I know quirky cars don't do as well for you as new cars in the metrics, but please never stop reviewing them. We love quirky cars.
@fyshfysh2 жыл бұрын
yeah 100%. this is way more interesting than another truck or SUV. i like this, it's definitely cool
@alexandreb.11012 жыл бұрын
True. Quirky cars made this channel. Stopping these videos to film more new cars would be like Porsche discontinuing the 911 because they sell more Cayennes
@wrgzm2 жыл бұрын
i absolutely agree!
@ianniles29982 жыл бұрын
I’m sure he will get a great price on cars and bids to help compensate! Best of both worlds for Doug, review stuff that you care about and diminish the financial losses on YT.
@bwofficial17762 жыл бұрын
For real, I'd rather watch a review of an old Saab than the newest most-limited-edition $3M Lamboclarenarri.
@JDelta872 жыл бұрын
The Marauder and Impala SS were two boats that I've always wanted to own. Some tint and a reasonable exhaust were all I wanted for them.
@toddadams84202 жыл бұрын
I second that emotion!! If ever there were two cars that looked perfect from the getgo it's those two
@josefgordon77122 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, dude, I just dropped the same comment. Two bad ass V-8 cruisers.
@malachiwhite3562 жыл бұрын
Had an Impala SS; was underpowered with the engine I had though.
@josefgordon77122 жыл бұрын
@@malachiwhite356 yeah, I would definitely want an LS upgrade
@jahimuddin23062 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@mr_cv_4152 жыл бұрын
I have to say I absolutely love my Marauder. Ive owned it since 2008. Yeah its not the fastest car on the road, never was. But it has a personality like no other. Love that its a car you dont see 100 times a day like other cars.
@garysmith84552 жыл бұрын
Excellent, so glad you realize what you have there. I have photos that I took at a local Merc. dealer when your car was introduced! Also, I bought my 1997 SHO 22 years ago, It has been in storage since 1999 To this day, still looks like a 2 year old used car ((O:
@AlexGray2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone ever notice or ask you about it?
@mr_cv_4152 жыл бұрын
@@AlexGray It used to just be older guys that noticed but as the years went by alot of younger people started owning them in my area. Surprisingly, people love to see it when I take it to shows. Lots of thumbs up driving around on the streets of SF too.
@coleman48402 жыл бұрын
If somebody gave me a choice of either a Ferrari or any car on the ford panther platform, I would take the latter any day
@bobcows61332 жыл бұрын
I get asked if it’s for sale every time I go to the gas station
@mr.fruitofthetank30862 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite quirks with this car that you forgot to mention, is that it has corner lights! In behind the turn signal, and they come on whenever you turn on the blinker on that side
@4sd4d2 жыл бұрын
I loved that feature so much when I had mine.
@mr.fruitofthetank30862 жыл бұрын
@@4sd4d It seriously came in handy for me, considering my windows were insanely tinted. Lol
@garysmith84552 жыл бұрын
....and that FULLY boxed frame !!
@robbyturbo1092 жыл бұрын
I love cornering lights!
@rickl.461 Жыл бұрын
I agree. It's a very thoughtful and practical feature. I don't normally use my signals in my neighborhood if there's no one in front of me or behind me, but I'll use them at night in case there's a small obstacle I want to avoid. A quirk of the corning lights is that you can illuminate them without actually initiating the turn signal. If you push the signal lever up or down ever so slightly, you can make only the light come on without the signal. I don't think it's intended to be used that way because it's kinda difficult to do. I'm surprised Doug didn't mention the cornering lights in this video, because he did mention them in his Lincoln Town Car video from 2019, and was very complimentary about them.
@281CubicInchesOfFreedom2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact about the jackets. These were optional with the purchase of the car, or can be purchased separately. The ones that came with the car read “Made exclusively for Mercury Marauder owners” The jackets purchased separately just read “Made exclusively for Mercury Marauder”. The Marauder seats also did have extra side bolstering compared to a regular Crown Vic or LX Sport.
@tommym62482 жыл бұрын
Were both versions of the jacket made in China like the one in the video?
@itsallgood61462 жыл бұрын
I love this car I drove it when I was in my early 2O’s a burn out loose control cool
@thecianinator2 жыл бұрын
6:42
@MMM180922 жыл бұрын
The Crown Vic had side bolstering? Never noticed that!
@Cemi_Mhikku2 жыл бұрын
@@MMM18092 I was just going to make a comment to this effect, lol. Some is in fact more than none at all, but implying that the Vic had any is wishful at best and lying at worst, lmfao.
@TheVaasalainen2 жыл бұрын
I always love when Doug comes with a video of some older car, I find especially American cars very interesting. Don't care about some 3 million dollar hypercars, this is the right stuff for me.
@bman_dc2 жыл бұрын
People only buy really expensive car’s to show off to others. A car is car, just gets you were you need to go.
@jahimuddin23062 жыл бұрын
@@bman_dc, Not everyone is into the same type of cars and not everyone wants cars to get from point a to b.
@Keith.M.Westra2 жыл бұрын
A fun quirk that is missed with the aftermarket stereo: since these cars (and CV/GM/TC) had a separate clock, the corporate Ford stereo which normally had a built in clock, had a jumper that prevented the clock from being shown. There was a “clock” button that would normally display the clock, so if you pressed it on this car, it would display “No Cl” for “No Clock” 😆
@ZGryphon2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they bothered, but I also think it's kind of nice. I've had a couple of cars with multiple clocks that never agreed; it was maddening.
@ChrisS-fh7zt2 жыл бұрын
2004's though did have that option and ability restored since it is only the 2003's that have the stand alone central clock.
@Lurch350Z2 жыл бұрын
I was in high school as a muscle car gear head when this car came out. Absolutely fell in love with it, and still love it today.
@Dave-dh7rt2 жыл бұрын
My grandma has a 2004 Maruader that has 7500 miles on it, its literally perfect. It still smells like a new car.
@mia1shooter2 жыл бұрын
Location?...is she interested in selling?
@buzzshavinutts88982 жыл бұрын
hang on to it....they don't make "real" cars anymore
@AfriqueNY2 жыл бұрын
Going to be worth a bag soon
@aliciaanderson26682 жыл бұрын
Dave would she be interested in selling?
@grovermayersjr80252 жыл бұрын
Don't sell it!! Keep it as long as possible!! She has to be getting all kinds offers for it!! I own a 2005 Grand Marquis LS Premium, with every option. It's in excellent condition and I get offers for it.
@anthony842 жыл бұрын
This was my high school dream car; I was 16 with these were being released. Ended up getting my first one; one of the red ones in 2013; followed by 2 blues! Ex-wife made sure they went away; hence one of the reasons why she’s an ex-wife… But now I have an all original, black 2003 sitting in my garage that comes out on special occasions.
