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General => General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion => Topic started by: 75coug on November 12, 2006, 10:04:43 PM

Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 75coug on November 12, 2006, 10:04:43 PM
New guy here.  I picked up this nice '88 Cougar a few months ago.  It has just over 100,000 miles on it, but you would never guess it.  It doesn't have one of the snazzy engines, but it is still a nice example of the breed.

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h120/edensker/TheCougar.jpg)
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on November 12, 2006, 10:06:17 PM
Welcome and nice cougar
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 88turbo on November 12, 2006, 10:06:48 PM
Welcome newbie!!!  make yourself at home :D
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 84 Fila on November 12, 2006, 10:09:27 PM
Welcome. More Pics!!!!!!!!!1
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 75coug on November 12, 2006, 10:50:56 PM
Ask and ye shall receive.

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h120/edensker/cougar88-8.jpg)

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h120/edensker/cougar88-6.jpg)

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h120/edensker/cougar88-5.jpg)

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h120/edensker/cougar88-10.jpg)
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 84 Fila on November 12, 2006, 11:00:11 PM
I like the color man. is it a 3.8 or a 5.0?
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 86elan on November 12, 2006, 11:06:54 PM
Nice, real clean looking
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: thunderjet302 on November 12, 2006, 11:46:37 PM
Welcome :cool: . That's a nice Cougar you have there. I have it's T-bird twin:grinno:
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: cougrrr302 on November 13, 2006, 12:07:16 AM
Wow that is a nice Cougar. Welcome.
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: xr7cat on November 13, 2006, 12:09:01 AM
Great looking Cat.. but yeah is it the 3.8 or 5.0??

Oh and welcome.. pull up a chair and stay for awhile.

Daniel
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: CougarSE on November 13, 2006, 12:52:58 AM
(http://www.ocforums.com/oc_images/images/smilies/welcome.gif)

That is a fine example of an 88 Cougar.  I always thought that color silver looked excellent with chrome rims.  Might be an idea for you.
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 75coug on November 13, 2006, 07:31:20 AM
It has the 3.8 instead of the 5.0.  I would have preferred the V8 for obvious reasons, but the car was given to me by a nice young lady who did not want to see her first car modified, but instead preserved.  It's not every day that someone offers me a free car.
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 5.0willgo on November 13, 2006, 08:45:20 AM
Welcome aboard. I can't see pics though. Considering I'm the only one who can't, it's probably the work filter blocking them :mad:

Quote from: 75coug
the car was given to me by a nice young lady who did not want to see her first car modified, but instead preserved.
Thats how I got my Fairlane.
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 75coug on November 13, 2006, 09:10:04 AM
Quote from: 5.0willgo;113219
Welcome aboard. I can't see pics though. Considering I'm the only one who can't, it's probably the work filter blocking them :mad:


The pics are on photobucket.  Your work filter must not like that site.
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: SSX on November 13, 2006, 12:56:10 PM
She looks good.  My brown two tone cat almost looks that color in poor light.
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 5.0willgo on November 13, 2006, 01:02:51 PM
Yay, I can see it now (switched computers haha).
Wow that's clean.
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: blueovalford on November 13, 2006, 05:59:36 PM
Very clean. Congrats.
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: Slinky on November 14, 2006, 09:31:22 AM
Man that thing looks brand new. What's it smell like??
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 75coug on November 14, 2006, 09:42:39 AM
It doesn't smell like a new car, but it smells a lot better than most vehicles its age.  I have to give the previous owner credit for having taken immaculate care of this Cougar. 

She said that when it needed new tires, she even went to a lot of trouble to be sure that the same style whitewalls were purchased.  While I am no fan of whitewalls, I admire her dedication.
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: *MAYHEM* on November 14, 2006, 11:43:13 AM
VERY nice. Gotta love Texas for improving the longevity of a nice ride.
Title: newbie - '88 Cougar
Post by: 75coug on November 14, 2006, 11:56:11 AM
Quote from: *MAYHEM*;113485
VERY nice. Gotta love Texas for improving the longevity of a nice ride.


The crazy thing is that it spent its first few years owned by an old lady in New Jersey, but only had around 20,000 put on it.  The second owner then drove it in the Northeast for a couple of years before moving to Texas.  It is mindboggling that it stayed in such great shape.