2004 JD Power Survey Results For Marauder

I never got a anything from JD Powers, but Ford asked me about my Grand Marquis. :confused: If I got one, I would give it a :down: for paint quality, fit, and finish. All the exterior problems are forgotten once I'm in the driver's seat. As long as the hood has a deep glassy shine and the windshield is clean, the Marauder rates a :up: for performance, comfort and even reliablilty. Four thousand miles and only a few problems adressed in TSB's. Perfectly acceptable in a new model year car. (Except for Ford's headlamp moisture policy :bigcry: )

With questionares like JD Powers and others, it seems that only people who are cronic complainers take the time answer them. Sometimes today's world forgets to say "Nice Job" or "Great." I really don't give a hoot about JD Powers on anything. I'd rather make my own conclusions by testing products myself. :)
 
here's crap for you. motor trend may 2004 quote ( cool, but doesnt have right stuff to back up bad boy looks.
 
nexstar7 said:
here's crap for you. motor trend may 2004 quote ( cool, but doesnt have right stuff to back up bad boy looks.
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Blame it on CAFE. Without that restriction Ford would most likely have put in some more aggressive gears and programming by default. That alone probably would have shut up all the critics.
 
NOMARQUIS said:
I never got a anything from JD Powers, but Ford asked me about my Grand Marquis. :confused: If I got one, I would give it a :down: for paint quality, fit, and finish. All the exterior problems are forgotten once I'm in the driver's seat. As long as the hood has a deep glassy shine and the windshield is clean, the Marauder rates a :up: for performance, comfort and even reliablilty. Four thousand miles and only a few problems adressed in TSB's. Perfectly acceptable in a new model year car. (Except for Ford's headlamp moisture policy :bigcry: )

With questionares like JD Powers and others, it seems that only people who are cronic complainers take the time answer them. Sometimes today's world forgets to say "Nice Job" or "Great." I really don't give a hoot about JD Powers on anything. I'd rather make my own conclusions by testing products myself. :)
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I took the time and the dollar they sent me to fill out the surveys as I stated before . I know I brought up the average by my responses. I don't think of myself as a complainer .If I dont like some things about MM, I'm going to(with the help of this site)figure out a way to correct them.ie:moisture in light fixtures. F##k Ford's policy don't:cry: find a dealer that will help you ;) ;)
 
My Turn

I'd like to weigh in on this issue. I think that I might be able to offer another point of view because, although I was raised in a Mopar family, I've lost my brand loyalty. Not because Chrysler did anything to me, or some of the Family cars failed, but because I started making my own decisions. And now there really isn't a huge amount of quality differential between the brands. To wit: When I was young, there was a whole list of cars that one should stay away from -- anything from Hyunday, the venerable Le Car, blah, blah, blah. With only one or two exceptions, ANY car you buy today is going to get you to 150,000 miles with only minimal amount of maintinence.

So my take on the survey? Yeah -- the fit and finish of the MM isn't up to par. Like many of yours, my paint sucks, the rear-facia seems to be barely attached, my sub rattles, my engine ticks, and all the rest...

Somebody said in an earlier post that these cars have alot of style. Style is in the eye of the beholder, but MM's aren't partiularly stylish, either. (I know I'm going to get flamed on THAT statement!)

Mercury Marauders are all about EMOTION. And based on everything I've read on this site, Mercury Maruader owners are VERY emotional about their rides!

And I LOVE my big Merc -- I love to mash the pedal, I love the second-gear scratch - I love the exhaust note... And I love that I can take my friends with me for a go-fast-ride. Everywhere I go I get questioned about it, looks, etc.. It's great fun, and like many of you, I'll hang on to it for a long time!

--Adam

'03 300A
Tint
Red Inserts
4:10's
Superchiped
No Resonators
 
Poor Rankings

It is too bad that the marks are so low because the Marauder is a neat car. The only thing I can think of is that some of the owners surveyed may have moved over from BMW, Mercedes, even Toyota. Despite the fact that I agree with the fact that all US automakers have made tremendous quality strides from the dregs of the mid-late 70s, the overall quality of these cars are not up to the mfgrs I mention above.

Don
 
You guys missed the part below the Power ratings, kinof off topic, but still related. It gave a PIN score of 5 (that it will retain it value over other cars in its class).
 
JD Power probably drives a Camry

I received a total of about 5 surveys on the car (JD Power being one of them), and in every case I gave the car 5 out of 5 marks. Is it perfect? Probably not. To me it sure as heck is. I'm 27, and honestly, I'll take my Marauder's musclecar good-looks, throaty exhaust note, and 300+hp V8 over some vanilla Toyota's fit and finish, good gas mileage, and me-too styling any day. That's why we bought these things in the first place, isn't it? Because when push comes to shove, our highest priorities rest with the style and performance that the Marauder has to offer? The fact that most people (including, unfortunately every Mercury sales and service person I've had to deal with) just don't get the point of this car is a given of owning it. But those of us who do own it and love it ought to give it nothing but high scores. The message the auto company ought to take away from the JD Power results is "here's a car that people love that we should tweak and improve the quality of." Unfortunately, what they really hear from those low scores is that even those of us who actually showed up and bought this car don't like it. If you want to see more cars like it out of Ford or other manufacturers in the future (are there any other manufacturers? ;) ) then you have to give it nothing but love when asked. Just my $.02.
 
