1999 Mercury Cougar review from North America

In the past month and a half I have had the car in my posseesion for about 2 weeks. First it went in because the brakes started grinding.

--Needed new brake pads because whoever put them on before, put on the wrong size.

--The rotor (??) stopped spinning, hence the grinding.

--Needed 2 new tires.

Got the car back. May father drives it. The Tachometer and Speedometer both drop to zero, and the car loses power. $850 dollars later, I think my car is fixed. No, a week later the same thing happened.

--This time they determined it was the alternator that was messed up, which had been fixed 6 months prior.

Luckily my dad bought a 3 year extended guardian warranty, so they covered it at little cost to us.

Today I am driving it, 2 days after getting it back, the engine light comes on. Which after reading this website doesn't concern me, because it seems like a common problem, which is not really a problem at all.

I wish I had found this site before I bought the car. It would have saved a lot of frustration and aggravation, not to mention money. My dad is now talking about buying a new car. That would be my 4th car in 5 years. There is something wrong with me. I love the look of the car, and I love how it handles, so I'm not sure if I'm ready to give up on it yet. If I do get a new one any suggestions on a type of car??