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Thread: Buy 2003 or 2004???

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    Buy 2003 or 2004???

    I am going to buy October 1.

    Something tells me that the 2003 will have a large rebate ($3,500) and the 2004 will not.

    Is it worth the $3,500 more to get the new transmission and tc?


    2004 BLACK MERCURY MARAUDER
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    Steeda Underdrive Pulleys
    Rear sway bar



    1969 GREEN MACH I MUSTANG GT
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    Art Carr TC
    Tranny shift kit
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    Probably not, since you can put in 4.10s and the Stallion TC for less than ½ that...
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    What is the color choice worth to you ?
    The so called performance changes are no big deal IMHO.

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    What is the color choice worth to you ?
    Color choice is worth nothing - I am going with Black.

    Another thing I am considering is the quality of the paint which might be better in 2004.


    2004 BLACK MERCURY MARAUDER
    SCT
    JLT Cold Air Induction
    PHP Intake Spacer
    Cobra Ported Manifolds
    Flowmaster 50's
    Magnaflow X-Pipe
    Stallion TC
    4:10's
    Steeda Underdrive Pulleys
    Rear sway bar



    1969 GREEN MACH I MUSTANG GT
    351 Windsor
    Shelby Cam
    Shelby Tri-Y headers
    Ported and polished heads
    10.5:1 Domed pistons/rods
    Balanced and blue-printed
    Offenhauser Intake
    NOS plummed under intake (8 fuel injectors, 8 NOS injectors)
    Art Carr TC
    Tranny shift kit
    Dual ignition with MSD
    3:90 Posi rear end
    Bought car when I was 16 and still have it

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    WolfeBros Guest
    Originally posted by Directedby
    Another thing I am considering is the quality of the paint which might be better in 2004.
    Now that sir is a worthy consideration. One can hope that it will be better. Good luck.

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    Check out the local dealer inventory and see if they have a leftover... (probably in the back of the lot).c$3,500 rebate is a lot of $$$'s.
    With a Dennis chip and 4.10's you should easily outperform a stock 2004....
    JohnnyB

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    FMC will probably wait and see how the 2004 MM sells before they offer any rebates. Poor sales = rebates. IMHO.
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    I saw something about a $4000 rebate right now
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    Originally posted by TripleTransAm
    An interesting side note: this isn't the same forum I used to post on for years, and I've been doing a lot of reading over the past 48 hours on both sites. Looks like there's been a serious splintering. I never thought it'd be possible for this to happen to a group of owners of a car model that sold no more than 14000 copies over 2 model years. Kind of scary, when thinking of the scale. Makes one think that maybe it'd be a good idea to do some introspection and think about what each of us needs to do to build a solid community, analyze what it is we're all honestly looking for by belonging to this community.

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    I could have gotten a $3500.00 rebate + $500.00 customer loyalty ( I have a beater '91 cougar). But I took the 0% financing instead.....FREE MONEY!!!! Whipee!!!!

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