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When did they discontinue the Mercury Merauder?

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Old 07-19-2005, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SSsuperchargedEi
slow, automatic, heavy, uncomfortable, poor steering response all come to mind from my horrific test drive awhile back. the new fwd impala ss'*(L67) are almost a full second quicker in the 1/4. H***, the aftermarket for the l67 is appraching that of the LT-1 very quickly, so dont say there'* a larger aftermarket.


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the new ones aent that much faster at all... a 94-96 LT-1 impala will pull an easy 14.8-15.2 1/4mile and a 7.0 0-60 depending on the driver... the aftermarket is bigger for the l67 tho i think, however, the RWD set up is much more fun and easier to work on.. I will give you the handling does suck on older b-bodys tho
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well.. the 94-96 impala is topped out at 150? it will get going on the road...maybe not at takeoff though.
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who cares? [/code]
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Old 07-19-2005, 10:52 PM
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I like that car. Too bad it was 4000 + pounds
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Originally Posted by SSsuperchargedEi
slow, automatic, heavy, uncomfortable, poor steering response all come to mind from my horrific test drive awhile back. the new fwd impala ss'*(L67) are almost a full second quicker in the 1/4. H***, the aftermarket for the l67 is appraching that of the LT-1 very quickly, so dont say there'* a larger aftermarket.


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No i agree with it. The RWD is nice, but it'* not gonna fix the other problems.

Frankly they can be nice with plenty of toys, but out of the box i can almost run with one now. If i'm picking up one, it'* for an LS1 swap... With a turbo or two...
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When did they discontinue the Mercury Merauder?
Not quickly enough. I hate those cars.

Seem to bring out the a-hole driver in each person that owns one. Epitome of the semi-broke mid-life crisis car.
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Old 07-20-2005, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by vital49
When did they discontinue the Mercury Merauder?
Not quickly enough. I hate those cars.

Seem to bring out the a-hole driver in each person that owns one. Epitome of the semi-broke mid-life crisis car.
Just like most firebirds and camaros
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Old 07-20-2005, 01:36 PM
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It'* a good thing I don't own either!
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I think Hemi Ram owners are worse but thats a different topic.
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The 94-96 Impalas were slower cause they had the caprice motor and not the camaro/firebird one, which I believe differed in aluminum heads and some other parts.

Now, a 96 SS with a 383 Stroker motor and a T56 6-spd is by no means slow... Now to build one...
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