by "Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
Published 05/24/2017 at 10:22
by "Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
Published 05/24/2017 at 10:22
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This 100,000 mile Marauder that’s slightly overpriced at $9500
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Grandpa’s old Grand Marquis with a ridiculously low 46k on the clock (i.e, 1/6 of its life assuming you never change the oil) for $5000.
Before I even post this, I’m going to preemptively say it was kinja’d.
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
05/24/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 3
My vote is to buy the Grand Marquis, drive it until it dies sometime after my unborn children have graduated from college, then do an engine and a manual swap.
"Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
05/24/2017 at 10:33, STARS: 2
The winner is whoever doesn’t spend money on a panther
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
05/24/2017 at 10:37, STARS: 1
They’re mindnumbingly boring cars, but they’re made for one function and they do that very, very well.
"Tristan" (casselts)
05/24/2017 at 10:40, STARS: 1
Where are the correct wheels for that Marauder?
"V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!" (v8demon)
05/24/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 5
The Grand Marq is an LS. Should be a dual exhaust car which means the extra 15 horsepower for a rated 239. It might have the rear air suspension like the Marauder does as well.
I love the way the Marauder looks, but an extra 57k on the odo and a $4500 markup are way too much to justify it over the Marq.
I’d pull the grille off the Marq, paint it body color, reinstall it, and put a better flowing exhaust on the car with a used Marauder airbox. Then I’d drive the snot out of it.
"Chuckles" (chucklesw37)
05/24/2017 at 10:52, STARS: 1
This is a really good question. My coworker drives a Marauder that looks damn good, and I find myself looking at it longingly in a way that I’d never look at a Grand Marquis. That being said, the owner of this Marauder replaced the fantastic stock wheels with something you’d buy in my old town at a shop called “Rimtyme” and I can’t support that decision. It makes me question the life that this car has lived.
It would still be a good debate if they were more similar in price, but at about half the price of the Marauder, I’m leaning towards the Grand Marquis. I suppose it depends on what you intend to use this car for.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
05/24/2017 at 10:53, STARS: 1
I wouldn’t wait that long to do the swap, but otherwise this is the correct answer-
"facw" (facw)
05/24/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 1
Which is why you’re better off with the Grand Marquis, the Marauder is trying to be something its not, and if you are going in thinking you’re getting a high-performance car, you will be disappointed (if you are just looking for a comfortable barge that will go really fast on long straight empty roads in the American Southwest, you may do ok).
"CobraJoe" (cobrajoe)
05/24/2017 at 10:56, STARS: 0
Add some stiffer springs and better shocks too, maybe even PI roll bars.
Switching to KYB Gas-A-Just shocks on my ‘96 CVPI made for a noticable difference, and it certainly wasn’t an expensive upgrade.
"facw" (facw)
05/24/2017 at 10:57, STARS: 0
Not black enough for the owner apparently. Though honestly the stock wheels don’t look great either:
"V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!" (v8demon)
05/24/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 0
The Watts link on the 98-up cars is a setup above the earlier ones as well. I’ve never run the KYBs in anything. I’ve always been a fan of Bilstein HDs. Seems they aren’t available for a Panther though :/
"CobraJoe" (cobrajoe)
05/24/2017 at 11:14, STARS: 2
I’ve learned to question the owner’s other mods when they replace stock wheels with cheapo wheels.
"CobraJoe" (cobrajoe)
05/24/2017 at 11:34, STARS: 0
I can’t really say how they compared to any other upgraded shocks, or even how they compared to a good set of stock shocks, but they really helped reduce the “imminent understeer” feel it had.
But KYB’s aren’t the only option for an ‘03+ Panther... You can go
full coilover
if you want to spend the cash. (Angry Duck Tofu Racing is one of the few places that sell Panther performance parts.)
"Hammerdown" (hammerdown32)
05/24/2017 at 12:39, STARS: 0
Should have air suspension. I believe all CIV cars 2003+ do.
"Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
05/24/2017 at 12:44, STARS: 0
I mean, if that one function is be terrible, then yeah.
"Tristan" (casselts)
05/24/2017 at 14:23, STARS: 0
I happen to like them... I’d rock a Marauder with a tune, exhaust and 4.10 gears.