@deathraydave2 жыл бұрын
Shame the blues are gone!
@KSE8282 жыл бұрын
Interesting fact: they only made Blue Marauders in 2003, and Reds only in 2004.
@EndeavorsDnB2 жыл бұрын
Same here, I so clearly remember sitting in one in the dealer showroom, then getting my heart ripped out at the last second when I was told “I was nuts to think this was ok for me” right as we had sat down to go over paperwork for the sale. 🥺🥺🥺🥺 I definitely still want one!
@1234ismyname2 жыл бұрын
you owned FOUR???? im so jealous
@ezioassassain2 жыл бұрын
i will never understand why people sell cars because their girls want it gone.
@williamteada Жыл бұрын
I owned a grand marquis park lane edition and it was to this day in my top three favorite cars I've ever owned. It was comfortable, reliable and a straight up runner. Mile after mile this platform just kept going and the only issue I ever had was a fuel pump failure.
@fourpoint64 Жыл бұрын
At how many mile did your fuel pump fail? I’m still on my original at 193,000 miles
@craigdoriety97989 ай бұрын
Yeah, hard not to like the old full size american cars. My first newer car was a 78 Buick Riviera. It was the last year of the large rwd Rivieras and was only 3 years old when I bought it. One of my favorite cars to have owned.
@kirkericson27222 жыл бұрын
When these were new, my dad had a Crown Vic in a dark color. He worked in the downtown of a city where there were many unmarked Crown Vics driven by special police/private security details. In the winter, he wore a black jacket and for fun would drive up behind people and make it look like he was talking into a microphone in his sleeve. Their reactions were priceless, and their driving improved accordingly.
@ZGryphon2 жыл бұрын
Heh, I had a black Crown Vic at around the same time, but it was an '89, so it wasn't fooling anybody. :)
@avetreels32522 жыл бұрын
I have an 07 MGM with blacked out chrome, grey paint, that looks similar to some of the unmarked CVPI's that are still on use. It gets kinda annoying when people slow down to a crawl in front of me, but is hilariously entertaining driving down any street in LA on the way to work and watching the groups of tweakers pop their heads up like meerkats with a predator approaching on the Discovery Channel, LOL!
@timhinchcliffe53722 жыл бұрын
Did his windscreen insurance cover bullet holes?
@777jones2 жыл бұрын
Unlike most “supercars,” the Marauder has tens of millions of miles of fleet punishment in its development. In which thousands of criminals were chased and rammed haha
@bellman43362 жыл бұрын
Facts
@drippgxd2 жыл бұрын
You mean panther platform cars That’s true. Most exotic car owners just keeps them in the garage because it appreciates in value. In the future some greedy loser is gonna auction off a 458 spider for a million dollars because it’s the last NA Ferrari. And also it’s a lot more common to see this on hypercar owners. They barely take it out in the track
@justacinnamonbun86582 жыл бұрын
Just cut the coils. 🚗💨💨💨
@buleyauto2 жыл бұрын
Finally! For better or worse, an American icon she was. Proud to own one. Great job as always, sir.
@drippgxd2 жыл бұрын
Buley auto is the type of guy to use gender pronouns for cars
@buleyauto2 жыл бұрын
@@drippgxd in the grand American tradition of doing so, yes.
@drippgxd2 жыл бұрын
@@buleyauto so if you have have Twitter do you put he/him in your bio?
@AfriqueNY2 жыл бұрын
Always liked these sir. Either it was the cops or a marauder behind me. You are lucky to own one.
@buleyauto2 жыл бұрын
@@drippgxd hell no. And the tradition of calling old cars “she” predates gender pronoun madness by 100 years. I think you’re misunderstanding.
@invoke11522 жыл бұрын
Picked up my 04’ a little over a month ago. Absolutely in love with it. I’m 24 and I’m now friends with the older guys in my office because of it haha one of them is 70 and had one when it was new!
@volcan87786 ай бұрын
How's the maintenance cost, if you don't mind me asking?
@seendabeen17405 ай бұрын
@@volcan8778 it’s pretty cheap because they share a lot of parts with the other panther cars
@phenomanII2 жыл бұрын
Finally, a new video on a quirky car I'd never heard of. These are so much more interesting than the newest crossover SUV.
@robk96852 жыл бұрын
OMG, you're kidding. Detroit isn't that bad. Come visit sometime. You'd be enlightened on these things you've never heard of. This car is a very bad reincarnation of the REAL Mercury Marauder of the 70s.
@ZGryphon2 жыл бұрын
To add a little historical background, the Marauder nameplate comes from the '60s, where it was originally the name of a trim level before being promoted in 1969 to a model name in its own right. Like its '03 descendant, the 1969-70 Marauder was a dressed-up Marquis with a moderately more powerful range of engine options and unique alloy wheels sporting the vintage Mercury-head logo. It was never intended to be a muscle car as such, but rather was aimed at what used to be called the "personal luxury" market, where "personal" translated to "a bit faster than usual, but let's not go crazy here." :) Also, the 1970 version in black is one of the most sinister-looking cars of its era. In a hypothetical cop movie where all the cars were provided by Ford, the bad guy would have driven a black Marauder with heavily tinted windows. (As an aside, the spare tire doesn't slop over the shelf in the trunk so much in similar-vintage Crown Vics I've seen. Possibly because they don't have 18-inch wheels? idk)
@kaitlyn__L2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I love the shape of the 1970 Marauder’s front! And those vacuum (?) powered rotating headlight covers! Mmm, tasty. And sinister.
@baylinkdashyt2 жыл бұрын
I'm not certain that the 18-inch wheel issue has anything to do with the depth of the spare tire in the trunk, since the aspect of the tires is lower on those wheels and hence the outside diameter probably pretty close to the same. It would have to be to avoid having to recalibrate the speedometer gearing as well, and possibly the rear end ratio. In practice, though, a lot of those cars had radios up on that shelf, so there wasn't any place to put the tire up there, and they probably put it down in the well, though I've never actually looked in the trunk of a cvpi.
@baylinkdashyt2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, though, for confirming that the vintage of that logo is that of the original Marauder.
@ZGryphon2 жыл бұрын
@@baylinkdashyt Oh, it goes back farther than that--it's the original Mercury logo from the 1930s. It was a "retro" touch even on the 1960s versions.
@xOGKuSh2 жыл бұрын
@@baylinkdashyt I have an 08 Crown Victoria police interceptor, the trunks is exactly the same. That is the correct placement of the spare tire. The older Crown Victoria's had 16in wheels and the newer ones like mine have 17in wheels.
