junior
09-24-2013, 11:42 AM
I once had a 1969 Marauder X100, so when the new Marauders came out in 2003 I knew that I had to have one. After some due diligence I learned that they took a steep hit when they drove off the lot. I couldn't in good conscience buy one with that much immediate depreciation. One day after sitting on the sidelines and trolling the Marauder websitesI saw a TV documentary on the "Boy Racer" (2005 Mustang). Well, I ordered a white 2005 GT with help from BigSlims X-plan. After waiting six months I learned that my local dealer didn't have the necessary allotments for my order (damn I was pissed). I finally found one on the showroom floor in California and had it delivered up here to Seattle.
I had red stripes painted to match the boy racer and I was in hog heaven. Later that year my father got ill and it was necessary for me to transport him to and from the hospital. The first time he rode in it he grimaced all the way home...the stiff suspension was too much for him. A week later I got my first speeding ticket in 25 years and I wasn't even speeding. I took a picture to the judge and he stated that "that car looks like it's going 100mph standing still, but since you don't have any evidence to dispute the radar the ticket stands". Well as karma set in I sold the Mustang and renewed my search for a Marauder. I figured my dad would be more comfortable and surely nobody would ticket me in a cop car.
I found a DTR on autotrader in Ft. Collins Colorado with 13K on the clock and bought one-way tickets to Denver for my wife and I. We bought the Marauder and proceeded to drive it the 1300 miles home. We drove thru Buford Wyoming (hence my avatar) and were in Idaho (just outside Utah) and it was 70 outside at dusk and within 25 minutes the temperature dropped to 25 degrees with tumbleweeds blowing across the highway. It started snowing and we were in the nastiest blizzard I've ever been in and we were dressed for summer with no coats or anything. The wipers turned into clubs of ice and it was all we could do to keep the windshield defrosted. Well we made it home and I noticed the rear tires were bald...We were in a hurry and so excited to purchase the car that I failed to notice this minor detail. The Marauder's traction control kept us safe during that trip.
My father appreciated the fact that I had a more comfortable car to take him back and forth to the hospital. I then started my quest for mods (4.10's with girdle, Lidio tune, Resonator delete tips) and I was set for a while. Well my Pop passed away last year and I stopped driving the Marauder. I have four other cars and I just didn't want to put high mileage on the MM. I just happened to catch a thread on this site about someone fairly local that wanted a Marauder and I offered up the red sled. It's not a done deal yet, but when the new owner gets it I'm sure he'll have some stories to add to mine. I'll be sad to see her go, but glad that an enthusiast will take care of her. I'll let him chime in when he takes delivery.
:bigcry: :beer:
Ken (aka junior)
I had red stripes painted to match the boy racer and I was in hog heaven. Later that year my father got ill and it was necessary for me to transport him to and from the hospital. The first time he rode in it he grimaced all the way home...the stiff suspension was too much for him. A week later I got my first speeding ticket in 25 years and I wasn't even speeding. I took a picture to the judge and he stated that "that car looks like it's going 100mph standing still, but since you don't have any evidence to dispute the radar the ticket stands". Well as karma set in I sold the Mustang and renewed my search for a Marauder. I figured my dad would be more comfortable and surely nobody would ticket me in a cop car.
I found a DTR on autotrader in Ft. Collins Colorado with 13K on the clock and bought one-way tickets to Denver for my wife and I. We bought the Marauder and proceeded to drive it the 1300 miles home. We drove thru Buford Wyoming (hence my avatar) and were in Idaho (just outside Utah) and it was 70 outside at dusk and within 25 minutes the temperature dropped to 25 degrees with tumbleweeds blowing across the highway. It started snowing and we were in the nastiest blizzard I've ever been in and we were dressed for summer with no coats or anything. The wipers turned into clubs of ice and it was all we could do to keep the windshield defrosted. Well we made it home and I noticed the rear tires were bald...We were in a hurry and so excited to purchase the car that I failed to notice this minor detail. The Marauder's traction control kept us safe during that trip.
My father appreciated the fact that I had a more comfortable car to take him back and forth to the hospital. I then started my quest for mods (4.10's with girdle, Lidio tune, Resonator delete tips) and I was set for a while. Well my Pop passed away last year and I stopped driving the Marauder. I have four other cars and I just didn't want to put high mileage on the MM. I just happened to catch a thread on this site about someone fairly local that wanted a Marauder and I offered up the red sled. It's not a done deal yet, but when the new owner gets it I'm sure he'll have some stories to add to mine. I'll be sad to see her go, but glad that an enthusiast will take care of her. I'll let him chime in when he takes delivery.
:bigcry: :beer:
Ken (aka junior)