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    My Marauder's Birthday

    So...in a couple of days, I will have had my Marauder 18 years! Got mine June 2 2002. It is still my daily drive with about 154,000 miles on it. Still going strong, looking good and loads of fun to drive!
    2003 Mercury Marauder
    2007 Mercury Mariner Premier 4WD V6
    2008 Mercury Sable Premier
    2002 Mercury Sable LS (Sold)
    1998 Ford Contour Sport (Sold)
    1997 Mercury Cougar XR7 (Scrapped)
    1997 Mercury Villager Nautica (Sold)
    2003 Mazda Protege5 (Sold)

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    Happy birthday and many more smiles per miles!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesHecker View Post
    So...in a couple of days, I will have had my Marauder 18 years! Got mine June 2 2002. It is still my daily drive with about 154,000 miles on it. Still going strong, looking good and loads of fun to drive!
    A 4PP car?
    1963 Marauder S-55, Super Marauder 406
    Only factory 406 powered Marauder, and earliest built Marauder documented to still exist.
    https://sites.google.com/a/wmich.edu/supermarauder/
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    First retailed 2003 Marauder
    Bought 6 June 2002
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    Quote Originally Posted by kirk View Post
    A 4PP car?
    I was thinking the same thing. What # do you have, if you know?

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    You would think I should know BUT 4PP car ? I hate getting old.

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    I've owned mine since June of 2003. I purchased it used with 7500 miles. It now has 123K miles. I drive mine just about every day. Short 22 mile round trip drive to work each day. It's got a little rust here and there. A member here thought mine was a Mercury Regional or District manger car since it had a Michigan title. OASIS showed all service work done at a Ford dealer in Dallas, TX.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jflave View Post
    You would think I should know BUT 4PP car ? I hate getting old.
    My car, sold June 6, 2002, has been documented as the first "retailed" 2003 Marauder sold (first regular production car sold). That being said, I know at least one 4PP (pre-production) car was sold by a dealer prior to my sale. The owner of that car has since sold it (I forget who). Thus my question.
    1963 Marauder S-55, Super Marauder 406
    Only factory 406 powered Marauder, and earliest built Marauder documented to still exist.
    https://sites.google.com/a/wmich.edu/supermarauder/
    ______________________________ _____________

    First retailed 2003 Marauder
    Bought 6 June 2002
    #168

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    Quote Originally Posted by kirk View Post
    My car, sold June 6, 2002, has been documented as the first "retailed" 2003 Marauder sold (first regular production car sold). That being said, I know at least one 4PP (pre-production) car was sold by a dealer prior to my sale. The owner of that car has since sold it (I forget who). Thus my question.
    Thanks Kirk

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    I could not have told you what 4PP was either :-). All I can say is that I bought it from my Lincoln Mercury dealer in Santa Clarita California on June 2, 2002. I believe it to be the first one purchased in Southern California.
    2003 Mercury Marauder
    2007 Mercury Mariner Premier 4WD V6
    2008 Mercury Sable Premier
    2002 Mercury Sable LS (Sold)
    1998 Ford Contour Sport (Sold)
    1997 Mercury Cougar XR7 (Scrapped)
    1997 Mercury Villager Nautica (Sold)
    2003 Mazda Protege5 (Sold)

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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesHecker View Post
    I could not have told you what 4PP was either :-). All I can say is that I bought it from my Lincoln Mercury dealer in Santa Clarita California on June 2, 2002. I believe it to be the first one purchased in Southern California.
    Based on what I said above, I'm confident that if you look into it you will find you have one of the 24 pre-production cars (4PP), and have owned a 2003 Marauder longer than anyone else, including myself (damn it )
    1963 Marauder S-55, Super Marauder 406
    Only factory 406 powered Marauder, and earliest built Marauder documented to still exist.
    https://sites.google.com/a/wmich.edu/supermarauder/
    ______________________________ _____________

    First retailed 2003 Marauder
    Bought 6 June 2002
    #168

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    Don't Pre-production Marauders have a VIN that ends with 6000##?

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    Quote Originally Posted by WhatsUpDOHC View Post
    Don't Pre-production Marauders have a VIN that ends with 6000##?

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    You are correct
    1963 Marauder S-55, Super Marauder 406
    Only factory 406 powered Marauder, and earliest built Marauder documented to still exist.
    https://sites.google.com/a/wmich.edu/supermarauder/
    ______________________________ _____________

    First retailed 2003 Marauder
    Bought 6 June 2002
    #168

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    My VIN ends 61####
    2003 Mercury Marauder
    2007 Mercury Mariner Premier 4WD V6
    2008 Mercury Sable Premier
    2002 Mercury Sable LS (Sold)
    1998 Ford Contour Sport (Sold)
    1997 Mercury Cougar XR7 (Scrapped)
    1997 Mercury Villager Nautica (Sold)
    2003 Mazda Protege5 (Sold)

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    How would one "look into it"?
    2003 Mercury Marauder
    2007 Mercury Mariner Premier 4WD V6
    2008 Mercury Sable Premier
    2002 Mercury Sable LS (Sold)
    1998 Ford Contour Sport (Sold)
    1997 Mercury Cougar XR7 (Scrapped)
    1997 Mercury Villager Nautica (Sold)
    2003 Mazda Protege5 (Sold)

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    This doesn't make sense to me.

    If you want to see the sales document that Steve Babcock gave me (retail cars) follow this link and look at the bottom of the page https://sites.google.com/a/wmich.edu...rauder-history
    1963 Marauder S-55, Super Marauder 406
    Only factory 406 powered Marauder, and earliest built Marauder documented to still exist.
    https://sites.google.com/a/wmich.edu/supermarauder/
    ______________________________ _____________

    First retailed 2003 Marauder
    Bought 6 June 2002
    #168

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