1997 Mercury Cougar XR7 Sport Edition from North America - Comments

No big problems since I have owned it.

It is a very nice car with a ton of power. You can be sitting at a stoplight and blow past any beefed up Honda Civic, Accord etc..

The only disadvantage is it appears to be an old persons car (I am 16), that is why I looked for the one with the sport package, for instance it comes with bigger wheels, rear deck-lid spoiler, rear wing, CD player etc...

This car is really quick off the line and also when you are on the freeway, I give this car 5 out of 5 stars.

I have a 94 Cougar with 278,000km on it and it runs like a top, very fast and reliable. I've had it for 4 years and have spent approx $1800.00 in upgrades & repairs to date. Now I'm putting in a supercharger, shiftkit, stallconverter & performance brake parts. Cost approx $5500.00 & well spent in my mind.

Have fun.

With that many miles, you better get a compression check before putting in a supercharger. Otherwise your car's life may end soon.

I have a 1997 Cougar XR7. We purchased it in 1999 with 8 thousand miles on it. It is a solid, reliable car. The smooth V-8 and weight of the car make it a pleasure to drive.

Maintenance costs are at a minimum. It gets 29 miles to the gallon on the road and maybe 24 around town.

My son has had a '91 T'bird SC Coupe for ten years. I was quite pleased to find a lot of the T'bird's engine technology (distributor-less ignition, electric fans) in the XR7.

I own a 1997 Cougar XR7. I purchased it brand new and have had nothing but problems with the driver side window. I've taken back to the dealer several times and they can't seem to fix it. The motor has been replaced 4 times! Has anyone else had this problem??

I purchased my 1995 cougar xr7 in June of 2001. it's a beautiful car with a lot of power. no complaints. I maintain the car,it has 57,000 miles and it's in mint condition.I'm very happy with this car. the best deal ever.

I have a 94 cougar xr7 it's a beautiful car, but its considered an old person's car. Oh well I love it! I'm 16 so I got this fuscia color to make it seem like a younger person's car.

I'm 17 and just bought a 1996 mercury cougar a month ago. I love that car its quick as hell and has just enough power to spin the wheels to show off, but not so much that you can't drive like a sane person.

I purchased a 1997 Mercury cougar xr7 sport edition. intake manifold

"plastic part in front" blew up,,, but ford has an extended warranty

on it. it is a known defect. dealer replaced with an upgraded new

intake manifold.. so far my only gripes about this car is that I have

replaced front pads, calipers, rotors 3 times in 70,000 miles..

When brakes start going bad I get steering wheel shimmy..

The power windows are somewhat prone to stick..

The car is heavy... but being 57 years old,,, I have owned many

light and heavy cars.. including a 1969 mustang mach 1 with all

extras...

The xr7 is a rare car in that it has a powerful well tuned v-8..

Somewhat of the old 302 engine,, but this one is more powerful..

The fact that it is rear drive gives better control on the highway

.the heavy duty suspension gives it good high speed control around

curves...it is a heavy car, but I like a smooth ride over a neck twisting

small car ride any day..

This car is going to be up in the classics someday...

We owned a 97 Cougar and traded it with 25000 miles on it. Beginning at 500 miles, the steering wheel shaked so bad, it would rattle your teeth when driving. The dealership tried to balance the drive shaft, replace tires twice, turn rotors, balance tires, replace rims and replace the anti-sway bar. The final straw was when I arrived at the dealership and saw the entire drive train on the ground while they attempted to "adjust the pinion gear pre-load" on the rear axle. This car turned out to be nothing more than a cash cow for the dealership and a headache for us. Ford was no help. We will never purchase a Ford vehicle again.

I had a Mercury Cougar XR7 year 1996. I sorta was in an accident with it and it was totaled. Now all I have looked for is another one exactly the same... why? Because new cougars are pieces of juck... *so I have heard now because of this site* Also because of two things. My car had get up and go, was great for beating people off the line, and because it looks like an old person's car, no one ever expects that! The second reason was it was a wonderful drive, smooth, great on turns... it was a beautiful car! It will be missed for the rest of my life, (or until they make another car as good as that one!).

I have a 97 xr7 sport-drivers door window is sticky and refuses to work in winter (Michigan). has the v-6 engine. good gas per mile-no problems (major) as of yet. car is originally from Florida. only part replaced as of now was the air flow valve ($90). was willed car from family member. just turned 40000k. if any body has a remedy for the window please comment. still has original tires. and has the dark red paint and half vinyl white top.

I purchased a 97 XR7 Oct 2005 with 6150 miles. It had set up for a number of years. It seemed to have a tire out of balance and all tires were weather cracked. So I replaced all 4 of them. Still shimmied at 65MPH. I took it to Good Year where I had dealt before. All the rubber seals on the ball joints were rotted away. They replaced the ball joints and now it steers terrible (it won't straighten up after a turn without manual steering) It now shimmies at 72MPH. The car is a cream puff except for the steering. It is also very rough riding. This is in comparision to my 2002 Chev PU.