@neovenom98332 жыл бұрын
My grandfather used to have a Marquis. It may not sound that special, but I live in Europe, so that car was basically the biggest sedan in town by far. He pretty much always drove US imports. He always changed the suspension because those were shite on US cars back in his day (50-90s) The Marquis he got with the optional air suspension.
@a.kblur042 жыл бұрын
my Marquis has the air suspension, when I went to buy one I wanted to avoid it for repair costs, but ended up finding one with it anways; I learned that it's worth it because it's pretty reliable and cheapish to fix anyways, but it COMPLETELY changes these cars.
@pgtmr27132 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what you mean changed the suspension and shit. The Grand Marquis had soft suspension. Which of course was shit, unless you want to feel like you're always sailing the high seas. Did you mean longer lasting parts? Air suspension is soft. That said. I own one, and it's an absolute joy whipping it around like it's a smaller car. One more thing, for however large they are, the backseat foot room is tiny. Unless you have the stretched wheelbase one like I believe the cabs and Town cars were. Very long, very wide car, but front to back interior is really not that big.
@a.kblur042 жыл бұрын
@@pgtmr2713 Nah I mean that the ride and handling is pretty different compared to the regular shocks. It's more taught in the rear, less rebound. Feels better damped too. Still boatyard much much more composed
@BuddhaAtheist292 жыл бұрын
@@a.kblur04 Yeah you can find new airbags for less then $100.
@floridaman72 жыл бұрын
They all had a rear air suspension. All of the panther cars. The navigators also have rear air.
@brandonchism69602 жыл бұрын
I know it still seems out of place, but the tire being mounted on that shelf leaves you uninterrupted trunk space below the shelf while keeping you from having to dig out the spare from the very deep portion of that trunk. It will always look odd, but having that thing in line with opening of the trunk is a bit easier for removal. And if you're too short (like me) to simply pull it straight out, you can slide it off the shelf and let the spare stand upright in the trunk before removing it.
@lawrencekrause263111 ай бұрын
Thank you, Doug, Marauder video was excellent. Bought a 2003 Marauder in 2003 and still have it today. 105,000 miles. Read a review of it on a Saturday morning, drove it home on Tuesday. Had a Marauder reunion years ago and drove it around the Indy Speedway. Has been the favorite car I ever driven. Also got the free leather jacket, lol. Also have an 86 Mustang GT, my mom’s car, lol
@45BradB2 жыл бұрын
There are 2 stories for why the spare tire was mounted on the shelf in the truck: 1) because a Ford executive got a flat tire on a trip and was pissed that he had to unload all his luggage to get the spare tire, lug wrench and jack out of the bottom of the trunk so they moved it to the back. 2) same basic story but it was numerous crown vic police cruisers.
@digitalkov2 жыл бұрын
as a bonus, better weight distribution. more weight toward the center 😜😛
@wyrazowfkp2 жыл бұрын
Yes this location makes more sense than in any other car. Maybe some cars that had a spare under the hood on the engine (not good for temperature for rubber tire) or in front (back engine ones) or on rear tailgate (4x4 usually).... But easy to get, don't have to unload everything from the trunk-- and tire usually pops under heavy load like towing a trailer or with a trunk full of stuff and rear passangers. Modern cars ?? They rarely even have a spare.
@igamehard88602 жыл бұрын
There is room for 2 full size spares without impeeding trunk space. Another tire also fits on the right side
@mahimmustakim68592 жыл бұрын
0:01 intro 1:44 engine 3:16 exterior 7:35 interior 13:02 back seat 13:53 boot 15:18 history and facts 16:51 driving 21:35 conclusion
@swordain2 жыл бұрын
God bless you :)
@Eric5ohhh2 жыл бұрын
You really go through the whole video for the sole purpose of posting this before even watching it? It’s been up for 7 minutes 😂
@Fasteddie10852 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro 😎 🤙🏾
@unloveableandre2 жыл бұрын
19:57 Lucifer's Pizza
@Eric5ohhh2 жыл бұрын
@@rush-zh5dc clowns
@erikkuszynski27642 жыл бұрын
Having owned a Marauder, I can tell you that they're not particularly fast or good handling, but they attract all sorts of attention. What they lack in pure performance they more than make up for in sheer presence.
@williamgray90702 жыл бұрын
I get stopped everywhere I go in mine it’s crazy. People who know what they are always want to ask me about it or try to buy it lol
@dookmaddock12212 жыл бұрын
@@williamgray9070 I've had mine since 2010 and have been approached exactly twice. I wonder if it's because mine's all the way stock and not black?
@williamgray90702 жыл бұрын
@@dookmaddock1221 Mine is totally stock Other than my exhaust and it’s a DTR what color is yours
@dookmaddock12212 жыл бұрын
@@williamgray9070 blue.
@williamgray90702 жыл бұрын
@@dookmaddock1221 I’m jealous lol
@dan7252 жыл бұрын
Ohhh man I ALWAYS loved the panther platform! I had an obsession with police cars as a kid, and loved these things growing up. I always loved the… smooth floatiness of it too. Ya it’s usually a negative quality but I loved it. The Marauder is the ultimate one and finally you’ve reviewed one! AWESOME! Always loved the smooth delivery of these land yachts with the V-8 purring along.
@NoisySirens2 жыл бұрын
Finally! Doug, you have no clue how long I've been waiting for this. I had a Marauder as my first car, owned it for two years. The thing checked every box of mine better than any other car could've, and frankly I will always miss it. It will be my first choice as a collector when I have the means to own a second car.
@parkourpotato60662 жыл бұрын
You had a pretty great first car!
@ElegantPotatoes2 жыл бұрын
You accomplished what I dreamed of doing! I had one offered to me but didn't have my license or enough money at the time. Glad you had the opportunity to do that, love the story. I still went the boat route though with getting a 10th gen Impala as my second car - glad I did, but still think about what could have been if I found a Marauder.
@mr.e85432 жыл бұрын
I recently supercharged mine. Did a large video on how I did it. I love these cars
@skivijimmy2 жыл бұрын
I hope you can find one bro. The panther platform is awesome. I have an 03 grand Marquis and I've upgraded the suspension front and back and also installed the Marauder dual exhaust.
@NoisySirens2 жыл бұрын
@@mr.e8543 That's funny, the guy who bought mine had plans to do the same! He was going to fully rebuild the engine and supercharge it, I really hope he went through with it. I'd like to see my old marauder doing what they always should've been able to do.
@THE7EPIC7PUPPY2 жыл бұрын
I went to a car show in PA where someone had a modified Marauder that was an 9 second sleeper. It was twin turbocharged and it looked stock except for a stealthy roll cage in the interior and under the hood of course. So cool!
@RobsNeighbor2 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Love sleeper 4doors and wagons
@Dookie555552 жыл бұрын
Always felt that these were very unappreciated. Sweet cars
@LawrenceMarkFearon2 жыл бұрын
Really appreciating Doug for the deep dive into the era against a modern perspective.
