03calitejas
03-05-2012, 07:49 PM
Hi Folks. Sorry to have been absent for many months but was dealing with family health issues which just didn't go the way I prayed they would and now I have funeral expenses to deal with.
I bought the car from the original owner in California who is a trusted long time friend. He bought her new as his company car and I purchased it after he rolled up 100K on it. He is the quality director for the company and is a car nut so it was perfectly maintained and stock up until then. The mods I have listed were built to add a little performance but also to make it reliable and bullet proof (after some wise counseling from Dennis).
The car has never been wrecked or damaged in any way other than me busting the thin part of the lower valance on a wooden garden retaining thingy when I backed out of my driveway. I have it held together with 2 large washers and a small black nut and bolt which you cant see but it can easily be mended by someone at a body shop, cheaply I would think.
The car has no major dings and a bit of the paint blister/chipping in the hood and trunk but over the time I've owned the car I've used a dab of touch up paint here and there on them. One scratch on the rear driver's door also has touch up paint on it. The car isn't a show car but the paint is very very nice overall.
Interior leather has one small poke hole (pencil sized) right where a pencil in your back pocket would poke it. Not noticeable to anyone but the idiot that did it (me). The Marauder carpets are there but worn from 150K of driving.
Car has never been abused but has been drag raced about 25 passes worth and has toasted a few cars light to light. It was professionally dyno-tuned at HPP in Dallas after the mods and I have the printouts showing what was done and the increased HP and torque. I auto-crossed it once here and had a blast but didn't harm it. The car does not ever go out of the garage here in the winter months so there are no rust or salt corrosion issues.
I have the original air box as well as the original springs. I also have 2 of the unpolished MM rims with worn Nittos that I kept for playtime. The front tires are the stock Goodriches that have good tread but worn a bit more at the inside and the rears are Eagle F1 255/55ZR's with enough rubber for another season or two. I have new in the box FPP 3.55 gears and also new in box FPP 2.73's (was pondering land speed runs at one point when I lived in cali)). I also have the underdrive pulleys still in the box waiting for installation. The tranny was overhauled last year and the synchro ring that was rated at 5600 rpm was replaced with the higher rpm performance piece (7k rpm I think) to handle the 6500 rpm shifts at WOT. I replaced the side markers with rock auto replacements that look great and I've polished the headlight covers a couple times with Meguiars "PlastX" although they could stand to be replaced at some point. Everything else in the car works well and the car is a reliable daily driver.
I may be open to an interesting partial trade car worth about 3K plus 5K cash (otherwise the $8K for the car with no trade). I live in Fargo (yeah...ick) and any trade would end up being a driver for me or wife. Not interested in a trade car with a V8.
I will get around to posting pics if requested or emailing them to anyone interested but it is a black Marauder that is lowered about 2 inches on Eibach springs and looks pretty much like the other lowered front MM's here. I can work with anyone interested in meeting somewhere mutually convenient but I prefer Chicago as I have family there and need to revisit there soon anyway.
I am not trying to nit pick the car but I am being totally open about any problems that I know of. The Marauder is my favorite car to own and drive and when things are back on track in my life I will be back here to get another. Any feedback as far as my asking price is welcomed also.
You can reply here if you like or call me on my cell phone in the evenings up til about 10PM Central time
Thanks
John (512) 470-4033
I bought the car from the original owner in California who is a trusted long time friend. He bought her new as his company car and I purchased it after he rolled up 100K on it. He is the quality director for the company and is a car nut so it was perfectly maintained and stock up until then. The mods I have listed were built to add a little performance but also to make it reliable and bullet proof (after some wise counseling from Dennis).
The car has never been wrecked or damaged in any way other than me busting the thin part of the lower valance on a wooden garden retaining thingy when I backed out of my driveway. I have it held together with 2 large washers and a small black nut and bolt which you cant see but it can easily be mended by someone at a body shop, cheaply I would think.
The car has no major dings and a bit of the paint blister/chipping in the hood and trunk but over the time I've owned the car I've used a dab of touch up paint here and there on them. One scratch on the rear driver's door also has touch up paint on it. The car isn't a show car but the paint is very very nice overall.
Interior leather has one small poke hole (pencil sized) right where a pencil in your back pocket would poke it. Not noticeable to anyone but the idiot that did it (me). The Marauder carpets are there but worn from 150K of driving.
Car has never been abused but has been drag raced about 25 passes worth and has toasted a few cars light to light. It was professionally dyno-tuned at HPP in Dallas after the mods and I have the printouts showing what was done and the increased HP and torque. I auto-crossed it once here and had a blast but didn't harm it. The car does not ever go out of the garage here in the winter months so there are no rust or salt corrosion issues.
I have the original air box as well as the original springs. I also have 2 of the unpolished MM rims with worn Nittos that I kept for playtime. The front tires are the stock Goodriches that have good tread but worn a bit more at the inside and the rears are Eagle F1 255/55ZR's with enough rubber for another season or two. I have new in the box FPP 3.55 gears and also new in box FPP 2.73's (was pondering land speed runs at one point when I lived in cali)). I also have the underdrive pulleys still in the box waiting for installation. The tranny was overhauled last year and the synchro ring that was rated at 5600 rpm was replaced with the higher rpm performance piece (7k rpm I think) to handle the 6500 rpm shifts at WOT. I replaced the side markers with rock auto replacements that look great and I've polished the headlight covers a couple times with Meguiars "PlastX" although they could stand to be replaced at some point. Everything else in the car works well and the car is a reliable daily driver.
I may be open to an interesting partial trade car worth about 3K plus 5K cash (otherwise the $8K for the car with no trade). I live in Fargo (yeah...ick) and any trade would end up being a driver for me or wife. Not interested in a trade car with a V8.
I will get around to posting pics if requested or emailing them to anyone interested but it is a black Marauder that is lowered about 2 inches on Eibach springs and looks pretty much like the other lowered front MM's here. I can work with anyone interested in meeting somewhere mutually convenient but I prefer Chicago as I have family there and need to revisit there soon anyway.
I am not trying to nit pick the car but I am being totally open about any problems that I know of. The Marauder is my favorite car to own and drive and when things are back on track in my life I will be back here to get another. Any feedback as far as my asking price is welcomed also.
You can reply here if you like or call me on my cell phone in the evenings up til about 10PM Central time
Thanks
John (512) 470-4033