NecroJoe
Stool Chef
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- Apr 12, 2005
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- San Francisco area, CA, USA
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- 2015 Mazda 3 S GT, 2015 VW e-Golf
Just got it Saturday night: 2001 Mercury Cougar V6.
While it's a 2001, it only had 35K on the clock. Sure it's the auto, but the manual on these cars suck anyways, so it's not much of a loss. It's like "No, sorry...you didn't win the lottery jackpot of a rancid shrimp and pickle sandwich."
The car doesn't even seem like it has 35K on it. Seriously, it feels like a brand new car. No, wait...it feels better than my last car did when that was new...although that was a 2002 Dodge Stratus...
While it's not the fastest thing on 4 wheels, it certainly feels great in the bends. The steering is tight, direct, and suprisingly communicative; and when you head into a turn, it certainly doesn't feel like you're in a top-heavy pontoon boat. It feels stable.
The interior quality surprised me, especially after renting the "new" Mustang a few times...which is utter shit. They could have photo-copied the Cougar interior, and it would have been better than the crap-tastic interior on the Mustang.
Note: this is the 2001 model, which received a pretty substantial interior over-haul. The 99 and 2000 weren't anything special (especially in the steering wheel department) but I think it all looks great.
It's a hatchback, so it's infinately more practical than my girlfriend's Civic Coupe, and the cop holder is a good 4" deep. Her cup holders in the civic can't hold a soda bottle without dumping it out under your brake pedal when you make a right turn.
Strange quirk: there is no clock in the center console: the only clock is in the speedo. That's not a big deal...just something that's strange. I mean...there's a "clock" button on the stereo, but it doesn't activate a clock...which means they actively de-activated this function, and conciously decide that the only clock would be above the speedometer. Strange.
Anyways: moonroof, alloys, CD & tape (tapedeck makes it super easy to hook up an iPod or any mp3 player) V6 w/ 170hp, power driver's seat, full-sized spare, spoiler, and a not-hideous red! (Rio red clearcoat). The frameless doors are cool...one of the things I really liked about the new Mustang...
Plus I've always loved the round Cougar logo...
While it's a 2001, it only had 35K on the clock. Sure it's the auto, but the manual on these cars suck anyways, so it's not much of a loss. It's like "No, sorry...you didn't win the lottery jackpot of a rancid shrimp and pickle sandwich."
The car doesn't even seem like it has 35K on it. Seriously, it feels like a brand new car. No, wait...it feels better than my last car did when that was new...although that was a 2002 Dodge Stratus...
While it's not the fastest thing on 4 wheels, it certainly feels great in the bends. The steering is tight, direct, and suprisingly communicative; and when you head into a turn, it certainly doesn't feel like you're in a top-heavy pontoon boat. It feels stable.
The interior quality surprised me, especially after renting the "new" Mustang a few times...which is utter shit. They could have photo-copied the Cougar interior, and it would have been better than the crap-tastic interior on the Mustang.
Note: this is the 2001 model, which received a pretty substantial interior over-haul. The 99 and 2000 weren't anything special (especially in the steering wheel department) but I think it all looks great.
It's a hatchback, so it's infinately more practical than my girlfriend's Civic Coupe, and the cop holder is a good 4" deep. Her cup holders in the civic can't hold a soda bottle without dumping it out under your brake pedal when you make a right turn.
Strange quirk: there is no clock in the center console: the only clock is in the speedo. That's not a big deal...just something that's strange. I mean...there's a "clock" button on the stereo, but it doesn't activate a clock...which means they actively de-activated this function, and conciously decide that the only clock would be above the speedometer. Strange.
Anyways: moonroof, alloys, CD & tape (tapedeck makes it super easy to hook up an iPod or any mp3 player) V6 w/ 170hp, power driver's seat, full-sized spare, spoiler, and a not-hideous red! (Rio red clearcoat). The frameless doors are cool...one of the things I really liked about the new Mustang...
Plus I've always loved the round Cougar logo...
