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2003 Mercury Marauder Supercharged Vortech T Trim Clean Fast And Reliable on 2040-cars

Year:2003 Mileage:163000
Location:

Palm Desert, California, United States

Palm Desert, California, United States

Up for sale is a very clean 2003 Mercury Marauder with 163,000 miles. Engine was rebuilt to stock specs at 140k miles. Interior is excellent and paint is very nice for a 10 year old car. Very nicely upgraded with well over 500 horsepower but still gets 21 mpg on the highway. Everything works and the car has been meticulously maintained - synthetic oil changes every 3000 miles and regular transmission and radiator flushes. Very reliable and passes smog every time. Below is the list of Modifications and upgrades. There is a lot of room to "grow" in this combination - the parts installed will support a lot more horsepower if desired.

Vortech V-2 T Trim Supercharger (10-11 psi of boost)
Vortech "Aftercooler" water to air intercooler system with upgraded heat exchanger and pump
custom tunes for 91 and 93 octane - made 415 rwhp on the 91 tune without functioning intercooler
3000 RPM stall Precision Industries torque converter (very streetable)
4.10 gears and factory posi
Dynatech aluminum driveshaft
brand new Aeromotive 340 fuel pump
39 lb fuel injectors
SCT BA2400 mass airflow sensor
2.5 mid pipes (factory catalytic converters are installed)
flowmaster mufflers
"head cooling mod" has been done
very rare light color interior - most of these cars came with charcoal interior

I have a brand new Mercury emblem for the decklid that comes with the car


The bad:
- abs light comes on - likely a dirty or malfunctioning wheel sensor
- rear tires are usable but the tread is getting low
- timing chain ticks a bit at idle once engine warms up, three shops checked it out, said not to worry about it

- front Mercury logo in the grill is a bit wavy and the decklid drivers side has a paint blemish from where a decal was removed

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Report: Lincoln getting all of Mercury's ad dollars

Mon, 03 Jan 2011

Now that the curtain has closed on Mercury, Ford Motor Company will redirect all of its marketing dollars for the oft-overlooked brand to the Blue Oval's luxury outpost, Lincoln. In speaking to Automotive News, the chairman of the Lincoln National Dealer Council, Bob Tasca, Jr., said, "You'll see a lot stronger presence in the advertising of Lincoln in 2011."
Lincoln spokesperson Christian Bokich reminded AN that the automaker is "preparing the way for seven new or significantly refreshed vehicles" that will be launched over the next four years, and the largest ad blitz in 2011 will focus on the refreshed MKX crossover, as well as the MKZ sedan and its hybrid counterpart. Following that, Lincoln has plans to launch a completely overhauled version of its Navigator SUV, an all-new C-segment vehicle and the overhauled 2013 MKZ, which Tasca says will be "strikingly different from its Ford Fusion sibling."
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Curtain officially comes down on Mercury as dealers remove signage

Mon, 03 Jan 2011

The process of shutting down the Mercury is complete. Ford officially made the decision to close its mid-level brand in June of 2010. In the months that followed, Ford offered its dealers money to stop selling the cars, with production shutting down in September. The last Mercury, a Mariner, rolled off the assembly line in the beginning of October and former spokesperson Jill Wagner said her good-byes to both the car and her job. Now the last piece of the brand has come down as dealers are removing any and all Mercury signage from their lots.
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Feds open investigation into Chevy Express, Ford Freestar rust issues

Wed, 28 Dec 2011

'Tis the season... for road salt. And with that, comes rust. And what does rust bring? Well, for Ford and General Motors, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation. According to The Detroit News, NHTSA is looking into potential recalls issues with Chevrolet Express vans and Ford Freestar minivans.
The feds have received five complaints that rust has caused leaking fuel filler pipes on 2003 Express vans. Separately, seven complaints have been filed over excessive rust in the rear wheel wells of 2004 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans. The Freestar and Monterey went out of production in 2007. Neither issue has resulted in any crashes or injuries, according to the report.