJnmW1NyJ842Q
The Interociter said "Yes, the Marauder is a family sedan." The Interociter continued "The Marauder is an old school, comfortable, good looking, great handling and relatively quick family sedan."
Hahahahahah!!!!! Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!! I love that. It never gets old.
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I've got three carseats in mine and it is driven daily. I wanted a fun family sedan.
^^^^^what he said^^^^^^, and no it hasn't ruined my seats. Papaw putting the sticky side down from a car part is what ruined my back seat. Carelessness.
FormulaMarauder
03-04-2011, 07:49 AM
I have been driving mine with that set up in winters for years. I guess I am just used to it or I am the better driver. Not to get cocky, but driving the car isn't a problem if you just take it easy... real easy.
And that is precisely your problem. You come off as arrogant and cocky. If you think for half a second that you are a better drive than Ed or myself-you are sadly, sadly mistaken.
And that is precisely your problem. You come off as arrogant and cocky. If you think for half a second that you are a better drive than Ed or myself-you are sadly, sadly mistaken.
I can't help but ask, what makes you or Ed the better driver?
Haggis
03-04-2011, 08:58 AM
I can't help but ask, what makes you or Ed the better driver?
Because he said they were. 'nough!!!!
Motorhead350
03-04-2011, 02:06 PM
I can't help but ask, what makes you or Ed the better driver?
Yeah fool!
:lol:
Fosters
03-07-2011, 04:14 PM
Mine is the "take the offspring to school" type of family car... For longer family trips, especially if they involve inlaws or my parents, between them, the kid, the dog, girlfriend and me, the Excursion is much more adequate.
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