The Marauder's personality: "Get in the car! We're goin' for a ride. Sit down, shut up, buckle up and enjoy the ride!" All done in a New York/New Jersey accent.
This is what the Panther platform deserved, comfort and power. It's a shame this couldn't save Mercury from its old man image. Few cars look like they mean business more than a dark-color Panther car. I wish we lived in a universe where fast land yachts like the Marauder and Impala SS were still common. Fun fact, these cars came with a Marauder leather jacket to enhance the buyer's cool guy stature.
These are such cool cars. Low mileage, nice examples are hard to come by. It's a shame Mercury didn't make more examples. I sure as hell would like to buy one.
Love the panther platform. Gives me a nostalgic feeling, my grandparents had a 85 crown vic and then a 95. I remember going on road trips when I was a kid, and later filling up the car for my grandma.
Had a Crown Vic company car back then, white with blue interior. The car was a license to speed as even the cops thought I was a cop. Would have loved to have one of these instead though 😆
About 8 years ago I went looking for a Marauder but even then those cars were $$$ I learned about the Vic Sport that was the “performance” version. Had the regular 4.6, console shifter, dual exhaust and airbag rear suspension. I loved that car… I drove it into the ground. 😂😂
The Marauder is such a badass car. As a Ford guy and someone who has a 1965 Mercury Comet It's so sad what happened to Mercury. They went from Fords cool brother to as you said just badge engineered slop with very little things changed. I wish they could've been able to shine more and they mightve stuck around. Like imagine a modern Mercury Cougar based off the Mustang like it used to be.
Great review, but that’s a 2004 model. 2003 did not have traction control and had a remote fuel door popper. I have never seen a black one with the grey interior though!!
These are so cool. It came down between the Marauder and the Impala SS back when I was looking for my first car. Im glad I went with the Impala because Marauder parts are big $$$
@@TGT2012 Caprice parts are pretty interchangeable for Impala SS with some exceptions. If I need a part, I can run down to the local pick n pull if they have a Caprice in stock. I might have to scuff it up and paint it, but it should bolt right on. Genuine SS interior parts are pretty expensive but depending on what Im after, I can find a Caprice part and paint it SEM grey. Marauder’s have specific headlights, front and rear bumpers which Ive heard draw big $$$. Crown Victoria headlights & grille won’t fit into a Marauder’s front header panel. Ive also seen Marauder wheels fetch a pretty penny. I got a clean set of SS wheels PLUS a rear differential and axles for only $500 a few years back.
Could Ford have brought in the Ford Falcon from Australia as a Mercury (if they ever approved funding for Ford Australia to make left hand drive ones), or would it have been too small for US tastes?
For such a big sedan back seats don’t look roomy. I think this why something like a Grand Cherokee or Pilot I have taken over, they are easier to get into and more comfy.
I've owned virtually every model Jeep Cherokee since 1979 and trust me when I tell you my Maruader is way more roomy and comfortable than any of them and I'm 6'4" 280lbs. I'm not talking about the back seat, I'm not comfortable in the back of anything American made except the Lincoln Car Town Car "L" long wheelbase.
The stereo was in fact special to the Maruader only and made by Alpine, the optional Audiophile system with the sub really bumps. The original proto had 4.10 gears but EPA caused a last minute swap to 3 55s. I have a bone stock 50k mile version in NH if you'd like to test it with 4.10s it runs 13.9s in the 1/4 mile instead of 15.5s with the 3.55s. These cars can fck with just a tune 4.10 gears and sticky tires. (Theoretical top speed with 4.10s is well over 180mph, 220+ with 3.55s actual is over 150mph with either)
What RPMs do you turn on the highway? I’m actually the owner of this car and I’ve been wanting to go 4.10s but hesitant for obvious reasons. Not my daily so gas mileage isn’t a huge issue
@michaellytis4757 I get the best gas mileage at 3000rpms which is 90mph with the stock sized rear tires. Obviously you can't go 90mph everywhere, so if I did it over again I'd go with 4.30 gears. I just want to add I go up and down mountains and it will hold 3krpms without kicking down on the steepest climbs.
I put 410 on mine and I do mostly highway driving I was thinking about going 373 with my new Marauder I felt like the 4.10s kept the RPM's too high but this was about 6 years ago that I sold that car with 410 so I don't really remember
A friend of mine has a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria Sport; he re-did the interior with race seats & covered everything in gray leather & black suede, he spent about 2 months re-buildind the 302 motor it it, caged it & put wheels off a Mustang G.T. on it!
