Nothing(as of yet).
For a beginner sports car, this one should be considered.
The power is quite good (0-100 km/h in 5.5 to 6 sec) with no mods. Although don't get to confident at a street drag; you may get the pink slip, along with a speeding ticket.
The design is like no other on the road. Do not drive this car if you don't like to get attention; and believe me, you will get plenty of it.
Interior design is 21st century looking. It's sad that Ford discontinued this car; they had a true winner here.
When the car is accelerated from a dead-stop, the nose dives rather than rises like so many North American cars. I think that's because the car was designed in Germany, rather than North America. A nice surprise to say the least.
The satisfying growl of the V6, when throttle is pushed, means that no need of buying an after-market kit; although they are available (for a price).
Overall, I'm very happy with this car. What a better way to celebrate my 30th birthday then to go buy a introductory sports car like this? Especially since the car never saw winter, one lady owner, and little mileage.
The Cougar is not a "sports car". Not even close!
Did a salesman tell you it was?????
This car is a "sporty" coupe. and a nice ride. a totally frustrating ride. kinda like an unloyal puppy that like to act like it's house trained and then mess up the living room when you're having a big party. my cougar (2000 V6 sports package) is reliable for day to day work to home drives. but twice when I've been more than an hour away, it has turned into a nightmare. once I had to be towed home. the other I had to be rescued by a new battery (which only got me home, but did NOT solve the still present alternator problem). what really worries me is when I went to the ford motor co website, looked up the recall information for my VIN, nothing came up, even though I've been sent letters for the fuel pump recall. this car seems to be put together well, except when it comes to hard to solve problems, which they seemed to take the easy ways out... by not solving them.
I'm still driving my 1999 Cougar. Loved the look of this car the minute I saw it and have been well pleased. I have an automatic V-6 and I LOVE driving this car. Way better than the automatic Mustang I had that was crap in snow and the back-end would spin out on perfectly dry pavement when making a turn a little too fast. My Cougar handles turns beautifully and I've driven up some snowy slopes in it without a problem. Brakes, rotors, brake dust have been my only issues with the car. Except for the original brakes, the rest of the brake jobs leave chirps or squeals or some weird noise. I'm always getting the rotors cut or replaced. Anyway, this car reminds me of the Cougar's of the 60's and I love it. Why have they stopped making Cougars? They sure kept that ugly style that was discontinued in 1997 around forever, but this sporty little coupe is already gone. Why? Did it look too much like the Eclipse?
I have had my 2000 Cougar v-6 for 2 years now. I bought it with 27,000 miles in 2003. It has ben pretty dependable for the most part until recently.
I just replaced the alternator and am experiencing continued problems, most obvious, the battery light stays on. The dealership has it right now for 2 recalls (one being the battery cable.) Tried to explain to them (what happened) didn't sense that it mattered much since I brought it else where. Asked them to install a new cable and they said only if it needed it. I'm concerned about a ground problem and it will show up when this car gets wet. I live in the north east and it will see plenty of weather. So if it is a ground issue, it will be painfully expensive to find it.
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