2002 Mercury Cougar 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
I had been drooling over a Prelude SH until I drove one and kept asking myself if I wanted to spend all that money on something so plain and basic as the SH is.... Once I spotted a Cougar, I researched it and fell head over heels for it. The third day we owned it, a teenage girl ran a stop sign and had this car not been able to react during a swerve and skid she would have totaled this car... I never felt like the car was out of control... Wonderful car!!! C2 model's a definite plus...
When Homer Simpson was asked to design the perfect car for "Every man" he screwed up.... If I had that chance, I would have come up with everything that is in the Cougar.... Fantastic interior, and great lines outside!!! Definitely appealing and tremendously fun to drive...
The car has been discontinued unfortunately.... I would have liked to have seen the rear drop down seats lock and unlock with a key as well as the fuel tank access door, as they do on the Preludes.... Perhaps white faced gauges would be nice also....