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Captain Dynball
09-19-2011, 08:14 AM
After doing a bit of reading on the site I see alot of people making fun of the DTR Marauders....

Is there a mechanical difference to DTR's or is it just a dislike for the color? About to buy a DTR LOL!

Blk Mamba
09-19-2011, 08:17 AM
No problem's they are just slower, haha.

MM2004
09-19-2011, 08:17 AM
After doing a bit of reading on the site I see alot of people making fun of the DTR Marauders....

Is there a mechanical difference to DTR's or is it just a dislike for the color? About to buy a DTR LOL!

No mechanical difference.

Making fun in an attempt to mask their jealousy.

:D

MIke.

RacerX
09-19-2011, 08:17 AM
No! Not at all! It's the slowest looking color when going from 0mph to 0mph. That's it... ;)

(Hence the saying: I'm going to beat you like a DTR headed stepchild!)

CWright
09-19-2011, 08:20 AM
:popcorn::duel:

Motorhead350
09-19-2011, 08:44 AM
Nothing different at all except they are 2004 300B models. They got cheaper that year. No locking gas cap, no full size spare, clock in the radio, transmission wasn't as fun. Other than that, same car.

Blackened300a
09-19-2011, 09:08 AM
No, its just MM.net running a joke into the ground at nausea. :shake:

gdsqdcr
09-19-2011, 09:15 AM
No, its just MM.net running a joke into the ground at nausea. :shake:

Are you saying the DTR is a joke?

Seriously, there is nothing different with the DTR when it comes to mechanical or reliability issues. Some of us just prefer the other colors better, like myself who thinks Dark Pearl Blue is the best color.

RacerX
09-19-2011, 09:21 AM
who thinks Dark Pearl Blue is the best color.
(Me too! Shhhh!)

Phrog_gunner
09-19-2011, 10:09 AM
ad nauseam

Mr. Man
09-19-2011, 10:12 AM
Are you saying the DTR is a joke?

Seriously, there is nothing different with the DTR when it comes to mechanical or reliability issues. Some of us just prefer the other colors better, like myself who thinks Dark Pearl Blue is the best color.

If I recall it started between one of the owners of this site who owns a DTR :puke: trashing talking another's Black MM:banana2:The other member one upped the owner and thus a story was born. No difference between an '04 DTR and any other '04 color. :)

RacerX
09-19-2011, 10:29 AM
ad nauseam
No, he was right, add nausea... :lol:

SC Cheesehead
09-19-2011, 11:05 AM
If I recall it started between one of the owners of this site who owns a DTR :puke: trashing talking another's Black MM:banana2:The other member one upped the owner and thus a story was born. No difference between an '04 DTR and any other '04 color. :)

True, that.

However, as we all know the DBP cars are the class of the field... :D

RacerX
09-19-2011, 11:29 AM
HEY!!! Seriously now, out of pure curiosity, has anyone ever traded one color MM to someone else for another?

fastblackmerc
09-19-2011, 11:34 AM
Nothing different at all except they are 2004 300B models. They got cheaper that year. No locking gas cap, no full size spare, clock in the radio, transmission wasn't as fun. Other than that, same car.

:bs:

2003 or 2004 Marauders never had a locking gas cap. 2003 Marauders did have a remote fuel door release. The 2004 Marauders a an improved tranny and I believe a different stall torque converter.

mgmsleeper
09-19-2011, 11:58 AM
Nothing different at all except they are 2004 300B models. They got cheaper that year. No locking gas cap, no full size spare, clock in the radio, transmission wasn't as fun. Other than that, same car.

I was told we have the better transmission. I have a locking gas cap as well

mgmsleeper
09-19-2011, 12:03 PM
:bs:

2003 or 2004 Marauders never had a locking gas cap. 2003 Marauders did have a remote fuel door release. The 2004 Marauders a an improved tranny and I believe a different stall torque converter.

+1 I knew 04 had improved tranny. My 04 did come with a locking Ford gas cap tho. I received (3 keys) the valet key which has a fuel key attached along with a spare and regular key. All have fuel keys. Original owner said it was bought with that ..could it be true?

MM2004
09-19-2011, 12:04 PM
+1 I knew 04 had improved tranny. My 04 did come with a locking Ford gas cap tho. I received (3 keys) the valet key which has a fuel key attached along with a spare and regular key. All have fuel keys. Original owner said it was bought with that ..could it be true?

