what do you guys think of this marauder?
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What do you think about those miles though? apparently they're mostly highway miles. But in the post it says he puts 90 miles on it every day And it might be a month or two before I get the money together, that is if the car hasnt sold by then(which I doubt) :bigcry:
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Spectragod
Willing to meet up half way
If you don't have the $$$, there is no point in making an offer. I would offer $4500 for it, and go from there, miles are miles, highway or not, they are still on the drivetrain.
I wouldn't be scared of the 145k on it, of course, I changed out my whole drivetrain before mine hit 21k. I wouldn't depend on it as my sole source of transportation, i.e., it's gonna need work, ball joints, tie rods, rack and pinion, transmission, rear end, trust me, at 145k, parts will be needing service.
Keep in mind, the average car owner, when they need a tire replace, they replace 1, instead of both on that axle. Same goes for ball joints, tie rods, COP's, injectors, at 145k, I'll bet it has had a lot of little things replaced, just not all the "other" corresponding parts that could have issues.
I wouldn't be scared of the 145k on it, of course, I changed out my whole drivetrain before mine hit 21k. I wouldn't depend on it as my sole source of transportation, i.e., it's gonna need work, ball joints, tie rods, rack and pinion, transmission, rear end, trust me, at 145k, parts will be needing service.
Keep in mind, the average car owner, when they need a tire replace, they replace 1, instead of both on that axle. Same goes for ball joints, tie rods, COP's, injectors, at 145k, I'll bet it has had a lot of little things replaced, just not all the "other" corresponding parts that could have issues.
oh yeah, Im not gonna make an offer right away. But Im just curious as to whether its worth considering or not, I have about 3 thousand dollars right now... theres always the possibility that I could work something out with him, where I could put some money down for him to hold it something. Or a loan. Anyways, is there anyone near this location that could check it out for me?
also, Im a strong believer in fords
I know crown vics hold up for 3/4 hundred thousand miles, my explorer has almost 200k on it right now with minimal work done on it. I dont think its gonna just die on me right away. Ill have to talk to him see if its had any work. Lets put it like this: Is it better than a crown vic with those kind of miles?
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Spectragod
Willing to meet up half way
oh yeah, Im not gonna make an offer right away. But Im just curious as to whether its worth considering or not, I have about 3 thousand dollars right now... theres always the possibility that I could work something out with him, where I could put some money down for him to hold it something. Or a loan. Anyways, is there anyone near this location that could check it out for me?
also, Im a strong believer in fords
It's better than an old cop car with those miles. I'll give you an example, I just obtained an 06' vic, 141k on it, but it had 17775 idle hours, each hour is equivelant to 33 miles, needless to say, even though they had done a ton of maintenance to it, it needed a motor, front rack,tie rods, abs module, trans flush (it was a reman Ford unit with 50k on it), an complete interior, the vfd for the odometer repaired, a cleanout, literally, not a cleanup, I threw the entire interior in the trash. Plus a slew of little parts and a buff and wax.
But, I did get the car for -$0-, it just needed everything. A high mile MM will not need what this turd needed, mostly caused by high idle time and slobs. But I would plan on 1-2k to bring it up to speed, unless you can do most of the work yourself, in which case, your costs will be lower.
If you have 3k, offer it, times are tough, he may take your offer. All the seller can do is say "no".
Oh I can do more than 3k. also did you read the whole post? im 15. So I think this would be a great first car for me. :coolman: BUT my dad is an experienced mechanic, He has changed headgaskets, does advanced maintenance all the time, changed transmissions etc. I think im gonna try to go for it. On a side note, Im not surprised about those idle times! ( I wasnt aware you could calculate idle times! ) Im assuming that vic was an interceptor or of police use, cause 95% percent of the time the car is never turned off while on duty.
SC Cheesehead
'God Speed Blues Brother'
If you're going to buy a high mileage used car, make sure you don't use every bit of your money to pay for it, as you'll undoubtedly need to do some repairs on the car, and there's nothing worse than owning a car that's down and out of service because you can't afford the parts to repair it, especially if it's your DD.
Ask me how I know...
Ask me how I know...
If you're going to buy a high mileage used car, make sure you don't use every bit of your money to pay for it, as you'll undoubtedly need to do some repairs on the car, and there's nothing worse than owning a car that's down and out of service because you can't afford the parts to repair it, especially if it's your DD.