@drdeath57242 жыл бұрын
I had it's "equal" in a 2004 Mach 1 Mustang with the same 32v motor. Ironically I crushed my pinion gear drag racing against a Marauder. Great sleeper.
@benjaminlibertarianscorpio2 жыл бұрын
My mom had a Lincoln Aviator with the same 32 valve 4.6L V8 and it was a fast Ford Explorer basically
@benjaminlibertarianscorpio2 жыл бұрын
The Lincoln had AWD and IRS…
@drdeath57242 жыл бұрын
@@benjaminlibertarianscorpio the bottom end of the motors weren't forged like the Cobra ran so you could only safely build them to about 475 HP. However, my Mach 1 with a 4.10 gear and still Naturally Aspirated was a monster out of the hole by 2004 standards.
@darrengarcia49372 жыл бұрын
@@drdeath5724 then against the old LS1s were around by then and so was the Terminator.
@FoDaddy2 жыл бұрын
@@drdeath5724 The manual Mach 1's had forged cranks, the automatics did not, which is one of the reasons for the discrepancies in the redline between the manual and automatic Mach 1's. The Marauder got the cast crank version.
@FCV05112 жыл бұрын
Also, at 08:40 the rest of the Panther Platform cars did receive a tachometer in 2006 with the redesign of the gauge cluster IIRC.
@harrybhalbag99242 жыл бұрын
Correct. For the last couple years of production, there was a package for the Vic that had the floor shift and tach.
@jackdough81642 жыл бұрын
Yea I was hoping someone else noticed that lol
@macbook8022 жыл бұрын
Doug makes shit up on every car. Someone should tell him about google
@fabiodacosta95732 жыл бұрын
also gmq lse’s had em
@hydraulicsАй бұрын
@@harrybhalbag9924 floor or column shift vic had a tach
@curtishatem6739Ай бұрын
My father bought a red one in 2004. He passed away in 2007 and left it to my brother. He promptly sold it at auction. If it was left to me, it would still be in my garage. I did drive it quite a bit and loved how it handled. Also it turned heads.
@nathanielcargile71352 жыл бұрын
This car and the ‘96 impala ss, are two of my favorite cars from this general era. Definitely want them both some day.
@zoltore232 жыл бұрын
I miss Doug discussing the DougScore categories in-depth at the end. Please bring it back, Sir!
@amazingjason4552 жыл бұрын
At least point out the stand out categories.
@brianlee92332 жыл бұрын
I miss them too, but since he did way too many cars that had them, he couldn't find any to do the categories for and then sadly, the DougScore categories unfortunately got cut short.
@gearhead1962 жыл бұрын
True. I think he did them for just the weekday reviews and skipped it for the 'more doug' uploads. But I appreciated the score breakdowns on every car, would be nice to have them back
@BoopBobBeep2 жыл бұрын
Or at least have a behind the scene of it.
@pinut1872 жыл бұрын
You are one of the few. Most of the viewers skipped that part hence he stopped doing it.
@Mach_Style2 жыл бұрын
Good episode Doug! Glad to see you finally got to review one. I know you got with me years ago on doing mine back in Ohio and it sucks it never worked out when you moved to Cali but Im glad to still see it done. Missed out on a lot of good quirks and features that a lot of cars don't have, such as the auto release parking brake when shifted into drive or reverse and the factory staggered tires to give the car that raked look, but thats no big deal. Over all you nailed it explaining the driving experience. Power comes on at about 3K rpm and not 4 (thats when the cams start to do their thing) but other than that you are right about the 4 speed holding the car back. I find my self driving with over drive off most of the time and shifting it my self. The computer always wants to shift it before its power band even when you are trying to drive a little more spiritedly. The one thing that the car will do even stock is chirp the tires on the 1 - 2 shift when wide open. Idk what ford did but they did tighten up the shift speed when you are pushing it to its limit. Overall, good episode on a fantastic car. I think these would be great investment cars as they are slowly becoming even more rare as time goes on.
@JuanCarlosLTO2 жыл бұрын
Can you mess with the transmission regulator in order for the car to hold up the shifts longer? The MPG will be trashed though, I think. Also, is a manual conversion a reality with these cars at all? I swapped the 4 speed on my 325i and it definitely makes the car a lot more fun to drive.
@Mach_Style2 жыл бұрын
@@JuanCarlosLTO you might be able too but honestly most people just get a tune that will just change when the computer says to shift. Thats one of the things that I want to look into eventually. And manual swaps are relatively easy in these cars with the only challenge just being to run a clutch pedal and cable since the panther platform was never offered as such. Seen it done on crown vics a handful of times. The marauder would be difficult to make the shifter look clean with the center console but man would I love to make this car a 5 speed.
@aaryeshg.65262 жыл бұрын
Will changing the final drive ratio help? Shorter gearing might make it more spirited while still keeping it a slushmatic. It does have the classic 1-2 before D on gear stick so that helps. 4th gear cruising revs might get higher though, slightly worse for fuel economy but it is one way to make it a more exciting drive.
@Mach_Style2 жыл бұрын
@@aaryeshg.6526 Oh yeah definitely. I believe these are factory 3.55 but a 3.73 or 4.10 would be fantastic
@markdtech2 жыл бұрын
you can get aftermarket paddle shifter now
@jakelannetti31282 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid my grandpa had a grand marquis of this era with the SOHC and that was such a cool car, good power and really comfortable ride. The extra 70~ hp must really wake it up
@Barbee26172 жыл бұрын
I once looked at one of these for sale. It had 300,000 miles! It looked pretty good for its mileage as well.
@Enzo1872 жыл бұрын
I think the Marauder is the perfect platform for a sleeper-land yacht, as proven by Cleetus with the turboed one he gave away.
@Everythingisgoingtobealright2 жыл бұрын
Wrong, that thing was bone stock.
@Enzo1872 жыл бұрын
@@Everythingisgoingtobealright 😏😏
@Rollin8.02 жыл бұрын
@@Everythingisgoingtobealright AC worked awesome though
@mr.e85432 жыл бұрын
Supercharged mine. Posted a vid on this KZfaq on what and how I did it. She's a real sleeper. Down to stock exhaust
@Ward4132 жыл бұрын
Yeah the transmission was always the downside on the Panther platform. I’ve owned two different retired CVPI’s and it’s just a three speed with an overdrive. Canyon roads were the worst because, coming out of a corner, you were always too low in the RPM or too high. So you either deal with not having much pull out of the corner or deal with going wide open for half a second because you’ve only got 300 revs before it hits the rev limiter anyway. Regardless, I’ll always have a soft spot for this platform, particularly the CVPI. I had a 2011 from Nevada Highway Patrol that was immaculate inside; even had carpet and cruise control. I slightly regret letting it go as it was one of the few that still looked new inside.
