Why did they stop making MM’s
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Why did they stop making MM’s
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Lot of reasons low sales, lack of colors, a change in Mercury's top management.
Not enough HP, the list goes on!
Member # 383.
2003 Marauder Black.
Build 8/13/02
Launched 9/28/02
Sold May 16, 2018
#3,646 of 7,839 black '03
1995 Ford F-150. Mark III 2wd, reg. cab
2011 F-150 Lariat crew cab 4X4 3.5 L twin turbo Ecoboost
Fate rarely call upon us at a monent of our choosing.
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My opinion- dealers were charging mark-up over the full retail of the car. This hurt sales after year one. There was a planned 3-year run and year 2 was only a little over 3k cars, and I think that lagging sales in year 2 stopped the parade. Too bad, year 3 had a planned offering of a white one
2004 Silver Birch Marauder with Moon Roof
997 in Silver Birch
448 with light flint interior
304 with heated seats
336 with sunroof
In a nutshell, nobody wanted them.
The Ford Family owners decided the future of the company was in smaller FWD fuel efficient platforms.
The performance model would be limited to the Mustang.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Simple....not enough sold in 2003 and 2004.
Look at how many Impala SSs sold vs Marauders.
2020 Ford Ranger STX DFI Turbo 2.3L 10 speed Auto
2017 Ford Fusion Sport DFI Twin Turbo 2.7L V6 6 speed Auto (14.000 ET bone stock in 82 degree heat)
1985 Mustang GT 5.0 Hatchback 4bbl 5 speed manual (525 HP 363 Dart block/AFR heads with Magnum 6 speed in the works)
1984 Mustang GT 2.3 Turbo Convertible FI. 5 speed manual
1966 427 Cobra (ERA) 468 all Aluminum FE 2x4bbl 5 speed manual
SOLD : 2003 Mercury Marauder FI. 4 speed Auto
w/Crower Cams & Springs, +1mm SS valves, mild port job on the cylinder heads.
Extrude honed intake w/PHP spacer.
Kooks Headers w/2.5" High Flow Cats & X-Pipe, Magnaflow mufflers, OEM tailpipes w/Megs Tips
B&M Trans cooler w/fan, Level 10 Shift Kit, Art Carr Hughes Deep Sump Trans Pan,
SVO Rearend Girdle, Redline Gear lube; OEM 3.55s
'Real Gauges' + matching Trans Temp, Oil Temp, Water Temp, Fuel Pressure, Vacuum/Boost Gauge
Built: 10/15/02 Bought: 12/16/02 Sold: 10/15/18
Price + Supply > Demand.
2003 MM 300A
#738 of 7,838 BLK
Build date: 6/6/2002
Adopted: 2/05/2013
MODS:
Metco control arms, Addco sway bars, TCE brake lines, Gatorback belt, remote start, underbody lights, custom doorsills. Black with custom silver hood stripes (S-55 theme)
2004 CV LX SPORT
ALL BLACK, 6 DISC, TUNED MZT
Adopted on12/09/18 from chief455
COMING SOON-Trilogy #005 THANKS CWright-
I am afraid you have awakened a sleeping Giant
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forum...=view&id=14156
BIG BIG thanks to the GOD of marauder parts ( Darren) I am the 1st winner of Darren bag of fun give-away
They still make them, they just now have arms;
1/4 Mile Time 11.542 @ 121.19 MPH
195,000 Miles & 275+ Runs Down the 1,320’
541.57 RWHP & 476.64 RWTQ on DynoJet
Tuned by Aric at Injected Engineering
Vortech Super Charger V-2 “T” Trim, 19 PSI
8 Rib Belt, Innovators West 10% Overdrive Dampner
Air to Air Intercooler, Mini-race Bypass
Ford Cobra Remanufactured Long Block
Snow Performance Water-Methanol Injection
Kooks Headers & X Pipe
GT MAF, 60lb injectors, Dash 8, Aero Rails, Twin Ford GT Pumps,
Kinsler Fuel Filter, Kenne Bell Boost-A-Pump
Monroe Sensatrac, Metco Control Arms, Addco Rear Sway Bar
31 Ford Spline Axles & Detroit Truetrac, 4:10 Ford Racing Gears
Dynotech MMC Driveshaft
A-1 Performance Trans, Forced Tailshaft Lube, Carbon Clutches
3,500 RPM Stall Precision Industries Torque Converter
B&M Deep Finned Trans Pan
AeroForce Scan Gauges , Auto Meter Oil, Fuel & Boost Gauges
Kenny Brown Dead Pedal, 35% Tint, Silver Star Head Lights
AutoPage Alarm RS-727LCD, Boston Acoustic NX87
They didn't sell, poor marketing, overpriced..Target price was to be $29,995 but some influential TX dealers talked the head honcho into charging $5k more.
2004 SB Ported Trilogy 48
Has supporting mods and stuff
Thanks to Marty O for his help in updating this car.
R.I.P.
Rex "SC Cheesehead"
Last edited by the fat bastid; 07-23-2020 at 07:32 PM. Reason: clarity
"Come to me, Superman! I defy you! Come and kneel before Zod! Zod! "
Mine sat on the lot 21 months! It was an ‘03 delivered around the beginning of November 2002 and it was the first week in August of ‘04 when I picked it up.
They had it listed as a GM, and the sales manager had put 300 miles on it using it for a daily driver. They had no idea what to do with it. It also had a couple of scratches and paint issues they fixed. I got it for $24k base. Out the door with all taxes and fees, $27,100 cash. About the only good deal I ever managed in my life, as I generally suck at negotiating.
As much as I loved it I don’t think I would have paid the $34,900 they were asking. As soon as I bought it outright the “not a problem!” sales guy vanished, and it was like pulling teeth to get them to fix anything he had committed to on behalf of the dealership.
FYI, I heard somewhere that the plan at Ford was to sell 19,000 units per year for at least 3 years, then come out with a manual transmission convertible model. That would have been awesome.
(Don’t know if that’s BS or not, but I read it here somewhere so it must be true. )
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Last edited by Svashtar; 10-13-2017 at 06:12 PM.
2003 black pre-decontented 300B #5886 of 7838; Born on 10/31/02
MartyO tune, 4:10's, T/A stud & girdle, MMX shaft+DS loop, Metco control arms, Quickor RSB, Addco FSB, Megs delete tips, Granatelli solid coil connectors, NGK plugs & LP 170 stat, DR rear engine cooling mod, PI 3000 TC, Level II tranny, Art Carr deep pan, Steeda pullies/billet caps, billet door locks, Ford Racing oil cap / polished coil covers, PHP CAK & Metco carbon fiber intake, DG Motorsports CF radiator cover, Fumoto oil drain valve, oil deflector, real Autometer gauges, ScanGauge II, Weatherflectors, underbody lighting kit, Zack chrome grill, OEM spoiler & door edge guards, KB dead pedal, Dynopro aluminum sills & pedals, Viper alarm w/ remote start, MM fender badges, red painted calipers, SS inserts, Silverstar Ultras, hood bumpers, 35% tints, Gorilla lug nuts, MM valve caps, Pro-Guard, DD trunk lid liner, CM UHI kit, CM Godshead rear & steering wheel badges, S-55 badge, FilterMag, MM trunk bib, ported sub-woofer.
The Blackbird
Trilogy #61
Driveway Queen
The Spruce Goose
2004 Grand Marquis LS Limited Edition
Daily Driver
The old hag running Mercury didn't want it.
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'04 Marauder #357 of 3213 - Built and Eaton swapped - "MERCD"
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