Sounds like a Dealer add-on to me.

Mike.

RF Overlord
09-19-2011, 12:11 PM
However, as we all know the DBP cars are the class of the field... :DYeah, the "special" class. DBPs are the "short bus".


Snap.

Phrog_gunner
09-19-2011, 12:13 PM
Has anyone seen a chrome shifter bezel allegedly "stock" on any other color than DTR?

RF Overlord
09-19-2011, 12:16 PM
I think MartyO had one on his 2003 black (the fastest colour)...

mgmsleeper
09-19-2011, 12:18 PM
Sounds like a Dealer add-on to me.

Mike.

Ok I figure that after he told me it was a showroom floor vehicle but didn't think or know dealers would add on

SC Cheesehead
09-19-2011, 12:41 PM
Yeah, the "special" class. DBPs are the "short bus".


Snap.


http://stevendownward.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Simpson-Doh.jpg

RF Overlord
09-19-2011, 12:48 PM
But I still love you, Rex... :D

SC Cheesehead
09-19-2011, 12:49 PM
But I still love you, Rex... :D

You been hanging around Casey and Joe too long, Bob... ;)

RF Overlord
09-19-2011, 12:56 PM
http://stevendownward.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Simpson-Doh.jpg

SC Cheesehead
09-19-2011, 12:57 PM
:d:d:d
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CBT
09-19-2011, 01:06 PM
Nothing different at all except they are 2004 300B models. They got cheaper that year. No locking gas cap, no full size spare, clock in the radio, transmission wasn't as fun. Other than that, same car.


My 03 didn't have a locking gas cap or full sized spare. . . .

CBT
09-19-2011, 01:08 PM
+1 I knew 04 had improved tranny.
Guspech750 IS a tranny, and he drives a DTR. Coincidence? I don't think so.

RacerX
09-19-2011, 01:13 PM
Ahhhhh... Metro Tranny...

SC Cheesehead
09-19-2011, 01:54 PM
My 03 didn't have a locking gas cap or full sized spare. . . .


I have a locking gas cap AND a full size spare...

CWright
09-19-2011, 02:17 PM
Has anyone seen a chrome shifter bezel allegedly "stock" on any other color than DTR?

Yes. Napolitano has it in his.

mgmsleeper
09-19-2011, 03:30 PM
Guspech750 IS a tranny, and he drives a DTR. Coincidence? I don't think so.


Hmmm how do you know he's a tranny :confused:
:lol:

justbob
09-19-2011, 04:38 PM
They made DTR Marauders? What's so Marauder and frightening about red? About as funny as it would be to see a blue or silver one..

They only made real Marauders in black.

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guspech750
09-19-2011, 04:40 PM
Guspech750 IS a tranny, and he drives a DTR. Coincidence? I don't think so.

Sometimes I just feel like a woman is trying to claw her way out of my man body. :D


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guspech750
09-19-2011, 04:41 PM
They made DTR Marauders? What's so Marauder and frightening about red? About as funny as it would be to see a blue or silver one..

They only made real Marauders in black.

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The blacks MM's are just Grand Marquis that were destined for Livery service.


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Phrog_gunner
09-19-2011, 04:45 PM
They made DTR Marauders? What's so Marauder and frightening about red? About as funny as it would be to see a blue or silver one..

They only made real Marauders in black.

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REAL Marauders have "Marauder" on the title. :P

mgmsleeper
09-19-2011, 04:47 PM
REAL Marauders have "Marauder" on the title. :P

Lol and DTR FTW

Bigdogjim
09-19-2011, 05:58 PM
Hey Mr.Henery Ford himself said and I quote " You can have it in any color as long as it's black"

This ends the dissuction.

youngrauderlvr
09-19-2011, 06:09 PM
LMAO @ dissuction. Well I OWN a black marauder and would like to have my next one be a DTR. I plan on keeping both. So hopefully there isn't that much of a difference in the two. I would like to think that one day I'll be able to compare the two myself.

Bluerauder
09-19-2011, 06:10 PM
This ends the dissuction.

Most appropriate Freudian slip ^^^^^ yet. :up:

DOOM
09-19-2011, 06:28 PM
I quote " You can have it in any color as long as it's black"

This ends the dissuction.

That's what she said!

CBT
09-19-2011, 06:37 PM
That's what she said!

