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4 out of 5 stars

96 Mercury Cougar

96greencougar, 09/29/2002
1996 Mercury Cougar XR7 2dr Coupe
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i have owned mine for two years, the V6 is to small of an engine for this car so if you have the chance buy the V8. remeber that even though the V6 is a 3.8 this is a big car so the more power the better. Just like any sports car lack of fuel economy is part of the deal. For a coupe this car has alot of room in the backseat. Over all i am very happy with my cougar

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4.25 out of 5 stars

bad ass!

fordpwnage, 08/27/2004
1996 Mercury Cougar XR7 2dr Coupe
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man, i love this car! its so fast (4.6L) and people just dont see this car coming. its awsome when you tell people, 'i have a cougar' and they think to the new ones. ;). this car makes the best sleeper. i had trouble getting into rear seats of other 2 door cars, but not this one! the quiet idle doesnt give away the v8, when i gun it, its to late for them. the only thing i hate is it needs more power. Im gonna fix that soon though... it would be bad ass if it could hang with z28's, or its brother, the mark VIII.

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5 out of 5 stars

I wish I bought this car new

Vegasman, 10/30/2004
1996 Mercury Cougar XR7 2dr Coupe
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I bought this Cougar Last month. I thought that I would park it in my garage and use it as a back up when I did not want to drive my new Chevrolet SSR. TO my suprise this eight year old car with only 52000 miles deives better than some newer cars that I have had. It goes to work with me every day and everything still works. What a great buy for $4,500.00 dollars.the V6 has pleanty of power and will cruise along just fine. This is a fun car to drive and I do not feel that I am driving an old car. In Las Vegas it gets very hot in the summer and AC works great. It is a car that looks great and is fun to drive.

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5 out of 5 stars

1996 xr7

lakeland fl, 12/16/2006
1996 Mercury Cougar XR7 2dr Coupe
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This is my 3rd XR7 i had a 1979 and a 1986 and now i have a 1996 and love it .There great cars and for the money what more can you ask for . There nice driving cars and ride great and look great and there very very safe cars .The XR7 looks like it should cost you a lot of money to buy one thats how good they look on the road .My XR7 looks and drives better then my Town Car .The XR7 is a great car to own !!

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4.63 out of 5 stars

96 XR-7 Cougar

Jason Barksdale, 02/25/2003
1996 Mercury Cougar XR7 2dr Coupe
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We bought our cougar when it was a year old it had 20000 miles on it and now it has 92000 miles ive never had any trouble out of it and I love the car in every way,it has the same 4.6 motor as in the GT Mustangs so that means any proformanes parts for a mustang 4.6 will work on it, i had a hard time trying to find somone that would put true duel exhuast on it but i got it done, its very hard to find 18x9 chrome cobra R wheels for it but i did, it rides better that any mustang ive ever rode in, over all i say A+

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