Thanks for everything.

[JGaignat]

MM.net members,
Thanks for 8 years of information and enjoyment reading your posts about these wonderful cars we have fallen in love with. I said goodbye to my black 2003 A Mercury Marauder a couple weeks ago. It was my daily driver in all kinds of weather. I traded it back to the dealership that I bought it from new for a low mileage 04 Navigator. Sadly....the Marauder had some issues and was going to bankrupt me. The A/C shot cold air out the defrost or floor...rarely from the dash vents. The power locks worked once in a while, but the kicker was when the headlights wouldn't come on. It needed new skins and after 8 years and 127,000 miles, it was time to bid it farewell. it also had an intermittent "burning smell." I blew a head gasket at 93,000 and fixed that. It also ate alternators.
I inherited a 1993 Buick Roadmaster with 80,000 miles on it from my father. That is my current daily driver. I had many great times in the Marauder, and it will always hold a special place in my heart. I most enjoyed playing undercover cop. People would get out of my way when they saw me coming.

Thanks for all the advice and entertainment I got from this site.
John

[PonyUP]

MM.net members,
Thanks for 8 years of information and enjoyment reading your posts about these wonderful cars we have fallen in love with. I said goodbye to my black 2003 A Mercury Marauder a couple weeks ago. It was my daily driver in all kinds of weather. I traded it back to the dealership that I bought it from new for a low mileage 04 Navigator. Sadly....the Marauder had some issues and was going to bankrupt me. The A/C shot cold air out the defrost or floor...rarely from the dash vents. The power locks worked once in a while, but the kicker was when the headlights wouldn't come on. It needed new skins and after 8 years and 127,000 miles, it was time to bid it farewell. it also had an intermittent "burning smell." I blew a head gasket at 93,000 and fixed that. It also ate alternators.
I inherited a 1993 Buick Roadmaster with 80,000 miles on it from my father. That is my current daily driver. I had many great times in the Marauder, and it will always hold a special place in my heart. I most enjoyed playing undercover cop. People would get out of my way when they saw me coming.

Thanks for all the advice and entertainment I got from this site.
John

Sorry for your loss, but 8 years is a good run.

FWIW the air conditioning and headlight problems are common occurrences on these cars and both coulda been fixed permanently for a couple hundred bucks.

Good luck with the Nav

[fastblackmerc]

What he said.....

The problems you had could have been easily fixed.

[mcgyver59]

About 15 dollars in repairs if you did them yourself. Best of luck with the new ride.:up:

[MeanMachine]

About 15 dollars in repairs if you did them yourself. Best of luck with the new ride.:up:

haha, I would expect that response with a screenname like that...

[JUST 1BULLITT]

Yeah, SORRY to hear you leaving us; I was IN your area of KCMO there by "Hallmark cards" too! (I NEVER saw other MM's on the road in that entire KC area usually...HOPE yours winds up in a good home!)

GOOD Luck w/ the Navi -- they have their problems and gremlins too. 8 years was a great run though! "Never Say Never" Stay on the forum and you might find a better MM someday and get right back in with us! :cool: :D

[yjmud]

enjoy all the same problems on the navigator