I just hit 200,000 miles yesterday and what a trip it has been. The car has been though good times, bad times and unexpected times, but it's always been there. This car has really stood the test of time and I have learned a lot with it. At 12 miles on the clock, I was happy as could be with a brand new car.
Barely 16 years old and knew nothing about anything. At 50,000 miles I had done quite a bit of drag racing at Da Grove and met a few Marauder Community members, plus we all got along. At 100,000 miles it was time for a new engine because I wanted to supercharge it. I recall it was $5,500 to rebuild it and a lot less than that for a new engine a member on mm.net was selling, so I bought it. Turns out it was a good decision even back then, putting boost (for the first time) on a 100,000 mile Marauder engine isn't the best decision, no pun intended for MMBlue... just something we knew back then. 150,000 miles was quite a turning point in life. I was lonely, suicidal, overweight, but I pulled myself out of it. Made up with my drummer and pretty much my best friend, started working my way up in the music industry and created a better life. 200,000 I am married, have a 3rd engine (Cobra shortblock) and have never been happier with life. I know who my friends are, who to stay away from and was also kick out of the mm.net community... good.
In a weird way the car has reflected life in general. It had it's ups, downs, good days, bad days and break downs, but you keep going. The reason the car is on it's 3rd engine is because of all of the fun I have had it with. I am sure if I left it 100% stock it would still be on a lot more original parts.
Now the rant: Big middle finger to those who see reaching even 20,000 miles on your Marauder as a bad thing. These people do not deserve to have such a car if they see driving it as a bad thing. These cars were meant to be driven and you really need to live for today. Life is unexpected. Sometimes something good can pop up, but chances are the bad happens even more unexpectedly which is why you need to drive your car today. If you care about value go to the Wall Street Casino in NYC or buy Property. Those examples are fitting for buying depending on value and not doing anything with it. The Marauder is a machine, a driving machine, a mean machine. It's not a Ferrari Daytona or a six figure Mopar convertible! Drive your cars people!
The last 11,000 miles were made possible by Zack. I cannot say enough about this man. He's been there more than anyone and is more caring than anyone I know. If you don't believe me it's because you don't listen carefully to him, when you do you will realize he's a teddy bear that has a tendency to yell.
The car has been great. Even after ten solid years people still don't know what this is. It's gotta be the most Old School car for the past ten years. By that I mean cable driven throttle, nondigital miles, lacks traction control (Mine at least) and a whole bunch of other things that are now making cars smarter and drivers dumber. I will keep driving this car until the wheels fall off, then I will bolt them back on and drive it some more.
Happy Maraudering to all. Lay down some rubber today.
Barely 16 years old and knew nothing about anything. At 50,000 miles I had done quite a bit of drag racing at Da Grove and met a few Marauder Community members, plus we all got along. At 100,000 miles it was time for a new engine because I wanted to supercharge it. I recall it was $5,500 to rebuild it and a lot less than that for a new engine a member on mm.net was selling, so I bought it. Turns out it was a good decision even back then, putting boost (for the first time) on a 100,000 mile Marauder engine isn't the best decision, no pun intended for MMBlue... just something we knew back then. 150,000 miles was quite a turning point in life. I was lonely, suicidal, overweight, but I pulled myself out of it. Made up with my drummer and pretty much my best friend, started working my way up in the music industry and created a better life. 200,000 I am married, have a 3rd engine (Cobra shortblock) and have never been happier with life. I know who my friends are, who to stay away from and was also kick out of the mm.net community... good.
In a weird way the car has reflected life in general. It had it's ups, downs, good days, bad days and break downs, but you keep going. The reason the car is on it's 3rd engine is because of all of the fun I have had it with. I am sure if I left it 100% stock it would still be on a lot more original parts.
Now the rant: Big middle finger to those who see reaching even 20,000 miles on your Marauder as a bad thing. These people do not deserve to have such a car if they see driving it as a bad thing. These cars were meant to be driven and you really need to live for today. Life is unexpected. Sometimes something good can pop up, but chances are the bad happens even more unexpectedly which is why you need to drive your car today. If you care about value go to the Wall Street Casino in NYC or buy Property. Those examples are fitting for buying depending on value and not doing anything with it. The Marauder is a machine, a driving machine, a mean machine. It's not a Ferrari Daytona or a six figure Mopar convertible! Drive your cars people!
The last 11,000 miles were made possible by Zack. I cannot say enough about this man. He's been there more than anyone and is more caring than anyone I know. If you don't believe me it's because you don't listen carefully to him, when you do you will realize he's a teddy bear that has a tendency to yell.
The car has been great. Even after ten solid years people still don't know what this is. It's gotta be the most Old School car for the past ten years. By that I mean cable driven throttle, nondigital miles, lacks traction control (Mine at least) and a whole bunch of other things that are now making cars smarter and drivers dumber. I will keep driving this car until the wheels fall off, then I will bolt them back on and drive it some more.
Happy Maraudering to all. Lay down some rubber today.