@adireich2562 жыл бұрын
I have 2 CVPIs right now! 2003 & 2010 & I love them like a child!!! 🖤🖤🖤
@avetreels32522 жыл бұрын
I love these last gen Panthers, owned several, but yes, the shift points on these transmissions are horrible for sure, even with the OD and traction control off. But, there are 4 different remedies that make a night and day difference! I drive winding canyon roads in my 07 MGM as part of my daily commute. The first year I owned the car, shifting through corners was always sluggish, and the car could never find the right gear, and would hunt between gears until I really stood on the pedal. Even then then, there was a long delay for the downshift. The cheapest and most fun remedy are are plug and play can bus paddle shifters! Plug the wireless dongle into the OBD2 port under the dash, and mount the paddles on the steering wheel. These things are a BLAST, and you can manually shift and delay gears as needed, or turn them off to go back to automatic. 300-ish bucks from Can-Shift. Second remedy is a rear end gear swap to a taller gear, fairly easy and inexpensive to do. Adds a lot of pep and helps a bit with the shift points, but MPG will suffer depending on the gear ratio choice. Might as well install a limited slip differential while in there! Next is the infamous famous J-mod. Requires opening the fluid ports in the pressure plate, or purchasing a kit with the holes already resized. Its expensive, and a pain to do, but it puts the shift points in a MUCH better place in the power curve, and the shifts are firm and solid. Lastly, the ultimate MUST DO for a Panther is the famous Marty Tune. Its the easiest and most effective performance upgrade to any Panther. Marty Ochs at MO's Speed Shop is the ultimate authority on these cars, and loads custom tunes onto an SCT tuner that you plug into your OBD2 port. The re-tune will give you much improved throttle response, better shift points, slight increase in HP and and a very noticeable improvement that feels like a different car. My current MGM LS has the 92 octane performance tune and 355 rear gears with limited slip diff, and takes the canyon uphill corners perfectly without hesitation in shifting, and has a LOT more get-up and go, and is really fun to drive now. Both mods cost about $900, and worth every penny. The Marty Tune was around $500, most of that price is the SCT Tuner unit he ships with the installed tune, which you keep. Not affiliated with MO's in any way, but a Marty tune is a must for any Panther platform car, hands down!
@ezioassassain2 жыл бұрын
3 speed?
@Ward4132 жыл бұрын
@@ezioassassain It’s a three speed with an OD. So four total gears but only the bottom three are for acceleration, with third being 1:1. The Overdrive gear is like 0.70 or something. It’s nuts. You ain’t accelerating shit with that. It’s just for highway cruising.
@jisasred12372 жыл бұрын
I have a CVPI and at the moment I have 3 neutrals, only second and third gear work at the moment, about to manual swap it hoping it makes it more fun
@carminealiffi97382 жыл бұрын
I have a 2004 Red Marauder (about 940 made)that I am the original owner of and just love it and enjoyed your review. A cool little thing you missed as it was daylight is that "MARAUDER" lights up in Red on the dash when the lights are on which sets it apart from the other Panthers. The rear wheels are wider and a larger size tire and the rear is a little raised which is nice. I didn't realize until you said it that the tach took the place of those gages and why they had to be relocated to the console; which I really like :) On the jacket it could not be bought but a card came in the original owners manual packet to send in with your size and one was sent to you; I have mine hanging in the original garment bag it came with for chilly nights out with the car. I think the original jacket is rarer then the car these days LOL Mint original Marauders are few and far between these days and the ones I see around have all been either wreaked or modified; all I know is I am so glad I have mine :)
@CaptainCJ97 Жыл бұрын
That's awesome and enjoy mam
@souldude63442 жыл бұрын
8:38 I'm gonna have to correct you here, Doug. Crown Victorias do have tachometers, at least the Police Interceptors do.
@Red84GT2 жыл бұрын
Only 06+
@souldude63442 жыл бұрын
@@Red84GT Thanks, I wasn’t sure which years started using them.
@joe60962 жыл бұрын
9:10 - “They look like sporty, performance, cool gauges”…… that’s because they are Doug. They’re not just relocated from the factory IP, those are actual aftermarket racing gauges one would buy from Summit Racing for their own high performance/racing/track driven car. Those aren’t Ford factory gauges. They’re probably more accurate than the factory gauges, since the factory gauges tend to run off of the ECM data while aftermarket gauges run directly off the sending unit on the engine.
@Mach_Style2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately they are still dummy gauges. They are obviously great autometer gauges but they still use the factory oil pressure and voltage sensors and so are essentially dummy gauges. Oil will always read 70psi and voltage at 13 volts. The sensors can be easily switched out if you want a live read out and I plan to do that with my marauder here at some point.
@Adam1nToronto2 жыл бұрын
The gauges were definitely customized for Ford. The oil gauge is designed to point at a fixed number, and cannot be modified to indicate a varying value. At best, the gauge face can be swapped into a real gauge, with some effort. The voltmeter has a Ford connector on it, and is somewhat accurate, though nothing special.
@xsi1verxbulletxno.2882 жыл бұрын
@@Mach_Style nah the voltmeter works and the earlier Marauder oil pressure gauges did work but were replaced with dummies later
@Mach_Style2 жыл бұрын
@@xsi1verxbulletxno.288 I have an early 03 marauder and they both act as dummies, and according to the forums, even the 04s act as dummies
@normiels32 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite cars ever, so glad this got a review.
@jamesellsworth2402 жыл бұрын
8:50 My family used to have a Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor. It was a retired border patrol car from Arizona. It had a factory tachometer. The gauges lit up green, and the needles were red.
@wassupdiggitydogs5216 Жыл бұрын
came here to say the same thing. it bugged me a little when he said that.
@blondiebxl2 жыл бұрын
"Modern automakers are a lot more thoughtful about where the spare (tire) goes". Like in "Mhm, let's not give our buyers a spare, just a crappy tire repair kit and let them figure it out for themselves". Progress people!
@bobsap17232 жыл бұрын
Let’s put more electronic junk rather than relatability . That’s why modern cars are junk
@NoName-ik2du2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing when he said that. There's not really anything wrong with the placement in this car. Actually looks like a holdover from the '70s fullsize Ford platform (think Marquis and LTD). Those had the tire up on a shelf like this as well, but since they were bigger cars, the shelf was deeper and the tire didn't stick out nearly as far. The trunk was shaped like this in Fords to allow the gas tank to sit under that tire shelf. This meant a deeper trunk closer to the rear (for easier access) and better crash protection for the gas tank.
