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    Stop making Marauders?

    Why did they stop making MM’s


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    Lot of reasons low sales, lack of colors, a change in Mercury's top management.

    Not enough HP, the list goes on!
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    My opinion- dealers were charging mark-up over the full retail of the car. This hurt sales after year one. There was a planned 3-year run and year 2 was only a little over 3k cars, and I think that lagging sales in year 2 stopped the parade. Too bad, year 3 had a planned offering of a white one
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    In a nutshell, nobody wanted them.

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    The Ford Family owners decided the future of the company was in smaller FWD fuel efficient platforms.

    The performance model would be limited to the Mustang.

    That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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    Simple....not enough sold in 2003 and 2004.
    Look at how many Impala SSs sold vs Marauders.
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    Price + Supply > Demand.

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    They still make them, they just now have arms;
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mook4949 View Post
    Why did they stop making MM’s


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    because everyone wanted one
    Those were the days.........

    DANG THEY'RE CUTE!!!!!!
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    They didn't sell, poor marketing, overpriced..Target price was to be $29,995 but some influential TX dealers talked the head honcho into charging $5k more.
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    The old hag running Mercury didn't want it.
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    The purpose was to get some younger than Old Old traffic in the show room.
    1/4 Mile Time 11.542 @ 121.19 MPH
    195,000 Miles & 275+ Runs Down the 1,320’
    541.57 RWHP & 476.64 RWTQ on DynoJet
    Tuned by Aric at Injected Engineering
    Vortech Super Charger V-2 “T” Trim, 19 PSI
    8 Rib Belt, Innovators West 10% Overdrive Dampner
    Air to Air Intercooler, Mini-race Bypass
    Ford Cobra Remanufactured Long Block
    Snow Performance Water-Methanol Injection
    Kooks Headers & X Pipe
    GT MAF, 60lb injectors, Dash 8, Aero Rails, Twin Ford GT Pumps,
    Kinsler Fuel Filter, Kenne Bell Boost-A-Pump
    Monroe Sensatrac, Metco Control Arms, Addco Rear Sway Bar
    31 Ford Spline Axles & Detroit Truetrac, 4:10 Ford Racing Gears
    Dynotech MMC Driveshaft
    A-1 Performance Trans, Forced Tailshaft Lube, Carbon Clutches
    3,500 RPM Stall Precision Industries Torque Converter
    B&M Deep Finned Trans Pan
    AeroForce Scan Gauges , Auto Meter Oil, Fuel & Boost Gauges
    Kenny Brown Dead Pedal, 35% Tint, Silver Star Head Lights
    AutoPage Alarm RS-727LCD, Boston Acoustic NX87

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    If you advertise it, they will come.

    See Coca Cola, Apple, Budweiser, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RubberCtyRauder View Post
    They didn't sell, poor marketing, overpriced..Target price was to be $29,995 but some influential TX dealers talked the head honcho into charging $5k more.
    Yeah. Now that it was at 35k it was directly competing against bmw 3s, etc. A fight it couldn't win. Mine sat on the lot of 8 months and I got it for 27,500 brand new. That felt right to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tbone View Post
    If you advertise it, they will come.

    See Coca Cola, Apple, Budweiser, etc.

    I'd like to have your first car - love that color
    Steven

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