Today we popped along to a joint meet, organised by one of the guys from SCC. I didn't think anyone would mine me putting the pics up here, as I know that a lot of .com members are also on SCC (myself included) and from what I've heard and read to date, the two clubs exist in harmony - as opposed to any .nettery
The meet was at the Bluebell Inn in Liss (just outside Petersfield) and was a joint meet with a Peugeot 406 coupé owners club. Initially it looked like all the Pug chaps had bottled it, but eventually a few of them turned up and we had a good chinwag about the various merits of eachother's chosen steed and both parties dished out passenger rides for comparison. The general conscencus from both sides was that the Cougar is quicker, which is a little bemusing as apparantly the Pug (a 3.0 V6) puts out 210bhp straight out of the box. I personally think the 406 coupé is a beautiful looking car and seriously considered one before eventually getting my first Cougar. They're very nice inside too, the cabin build quality is quite a bit higher than ours and they have a lot of toys. Apparantly the electrics are something of an Achilles' heel though, and apparantly they go through engine mounts every 30,000 miles or so!
Anyway, pictures.
All Cougars at this point.
Carpfisher asked for a look under my bonnet, it'd be rude to refuse!
She's getting there. More bits and bobs to do, but it's definitely starting to look along the right lines.
Another Cougar, the 106s were nothing to do with the meet and just there by coincidence.
Nice Frosty with a Roush rear wing.
Didz's (Meet organiser) Cougar and a couple of the Pugs.
The 'oppositon'. Very pretty, one has to admit.
The 3.0 V6 heart of the 406 coupé. 210bhp as standard but not as quick as a Cougar, very strange. They don't sound as 'V6ey' either.
The meet was at the Bluebell Inn in Liss (just outside Petersfield) and was a joint meet with a Peugeot 406 coupé owners club. Initially it looked like all the Pug chaps had bottled it, but eventually a few of them turned up and we had a good chinwag about the various merits of eachother's chosen steed and both parties dished out passenger rides for comparison. The general conscencus from both sides was that the Cougar is quicker, which is a little bemusing as apparantly the Pug (a 3.0 V6) puts out 210bhp straight out of the box. I personally think the 406 coupé is a beautiful looking car and seriously considered one before eventually getting my first Cougar. They're very nice inside too, the cabin build quality is quite a bit higher than ours and they have a lot of toys. Apparantly the electrics are something of an Achilles' heel though, and apparantly they go through engine mounts every 30,000 miles or so!
Anyway, pictures.
All Cougars at this point.
Carpfisher asked for a look under my bonnet, it'd be rude to refuse!
She's getting there. More bits and bobs to do, but it's definitely starting to look along the right lines.
Another Cougar, the 106s were nothing to do with the meet and just there by coincidence.
Nice Frosty with a Roush rear wing.
Didz's (Meet organiser) Cougar and a couple of the Pugs.
The 'oppositon'. Very pretty, one has to admit.
The 3.0 V6 heart of the 406 coupé. 210bhp as standard but not as quick as a Cougar, very strange. They don't sound as 'V6ey' either.
Great day, took a ride out in a Pug with 230 bhp (albeit an auto) then returned the favour in Relfski's Cat (I'd have taken him in mine if it didn't have gearbox issues) and all he could say about the Cat was it was "brutal". He couldn't believe the Cat only had 170 bhp, and was so much quicker than the Pug. I have to say the Pug is a very comfortable car, but can't hold a light to the Cat on acceleration.