2:38 La La La La La!!! But yeah the Marauder got the macho treatment not like the other models of the panther platform from its debut of itThe Town Car, Grand Marquis etc that are just grandparents type of it
The mercurys never got the duel climate control, you had to step up to a lincoln. Also you could get the center counsel and floor shifter in the crown vic lx sport and the grand marquis lse.
SWEET. IM GUESSING THIS HAS SPRINGS NOT AIR BAGS ? THIS AND THE CHEVY IMPALA SS 1994-1996 WERE GREAT OF THE LAST BODY ON FRAME REAR WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMOBILES.
I've owned a 2004 Marauder for close to sex years now. It has over 400,000 miles on it. I made a big mistake when I bought my 1st set of tires. I put the same size tires on all 4 corners of the car. After I left the tire shop. I got less than a mile down the road. Then it started bucking. Then it would be good for a few mins, then start bucking again. When I got home. I went to the internet. To see if I could find learn anything about why what would make my car do this. As it was fine before I got new tires. The back tires need to be at least 2% bigger taller than the front tires. Its built right into the computer. I had to shut off my traction control. Drive it that way until I need new tires again. The 2nd mistake I made was thinking parts would be easy to find. I figured any part from a Crown Vic would fit interchange with my car. Wrong. Many Marauder parts are now hard to find as they only will fit a marauder. Mas air flow sensor is a perfect example. I ordered five different ones. The ones you buy from Ford work great. But you cannot get them from Ford today. I said no problem. I'll go buy aftermarket. That did not work out so well. Seems many claiming to be the right part. Fit until you drive down the road. And the car starts bucking do crazy stuff. I'm now on my 5th one. I figured. Hey maybe if I order an air flow for a early Mustang Cobra. Just by luck. It might be the right one. That seemed to resolve the problem. I can't say for sure now. I can't drive the car much. Because I had the timing chain replaced as it was rapping on the housing. I think they didn't do something correct, as it is still making the noise up in the head area. The shop is telling me it's a bad bearing making the noise. I think they put the chain a tooth off and my valves are not in the correct position. making the noise. Other than that. The car is great. It's comfortable, has air, rides nice, great sound system right from the factory. Sun, moon roof. Last complaint is the price of high octane gas now. Over 4 dollars a gallon.
Nice car. The end conclusion? Not great IMO... Not every car needs to be crazy... Not every car has to be something that tries to kill you... You dissing on "normal" cars at the end, sounds very... Mid 00s UK TopGearish-very juvenile kind of an approach... Its kinda disconnected from real life... IDK... Anyway... Love the Panther platform in general, though its very weird to me, that this one got such a very simple instrument cluster in comparison to other panther platform based vehicles of that era... Still like the rather clean interior design... While i like this gen of the Marauder, i think it suffers from a pretty severe identity crisis... At the end of the day... Its a souped up Crown Vic... People can argue whatever they want, but you look at it and its just... A pimped out sleeper Crown Vic... Is it cool? YES... But can it be called an independent model? Heck no... And frankly? For the long-term daily kind of a usage, Id rather have the Crown Vic or the Lincoln or the regular Mercury P platform of that time, rather than this (though as i said cool but) mish-mash of pimped out parts on a regular Crown-Vic model...
This car is built on the Panther Platform from Ford. At the time, Ford was naming their chassis after animals. You might be familiar with the Fox platform, which the mustang was built on in the 1980s. Cars built on the panther platform were the Marauder, Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Car, and Ford Crown Victoria.
I own 2 Mercury Grand Marquis, an '06 and an '07. I have never really been a fan of the Marauder. I don't like the black color, or the huge ghetto style wheels, or the seriously over complicated engine. I have no interest in speed when it comes to a strictly street car. I do drag race, but I have a purpose built car for that. And it's always on a track. I like light colors, tires with sidewalls, and simple, reliable engines. The 4.6L 2 valve is one of the most reliable engines Ford has ever made. I have 381,000 miles on my '06 Grand Marquis.
They come in 4 different colors and how are 18inch wheels ghetto. Altimas come with 19s stock. I see 24s or 26s on a car ghetto. There is nothing complicated about the engine.
