1987 Mercury Cougar LS review from North America
"Never again a ford product. Dodge and chev all the way!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
First off I've put some performance things on which doesn't count.
The car is nice and in awesome shape (no rust, good paint and interior) but a p.o.s and will not buy one again. Its left me stranded quite a few times and I've only had it since December 2005 cause I wrote my truck off in a accident. I have owned dodge all my life up til now with no troubles and will likly go back to them. I am a 3rd year automotive tech and am scared to leave town with this car. It runs good, but have replaced two voltage regulators, a battery, u-joints, third gear shifts hard into over-drive (talked to ford they said just about all them do it and the trannys are weak), replaced entire exhuast and now the alternator fryed.
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| A car worth way more than blue-book |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1987 |
| Year of manufacture | 1986 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.8L Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 192000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 198000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Dodge Dakota |
| Date of Entry | 17th April, 2006 |