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Thread: Should I sell my car as a whole or should I part it out?

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    Should I sell my car as a whole or should I part it out?

    I own the worst Marauder that has ever existed. It is way more trouble than it's worth and I just want to get rid of it. Here is the shape of the car:

    The good (believe me there is not much to put here):
    -The transmission was recently rebuilt
    -The alternator was replaced with a new one (I still have the old one and it's an original part)
    -The engine needs a degreasing but other than that only has a few leaks (one around the PCP valve and the other around the drain plug)
    -The leather seats were replaced with another kind of material. I'm told it's ostrich
    -The battery was recently replaced
    -No suspension issues other than rust
    -It has a new ECM and passed emissions two months ago (The check engine light is on now however due to a misfire in Cylinder 4)
    -While it has had a recent (although horribly amateur) paint job the original color of the car was silver (The exterior code is JP)
    -It's a 2004
    -It has a spoiler and, surprisingly, the trunk is original

    The bad:
    -There are only three original tires. The fourth tire on the car as of now is the full sized spare that came with the car. One of the three original tires has a bent rim and as of now that tire is shredded.
    -The front end is horrible. The front bumper is from a Grand Marquis and it's in horrible condition.
    -The front grille is also from a Grand Marquis. It's in good condition
    -According to a sticker on the underside of the hood it's from a Crown Vic
    -The sunroof button panel is taped on as it kept falling off
    -One of the front headlights is from a Grand Marquis. All other lights are original
    -The shifter is functional but in two pieces
    -A piece under the glove box fell off so a bulb attached to some wire currently rests on the ground
    -There is no radio and the antenna wire has been cut
    -The mirrors are glued on
    -The back bumper is intact but has a crack on the bottom right side right near the exhaust.
    -The coil pack will need to be replaced soon
    -Needs a power steering pump
    -One of the center caps was so loose I just took it off. I still have it
    -The exhaust pipes are not aligned
    -The tires need to be replaced
    Last edited by Maimed Marauder; 04-03-2017 at 08:23 AM.

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    Parting out is a lot of work, packing and shipping so parts are not damaged, but the parts are worth more than the whole a lot of times. Depends on how quick you want to be rid of it.

    Zack...you were looking for a silver, but maybe not quite this amount of work?
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    I just want the most amount of money I can get for it. If parting out will get me more money than I might go that route.

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    Just sell it
    The twins2.3 whipple/aluminatorVortech V-2 lots of goodies

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    03 DBP Dark Charcoal #232
    03 Silver Birch 300b Light Flint Going to fix er up
    03 Black 300a
    04 Silver Birch Dark Charcoal moonroof in the works

    04 Heaton Swapped DTR
    Joe's Wrecked DTR rebuild thread

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    How much do you think it's worth?

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    Pictures please

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maimed Marauder View Post
    How much do you think it's worth?


    Without pictures and a location, $8.


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    So will $500.00 buy it? What amount are you thinking?
    The twins2.3 whipple/aluminatorVortech V-2 lots of goodies

    Current marauders
    04 DTR totaled JUST NOW starting to part out 7-21-2021 https://youtu.be/REUxjP1BVpg

    04 Silver Birch Dark Charcoal Hardtop Whipple Supercharger
    04 Silver Birch Dark Charcoal Hardtop V2 Supercharger
    04 Silver Birch Dark Charcoal Converted
    03 DBP Light Flint #122
    03 DBP Dark Charcoal #232
    03 Silver Birch 300b Light Flint Going to fix er up
    03 Black 300a
    04 Silver Birch Dark Charcoal moonroof in the works

    04 Heaton Swapped DTR
    Joe's Wrecked DTR rebuild thread

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    $500 and everyone is a player. Zack needs this car.
    I LOVE Jerry's bar, it's my kinda place...........






    When you are dead, you don’t know you are dead. It is difficult only for others. It is the same way when you are stupid.

    "Chuck Norris built my stock longblock. It runs on the tears of small children and makes 10,000 hp. He said it's his 'street version' "


    Trilogy # 192 / T.S. 0012

    BOOST GETS YOU FELONY STOPPED!!!





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    Doesn't sound like the car was the worst that ever existed, more like the owners..


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    Ostrich seats... just what I always wanted.
    Thanks to Darrin @ BC Automotive:
    $1800 and it was worse than when he started!

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    Now 751/617 3.4L Whipple on 5.3 Boss5.0 iron big bore stroker

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    Post some pictures...

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    Sell it, the time taking it apart won't add up to anything that seems worth while

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    those pictures make me sad.
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