Used Mercury Cougar for Sale

The car is solid with a good body design and still gets good gas mileage. The car still handles quite well for its age. The electrical system has held up well. The steering and front end are still in great shape. This vehicle has had easy maintenance records, and there's room to work on the vehicle if needed. The interior has held up very well, considering the age of this vehicle. The design doesn't introduce any blind spots. Overall, we've been quite pleased with this Mercury.

I purchased my 1999 Mercury Cougar Used with 142,000 miles on it. It had been very well cared for by it's previous owner and this is key to having a good experience with a used vehicle. Mercury had a hit with the Cougar's engine design. It is very similar to that used in Ford's higher end vehicles like the Jaguar and is very reliable and long lasting. However with mine being a 1999 model, the first year of it's generation there have been some other small issues to deal with. Comfort wise - I find driving the cougar to be very nice. The driver's seat has plenty of legroom as does the passenger seat and both are quite comfortable to sit in for long periods of time. The rear seats are smaller bucket seats that might get a little cramped after a while, and there isn't much legroom in the back. However, with this being a two door sporty vehicle, there is very often not very many people riding with you. Another handy feature of this car is the trunk. With it's hatchback configuration, and folding rear seats it is easy to haul a lot of cargo with this car. The only problem I've seen so far with this is the lowered headroom in the rear seats, you have to be careful closing the hatch with someone sitting back there, but once it's closed you really don't have to worry about bumping your head.

I bought my 1996 Mercury Cougar from someone online, and despite the age of the car, it's held up surprisingly well! Exterior-wise, the body has a slick, cool look to it that actually gets a few compliments. The Cougar runs and handles well despite its age and hasn't had any serious problems. As an older car, however, it's definitely a little shakier, has somewhat worse acceleration, and somewhat worse gas mileage. Also, I'm not a fan of the fact that it's a two door—letting people into the backseat is a pain. I'd call it a steady, dependable car but not a luxurious one, but reliability is what I wanted.