Heeeeeeyyyyyyy, wait a minute......:lol:

Spectragod
09-19-2011, 06:42 PM
DTR envy by a bunch of haters..........:lol:

CBT
09-19-2011, 06:43 PM
I have a locking gas cap AND a full size spare...

I have 4 now.

IwantmyMMnow!
09-19-2011, 06:52 PM
That's what she said!

^^^FAIL!^^^

Now, TWSRS (that's what she REALLY said):


I have a locking gas cap AND a full size spare...


They made DTR Marauders? What's so Marauder and frightening about red? About as funny as it would be to see a blue or silver one..

They only made real Marauders in black.

justbob...Silver IS the new black. Ain't nothing funny about mine, except when people try to tell me my MM is a GM or CV.:shake:

Life would be pretty boring if everyone had a black MM, which is why they made silver ones. After making just over 1300 of them, FMC stopped because they realized silver looked better than the black ones and didn't want to hurt all the black MM owner's feelings. Besides, EVERYONE knows that all black MM owners secretly wished they had bought a silver one!:P

59 more work days; 103 days until I'm a civilian again....

PonyUP
09-19-2011, 06:59 PM
The problem with any color besides black is that it's limited. It's limited because it will never know the greatness of being black. Popular blacks

The Trans Am in Smokey and the Bandit
The Lincoln continental with suicide doors
The Batmobile
The stealth bomber
And finally... Darth Vader

Rest my case, Black is beautiful

CBT
09-19-2011, 07:01 PM
The problem with any color besides black is that it's limited. It's limited because it will never know the greatness of being black. Popular blacks

The Trans Am in Smokey and the Bandit
The Lincoln continental with suicide doors
The Batmobile
The stealth bomber
CBT
And finally... Darth Vader

Rest my case, Black is beautiful

.....fixed......

JoeBoomz
09-19-2011, 08:22 PM
It has already been proven using very thorough and time-honored scientific methods that black cars, in general, are faster.

usP3dE2jPlE


Don't let the drunk voice fool you, this guy is actually SO smart he suffers from a speech impediment.
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Mr. Man
09-19-2011, 10:13 PM
Well I hate to "clue" in all you DTR guys but I found this fact about RED cars in the Dictionary so it must be true. Sorry fellas:D

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=red%20car%20sm all%20penis

Motorhead350
09-19-2011, 10:38 PM
:bs:

2003 or 2004 Marauders never had a locking gas cap. 2003 Marauders did have a remote fuel door release. The 2004 Marauders a an improved tranny and I believe a different stall torque converter.

Alright fine you wanna call it a locking gas door? Same concept and you knew what I meant. Also I believe I mentioned the 300As had the goodies. All DTRs are 300Bs... less features, but features the average person would notice or care about.

Shaijack
09-20-2011, 03:54 AM
Mr. Man I always wondered why my brother had RED cars and trucks....

Haggis
09-20-2011, 04:03 AM
Alright fine you wanna call it a locking gas door? Same concept and you knew what I meant. Also I believe I mentioned the 300As had the goodies. All DTRs are 300Bs... less features, but features the average person would notice or care about.

Marauders had two models in 2003 300As and 300Bs. All DTRs are 2004 300As.

Go here (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=31102) to know the difference.

Bluerauder
09-20-2011, 04:10 AM
All DTRs are 300Bs...


Nothing different at all except they are 2004 300B models.

This ^^^^^^ is NOT correct information. After 8 years, we should know better. :rolleyes:

Every 2004 MM is a 300A. There was only one job series in 2004 unlike the switch from 2003 300A to 2003 300B where the changes in features were made to remove the dash clock, change the fuel door release, swap out the full size spare, etc. The 300A vs. 300B distinction only makes sense when talking about the '03 MM.

It just so happens that the 2004 MM ended up with the same features as the 2003 300B model .... plus the beefed up transmission and the dual knock sensors.

Since DTRs were only available in 2004 .... they are all 300A. Check your window sticker.

Mike
09-20-2011, 04:11 AM
Are you saying the DTR is a joke?

Seriously, there is nothing different with the DTR when it comes to mechanical or reliability issues. Some of us just prefer the other colors better, like myself who thinks Dark Pearl Blue is the best color.


(Me too! Shhhh!)

