Marauder Owner's Guide exist?

[Flat Eric]

There is no such thing as a Mercury Marauder Owner's Guide right?

I'm not the only person stuck with a 2003 Grand Marquis Owner's Guide right???

[RF Overlord]

Sorry, dude; mine says "2003 Marauder / Owner's Guide" on the cover...

[RCSignals]

Yes there is. Your dealer gave you the wrong one if yours says Grand Marquis

[RF Overlord]

Originally posted by RCSignals
Your dealer gave you the wrong one if yours says Grand Marquis

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! :rolleyes:

Hey Eric: maybe you got the owner's manual that was supposed to go with the "Grand Marquis" they gave away on "Wheel of Fortune" last night...! HARHARHARHARHAR!

God, I LOVE this car..... :D :D :D

[Flat Eric]

Oh boy that sux, the dealer told me there was no such beast as an MM Owner's Guide, and when i called the Ford Customer Relations number directly they said they same thing!

Maybe there were none at the time i bought my MM???

08/29/02

Why would Mercury lie to me?

[Mad1]

Oh man.
I'm pretty sure my was a MM guide, not a GM book.

But ... darn those nagging doubts. Now I have to go outside (in the pouring rain) to check.

Thanks a lot guys.:confused:

[TAF]

They "flat out" lied to you...Eric:D

[Bigdogjim]

Mercury total investment in Marauder = $00.00 No doubt about it. What a shame. To bring a car like this to market and duh?

[RCSignals]

Tell your dealer to log on the http://www.helminc.com web site and order you one.

[JamesHecker]

Mine is for the Marauder. Purchased 7/2/02

[RF Overlord]

Originally posted by Flat Eric
the dealer told me there was no such beast as an MM Owner's Guide, and when i called the Ford Customer Relations number directly they said they same thing!

Why would Mercury lie to me?

Eric: No one was intentionally lying to you...the problem is that NO ONE at Ford Motor Company has any clue about this car...dealers don't know how to sell it or service it, Mercury doesn't know how to advertise it, and from all the changes we've seen, and the problems people on this board have had with quality control, Ford doesn't know how to build it. The only people who seem to have any knowledge of this car whatsoever, are the esteemed members of this board...and that's pretty sad.

On the bright side, the car is destined to become a curiosity/oddity/rarity, so that may eventually keep its value up; also, most of its parts are from other bins at Ford, so we should be able to keep our Black Beauties* running for a while after they've become a distant memory...

*- OK, that includes Blue Beauties and Silver Beauties, too... :D

[MMM2003]

Eric,

I purchased my MM on 08/22/02 and I did get a Marauder Owners Manual and Guide.

Good luck

[TAF]

It WOULD have looked better on the cover with a red Mercury godhead, though...

I know...just another "nit-picky" complaint.

[jgc61sr2002]

I agree with RF The dealers and FMC represenatives know very little about he MM and they don't seem to care. I think they are just hoping and biding their time for the Marauder to go away again. IMHO. John:(

[Flat Eric]

Ok, i called Ford Customer Care, as my dealer doesn't return my phone calls. Here are some highlights of the conversation:

FMC: You have a Mercury Morder?
FMC: There is no owner's manual for the 2003 Morder, only 2004
FMC: The Morder is a base model Grand Marquis, that's why your dealer gave you a GM manual.
FMC: Our research department will search for a 2003 Morder manual and send it to you.

...ain't that grand....Mercury's research department is busy looking for owner's guides instead of working on cars :-)

I told them i found the manual on Helm's website, they said "oh it doesn't exist, so they won't have it".



ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[looking97233]

SOMEBODY POST A PICTURE FOR ERIC TO TAKE IN TO HIS DEALER. I would, but mine is in the body shop. With a picture and the statement that everybody else has one, they won't be able to continue to give you the "dosen't exisit" BS.

[RF Overlord]

Originally posted by Flat Eric


I told them i found the manual on Helm's website, they said "oh it doesn't exist, so they won't have it".

AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHA....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HA...

BWA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA...

...HEH...

[Menace]

Maybe it is another discontinued item to save money.

