Is this guy a true Marauder Lover ?

[Motorhead350]

That was me you were yelling are you jerk!

[TiTo35]

My friend called me yesterday and said...YOUR CAR IS SO DIRTY!!! My reply was...well why didnt you wash it then?!?

There comes a time when my car will be dirty...but hey its a black car...then there are time it can be DIRTY...I refuse to go to a carwash, detailers cost and sometimes I dont have the time to clean. So, damn Damien...why you didnt just tell him it would be nice this week and get out there and clean her up so he can meet up wit the CAMers thursday or friday...

[Dr Caleb]

I hate driving my car (or truck) when it's dirty - but I still have to drive it to the car wash first.

[Blackened300a]

One winter my Marauder looked white and I still love the car. Its whats under the dirt that matters!

[sd8683]

I pay 30 bucks a month for unlimited car washes so my car is clean about 90% of the time, and almost every Saturday morning I usually hand wash it, but I would never bit** someone out for having a dirty car.

[justbob]

Mine rarely gets dirty anymore. However the first year i owned it i drove to work every monday and parked in the adjacent corn field. My boss owned the field and threw a very small amount of rock down for traction in the snow and mud. There she would sit till friday collecting everything chicago could throw at her while i had the work truck at home in the garage. Atleast she didn't see too much salt. That being said every friday after work i would have to drive about 10 miles between my shop and the car wash and cringed at the thought of being seen. Now the wife hates the fact that if its raining then there is a 95% chance that her car is the one going out.

[Ms. Denmark]

My BLUE is dirty 6 out of the 7 days in a week.
The smile I get from enjoying it far outweighs its cleanliness.

Ditto for my Silver Birch. Love it but it's not a Garage Queen. It earns it's keep getting me safely where I need to be each day.....and keeps me smiling every mile.

[UncleLar]

cars get dirty, give the guy a break. he rolls down his window to talk to another owner, and all you do is berate him and drive off? sorry, thats just not cool

I agree,I drive a cement truck and when I was driving mine to work it got drops of cement on it,not to mention some of the most horrendous and destructive dust all over it along with slurry under it on the chassis,rocker panels,quarter panels,wheels,tires and inner wheel wells.If you saw it on my way home from work you'd have thought I didn't give a damn about it.I do love it and love driving it,so I bought a 2002 CVPI P71 for a work car so I don't ruin my MM.
Although I've been able to clean the exterior back up pretty nicely I haven't been able to get it cleaned up under the hood as it was a year round daily driver here for years before I got it and the salt corroded all the bare aluminum and I still have to get all the crud from work cleaned off.
Ask Motorhead350,justbob or takedown,they've seen it with the hood opened (very briefly).
Until I can afford a spare timing chain cover and valve covers and a few other parts to send out to get silver powder coated and installed it's gonna break my heart every time I pop the hood. But for now,time,money and circumstances prevent it.It will NEVER be a show car,it'll still have scratches and nicks and look driven,cause it has been and always will be and to me first and foremost that's what a car is for.

[jvillerauder]

im new to this site and a new owner of a beautiful 2004 mercury marauder black paint.I have owned this car for one week and I have changed the oil twice(the first time i did a oil flush)and after a 700 mile trip i changed it again.Ive flushed the transmission and changed the filter,changed the fuel filter,and changed the air filter.I have washed the car 4 times and waxed it,polished the rims with chrome polish.The seats have been cleaned and conditioned.Also the ac duct have been cleaned with a deoderizer and mildew remover.People give me strange looks at my obsessive ways I take care of my car but what can i sayITS A MARAUDER!!!!!!!!!!!I LOVE THIS CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gmtech]

My BLUE is dirty 6 out of the 7 days in a week.
The smile I get from enjoying it far outweighs its cleanliness.

Agreed , only mine is black and looks like shat 15 minutes after its washed, but for what i pay each month you can bet i will drive it , dirty or not

[baltimoremm]

welcome to the site jvillerauder

[whd507]

im new to this site and a new owner of a beautiful 2004 mercury marauder black paint.I have owned this car for one week and I have changed the oil twice(the first time i did a oil flush)and after a 700 mile trip i changed it again.Ive flushed the transmission and changed the filter,changed the fuel filter,and changed the air filter.I have washed the car 4 times and waxed it,polished the rims with chrome polish.The seats have been cleaned and conditioned.Also the ac duct have been cleaned with a deoderizer and mildew remover.People give me strange looks at my obsessive ways I take care of my car but what can i sayITS A MARAUDER!!!!!!!!!!!I LOVE THIS CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WELCOME to the site!! you are justified to be proud and even a bit obsessive, its a sign of good mental health. stick around and learn what you can, and pitch in when you can. enjoy the car, you are correct to be obsessive!

[RF Overlord]

It makes me cry to know I have to go home and wash it all over again, and somedays I'm too depressed to do it.

I know just what you mean. I love the way my front lawn looks after it's mowed, but I hate mowing it.

Maybe I should start washing the lawn and mowing the car...

[bigbillybbs]

Ill be honest at this moment in time my car looks like ****..
She is so dirty it is disgusting. I refuse to bring her to a car wash and my schedule has been so crazy the only time I have to wash her is at midnight with a spot light.
But under all the dirt and crap there is a very thick coat of wax.
When I get time she will be nice and spotless again..
The guy probably hasn’t had time to clean his baby…!

[Bluerauder]

But to be honest, even when it is dirty, my MM looks much better than all those Toyotas, Hondas, Nissans, Hyundias, etc that I see on the road every day. Much Better!!! .... and that is what counts.

Dirty, Yes. But never Filthy.