@@WretchedMarauder To me wheels that are over 15" in diameter are ghetto, unless they are on a large truck. I have a 1968 Ford F-250 which came with 16.5" wheels. I couldn't find tires for them, so I switched to 15" wheels, which gave me wider sidewalls. The huge wheel thing came from the ghetto, where pimps, drug dealers, gang members, and all kinds of criminals with money put them on their cars as status symbols. Thinks kind of got out of hand, which is where donks came from. And, like pretty much every other ghetto trend, the general public rushed to copy it. Eventually car manufacturers started putting this trash on new cars because people wanted it. It's one of those bandwagon things. Many people are followers. If people were getting in line to jump over a cliff, probably half the people in the U.S. would get in line to be part of the trend. As for the engine, the Marauder engine is ridiculously complicated compared to the Crown Vic and Grand Marquis. It has 4 overhead cams instead of two, 32 valves instead of 16, and very complex and failure prone cam drive system.
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The Marauder's personality: "Get in the car! We're goin' for a ride. Sit down, shut up, buckle up and enjoy the ride!" All done in a New York/New Jersey accent.
Put the bodies in the back, we got things to do!
This is what the Panther platform deserved, comfort and power. It's a shame this couldn't save Mercury from its old man image. Few cars look like they mean business more than a dark-color Panther car. I wish we lived in a universe where fast land yachts like the Marauder and Impala SS were still common.
Fun fact, these cars came with a Marauder leather jacket to enhance the buyer's cool guy stature.
Mercury was Ford’s mid-level brand. It was similar to Buick for GM. This car was out of character for Mercury, but it was a cool car.
I have a 2003 78k miles and the jacket lol
These are such cool cars. Low mileage, nice examples are hard to come by. It's a shame Mercury didn't make more examples. I sure as hell would like to buy one.
Me too but they either clapped out wit high miles or if there pristine they want a nice penny for it .
My brother in law literally built a marauder in his garage from a junk yard parts car that actually still had all its parts by chance.
Love the panther platform. Gives me a nostalgic feeling, my grandparents had a 85 crown vic and then a 95. I remember going on road trips when I was a kid, and later filling up the car for my grandma.
The only vehicle I actually like In black!
I remember the Marauder from the 1960's. Most had the 390 CI V8 but it could be optioned with a 427. Now THAT'S a Marauder!
Had a Crown Vic company car back then, white with blue interior. The car was a license to speed as even the cops thought I was a cop. Would have loved to have one of these instead though 😆
Don't forget the leather jacket it comes with so you can wear to the nicest steakhouse in Lincoln, Nebraska
These are the most durable American vehicles. I always liked the Maurader.
About 8 years ago I went looking for a Marauder but even then those cars were $$$
I learned about the Vic Sport that was the “performance” version. Had the regular 4.6, console shifter, dual exhaust and airbag rear suspension.
I loved that car… I drove it into the ground. 😂😂
I own one. I would say get it if you have the opportunity in any condition.
Very well kept & factory fresh brand new look even when 20 years old. Excellent video & beautiful car
The Marauder is such a badass car. As a Ford guy and someone who has a 1965 Mercury Comet It's so sad what happened to Mercury. They went from Fords cool brother to as you said just badge engineered slop with very little things changed. I wish they could've been able to shine more and they mightve stuck around. Like imagine a modern Mercury Cougar based off the Mustang like it used to be.
That has the 4 valve 4.6, where as the marquis has the 2 valve 4.6. It also has a handling and performance pkg with an extra sway bar
I'm genuinely enthralled by your video! - "Obstacles are the building blocks of growth..."
Always love playing parts bin bingo my parents used to have a Lincoln ls and the radio, buttons and keys look similar if not the same
Great review, but that’s a 2004 model. 2003 did not have traction control and had a remote fuel door popper. I have never seen a black one with the grey interior though!!
These are so cool. It came down between the Marauder and the Impala SS back when I was looking for my first car. Im glad I went with the Impala because Marauder parts are big $$$
That's crazy the parts are really that expensive??? Also is the Impala SS parts cheaper?, also Impalas are more expensive to buy these days
@@TGT2012 Caprice parts are pretty interchangeable for Impala SS with some exceptions. If I need a part, I can run down to the local pick n pull if they have a Caprice in stock. I might have to scuff it up and paint it, but it should bolt right on.
Genuine SS interior parts are pretty expensive but depending on what Im after, I can find a Caprice part and paint it SEM grey.
Marauder’s have specific headlights, front and rear bumpers which Ive heard draw big $$$. Crown Victoria headlights & grille won’t fit into a Marauder’s front header panel. Ive also seen Marauder wheels fetch a pretty penny. I got a clean set of SS wheels PLUS a rear differential and axles for only $500 a few years back.