[jgc61sr2002]

Originally posted by Menace
Maybe it is another discontinued item to save money. Could be. HeHe. John

[FLA RAUD FAN]

Absolutely amazing......the tales here get better and better. It is incredible that a company with such a Vanilla car line as Mercury is not doing all that is possible to keep this car.
Would'nt suprise me if Mercury becomes an extinct nameplate like Plymouth and yet to be defunct Olsmobile.
It is ashamed that Ford can not see a car like the Marauder through to higher standards of production and sales.
I suppose this is why the imports are dominating the American car market today.
I still love my MM ..........
JP

[RCSignals]

I guess I better order a spare from Helm :)

[2003DOHC]

http://www.helminc.com/helm/product2.asp?class%5F2=FCT&mk=Ford+%26+Lincoln+Mercury&yr=2003&md=Marauder&dt=&module=&from=result&Style=&Sku=3W3J19G219BA&itemtype=K&mscsid=JXMW2VGBX06Q8MHPCW971VQ 0UVP3FSWD


Here is a direct link.

[yorks]

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[yorks]

Here's a pic.....

Not sure about the quality though. Digital photography is new to me.

[yorks]

Sorry about the confusion. I've posted a better in the gallery

www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/showphoto.php?photo=147

[Ray Snyder]

Originally posted by yorks
Here's a pic.....

Not sure about the quality though. Digital photography is new to me.

If your from Yorkshire, so is inside plumbing,

Just Joking, nice to have more Brits on the board.

[Ray Snyder]

York,
Usually there is a part number on the back of these printed do***ents. I don't have mine with me, but maybe you can find it.

[sailsmen]

Go to Ford.Com, click on Mercury, register and you can downlaod the Owners Manual.

[yorks]

Aye, here it is...

Back cover sez... September 2002
Second Printing

3W3J-19A321-GA

Hope this helps anyone who got sloughed off with a Grand Marquis manual.

[yorks]

Originally posted by Ray Snyder
If your from Yorkshire, so is inside plumbing,

Just Joking, nice to have more Brits on the board.

Ray, either you are from Yorkshire yourself, or you saw the 4 Yorkshiremen skit on Monty Python.

[Flat Eric]

Ok, end of story, just received my MM owner's manual in the mail from my dealer.

[martyo]

Originally posted by yorks
Sorry about the confusion. I've posted a better in the gallery

www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/showphoto.php?photo=147


Hey where did you get that cool pen???

[gonzo50]

Originally posted by yorks
Hope this helps anyone who got sloughed off with a Grand Marquis manual.
I think that Flat Eric is the first I heard of with this problem, but then again, all Marauder owners are not members here, yet.

[jgc61sr2002]

Originally posted by martyo
Hey where did you get that cool pen??? Marty - Sounds like a sales pitch for Slowpoke. HeHe. :D

[yorks]

Originally posted by martyo
Hey where did you get that cool pen???
Oh...Did I accidentally leave my quality crafted, custom made, handsome looking, everybody should have one, promptly shipped, reasonably priced (even after Canadian exchange), leak free, stylish, fits perfectly in the overhead bin, conversation prompting, brand specific, Craftypoke Industries (tm) pen laying on top of the manual when I took that picture? I'm sorry.

PS...I thought this thread was long dead. Poke, you owe Marty and John a frosty beverage (finders fee).

[martyo]

Originally posted by jgc61sr2002
Marty - Sounds like a sales pitch for Slowpoke. HeHe. :D

I am shameless, aren't I?

[Flat Eric]

Well, i have to correct myself....the story is not over.

So two weeks after my dealer sends me the MM owner's guide, today in the mail i get a package from Mercury (via Helm), so me thinks..."finally my call to Customer Support is answered"...

i carefully open the package expecting another MM owner's guide.

But No!!!!! It's another Grand Marquis 2003 owner's guide frehsly wrapped in plastic" Oh JOY!

To think, after weeks of research this is what Mercury's Research Department came up with....

oh god how (^*&#@#@

[Bigdogjim]

Flat Eric: Send me an e-Mail and I will drive up to your dealership and show them the book! I can not belive that you are having this much trouble? I'll have to drive the F-150 as the Marauder is in the shop getting the top put on.

bigdogjim@att.net

[jgc61sr2002]

Jim - I beleive Eric has the correct owners manual. The one he received from FMC via Helm was for a GM. The FMC reps still don't know what the MM is. IMHO. They are:confused:

[RCSignals]

Flat Eric
Contact Helm and tell them they sent the wrong manual. They'll exchange it

[Flat Eric]

Thanks for the offer Bigdog :-)

My dealer did send me the correct one.
Mercury sent me the GM guide....i guess it's understandable since they think

"The Marauder is a base model Grand Marquis"

and thats a direct quote from their phone support!

[RCSignals]

well do as I suggested and you'll have two Marauder owner guides now then

[Bigdogjim]

Originally posted by Flat Eric


"Marauder is a base model Grand Marquis"

and thats a direct quote from their phone support!

Well how come the base model is more the "top of the line":mad2: :confused: