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Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: EricCoolCats on August 17, 2007, 04:33:00 PM
The posting is wrong (I'm guessing an old guy did it) but it's definitely an '84...with 20,000 original miles. Ssssmmmmokin'!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercury-Cougar-great-condition-v8-great-shape-collectors-car-must-see_W0QQitemZ290151221825QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290151221825
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: CougarSE on August 17, 2007, 04:53:00 PM
Yup no horns in the engine bay.. not an 83.  An NOT at all "fully loaded".
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: Crusher on August 17, 2007, 08:49:58 PM
it is mint tho, its weird seeing a 3 year old car then mine and what a difference in look for the inside of the car lol
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: Dustin1690 on August 18, 2007, 12:50:39 AM
Yeah what a beauty though wowee
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: yellow86coogr on August 18, 2007, 02:48:12 AM
Take another look at the engine bay. That, is not a mint car (might be wrong on that). Outside of that, it looks great. I wonder if it really has only 20,000 mile, or 120,000 and well taken care of.
Read his vehicle description as well. What a salesman. "Lots of power". Has he ever driven a stock cougar?
Interior looks awesome from the pics though.
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: Blackout on August 18, 2007, 06:31:53 AM
Eeets Niiice!
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: mercury-man on August 19, 2007, 08:18:24 AM
:bowdown: 24 years of pure sweetness lets keep the good times rolling :cougarsmily:
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: atariman on August 19, 2007, 09:15:16 AM
That car has more than 20,000 miles on it. When the speedo miles don't "Line up" like that it has rolled  the 100,000 mark. Mine is like that too. :birdsmily:
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: CougarSE on August 19, 2007, 10:29:06 AM
Good catch!  The car looks like a well taken care of car... but $6k??
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: mercury-man on August 19, 2007, 01:53:19 PM
Instead of rolling the mileage up they figured somebody would be stupid enough to fork over that kind of $$ HAHAHA
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: 84 Fila on August 19, 2007, 02:05:25 PM
Quote from: atariman;170277
That car has more than 20,000 miles on it. When the speedo miles don't "Line up" like that it has rolled the 100,000 mark. Mine is like that too. :birdsmily:

(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r9/84fila/Fila/000_1842.jpg)
Agreed, Mine as well
( Sorry for the old pic, I can't find the camara cord)
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: Romeo2k on August 19, 2007, 02:20:36 PM
EW, Does that mean i probably have 200k instead of 100k?
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/Aesthetikz/Mileage01.jpg)
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: 84 Fila on August 19, 2007, 02:22:37 PM
Why, They don't line up perfect so it could just be 130,313.8K. You really don't know. I thought for sure my car only had 43K on it when I got it. I did the carfax to find out it had 143,xxx on it.
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: Romeo2k on August 19, 2007, 02:26:34 PM
Quote from: 84 Fila;170319
Why, They don't line up perfect so it could just be 130,313.8K. You really don't know. I thought for sure my car only had 43K on it when I got it. I did the carfax to find out it had 143,xxx on it.

The first digit is lower than i usually see them. :mad:

Yea i need to do a carfax here at some point, They have like 5 records for my car apparently. :hick:
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: Crusher on August 19, 2007, 02:36:24 PM
yea I didn't realize but that picture of the miles doesn't have a 100,000 digit :S... So it must be lieing for sure and has 120k lol.  Also the engine has seen better days, but I will take the seats of that car :-p
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: 84 Fila on August 19, 2007, 02:38:37 PM
Forget the seats.... I'd take the WHOLE INT while I was at it:beatyoass:
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: mercury-man on August 19, 2007, 04:01:09 PM
who ever buys this cougar better get it checked out :cougarsmily:
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: atariman on August 19, 2007, 09:23:45 PM
Quote from: Romeo2k;170318
EW, Does that mean i probably have 200k instead of 100k?
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/Aesthetikz/Mileage01.jpg)


:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Dude, thats funny
:birdsmily:
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: mercury-man on August 19, 2007, 09:52:31 PM
:(  don't you just hate it when the truth comes out about these cars. :hick:
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: Crusher on August 19, 2007, 09:58:45 PM
I wonder if theres a way to roll back your miles with the digi ....  I know the trick with the non digi but never messed with a digi...
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: mercury-man on August 19, 2007, 10:45:00 PM
:dunno: thats the "1 million" dollar question ?
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: yellow86coogr on August 20, 2007, 01:03:00 AM
Quote
Take another look at the engine bay. That, is not a mint car (might be wrong on that). Outside of that, it looks great. I wonder if it really has only 20,000 mile, or 120,000 and well taken care of.


As you can see from my original comment, I noticed something fishy right away. The way the engine bay looked just didn't seem right to me from the start. I am no mechanic, but I have had more than my fair share of cars that went past 100,000 miles. I also noticed, but did not mention the fact that it did not have a 6th full digit for miles as well. My yellow 86' is the first car I have ever owned that came with a sixth digit for miles, the last digit is always a tenth mile so it's not a full digit.
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: EricCoolCats on August 20, 2007, 10:30:53 AM
Hmmm...well...the interior seems to be in nice enough shape. The body, it's hard to tell with white. The engine bay seems to be the key to the mystery...it is really rusty in all the usual places on a higher-mileage car. I'm thinking if this original woman owner was "wealthy" enough, as the seller states, she'd have owned a Lincoln, not a Cougar, and would have had this car in a garage all the time. The way it looks now, the car has been outside for a looooooong time, has been driven in the rain (possibly the snow), has been allowed to sit for a while...none of this is good. The odometer does seem off. This seller would have to provide some really good documentation before I'm convinced. It's still a very nice car from the looks of it. But probably not worth what's being asked, and perhaps it's being misrepresented. Buyer beware. ;)
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: mercury-man on August 20, 2007, 01:06:23 PM
:iagree: this car needs a good home or somebody who can just buy it to tinker around on. :sawzall:
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: Carl on August 21, 2007, 06:15:39 PM
My car has 119,000 miles on it now. Guess it's time to throw her on ebay! :hick:
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: mercury-man on August 22, 2007, 12:34:00 AM
:headbang: I hope your cougar didn't hear you say that cause if it did you might just get struck by lighting. :evilgrin:
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: V8Demon on August 22, 2007, 03:09:54 PM
Look closely in the first pic just in front of the rear wheel underneath the side trim.....rust spot.  The engine bay has seen better days as well.  I'm guessing if those pictures were taken in more direct sunlight you would see more of what's going on body-wise with the car.  Also, what's with that stray red wire on the right side of the engine bay?
Title: 20K Mile 1984 Cougar
Post by: Romeo2k on August 22, 2007, 09:41:34 PM
Quote from: V8Demon;171150
Also, what's with that stray red wire on the right side of the engine bay?

Posi Batt cable... Of which looks clipped?