96fleetwood
03-23-2009, 08:34 AM
I have been driving GM B & D bodies for the last 10 years or so. I have owned practically every one made: Caprice, Impala SS, Fleetwood, Roadmaster, even the wagon versions.
I just sold my daily driver '93 Fleetwood & Supercharged '96 Tahoe and was in the market for a new Pontiac G8 GT. We were working numbers after the test drive and what happened to pull in the lot... a Black Marauder. The gentleman was trading it on a G8 GT, but I was able to talk to him before hand. His car had 123K miles on it but looked great.. too many miles for me, but at least I got a test drive and fell in love.
To make a long story short, I have been looking for a nice Marauder for almost a month now (and lurking on this forum). I left a deposit on a 2003 Black Marauder 300 A with 55K miles this weekend. I am picking it up next weekend and couldn't be happier! The only option it has is the CD changer. It is going to be my new daily driver :coolman:
GM left us hanging after the demise of the B/D bodies in 1996, and the Marauder fits the bill nicely.
Instead of financing a new G8 GT for the next 3 years, I am able to get this Marauder outright and save on insurance and keep some money for mods ;)
I still have one D body left in my stable, I have owned it since 2005 and will probably never sell it. It is my pride & joy, a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham with every option from the factory. It has all the LT1 bolt ons and runs a low 14 second 1/4 on street tires. More of a show car than anything else, it won seven trophies last show season. Here are a few pics of the Fleetwood (that is my wife's M45):
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/96fleetwood/vettefest/IMG_0284.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/96fleetwood/vettefest/IMG_0287.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/96fleetwood/IMG_9527.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/96fleetwood/caddym45.jpg
And a brief dyno video from 2007:
http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u222/angelatruck/?action=view¤t=dynorun1.flv
And a few of the other B/D bodies I have had the pleasure of owning:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/96fleetwood/Picture023.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j69/leloz/Picture003-1.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3/cadillaclover/93fleetwood/IMG_0553.jpg
I can't wait to pick up the Marauder next weekend. It is bone stock and begging for some gears & other bolt ons.
Any advise on what I should do first?
Take care! :beer:
-Elias
I just sold my daily driver '93 Fleetwood & Supercharged '96 Tahoe and was in the market for a new Pontiac G8 GT. We were working numbers after the test drive and what happened to pull in the lot... a Black Marauder. The gentleman was trading it on a G8 GT, but I was able to talk to him before hand. His car had 123K miles on it but looked great.. too many miles for me, but at least I got a test drive and fell in love.
To make a long story short, I have been looking for a nice Marauder for almost a month now (and lurking on this forum). I left a deposit on a 2003 Black Marauder 300 A with 55K miles this weekend. I am picking it up next weekend and couldn't be happier! The only option it has is the CD changer. It is going to be my new daily driver :coolman:
GM left us hanging after the demise of the B/D bodies in 1996, and the Marauder fits the bill nicely.
Instead of financing a new G8 GT for the next 3 years, I am able to get this Marauder outright and save on insurance and keep some money for mods ;)
I still have one D body left in my stable, I have owned it since 2005 and will probably never sell it. It is my pride & joy, a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham with every option from the factory. It has all the LT1 bolt ons and runs a low 14 second 1/4 on street tires. More of a show car than anything else, it won seven trophies last show season. Here are a few pics of the Fleetwood (that is my wife's M45):
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/96fleetwood/vettefest/IMG_0284.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/96fleetwood/vettefest/IMG_0287.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/96fleetwood/IMG_9527.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/96fleetwood/caddym45.jpg
And a brief dyno video from 2007:
http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u222/angelatruck/?action=view¤t=dynorun1.flv
And a few of the other B/D bodies I have had the pleasure of owning:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/96fleetwood/Picture023.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j69/leloz/Picture003-1.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3/cadillaclover/93fleetwood/IMG_0553.jpg
I can't wait to pick up the Marauder next weekend. It is bone stock and begging for some gears & other bolt ons.
Any advise on what I should do first?
Take care! :beer:
-Elias