lji372
Supporting Member
Stop being jealous. :facepalm:
It has been awhile. Glad to see things are going strong on Mercury Marauder.Net
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Stop being jealous. :facepalm:
Joe Walsh
STILL N/A
If we don't know all the facts, people shouldn't be making these comments....especially in Jerry's "Hi Everyone It's been awhile!!" thread.... :shake:
BTW: People selling cars should know what they are worth before making the deal with a prospective buyer.
TrilogyMarauder
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TrilogyMarauder
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I'm just curious if 2 members here are selling stuff from the same estate sale.
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ChiTownMaraud3r
boostin
Hi Jerry,
Probably been asked, but do you still have any of the trilogy dev cars?
Probably been asked, but do you still have any of the trilogy dev cars?
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Charlie Costell
Buckeye Marauder Member
wheels
Thanks for the reply Jerry. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks for the reply Jerry. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Jerry Barnes
Senior Member
Jerry Barnes
Senior Member
Mystery Solved
Yes, I do know(briefly) Warmpancakes. The car and parts I purchased are from the same estate. I am waiting for the widow to return from a trip to pick up the remaining parts. Sorry Warmpancakes.
Yes, I do know(briefly) Warmpancakes. The car and parts I purchased are from the same estate. I am waiting for the widow to return from a trip to pick up the remaining parts. Sorry Warmpancakes.
Jerry Barnes
Senior Member
Really?
I don’t know who you are, but I really don’t appreciate the message you are conveying about me taking advantage of the situation. So, not that it is any of your business, but here are the facts.
1. I was offered the car and the parts by a friend of mine and I declined several times. I already have two of the best known Marauders around and I did not need a third one.
2. There is a fair amount of risk involved when you buy something that is all apart and you don’t have any idea of what is missing from several boxes, garages, basement locations....
3. Yes, the parts looked like they were very valuable on face value, but again there was a big risk also.
4. This car and the parts were offered to several other people and they turned it down. If it was that great a deal, someone else would have taken the car before me.
5. I made a cash offer, which no one else offered, and she took it. If she did not want my offer she could have told me “no thanks”.
6. She was trying to get rid of an increble amount of parts and cars because she did not want them and she was paying for storage that was very expensive.
Anyone else could have made an offer...anyone else could have gotten off their ass and made several trips over to the garages and sifted through the parts...anyone else could have put their money where their mouth was and jumped on the deal..... but no one else did. Was it a good deal in retrospect? Yes, but it came with risks. I am missing several expensive parts like the ABS unit that I had to spend $600 for and there and several more parts I am trying to find.
My advise to you is get the facts before you make irresponsible statements about someone else’s business.
Jerry Barnes
I don’t know who you are, but I really don’t appreciate the message you are conveying about me taking advantage of the situation. So, not that it is any of your business, but here are the facts.
1. I was offered the car and the parts by a friend of mine and I declined several times. I already have two of the best known Marauders around and I did not need a third one.
2. There is a fair amount of risk involved when you buy something that is all apart and you don’t have any idea of what is missing from several boxes, garages, basement locations....
3. Yes, the parts looked like they were very valuable on face value, but again there was a big risk also.
4. This car and the parts were offered to several other people and they turned it down. If it was that great a deal, someone else would have taken the car before me.
5. I made a cash offer, which no one else offered, and she took it. If she did not want my offer she could have told me “no thanks”.
6. She was trying to get rid of an increble amount of parts and cars because she did not want them and she was paying for storage that was very expensive.
Anyone else could have made an offer...anyone else could have gotten off their ass and made several trips over to the garages and sifted through the parts...anyone else could have put their money where their mouth was and jumped on the deal..... but no one else did. Was it a good deal in retrospect? Yes, but it came with risks. I am missing several expensive parts like the ABS unit that I had to spend $600 for and there and several more parts I am trying to find.
My advise to you is get the facts before you make irresponsible statements about someone else’s business.
Jerry Barnes
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Jerry Barnes
Senior Member
It’s been a long time!!
Slim, it is great hearing from you. Sorry to hear about your Mother and your heart surgery. Jesus, it sounds like you have been through a lot. If you have time please give me a call and let’s have lunch. I have moved the office to a new location in Redford, but it is not far from the old shop.
