Someone noticed us!
Not a bad summary article and well researched.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/2003-04-mercury-marauder/
"Marauders lingered on dealer lots, potentially cross-shopped with new-for-’05 Gen III Hemi-equipped Chrysler 300s and Dodge Chargers, as well as the 2004-’06 Pontiac GTO. But many ultimately landed, appropriately, in enthusiast hands, like those owners who frequent the mercurymarauder.net forum, where collector-quality cars trade hands."