@mickeymang62 жыл бұрын
Or force you to pay for a spare and jack as on "option"
@Screamn.2 жыл бұрын
Doug, please never stop reviewing the weird, quirky cars! We love them!
@BLUEICE93512 жыл бұрын
Yessss you finally reviewed it. This was 1 of my dream cars. I bought one in 2017 and still have it!!!!
@Timberland19632 жыл бұрын
I have a 2007 Grand Marquis and I'm keeping it for the rest of my life. Might not have the best ride and handling in the world but when I open the hood I can fix it without taking the engine out.
@maxcactus72 жыл бұрын
One of the sexiest American sedans ever made! I daily drive a 2004 Lincoln Town Car but I've always wanted a Marauder. Those rims alone are gorgeous.
@john_doe_smith2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@joewaldo12 жыл бұрын
the 96 impala and the marauder were always my "dream cars" when i was younger, managed to own the impala and still hope to find a marauder eventually
@drippgxd2 жыл бұрын
Why don’t you bid on it since it’s on cars and bids
@DavidLLambertmobile2 жыл бұрын
I saw a great black cherry 🍒 style 1996 Impala SS. Great shape. Longwood Florida. ☀️. I own a black Ford Crown Victoria LX sport sedan. 177000mi.
@grovermayersjr80252 жыл бұрын
Doug, I'm a bit older and I've owned five Ford Panther cars. My first one was a 1985 Grand Marquis LS solid blue. Now I have a 2005 Grand Marquis LS Premium, silver, with every option including front bucket seats with center console and floor shifter. And a full power moonroof. My late father bought it in January 2011. Paid it off in May 2015. By the December 2015 rolled around, he was gone. I inherited it and I love it. Still runs like new. I'm retired now and I guess I'm the stereotypical older person with one of these Panther cars. It has almost 126,000 miles on it now, and it's not driven much. However, every once in a while I'll take it out on the nearby Interstate highway and let it cruise at 75mph for 60 miles. That's where these Panthers shine the best. And still get nearly 30mpg!!
@travismiller16102 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of my 97 Buick Regal GS. I feel like a supercharged 90s grandma car would be right up Doug’s alley
@icky_thump2 жыл бұрын
Always loved these. As a car enthusiast, def always caught my eye in traffic opposed to a regular Crown Vic or Grand Marquee. Wish they woulda had a manual option tho.
@buleyauto2 жыл бұрын
Relatively easy to do.
@Red84GT2 жыл бұрын
There was 13 or so made for bondurant driving school.
@bradley1632 жыл бұрын
If Doug puts that leather jacket on, he morphs into the spitting image of Jay Leno.
@highlycaffeinated68642 жыл бұрын
I love the cars that have come out over the years with the whole "this is Darth Vaders car" theme. All black versions of the Monte Carlo SS, the Buick Grand National and GNX, the Chevy Impala SS, the Marauder, and even trucks like the GMC Syclone to name a few. They just scream badass sleeper coming to you right from the factory to me.
@fritzdaddy-135mmgetstagger42 жыл бұрын
Not a darth vader theme ....
@highlycaffeinated68642 жыл бұрын
@@fritzdaddy-135mmgetstagger4 You're not supposed to take it literally but that's the vibe it gives off. For example when the 1987 Buick Grand National GNX debuted Car & Driver magazine announced, "Darth Vader, your car is ready." It just means that they're all black, badass, and they mean business.
@robk96852 жыл бұрын
Yup, even you can be a Billy Bad Azz now in your crossover SUV with with the black wheels and $699 "Midnight Package" that includes a subwoofer. Wifey believes she is entitled to the closest parking spot at Walmart with this car too!
@highlycaffeinated68642 жыл бұрын
I think in that case it would be more like Douche Vaders car 😂
@JacobStayViben2 жыл бұрын
@@highlycaffeinated6864 that’s was for the SS
@Monster14725802 жыл бұрын
When Doug is more excited about the car than us you know it’s gonna be a good one
@tylerwood87102 жыл бұрын
I drove one of these way back when it was new-ish. Absolutely hilarious boat. I cackled every time I put my foot down.
@saultknutz11662 жыл бұрын
This is the Holy Grail among Panther Enthusiasts. Add some parts from ADTR and a Marty Tune, and it totally changes the car's personality from mild to wild...
@tristanguilbault9772 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget a J-mod to liven up the transmission
@joe270772 жыл бұрын
I own two of them, an 03 Black Marauder & an 04 Silver Marauder. These cars with just a tune & a high stall converter + gears totally makes it worth it & waaay more fun to drive!!!
@MarauderMarie Жыл бұрын
My 03 marauder is overheating at Firestone the 4th time in 4 weeks..they say the upper hose is no longer made but can’t a mustang or ltd hose work?? Please help
@azlambocar2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see some marauder love! My 2004 Silver Birch marauder is 6spd 6R80 swapped, Whipple supercharge, Cammed greatness of a boat!
@zuhayrali42022 жыл бұрын
9:39 Actually 2005-2010 Toyota Avalons have climate control settings on the steering wheel too. Definitely a weird quirk
@oborra50732 жыл бұрын
The 2003 Mercury Mountaineer's also had this, they're definitely quirky but quite convenient
@killercobra1072 жыл бұрын
My Daily is a 2012 Avalon limited and it has the climate controls too. No fan but temp and “auto”. It’s super convenient.
@vadim63852 жыл бұрын
Also 3rd gen Prius
@tristianwarren30672 жыл бұрын
My town car had climate controls on the wheel
@DougDeMuro2 жыл бұрын
I so wish more modern cars have this. I try to make this point to automotive interior designers/engineers whenever I meet them.
@Kalepsis2 жыл бұрын
Always liked the Marauder, but I think it needed a bigger engine with more power. Like the 5.4, or even a street car version of the Triton V-10. That would have been really cool.
@xsi1verxbulletxno.2882 жыл бұрын
Nah just needed the supercharger from the factory and a manual trans
@alfonsomartinez79192 жыл бұрын
why would you need a v10 on a taxi car?
@michaelbenardo56952 жыл бұрын
Actually, this car was supposed to be the Ford Crown Victoria Sport Sedan. That's why the Ford rear styling. The intended Marauder was to have the bigger engine and Mercury rear styling.
@luthermoore29692 жыл бұрын
Always thought the Crown vic should've got the 5.4 instead of 4.6 its a big heavy car the 4.6 is a great engine and its tried and true but it's underpowered for the full size sedans. Ok for the mustangs but not the panthers
@michaelbenardo56952 жыл бұрын
@@alfonsomartinez7919 The Marauder was not a "taxi car", it was supposed to be a performance sedan like the Impala SS, and would have been if it had the 5.4 332 engine as was originally intended. You can thank CAFE for that.
