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Used 2002 Mercury Cougar 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 6cyl 5M) Consumer Reviews

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2.25 out of 5 stars

Lemonade?

Jen, 08/07/2006
Mercury Cougar 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
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One year in, and this car needed the fuel pump replaced while still under warranty. CD player 6 cd in dash also ATE cd's and got stuck even after repairs to it. Needed to do the brakes sooner than would be expected. I was told that this was due to the front wheel drive or something.. Not only the brake pads, but also the rotors usually need to be replaced every time on this type of brake system. They don't tell you that when you buy it. Next came the dead battery.. at about 25,000 miles. Just as it fell outside of warranty in terms of years, not miles, it needed the alternator replaced. This was at 32,000 miles. This is when I dumped the car, ate the negative equity, leased a Mazda

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4.13 out of 5 stars

A Dream Car in my Garage

Stephen , 06/12/2003
Mercury Cougar 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
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An eye catcher in 35th Anniversary Edition Skin with options and standard features to back it up. A beautiful car with an even more beautiful interior and a sound system that sounds like its worth $1000.00, rides like a sports car and feel like a sports car in handeling. The only downside to the car is that by all means it looks fast, but in this case looks are deceving. This car is unfortunitly underpowered. That aside it has been everything and more than what I expected for a Mercury for the price of $22K. A good solid investment if you had the money to tweek up the engine.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

good car, good value

me12, 05/21/2003
Mercury Cougar 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
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so sad to see you go

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4.5 out of 5 stars

"The only car I want to drive"

Cougar for life, 09/28/2002
Mercury Cougar 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
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I previously owned a 1999 cougar which was my first car when I was a junior in high school, but I was foolish and traded that car in when it had 46000 miles on it. Now, I am a sophmore in college and I recently purchased a 2002 cougar. This one is the Ultimate version. Both of my cougars have been excellent cars. The minute I get into them I get a feeling like the car was made specifically for me. That is probably the best thing about the car. What else can I say? I haven't had any problems with either of the cougars I've owned.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

The best car for the money "excellent"

Raymond A. Garrido, 08/23/2002
Mercury Cougar 2dr Hatchback (2.5L 6cyl 5M)
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I really was'nt thinking to buy a new a car, but I have to admit that when i test drove the Cougar v6 with the c2 package I fell in love with it!! With the help of the Salesman Mr. Carlo everything went smoothly, needless to say that Mr. Alvarez the finance Mgr. put every effort on it, I got a good interest rate & a cash rebate, the car handles like a European car, the performance only compared with a good Sport Car it has plenty of power, I when I knew about a tune-up's every 100,000 miles I said the American Automotive Industry finally got it.! It's very confortable for two people (in the front) forget 4 on a trip.

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