mrjones
07-30-2011, 10:56 AM
A few weeks ago I bought my 2nd Marauder. It's an 04 SB previously owned by a little old lady (seriously) in my town. It didn't just sit in the garage because it had 145K on it! I've done a little work to it to correct some problems. It's got new brakes all around, new struts, and I rebuilt the rear end with new bearings, seals, and one new axle. It is still completely stock and that may change in the near future.
After getting it somewhat sorted out, I took the family for a short trip over the past couple of days. We started out Wed with no particular place in mind. We ended up over in Fredericksburg and came back through San Antonio. Total was about 500 miles and the car did great. It is still rolling on the original BFG tires, and it was a good reminder to me about what a good job they did on the car. Except for the high wear rate and high replacement cost, they really do well on the car. The new car still has the 3.55s in it, and although I miss the performance from the 4.10s, but it makes it much nicer on the highway.
Weather was TERRIBLY hot, and I enjoyed having the silver rather than the black car out in the sun. I would not have wanted to keep climbing back into the black car.
Good trip and the car did great.
After getting it somewhat sorted out, I took the family for a short trip over the past couple of days. We started out Wed with no particular place in mind. We ended up over in Fredericksburg and came back through San Antonio. Total was about 500 miles and the car did great. It is still rolling on the original BFG tires, and it was a good reminder to me about what a good job they did on the car. Except for the high wear rate and high replacement cost, they really do well on the car. The new car still has the 3.55s in it, and although I miss the performance from the 4.10s, but it makes it much nicer on the highway.
Weather was TERRIBLY hot, and I enjoyed having the silver rather than the black car out in the sun. I would not have wanted to keep climbing back into the black car.
Good trip and the car did great.