That's because it is :bows: :beer:

Captain Dynball
09-20-2011, 04:54 AM
This thread is epic. Picking up my DTR today!

MM2004
09-20-2011, 04:57 AM
This thread is epic. Picking up my DTR today!

Very cool!

Post pics and details when you get her home.

:beer:

Mike.

Phrog_gunner
09-20-2011, 05:25 AM
All DTRs are 300Bs... less features, but features the average person would notice or care about.


FAIL!!!!! :shake:

rayjay
09-20-2011, 05:27 AM
No, its just MM.net running a joke into the ground at nausea. :shake:

Thank you Paul.

RacerX
09-20-2011, 06:02 AM
This thread is epic. Picking up my DTR today!

Congratulations!!! Let me know if you need the address of a good auto painting shop! :lol:

PonyUP
09-20-2011, 07:24 AM
This thread is epic. Picking up my DTR today!

Seriously, you'll love the car regardless of the color. And in the end DTR is still a minority within a minority and thus making it rare. Post up some pics when you get her home

DOOM
09-20-2011, 07:40 AM
Well I hate to "clue" in all you DTR guys but I found this fact about RED cars in the Dictionary so it must be true. Sorry fellas:D

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=red%20car%20sm all%20penis


Poor poor HECKMAN! :shake: :shake:


:lol:

Spectragod
09-20-2011, 02:31 PM
Well I hate to "clue" in all you DTR guys but I found this fact about RED cars in the Dictionary so it must be true. Sorry fellas:D

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=red%20car%20sm all%20penis

Really??? I'm surprised YOU don't have 2 of them then. :D

Besides, DTR is not just "red". FWIW, I'll still run you for titles:P, then you can tell everyone how your "fast" black MM got it's clock cleaned.:lol:

Phrog_gunner
09-20-2011, 03:03 PM
Really??? I'm surprised YOU don't have 2 of them then. :D

Besides, DTR is not just "red". FWIW, I'll still run you for titles:P, then you can tell everyone how your "fast" black MM got it's clock cleaned.:lol:

Check his title, he probably has a "Grand Marquis" in which case he would need to put up some cash aside the title. ;)

Motorhead350
09-20-2011, 03:42 PM
This ^^^^^^ is NOT correct information. After 8 years, we should know better. :rolleyes:

Every 2004 MM is a 300A. There was only one job series in 2004 unlike the switch from 2003 300A to 2003 300B where the changes in features were made to remove the dash clock, change the fuel door release, swap out the full size spare, etc. The 300A vs. 300B distinction only makes sense when talking about the '03 MM.

It just so happens that the 2004 MM ended up with the same features as the 2003 300B model .... plus the beefed up transmission and the dual knock sensors.

Since DTRs were only available in 2004 .... they are all 300A. Check your window sticker.

I had to read that a few times to fully understand. So a 300b (03) is exactly the same as a 300A (04). There is no such thing as a 2004 300B because no changes were made during the model year.

Got it. Thank you for the lesion. I sit corrected.

Bluerauder
09-20-2011, 04:32 PM
Got it. Thank you for the lesion. I sit corrected.

If you have a lesion, you'll have to thank someone else for that. ;) Maybe guspech750, Pony Up or CBT can help.

Ms. Denmark
09-20-2011, 05:52 PM
After doing a bit of reading on the site I see alot of people making fun of the DTR Marauders....
It's like my mom explained about the little boy who pulled my pony tail in school...."he does it because he likes you!" (Sorry Paul, nothing to do with nausea):P






justbob...Silver IS the new & better black.

Life would be pretty boring if everyone had a black MM, which is why they made silver ones. After making just over 1300 of them, FMC stopped because they realized silver looked better than the black ones and didn't want to hurt all the black MM owner's feelings. Besides, EVERYONE knows that all black MM owners secretly wished they had bought a silver one!:P

So smart! :cool:

youngrauderlvr
09-29-2011, 06:38 PM
Well I think I'll just go with ONE of each color.

SC Cheesehead
09-29-2011, 07:27 PM
Well I think I'll just go with ONE of each color.

You and Shaijack need to compare notes, he's got the same plan, and is half-way there already...

Timw286
10-01-2011, 09:22 AM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Greenlight-GL-muscle-series-2004-Mercury-Marauder-maroon-1-64-diecast-new-/170703618636?pt=Diecast_Vehicl es&hash=item27beba824c