Call me (248)877-2792.
Jerry
Slim, it is great hearing from you. Sorry to hear about your Mother and your heart surgery. Jesus, it sounds like you have been through a lot. If you have time please give me a call and let’s have lunch. I have moved the office to a new location in Redford, but it is not far from the old shop.
Call me (248)877-2792.
Jerry
CoreyM75
New member
There's a lot of truth to this statement. Hindsight is easy to see afterwards.
I had to deal with my fathers car collection and looking back on it I probably sold several cars for less than what I could have sold them for. Same for lots of parts. Sometimes it's easier to sell cheaper and be done with it. Nothing wrong with that.
stevengerard
Senior Member
well Jerry, if it will make you feel better to flip it on the cheap I have $8 in my pocket! 
What other parts do you need, plenty of hoarders on here that may be able to help.
I still have dibs on one of the extra gauge pods on the front seat!
What other parts do you need, plenty of hoarders on here that may be able to help.
I still have dibs on one of the extra gauge pods on the front seat!
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gpfarrell
Senior Member
Jerry,
Great to here from you! 11 years into my own Trilogy Marauder and it might still be my all time favorite. That car does everything well. What you engineered in the summer of 2002 easily exceeds my 2012 BMW 550i in performance and reliability. Thank you for a great chapter in my automotive life! With the Eaton inside, my Marauder is definitely part of my permanent collection!
Great to here from you! 11 years into my own Trilogy Marauder and it might still be my all time favorite. That car does everything well. What you engineered in the summer of 2002 easily exceeds my 2012 BMW 550i in performance and reliability. Thank you for a great chapter in my automotive life! With the Eaton inside, my Marauder is definitely part of my permanent collection!
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TrilogyRauder
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Out of curiosity, Jerry do you own the black marauder with the ground effects? Does it have a price tag? Everytime I google that marauder, I drool all over it.
Cool story. Good luck to you
Jerry Barnes
Senior Member
Front and Rear Fascia on my Marauders
Those front and rear fascia’s on my Marauders are custom made from fiberglass. They were designed by Ford Design Studio when we were preparing the Marauder for the SEMA Show. They are the only ones that exist. I throw the molded out a couple of years ago. Many people have asked that I reproduce them for sale. The problems were:
1. The front and rear fascia’s were NOT BUMPERS! We removed the shocks in the stock bumper system to get that tight look for the body. If you have an accident, you’re screwed.
2. If we could reproduce them, it would have cost $6,000 a set. No body wanted to pay that much for fascia’s.
3. The tooling was extremely expensive. We are a small company and the risk would have been high for a low volume product. Not a good business decision.
I hope you understand our view on this business investment. It just was not worth it!
I hope that helps.
Jerry
Those front and rear fascia’s on my Marauders are custom made from fiberglass. They were designed by Ford Design Studio when we were preparing the Marauder for the SEMA Show. They are the only ones that exist. I throw the molded out a couple of years ago. Many people have asked that I reproduce them for sale. The problems were:
1. The front and rear fascia’s were NOT BUMPERS! We removed the shocks in the stock bumper system to get that tight look for the body. If you have an accident, you’re screwed.
2. If we could reproduce them, it would have cost $6,000 a set. No body wanted to pay that much for fascia’s.
3. The tooling was extremely expensive. We are a small company and the risk would have been high for a low volume product. Not a good business decision.
I hope you understand our view on this business investment. It just was not worth it!
I hope that helps.
Jerry
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Jerry Barnes
Senior Member
SVTRICHIE
If that is an apology, I accept it. I consider myself a honest business man and I think many of my customers would agree. If you are dishonest in today’s social media environment, you are F***ed and won’t be in business very long.
So, let’s move on without calling each other out in a social media forum. I have been there and it is not productive for either side. Agreed?
Jerry
If that is an apology, I accept it. I consider myself a honest business man and I think many of my customers would agree. If you are dishonest in today’s social media environment, you are F***ed and won’t be in business very long.
So, let’s move on without calling each other out in a social media forum. I have been there and it is not productive for either side. Agreed?
Jerry