300A vs. 300B AND 2003 vs. 2004

[Professor]

How are they different. Do they have different equipment?

[CBT]

The blue 2003's are faster, due to the extremely thin paint job...

[fastblackmerc]

Most 2003 MM's will have:

Remote fuel door release
Fullsize spare
Clock in the dash between the radio and HVAC control head
Automatic parking brake release
Map pockets in the front of the seats

2003 Options:
Trunk mounted 6-CD changer
Spoiler (dealer installed)
Trunk organizer (dealer installed)

2003 Colors
Black (exterior)
Blue (exterior)
Dark charcoal (interior)
Light flint (interior)

2004:
NO Remote fuel door release
NO Fullsize spare
NO Clock in the dash between the radio and HVAC control head) intergrated into the radio
NO Automatic parking brake release
NO Map pockets in the front of the seats
Traction control
Mini spare

2004 Options:
Heated seats
Trunk mounted 6-CD changer
Spoiler (dealer installed)
Trunk organizer (dealer installed)
Moonroof

2004 Colors
Black (exterior)
Dark Toreador Red (DTR) (exterior)
Silver Birch Metallic (SBM) (exterior)
Dark charcoal (interior)
Light flint (interior)

I may have missed something but that's about it.

[fastblackmerc]

Checkout this thread:

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forum...highlight=300a

This is the post that explaines it all:

Originally Posted by Blackened300a
This topic has been asked a million times, Since nobody likes using the search button I shall break this down and hopefully this will be the "go to" thread on this question that arises every month.

300A's were the first issue of Marauders they were all black and had the following equipment

Auto release fuel door
In-dash Clock
Map pockets in the front seats
Full size spare
Auto Release Parking brake
Windshield tint
Hood light
4R70W Transmission
Single engine knock sensor
Black Valve covers
2400 Stall convertor


Only options for the early 300A's were a trunk organizer and a 6 Disc CD changer.

300B's came out mid year and were offered in Black, Silver and Blue. They had less features then the 300A so they are considered "Decontented"
Differences on the 300B are...

Heated seats
Traction control
Manual fuel door
Mini Spare
Dot Matrix on upper portion of windshield
Aluminum Valve covers
No map pockets
Clock in radio
No Hood Light
Dual Engine Knock Sensors
2700 Stall convertor

Options were 6 Disc CD changer, Rear Spoiler, Sunroof, and Trunk organizer.

Some mid production year Marauders have been found to have a little bit of the 300A and 300B features combined.

2004 Marauders were offered in Black, Silver, DTR which replaced Blue and the addition of the 4R75W transmission

I may have forgotten something so feel free to chime in.
Maybe we can save useless threads about questions we answered a million times over.

[CBT]

Maybe we can save useless threads about questions we answered a million times over.

....ouch....

[1of327]

Checkout this thread:

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forum...highlight=300a

This is the post that explaines it all:

Originally Posted by Blackened300a
This topic has been asked a million times, Since nobody likes using the search button I shall break this down and hopefully this will be the "go to" thread on this question that arises every month.

300A's were the first issue of Marauders they were all black and had the following equipment

Auto release fuel door
In-dash Clock
Map pockets in the front seats
Full size spare
Auto Release Parking brake
Windshield tint
Hood light
4R70W Transmission
Single engine knock sensor
Black Valve covers
2400 Stall convertor


Only options for the early 300A's were a trunk organizer and a 6 Disc CD changer.

300B's came out mid year and were offered in Black, Silver and Blue. They had less features then the 300A so they are considered "Decontented"
Differences on the 300B are...

Heated seats
Traction control
Manual fuel door
Mini Spare
Dot Matrix on upper portion of windshield
Aluminum Valve covers
No map pockets
Clock in radio
No Hood Light
Dual Engine Knock Sensors
2700 Stall convertor

Options were 6 Disc CD changer, Rear Spoiler, Sunroof, and Trunk organizer.

Some mid production year Marauders have been found to have a little bit of the 300A and 300B features combined.

2004 Marauders were offered in Black, Silver, DTR which replaced Blue and the addition of the 4R75W transmission

I may have forgotten something so feel free to chime in.
Maybe we can save useless threads about questions we answered a million times over.

Very well explained....I feel like I learned something today.

[CRUZTAKER]

Very well explained....I feel like I learned something today.

Three years ago?

Comon Pro...the SEARCH IS YOUR FRIEND!

[Bluerauder]

2003 Colors
Black (exterior)
Blue (exterior)
Dark charcoal (interior)
Light flint (interior)

2004 Colors
Black (exterior)
Dark Toreador Red (DTR) (exterior)
Silver Birch Metallic (SBM) (exterior)
Dark charcoal (interior)
Light flint (interior)

I may have missed something but that's about it.

Silver Birch was also offered in 2003 (417 of them in '03)

[Professor]

For the record. I did use the search. But searching 2003 vs. 2004 or 300A vs 300B pulls up hundreds of posts. Seems to me that since this is a forum where people enjoy talking about their cars that someone would be willing to either answer the question or post a link to the thread that does. That's exactly what happened. Thanks.

[Blackened300a]

it seems that this question is asked way too often, I tried to make it a sticky but it failed lol

[Aren Jay]

And Canadian Market Marauder differ slightly from the USA Market ones.

Canadian Marauders 2003 300A's have traction control.

Also 2004's did not have the sunglass holders on the roof.
(mine doesn't) It does have the compass and garage door openers x3 (homelink).

Probably a few other differences too.

[fastblackmerc]

And Canadian Market Marauder differ slightly from the USA Market ones.

Canadian Marauders 2003 300A's have traction control.

Also 2004's did not have the sunglass holders on the roof.
(mine doesn't) It does have the compass and garage door openers x3 (homelink).

Probably a few other differences too.

No sunglass holder because the overhead console was shortened so the moonroof could be added.

[Jolly Roger]

The blue 2003's are faster, due to the extremely thin paint job...

Black 04's were faster because of the dual knock sensors,
and the elimenation of the underhood light which saved weight.