Ask me how I know...
well im stupid so im gonna go balls to the walls and blow it all on the car :burnout:
WhatsUpDOHC
MM.net Village Idiot
If you're going to buy a high mileage used car, make sure you don't use every bit of your money to pay for it, as you'll undoubtedly need to do some repairs on the car, and there's nothing worse than owning a car that's down and out of service because you can't afford the parts to repair it, especially if it's your DD.
Ask me how I know...
^^^^^^^This is good advice.
boatmangc
+ '10'11'12' best of show 2013
I bought mine with 28000 miles on it and the motor let go 3 months later.
Plan alternative transportation for WHEN it breaks!
Not that there is anything wrong with our cars I was running it like I ran m 1st car when I was 16, merciless.. I know very few young drivers who didn't pound on there stuff.
If you buy a cheap one it will need $$ to get/keep it roadworthy.
It sux to buy a car you love and come to hate it by the troubles it has and the money you don't have to fix it...
Ask me how I know
Do yourself a favor and don't torture yourself with what is available now while you can't afford it.
Keep focused on saving for the BEST car in your range not the 1st one.
SC Cheesehead
'God Speed Blues Brother'
Yeah, I was young once. Had a '65 GTO, spent every nickel I had to buy the car, then something would break and I'd be SOL until I could scrape up $ for repairs; but hey, at least you can brag to all your buddies what a cool car you have while you're bumming rides from them...
I actually just realized I have 2 other cars to use! silly me. Anyways, just got off the phone with a nice young man named Clayton(funny cause my name is chayton) anyways I was talking to him about a marauder they had in stock at the ford dealership, car has 111,959 miles, they are asking exactly ten thousand for it. Car is in vacaville CA. anyone live near their that could come look at it with me, point out flaws in it, etc? what do you think about that price? He said the price can be worked on
Bobby,
No offense, but in reading your various threads, you're all over the place with your posts....In some you say you're saving up and only make $160/mo. Others you say you have 3K saved. Others you talk about your dad buying one. You've asked opinions on several different cars.
The question becomes how serious are you in making an immediate purchase of a MM? At 15, do you have your permit, insurance lined up? Are your parents on board with you buying this car? I only ask because before you start asking members to take time to go to a dealership to look at a car, you need to know if you are in a position to actually buy a car. I mean if someone goes with you and it turns out to be a gem and great deal, are you ready to plunk down 10K and buy it or is this just wishful thinking and window shopping.
It's great you have enthusiasm and are so passionate about buying a MM. Just make sure it is a realistic goal when you start involving others.
Good Luck!!
No offense, but in reading your various threads, you're all over the place with your posts....In some you say you're saving up and only make $160/mo. Others you say you have 3K saved. Others you talk about your dad buying one. You've asked opinions on several different cars.
The question becomes how serious are you in making an immediate purchase of a MM? At 15, do you have your permit, insurance lined up? Are your parents on board with you buying this car? I only ask because before you start asking members to take time to go to a dealership to look at a car, you need to know if you are in a position to actually buy a car. I mean if someone goes with you and it turns out to be a gem and great deal, are you ready to plunk down 10K and buy it or is this just wishful thinking and window shopping.
It's great you have enthusiasm and are so passionate about buying a MM. Just make sure it is a realistic goal when you start involving others.
Good Luck!!
Ms. Denmark
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
^^^^^^^^Thank you for reading my mind...saved me the trouble of typing.
BTW bobbybob aka Clayton, anybody tell you it's not a good idea to make plans to meet someone (who is a total stranger to you) at the age of 15, for any reason? Get your dad, the mechanic, to look at cars with you.
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MrBluGruv
That GM guy....
This is one of the biggest reasons I don't have my MM still today.
When you have a car completely paid off, yet you are making bigger "monthly payments" to keep it running and roadworthy than you would be making payments on a newer or lower-miles car, it gets frustrating in a REAL big hurry.
Even if you do get one, TAKE YOUR TIME MODDING IT. Unless you have someone doing the installs on the more serious things that REALLY knows what they are doing, you will multiply your headaches by installing mods. Stock however, with a few exceptions, I believe Ford built a pretty incredibly solid car if you put any effort at all into maintaining it.