Hi, it's all stock (for now!) - 2001 Cougar 2.5 V6 with full X-pack (leather interior, full electric pack, CD changer, etc) 'Real life' fuel consumption is 20-30mpg depending on environment. She has 56,000 miles on the clock (low for a Cougar) and set me back a little under £4000 at the start of the year.
The V6 is the only option... You have to bear in mind that this isn't meant to compete with the small, nippy GTi's in terms of handling - it's more of a luxury GT car. Remember, it's built on the Mondeo chassis and weighs about the same - that said, she'll still do 0-60 in 8.5 seconds and is easily the smoothest car I've driven. The *only* downside for me is how thirsty the car is... expect 20mpg max around town and little over 30 on open road.
@TheChiraagG I sadly no longer have her - sold about a year and a half ago. I drive past her every day on my way to work, and have always regretted selling - until I bought an MX-5 last month :)
I'm looking at a nice used Mercury Cougar, and do they sound like the European Ford Cougars? And how's your car in terms of reliability? I've heard about them having alternator/electrical problems.