@lordmeme_2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THE MARAUDER!!! If good ones weren’t so hard to find I’d have one in my driveway right now.
@anabolicino9 ай бұрын
I’ve seen one of the dark blue ones and the color is fantastic in person. IIRC its called “Dark Blue Pearl” and is one of the more rare paint options on the boat car lineup only coming in a couple of years. I have a CV with the “Harvest Gold” which also only came on a couple of years and it sticks out significantly compared to the more bronze colored golds that the rest of them come in. They’re both super nice colors that were hardly used in their lineup and I always wondered what Mustangs and Tauruses would look like in those colors
@r.j.etrogames2 жыл бұрын
We had a Mercury Monterey minivan for years. It's such a rare quirky little van now, and it's kinda overlooked in Mercury's lineup. I'd love to see you review one Doug!
@gilbertg.85012 жыл бұрын
My friend has one of these with a tighter steering box and full fox suspension. The thing is ridiculous to ride in. It handles better than most everything else I’ve ever driven, aside from stuff like the 997 GT3. He’s also planning on putting a supercharger on it once he builds his spare engine. I want one so damn bad
@jasonm38712 жыл бұрын
I wish all my cars had that dual sunglasses holder. Would be great for both me and my wife to keep a pair in each car.
@1Nathanc2 жыл бұрын
My dad has a 03. Thing is a beast and fully stock and in damn perfect condition. He rarely takes it but I always appreciate when he does!
@Quasi_Terrible2 жыл бұрын
It does have one of the coolest performance name of any model.
@_Ambition1242 жыл бұрын
Doug the type of guy to give his doug score, a doug score
@johnsanko41362 жыл бұрын
I bought one in August. I love it. If anything, I wish that it stayed alive to compete with the Chargers as horsepower started to explode a few years later. The Mach 1 4.6 and aluminum driveshaft are kinda limited in comparison to the speedy competitors that would come after it. That said, I love everything about my Marauder. Even it's quirks.
@hacatan242 жыл бұрын
I have a question... Didn't the Marauders had a supercharger?
@johnsanko41362 жыл бұрын
No, they didn't. Much like the Mach-1 Mustang, they didn't have a supercharger because the crankshaft is cast. You can easily swap in the same superchargers that came on the Terminator Mustangs, but you don't want to push it too hard without changing to a forged bottom end. Most kits designed for the Mach-1/Marauder add a meager 5-10 lbs of boost because anything more risks blowing up the crankshaft. It's usually quicker and cheaper to just swap in a Terminator Mustang engine, that already has forged internals and a supercharger. Plus, your speed was really limited by the aluminum driveshaft. Anything over 120mph and they tend to shear apart. Lots of videos of mustangs blowing up driveshafts because they unlocked their ECM's speed limiter without swapping the driveshaft to something more sturdy.
@4sd4d2 жыл бұрын
@@hacatan24 no, just NA. Source: I owned one. Loved it though.
@hacatan242 жыл бұрын
@@4sd4d i swear seeing them with a supercharger... I must be having the Mandela effect
@hacatan242 жыл бұрын
@@johnsanko4136 that's Krazy man... Didn't even know that
@DavidPysnik Жыл бұрын
Doug complains about the spare tire overhanging the ledge a bit in the trunk at 14:24 and then talks about how old body-on-frame cars poorly placed these and modern auto makers don’t do this anymore because they are now more “thoughtful”. He doesn’t note that’s a full-size spare tire, which you can’t fit in or even get in most modern sedans. Instead, today, you get a compact “donut” tire or, even worse, no spare at all with the spare replaced by a can of Fix-A-Flat or the like. So thoughtful, but I’d much rather have the full spare tire like most cars used to have if it means a three-inch overhang in an already enormous trunk.
@count_doodku80262 жыл бұрын
Hey Doug, really random request. If possible, could you eventually review a first gen dodge intrepid es? It’d be really cool to show how different dodge used to be, especially for younger people. Great video!
@chipskylark88692 жыл бұрын
Plymouth breeze
@stevenwilliams18052 жыл бұрын
Finding one in good condition with minimal modification is going to be the determining factor.
@whatevernevermind59602 жыл бұрын
Or a stratus
@wmd88402 жыл бұрын
Almost all of the first-gen Intrepids are gone. Pieces of junk. (My dad owned one) I’d be shocked if Doug found one in even remotely reviewable shape.
@jfieqj2 жыл бұрын
I have a soft spot for these because I used to drive a '92 Grand Marquis. I hated it, it was a land yach, but the Marauder is just cool. If I were a billionaire, I would restore and modernize one of these to be a highway cruiser.
@volvo092 жыл бұрын
I love the Ford cars with bench seats up front. Grand Marquis, crown Vic, even the smaller Taurus and Sable.
@leom5372 жыл бұрын
I loved my Gran Marquis, I was never able to find a Maurader in my area.
@simongranados41707 ай бұрын
Those wheels are perfect on it. Only mods id do is lower it a bit, exhaust, some tint and sound. Thing is immaculate.
@WonderfulAircraft2 жыл бұрын
Love these things. I always liked the Crown Vic as a kid(still do) but I never actually found out about this car until my adulthood. Hard not to love a performance-oriented version of one of my favorite childhood cars
@UnkemptBush3432 жыл бұрын
Love these cars. Managed to snag one in 06 or so. Loved driving it aside from at the time people thinking I was a cop as I came upon them and they'd slow. Power made it easy to get by tho.
@nomotalkin1 Жыл бұрын
I’ve owned my 03 Marauder since 2004. It was a dealer demo before I bought it so essentially I’m the original owner. I put 250,000 miles on it most of them being highway miles. Most of those miles have been trouble free. This thing is a tank and it just keeps going.
@dougsmith9571 Жыл бұрын
With a set of 4.10 performance gears ,tune, larger headers and exhaust you'd have a truly fast modern classic. Add a supercharger to that and you'd have a 600HP BEAST sedan .
@Patiboke2 жыл бұрын
Cars from 20-30y ago have an interior cosyness that I don't find in new ones.
@DELIGHTFULDORITO2 жыл бұрын
Yeah a lot of new cars do seem pretty "cold" and just not very "homey"
@drippgxd2 жыл бұрын
Doug: “This car looked awesome and cool!” Also Doug: 6/10 in styling…
@chrisstaub58802 жыл бұрын
Well yeah, considering the scoring also includes Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Paganis, etc...6 is really good. I'm pretty sure 7 is the highest Styling score he's given to any 4-door car.
@TPCV22 жыл бұрын
I think Doug knows that, despite not garner the same "views" as the new and more exotic vehicles, many viewer who watch those videos, are even more interested in these types of vehicle and so while not AS substantial, I think these vids keep a lot of other viewers around to watch those more modern/exotic ones.