SergntMac said:
I've bought two now, and I think the Marauder is the best damn car on the road, if you are a high performance freak like me.

It's just 5K overpriced...
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The ss is 2:)
 
Fourth Horseman said:
Just speaking for myself here. Not trying to be negative or a downer. But for $35k, I expected better. Don't get me wrong, I love the car and would buy one again. I paid full price knowing what I was getting, so obviously it was worth it to me. But for $35k I think the fit and finish, quality of interior trim, paint, etc. could have been a lot higher. I'd give the quality 3 out of 5, personally. The car definitely gets a 5 out of 5 for style, comfort, fun and attitude. :)
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What you pay extra for in a Marauder, is the engine and all of the high performance parts, etc. That's why a Marauder costs $ 36,000+, and a GM costs anywhere from the low twenties to the mid/upper twenties. But, I always find it amazing that two similar cars being produced on the same production line can have such a different rating. The same men and women are bolting similar parts onto the cars at the same time. Why then would one model receive 5 stars? An example comes to mind when Consumer Reports compared the Taurus SHO (V6 DOHC engine modles) and the Taurus LX. The LX received higher marks, and the SHO received lower marks. I still don't understand the logic. Except for the engine and performance parts, they're the same cars!

I've owned my 2004 Marauder since June 5th, 2004, and it has been virtually trouble free. When I received the quality questionaire last year, I gave the car 5 stars across the board, based on my personal experience to date. I'm very happy with the quality, comfort, and high performance of my Marauder. A co-worker of mine has a 1997 Pontiac Bonneville with a long list of serious problems, and a 2001 Buick Park Avenue which has been in the GMC shop a dozen times for problems, including replacing the entire sterring rack and pump! All my Marauder goes in for is routine oil changes. How many Marauder owners could have knocked the Marauder so badly, to pull the overall rating for all 11,000 Marauders that low? Do they only talk to a handfull of owners, or what? I've never trusted these so-called quality surveys. If you don't survey every owner, what is it worth.
Jim
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2004 MARAUDER 300A - DTR
1994 TAURUS SHO - DK GREEN
 
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SergntMac said:
I've bought two now, and I think the Marauder is the best damn car on the road, if you are a high performance freak like me.

It's just 5K overpriced...
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I'm with SergntMac! :twocents:
 
I give mine 5 stars, it rocks and beats the crap out of the my SHO's ('95 & '99)
and SVT Focus('03) I've had. It's even above my other current vehicle, '01 Bullitt Mustang.
 
I have an 04 Marauder purchased in July 04 but never received a survey of any kind. I did get a dealer sales experience evaluation questionaire. But for the first 90 days my MM performed and looked exceptionally well. Not one gripe. I have two Grand Marquis and the MM doesn't take a back seat in any of the areas previously discussed. So.......Now if you ask me how it performs after 6 months, I would have to say the SAME THING, it's an exceptionally good vehicle., no gripes, regular service at the dealer, tire wear OK, performance as good as it came off the lot. A real keeper.
 
First, I guess those of us who bought our cars more recently probably feel much better about what we got for what we paid due to the big discounts. That said, Im pretty happy overall with my car. Its big, it looks cool and I doubt there are many cars twice the price that will seat 4 adults in Lincoln-like comfort (with luggage) and go pretty damn quick. Yes, there are quicker cars, but they come with other sacrifices in size, cost, usability. On quality, other than a few minor interior sqeaks when its cold and the occasional buzzing from the rear subwoofer, mine has been just fine. Ive owned lots of decent cars and so far this one is just about the right combination for me.
 
This morning I went to a tire shop to buy some McGards...all of the tire guys came out of the shop and stood around the M while one of them put on the nuts. Comments ranged from "sweet" to "she looks fast".
At lunch I parked across from a body shop. When I came out of the restaurant two of the body shop guys were looking at the M....they were quite complimentary.
On the way home I was stuck in traffic. The guy next to me in the Civic rolled down his window and said "nice wheels dude".
Who gives a rats ass what some survey says.
 
I couldn't agree more amigo!
de minimus said:
This morning I went to a tire shop to buy some McGards...all of the tire guys came out of the shop and stood around the M while one of them put on the nuts. Comments ranged from "sweet" to "she looks fast".
At lunch I parked across from a body shop. When I came out of the restaurant two of the body shop guys were looking at the M....they were quite complimentary.
On the way home I was stuck in traffic. The guy next to me in the Civic rolled down his window and said "nice wheels dude".
Who gives a rats ass what some survey says.
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de minimus said:
... Comments ranged from "sweet" to "she looks fast".
....they were quite complimentary....said "nice wheels dude".
Who gives a rats ass what some survey says.
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:2thumbs: Well said. :coolman:
 
de minimus said:
This morning I went to a tire shop to buy some McGards...all of the tire guys came out of the shop and stood around the M while one of them put on the nuts. Comments ranged from "sweet" to "she looks fast".
At lunch I parked across from a body shop. When I came out of the restaurant two of the body shop guys were looking at the M....they were quite complimentary.
On the way home I was stuck in traffic. The guy next to me in the Civic rolled down his window and said "nice wheels dude".
Who gives a rats ass what some survey says.
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Do I recognize the flag in your avatar? :beer:
 
The MM is a five out of five for PIN Retained Value though. That is a good sign.
 
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