Nothing has went wrong with the car so far.
First of all, I want to thank the good folks at carsurvey.org, because after reading many reviews, I decided to buy the 1996 Mercury Cougar xr-7.
You people were right, this car is beautiful, gorgeous interior, power enough to spare, and my wife loves it.
The thing that sold me on buying this was that I like rear wheel drive, and I can't stand front wheel drive. I think I can trust this car, to go across the country if I wanted to.
Everything still works really well on it, all the power stuff, which is pretty amazing, because it is a 96. I have the six cylinder, which still has plenty of power. I would recommend this car to anyone.
I have a similar car. I just replaced the two Pins on the doors. My gear lever is loose and shakes a little. The mechanic says its normal. Is yours the same. Please email me on caje@rogers.com.
In my car it doesn't shake and I have over 200,000 miles on mine I think you should go to another mechanic.
I just landed a 96 Cougar XR7 for 400.00.
The car is great. The shifter is nice and snug, no feeling of looseness at all. If your shifter is loose, you might want to see if there is a screw loose on the inside. Also sometimes a loose shifter can be signs of a bad neutral switch.
I would most definitely take your car to another mechanic just to be on the safe side.
I just purchased a 96 XR7 which is my third on the same platform, the other two being a 91 T-Bird and a 93 T-bird 5.0 HO V8. I love these cars, the ride, the handling, the performance. I will continue to drive them as long as they are available. My 96 cat has 135k on the odometer and drive like a new one. It also looks like almost new with only minor paint fading due to the maroon color.
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