Marauder on Autotrader.com Question

[knickerbockers1]

Hey Guys,
Long time lurker first time poster.....im in the market for a marauder but unfortunatley I dont have a bundle to spend....Im still in college and my budget is 13,000 give or take.....i dont want to get one with tooo many miles but aything under 70,000 should be fine....I was wondering how cautious should I be of maruaders for real cheap??

Like this one ---->>>>http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=221190254&dealer_id=59999027&car_year=2003&num_records=&search_type=both&make=MERC&keywordsfyc=&distance=0&model=MARAUDER&transmission=&address=20882&make2=&certified=&advanced=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=&max_price=&sort_type=priceASC&min_price=&body_code=0&end_year=2008&color=&keywordsrep=&start_year=1981&drive=&engine=&style_flag=1&doors=&fuel=&cardist=962

That car is pretty cheap and has relatively low miles...are cars like those huge risks or what? Im not a mechanic so I cant really tell if anything is wrong with a car before I buy it but I was basically wondering how cautious should i be when buying a maruader for cheap?

Thanks
Nick

[RCSignals]

someone here might know the car.

You could ask RoyLpita here to do an OASIS check of the VIN

[knickerbockers1]

thanks for the advice....is it a hastle for him if I PM and ask him to do it for me?

[RCSignals]

thanks for the advice....is it a hastle for him if I PM and ask him to do it for me?

He likes to do it, and a PM is the best way to send it.

[Cobra25]

That Marauder is in Miami. Alot of Marauder's stop by the Tower Shops on Friday nites, but That one I've never seen before. After market rims not too bad. The price is really good with that mileage.

[SID210SA]

Not a lot of information given in the ad.....hmmm......but it could be a real good deal....you might be able to get one of the members here to go take a look for you.....and RoyLPita runs them for us all the time....its in his sig.....

[RoyLPita]

I ran the report. I would pass on this one.

BTW,I know of 2 for sale. One is a black 2004 near me with 20k for $18000. The other is on the west coast of Florida with miles in the 30's for $17000.

[Raudermaster]

Low price. Ask Brian to run it for you, and have someone go look at with you.

[Raudermaster]

Whoops, me and you posted at the same time lol. I'm curious, what did it say in the OASIS?

[RoyLPita]

Whoops, me and you posted at the same time lol. I'm curious, what did it say in the OASIS?

"ALL WARRANTY CANCELLED; TITLE BRANDED"

[AzMarauder]

I ran the report. I would pass on this one.

BTW,I know of 2 for sale. One is a black 2004 near me with 20k for $18000. The other is on the west coast of Florida with miles in the 30's for $17000.

There is one here in Tucson, AZ for $13,999 w/16k. I've not seen it but it Oasis and CarFaxed out ok. 5 owners (first 3 commercial) originally came out of Detroit area.

I could go look at the car if someone were interested.

[knickerbockers1]

Thank you all.....I'm going to pass since the warranty is already void at just a little over 30,000......I'll keep looking for my dream car and it will one day be mine:) .......

[Bluerauder]

5 owners (first 3 commercial) originally came out of Detroit area.
I would be really reluctant to touch this one just based on the history above. Five owners, numerous drivers, ... just seems to have been passed around far too much. It might be fine; but the smart money says "Look at this one REALLY closely".

[Aren Jay]

Wow first time I saw an ALERT! on Carfax:


<TABLE class=folderstyle id=recordTable3 style="HEIGHT: 145px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=471 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR class=evenrow><TD vAlign=top align=left>11/17/2005 </TD><TD vAlign=top align=right></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Hollywood, FL
Title #0088618163


</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>JUNK TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED </TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD vAlign=top align=left>12/13/2005 </TD><TD vAlign=top align=right></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Hollywood, FL
Title #0088618163


</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED </TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD vAlign=top align=left>12/30/2005 </TD><TD vAlign=top align=right></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Salvage Auto Auction
Opa Locka, FL


</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED
Sold at salvage auction
Theft recovery and collision damage reported


</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

and then this owner bought it and


<TABLE class=folderstyle id=recordTable4 style="HEIGHT: 145px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=471 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR class=evenrow><TD vAlign=top align=left>01/18/2006 </TD><TD vAlign=top align=right></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Miami, FL
Title #0088618163


</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>New owner reported
SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED


</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD vAlign=top align=left>04/28/2006 </TD><TD vAlign=top align=right></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Florida
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Miami, FL
Title #0088618163


</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>REBUILT TITLE ISSUED
Registered as
personal vehicle
Vehicle color noted as Black


</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Does anybody want me not to post this?

[RCSignals]

There was a member here from Florida who rebuilt a wrecked marauder.
I wonder if that is it.

[JonW]

Knicker, just keep looking. It took me 2 years to find mine. It was worth the wait. Low mileage ones are still hovering around $20K, maybe a little less. Expect to pay more for a non-black car.

Keep looking and keep asking questions. You might just stumble on a bargain.

[RoyLPita]

It took me 2 1/2 years to find mine. Mine had damage at one time but it was fixed and also has a clean title. See my gallery.