1986 Mercury Cougar review from North America
"A fast efficient power hungry beast great car!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
1) the redistrbuter went... poof... man that was a hard to replace. had to take the alterntor out get it checked then take the reditributer out and it failed... because of the digital speedo it cost me 78$ for the part had it been a normal speedo 10$ :S.
After that it when pretty good, but a lot of the electrical was failing my break lites didn't work so I got that fixed couple of hundred later we were back on the road.
Some where in the coolant system there is a leak I can't find it so I spend a lot of money on antifreeze... no biggy.
BUT BEWARE!!! THE TRANSMISSION CROSS MEMBER WILL RUST OUT.
Mine did it the engine sits a little up so the gas pedal sits a little low. I got the part, but it's hard to find one in a junk yard they rust like mad! took them a week to get it too me gonna put that bad boy in asap.
General comments?
Nice car to drive just lie back and pimp. the body style is unique and you won't loose it in a parking lot. the rear 3:8 lock dif makes for 2 wheel burns real nice. Great power for a v6 but it tends to eat brake pads... maybe that's just me ;)
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1986 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.8 litre V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 136000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 139000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Impala |
| Date of Entry | 15th March, 2003 |