Ford quietly it's Mercury brand in 2010. All Mercury car's were just rebadged Ford's
My Mercury is only branded as a Ford in Europe
Could Ford have brought in the Ford Falcon from Australia as a Mercury (if they ever approved funding for Ford Australia to make left hand drive ones), or would it have been too small for US tastes?
Damn yup love it!!!! Wish i could find a good one tho
For such a big sedan back seats don’t look roomy. I think this why something like a Grand Cherokee or Pilot I have taken over, they are easier to get into and more comfy.
I've owned virtually every model Jeep Cherokee since 1979 and trust me when I tell you my Maruader is way more roomy and comfortable than any of them and I'm 6'4" 280lbs. I'm not talking about the back seat, I'm not comfortable in the back of anything American made except the Lincoln Car Town Car "L" long wheelbase.
The Town Car has a tachometer.
Super good as usual. I mean it's no Model A but still cool and from the Ford family.
Great review...Course I have one.
The stereo was in fact special to the Maruader only and made by Alpine, the optional Audiophile system with the sub really bumps. The original proto had 4.10 gears but EPA caused a last minute swap to 3 55s. I have a bone stock 50k mile version in NH if you'd like to test it with 4.10s it runs 13.9s in the 1/4 mile instead of 15.5s with the 3.55s. These cars can fck with just a tune 4.10 gears and sticky tires. (Theoretical top speed with 4.10s is well over 180mph, 220+ with 3.55s actual is over 150mph with either)
What RPMs do you turn on the highway? I’m actually the owner of this car and I’ve been wanting to go 4.10s but hesitant for obvious reasons. Not my daily so gas mileage isn’t a huge issue
@michaellytis4757 I get the best gas mileage at 3000rpms which is 90mph with the stock sized rear tires. Obviously you can't go 90mph everywhere, so if I did it over again I'd go with 4.30 gears. I just want to add I go up and down mountains and it will hold 3krpms without kicking down on the steepest climbs.
I put 410 on mine and I do mostly highway driving I was thinking about going 373 with my new Marauder I felt like the 4.10s kept the RPM's too high but this was about 6 years ago that I sold that car with 410 so I don't really remember
Great vid, made me miss my grand marquis even more (=
As always!
Thanks for reviewing this cool car 🇺🇸👍🏻
A friend of mine has a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria Sport; he re-did the interior with race seats & covered everything in gray leather & black suede, he spent about 2 months re-buildind the 302 motor it it, caged it & put wheels off a Mustang G.T. on it!
2:38 La La La La La!!! But yeah the Marauder got the macho treatment not like the other models of the panther platform from its debut of itThe Town Car, Grand Marquis etc that are just grandparents type of it
The next car I'm getting. The prices on most of these are inexcusable tho like most that are selling these are on crack
My arch nemesis
Just be careful with that partic😮ular 4.6. Bit more finicky than the 2 valve. Looking at you timing chain/guides
That’s the men in black car if you just seen a ufo🛸 and then seen a mercury marauder it’s going to be a super long night😂😂😂😂😂
Great commentary 😊
Darth Vaders car.
“Very LARGE sunglass holder”. Sir, that’s for CDs. 😂😂
Giordano's ? The Marauder has good taste in pies😅
The mercurys never got the duel climate control, you had to step up to a lincoln. Also you could get the center counsel and floor shifter in the crown vic lx sport and the grand marquis lse.
SWEET. IM GUESSING THIS HAS SPRINGS NOT AIR BAGS ?
THIS AND THE CHEVY IMPALA SS 1994-1996 WERE GREAT OF THE LAST BODY ON FRAME REAR WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMOBILES.
So cool!
Yessssir this car is awesome.
