The Cougar is one of the most reliable cars I've ever owned. The only thing that has gone wrong on the car is the passenger door was stuck when I first bought it and the locks got stuck when it snowed. The car wants to cut off when you pull to a stop (just put it in neutral until you are ready to pull off) other than that, it was not a bad deal for $250 from the auction.
I have always been a huge Ford fan and the next car I buy will be a Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicle. I wish I had a 302 5.0L High-output under the hood, but the in-line 6 is running pretty good. Especially since it's a one owner and has barely over a 100k miles. The XR7's interior and features such as tilt steering, power everything including key-less entry makes it feel more like a newer luxury car than it already is. I'm definitely glad that it is a real car meaning big, fast, and rear-wheel-drive. That's how I ride.
I Have A 1981 XR7 and I love it. my mom was first owner and I own the couger new I've put A 5.0 in it with a locker rear end street cam shorty haeders shift kit with a c4 but looking for door gaskits and iterea parts.
Sir/Mam,
My name is Randy Martin, I am currently 21 yrs old (in 2006) and I started working on my first car when I was 14, and to me it will always be my favorite car. It is a 1978 mercury cougar XR-7. Now granted when I did some reading up on the XR-7 I found out that these models where to be the luxury edition of the cougar. Mine however is not. I do have a 351W with the stock c-5 transmission. I am currently trying to find a suitable donor car that has functional fusebox with power applications and doors with power locks and windows, as well as power seats. Please let me know if you can help me via email. microtek_man@hotmail.com.
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