@thomasnew86062 жыл бұрын
Correct. How interesting can all of the fully electric vehicles that are out now or may come out? Boring
@buschfan0818 Жыл бұрын
Everytime i think of a car in my head, a doug demuro review on that car appears on the homepage of my youtube. Its like youtube reads my mind and knows i watch doug
@houstoner2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reviewing Doug. This is one of my dream cars. I still kick myself in the butt when I had a chance to get one years ago.
@seangannon60812 жыл бұрын
I once heard that the oil pressure gauge doesn’t actually tell you the PSI, it just always goes to the same number, so it just tells you that you have oil pressure, if it was low or high it displays the same.
@hungrymoose76272 жыл бұрын
Someone once told me that thats because back in the 80s or 90s a bunch of Mustang owners all compared their oil pressure numbers and all the guys who had slightly lower pressure all tried to sue Ford to get new engines under warranty.
@xsi1verxbulletxno.2882 жыл бұрын
@@hungrymoose7627 yep. Marauders had real ones in the beginning but people kept taking them to dealers
@alecwhatshisname51702 жыл бұрын
This is true in the 05-09 mustangs as well
@ChiMarauder042 жыл бұрын
Yup it's a dummy on off gauge that's easily replaceable with the real deal.
@chris22sandoval7 ай бұрын
My dad had a 03 in black but got stolen, then my dad got a silver 04 and this was the highlight of my childhood becuase he took us around on trip to amusement parks. Such a smooth and powerful ride
@gags7304 ай бұрын
I remember something like in the 2 years this car was available they sold under 12K of them and in the same time span they sold almost 200K Grand Marquis. I'm thinking a lot of people missed one heck of an opportunity. What a shame.
@kevinbooe41232 жыл бұрын
Man this car is nostalgic it’s what I absolutely wanted when I got my drivers license
@charlesw622 жыл бұрын
Nostalgic? You must be super young
@DeepSouthSafety2 жыл бұрын
the king of the panther platform
@TPCV22 жыл бұрын
My DREAM Car Right Here!!! I have wanted one of these for decades!
@buddythecat46752 жыл бұрын
Always loved these Marauders. I love it when some people at a car company make a pitch for a niche, very low volume car, because at this time, full size performance cars were long gone. Had no idea about the jacket, that is hilarious! The Ford Modular engines just didn't make a lot of torque down low, as you mention Doug, they made more power higher in the rev range. These had 3.55 gears from the factory, but maybe if these cars were geared with a more aggressive gear (3:73's or 3.90's), it would have compensated for that more; especially in a four speed automatic. Those 4R70W transmissions are unkillable, but the wide gear spacing is just not at all geared for performance. Tough to give everyone what they want--comfort, economy, power, reliability. But those 4V Modular engines are incredible. Ford were doing some interesting ideas around that time with the retro T-Bird, and then ultimately with the 2005 Mustang, which got the formula right.
@user-vf4si9mp3l Жыл бұрын
Didn't the 2004 Marauder get the 4R75W transmission?
@TheGhost2612000 Жыл бұрын
@@user-vf4si9mp3l yes
@MGZorce2 жыл бұрын
dontcha just love Doug's enthusiasm at the start! Pity these don't get as many views, but you gotta admire him for continuing to find and share them
@TrueCanad1an2 жыл бұрын
Someone built a manual transmission CV and it sounded dope.
@ProbablyThatGuy5 ай бұрын
As much as I hate to admit it....there will always be a small part of me that wants a marauder lol. So stoked to have come across this video.
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@pizzalover32 жыл бұрын
Great review, always great to see appreciation for the Panther Platform! Interesting choice of photos of the Crown Vics too... especially the two you chose that are both here, ironically not in the USA but in the UK (LAPD and New York taxi).
@enlightenedrenegade4722 жыл бұрын
I love these cars. Only ever saw a couple of them in the few years I worked for Ford, but damn, it was always a treat. Customers had custom exhaust systems, so they always sounded great, and they usually didn't need any work, so it was cool to just talk to the customers if the shop wasn't busy. I have a P71 from 04, and I want a Marauder so badly. They're just cool.
@dmoney6682 жыл бұрын
Good post!
@cjwillis22 жыл бұрын
I owned a 2003 Mercury Marauder when I was in my mid 20’s! It was definitely a fun car to drive, I have a close friend who at the time owned a 1996 Impala SS, we would have fun on the weekends on the back streets🤣 I eventually sold it and bought myself a brand new 2009 Chevy Impala SS!
@JayJohnPaul2 жыл бұрын
You downgraded lol
@arnoldstephen56682 жыл бұрын
Lol big mistake
@cjwillis22 жыл бұрын
@@arnoldstephen5668 lol I started having some kind of electrical issues with the Marauder so that was my reason for getting rid of it.. Got rid of the Impala SS after a few years and got me a Dodge Challenger SRT
@cjwillis22 жыл бұрын
@@JayJohnPaul 🤣🤣 yeah only because I started having some kind of electrical issues with the Marauder.
@acrazyguy142 жыл бұрын
These are always my favorite types of videos. It’s so satisfying to see certain older cars as if they were brand new from the dealership.
@RyTrapp02 жыл бұрын
2 more must-do Fords that are under appreciated these days for their impact: 1. 2007 GT500 - the car that really started the modern domestic HP wars(390HP to 500HP, the biggest jump that a late model Mustang Cobra/GT500 had gotten from one gen to the next) and set a bar for the higher performance versions of the revived Camaro & Challenger. Was also a monster modified, just like the Cobra before it(and in spite of mass hysteria about the stock rods lol). 2. 2013 662HP GT500 - While the later 707HP Hellcat would steal its thunder, this was actually the car that made SRT delay the Hellcat a few years and turn up the HP(said by Ralph Gilles himself on an autoshow web stream, I believe it was Motortrend, but I've never been able to find it again of course), and that also humiliated GM & the ZL1. This(separate from the Ralph Gilles thing, that was a couple years later) was the morning of the announcement of I believe the ZL1's MSRP and Ford took a couple hour earlier time slot for a press conference for a 'surprise announcement', which was that the 2013 GT500 would have 662HP, when the ZL1 had been announced at "only" 580HP. Silk glove pimp slap. It was definitely some of the better corporate trolling I've seen in my lifetime, especially when the two cars ended up similarly priced. This was the Hellcat before the Hellcat(except with handling, at a 'svelte' 3850lbs). ...those two cars, along with the other GM, Ford, & Chrysler 'modern muscle' that's already been covered, would lay out the evolution of the modern high performance muscle super GT car thing category(seriously, calling them "muscle cars" by the 2010s was a misnomer - the base V8 Mustang & Camaro compared heads up with the M3 in performance metrics, including lap times) quite nicely.