Stray cat found good home

[lastchancer]

So I spotted this Cougar wondering about on eBay. It was an auction sale with hardly any interest, so now I have another one.
Its a V6 manual, oddly it has the cloth seats instead of leather, There's potentially a C2 interior becoming available via a mate so I might swap the seats at the very least. The fuel gauge and trip computer do not work at all, presumably the float in the fuel tank is stuck but I'm inclined to leave that alone until the time comes to replace it. The car has 92k miles, runs and drives beautifully. Alas it's had welding but looks solid underneath, no suspicious knocks or rattles. It's an S reg registered Jan '99 so a fairly early car?
All in all I decent cougar, much better than I thought it would be

 

[Quicksilver]

Well done Hazel; that’s quite a collection you have now.

 

[Mako]

Its a V6 manual, oddly it has the cloth seats instead of leather,

I was a Rover guy at the time these things were being sold - and I certainly never bought a new one - so I'm not 100% on what the options were. But I believe you could buy a C1 V6 X-pack with foglights and cloth?

The fuel gauge and trip computer do not work at all, presumably the float in the fuel tank is stuck

Or the sender has a wiring fault.

Alas it's had welding but looks solid underneath.

What do you mean, "alas?" LOL

That's a 28 year-old Ford! It was never expected to make it until now. The fact that someone welded it means that someone cared. Its legacy is now yours and its survival depends on you.