I have a 2003 with 78k miles and the leather jacket lololol
I've owned a 2004 Marauder for close to sex years now. It has over 400,000 miles on it. I made a big mistake when I bought my 1st set of tires. I put the same size tires on all 4 corners of the car. After I left the tire shop. I got less than a mile down the road. Then it started bucking. Then it would be good for a few mins, then start bucking again. When I got home. I went to the internet. To see if I could find learn anything about why what would make my car do this. As it was fine before I got new tires. The back tires need to be at least 2% bigger taller than the front tires. Its built right into the computer. I had to shut off my traction control. Drive it that way until I need new tires again. The 2nd mistake I made was thinking parts would be easy to find. I figured any part from a Crown Vic would fit interchange with my car. Wrong. Many Marauder parts are now hard to find as they only will fit a marauder. Mas air flow sensor is a perfect example. I ordered five different ones. The ones you buy from Ford work great. But you cannot get them from Ford today. I said no problem. I'll go buy aftermarket. That did not work out so well. Seems many claiming to be the right part. Fit until you drive down the road. And the car starts bucking do crazy stuff. I'm now on my 5th one. I figured. Hey maybe if I order an air flow for a early Mustang Cobra. Just by luck. It might be the right one. That seemed to resolve the problem. I can't say for sure now. I can't drive the car much. Because I had the timing chain replaced as it was rapping on the housing. I think they didn't do something correct, as it is still making the noise up in the head area. The shop is telling me it's a bad bearing making the noise. I think they put the chain a tooth off and my valves are not in the correct position. making the noise. Other than that. The car is great. It's comfortable, has air, rides nice, great sound system right from the factory. Sun, moon roof. Last complaint is the price of high octane gas now. Over 4 dollars a gallon.
would you want to sell it?
Awesome review 💪🏾
Nice car. The end conclusion? Not great IMO... Not every car needs to be crazy... Not every car has to be something that tries to kill you... You dissing on "normal" cars at the end, sounds very... Mid 00s UK TopGearish-very juvenile kind of an approach... Its kinda disconnected from real life... IDK... Anyway... Love the Panther platform in general, though its very weird to me, that this one got such a very simple instrument cluster in comparison to other panther platform based vehicles of that era... Still like the rather clean interior design... While i like this gen of the Marauder, i think it suffers from a pretty severe identity crisis... At the end of the day... Its a souped up Crown Vic... People can argue whatever they want, but you look at it and its just... A pimped out sleeper Crown Vic... Is it cool? YES... But can it be called an independent model? Heck no... And frankly? For the long-term daily kind of a usage, Id rather have the Crown Vic or the Lincoln or the regular Mercury P platform of that time, rather than this (though as i said cool but) mish-mash of pimped out parts on a regular Crown-Vic model...
Can you review an 11th Gen F-150?
This car is a bored child's/drunk homie's dream to sit in.
This is a instaclick and watch kind of car!
gets me som Pequods
C5 had dual-zone climate
“Panther”?
WTF is that?
This car is built on the Panther Platform from Ford. At the time, Ford was naming their chassis after animals. You might be familiar with the Fox platform, which the mustang was built on in the 1980s. Cars built on the panther platform were the Marauder, Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Car, and Ford Crown Victoria.
I own 2 Mercury Grand Marquis, an '06 and an '07. I have never really been a fan of the Marauder. I don't like the black color, or the huge ghetto style wheels, or the seriously over complicated engine. I have no interest in speed when it comes to a strictly street car. I do drag race, but I have a purpose built car for that. And it's always on a track. I like light colors, tires with sidewalls, and simple, reliable engines. The 4.6L 2 valve is one of the most reliable engines Ford has ever made. I have 381,000 miles on my '06 Grand Marquis.
They come in 4 different colors and how are 18inch wheels ghetto. Altimas come with 19s stock. I see 24s or 26s on a car ghetto. There is nothing complicated about the engine.
@@WretchedMarauder To me wheels that are over 15" in diameter are ghetto, unless they are on a large truck. I have a 1968 Ford F-250 which came with 16.5" wheels. I couldn't find tires for them, so I switched to 15" wheels, which gave me wider sidewalls. The huge wheel thing came from the ghetto, where pimps, drug dealers, gang members, and all kinds of criminals with money put them on their cars as status symbols. Thinks kind of got out of hand, which is where donks came from. And, like pretty much every other ghetto trend, the general public rushed to copy it. Eventually car manufacturers started putting this trash on new cars because people wanted it. It's one of those bandwagon things. Many people are followers. If people were getting in line to jump over a cliff, probably half the people in the U.S. would get in line to be part of the trend.
As for the engine, the Marauder engine is ridiculously complicated compared to the Crown Vic and Grand Marquis. It has 4 overhead cams instead of two, 32 valves instead of 16, and very complex and failure prone cam drive system.
This is what Dodge Charger owners wanted before Chargers were available. Simple. Ugly. One-dimensional. The cars were that way, too.
I hate bfb test
Feel free to start you own channel where you can review cars your way.
I hate people who hate bfbt.
I agree
It’s far better than a Doug Score!
Who pissed in your cheerios?