got 187,000 miles on clock and still used daily , have a 100 mile round trip to work each day. on original engine . the engine still sounds nice and sweet ,
That's exactly what it's good for, other than being pretty. I wish you many more happy miles.
well the cougar is still running well , been down to kent last saturday and still doing minimum of 500 miles a week in it. running back and forth from coventry to northampton for work and other social use . the car is regularly up and down the M1 motorway . cant fault the car . just looked at the mileage and almost 191,000 miles on clock , with original engine and box . still starts first time and sounds sweet still . happy motoring
Mine's done 179,000 and is still running sweet! Always starts first time and believed to still be on its original engine & gearbox.
My new one has nearly 71,000 on it...the other one (breaking now) has 171,000,
obviously it doesn't feel as tight as the new one but it still starts and runs very
well. It always had a small lag that would make the idle speed drop sometimes
(guessing the fuel/air sensor) but as they are 100 squid I thought I'd wait until
it became a problem...six years later and it's still the same...I don't think Ford
have made a more durable engine since...shame the turbo kits are so expensive... ;- )
wooddragon45
obviously it doesn't feel as tight as the new one but it still starts and runs very
well. It always had a small lag that would make the idle speed drop sometimes
(guessing the fuel/air sensor) but as they are 100 squid I thought I'd wait until
it became a problem...six years later and it's still the same...I don't think Ford
have made a more durable engine since...shame the turbo kits are so expensive... ;- )
wooddragon45
192,360 miles on clock now and still on original engine and still sounds sweet , still yet to see a cougar on the motorway, did a round trip from coventry to a couple of miles from brands hatch in kent , down usual motorways and didn't see one cougar . the same with my journeys to and from work down m45/ m1 ,not come across another. seems most cougars look pretty on drives or doing shopping runs. love my cougar ...
Before I broke it, mine was at 118,500 miles and was getting (according to the trip computer) 7.2l per 100km / 37mpg on the motorway.
Ran smooth as silk, though it had started to complain about cold mornings (prolonged winter temps of -10C are the norm here and we barely broke into 'plus' figures at all this season) and if it was driven for less than 15 minutes on a cold day, it took a few seconds of hesitation before it fired up again.
The replacement Cougie at @ 72k miles is barely getting around 9.5l per 100km / 29mpg, though there may be some disk rub from the new front disks & pads contributing that that dreadful figure, plus it looks to have been standing idle for about 6 months at the dealer's yard...
Ran smooth as silk, though it had started to complain about cold mornings (prolonged winter temps of -10C are the norm here and we barely broke into 'plus' figures at all this season) and if it was driven for less than 15 minutes on a cold day, it took a few seconds of hesitation before it fired up again.
The replacement Cougie at @ 72k miles is barely getting around 9.5l per 100km / 29mpg, though there may be some disk rub from the new front disks & pads contributing that that dreadful figure, plus it looks to have been standing idle for about 6 months at the dealer's yard...
My Cougar has just clocked 111000 miles the v6 still sounds sweet my last cougar a zetec had done 104000 miles and still went like a train when I sold it
My V6 is currently on 132k and engine running like a dream 
Though the same can't be said for the rear subframe, sils or crack in windscreen...
Though the same can't be said for the rear subframe, sils or crack in windscreen...
still on original engine and gearbox , car used regularly mainly motorways to work and stuff. my 2.5 v6 cougar has now done 200,018 miles and still starts and just ticks over so quiet just purrs like a big cat....
car gets a 90 mile round trip to work and back each day
car gets a 90 mile round trip to work and back each day
My Cougar auto has now done 114500 miles and still sounds great my new Cougar has only done 84000 miles its only a baby lol.
just sold mine at 142,000 miles.....I'd happily say it was just as good than when I bought it at 94,000 miles