Just stumbled across the "Cougar R8"

[Cakes]

The SOTW made me think of the long lost Ford Cougar and a quick browse of the ads later I found this little beauty:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3348245.htm

Any bets on:

a) how many of the exhausts work
b) if the bodykit was sprayed on the car or not

[Stig]

R8 'Beast' kit - appropriate name!

[marcosgt]

Has anyone driven a Cougar?

It came out about the time I was thinking of chopping in my Puma and I toyed with the idea of one for a bit, but decided it wasn't worth looking at (mostly because I wasn't sold on the looks and most reviews were a bit lukewarm).

I just wondered if I'd missed something good(ish)

M.

[Riknos]

Absolutely hilarious. Standard chav maths too "If I buy a car for £1000, spend £2000 on st, tacky mods, it must be worth £3000 when I come to sell it" Yeah, it doesn't work like that.

Also, 200bhp? Yeah right, it's 176bhp brand new, before it's been abused and not serviced etc..

[marcosgt]

To be fair he does say "200BHP, etc".

Etc could be -50 BHP

M.

[falkster]

marcosgt said:

To be fair he does say "200BHP, etc".

Etc could be -50 BHP

M.

Etc does mean -50 bhp and that at the wheels too.

[nonuts]

Wow, what a fk up. I'd love to know how they thing a buggered with rear bumper = looks like an R8.

[thinfourth2]

Its David Coultard's chin

[andy-xr]

It's not really working, is it?

[Benbay001]

If you line it up against other chav-mobiles i think it suits the car.
If only it had the performance to go with the looks.

[nonuts]

Benbay001 said:

If only it had the performance to go with the looks.

It does, it looks crap and goes crap.

[TonyRPH]

It belongs here shirly?

[rhinochopig]

andy-xr said:

It's not really working, is it?

It reminds me of my Son's nappy when he gets up in a morning or after he's filled it.

[anonymous-user]

marcosgt said:

Has anyone driven a Cougar?

It came out about the time I was thinking of chopping in my Puma and I toyed with the idea of one for a bit, but decided it wasn't worth looking at (mostly because I wasn't sold on the looks and most reviews were a bit lukewarm).

I just wondered if I'd missed something good(ish)

M.

Yep, the V6 is really quite nice. Brisk more than fast, but a superb engine/exhaust note. Handle quite nicely too but more of a squishy coupe than a sports car. Underrated IMHO, a really nice daily driver.

They seem to be having expensive problems with underbonnet wiring looms disintergrating due to heat though, and the automatics are ste.

[qube_TA]

love the careful attention to ensure the stick on bits are the same colour as the rest of the car

[zx10ben]

RELUCTANT SALE DUE TO NEW BABY, 100K DONE ON MOTERWAYS AS WAS REP CAR OWNED 4 5 YEARS ONLY DONE 18K AS WAS WEEKEND CAR.

Good nick for a 45 yr old car!

[Podie]

dme123 said:

marcosgt said:

Has anyone driven a Cougar?

It came out about the time I was thinking of chopping in my Puma and I toyed with the idea of one for a bit, but decided it wasn't worth looking at (mostly because I wasn't sold on the looks and most reviews were a bit lukewarm).

I just wondered if I'd missed something good(ish)

M.

Yep, the V6 is really quite nice. Brisk more than fast, but a superb engine/exhaust note. Handle quite nicely too but more of a squishy coupe than a sports car. Underrated IMHO, a really nice daily driver.

They seem to be having expensive problems with underbonnet wiring looms disintergrating due to heat though, and the automatics are ste.

... but wasn't actually as good as the Mondeo.

[Chris71]

marcosgt said:

Has anyone driven a Cougar?

No, but a lot of people have driven a Mondeo V6 and that's what they are underneath.

If it's anything like the Mondeo ST of the same era I'd expect it to be very good indeed for a large-ish front wheel drive car.

[ZesPak]

We got one in "lambo-orange" near us, looks ok from far but ghastly up close.

[0a]

EVEN BEFORE SCROLLING DOWN I WAS 100% SURE THE WHOLE AD WOULD BE IN CAPS.