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Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: kewlcoug on April 08, 2017, 10:25:15 AM
Found this on Craigslist today, thought all of you should know, as if anyone would want this car it should be one of us!  A little rich for me, but for the sake of our cars I hope it fetches the asking price.

https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/6078297787.html
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: Haystack on April 08, 2017, 06:32:12 PM
I want it. Couldn't save that much up in 5 years though.
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: Thunder Chicken on April 08, 2017, 06:47:32 PM
Beautiful car, but not for me. I couldn't own a car and not drive it, and driving that car would ruin any value it has. Just imagine how you'd pucker as the odometer turned four digits, and again when it turned 5. I'd really much rather have a nice clean driver that I could enjoy, and more importantly, improve
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: V8Demon on April 08, 2017, 07:12:22 PM
Agreed.  That's one for a museum or collection at this point.
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: thunderjet302 on April 09, 2017, 08:16:39 PM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;460240
Beautiful car, but not for me. I couldn't own a car and not drive it, and driving that car would ruin any value it has. Just imagine how you'd pucker as the odometer turned four digits, and again when it turned 5. I'd really much rather have a nice clean driver that I could enjoy, and more importantly, improve

Yup. To keep any value that car has to sit like it is. Even after paint my Thunderbird won't be perfect but at least I can drive it and not worry about its value tanking.
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: FoxyCouGirl on April 11, 2017, 12:41:11 PM
I would not want to drive that around... it's beautiful but that is way too much responsibility & I'd worry way too much. I hope someone buys it!
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: Haystack on April 11, 2017, 07:20:36 PM
If I bought it, I'd drive it everywhere and not feel bad. Cars were ment to be driven. Museums are cool, but I'd much rather drive the car then look at it.
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: CougarGal on April 12, 2017, 09:13:16 AM
OMG!! I think I'm in love!!  If I could afford it, I buy it and drive it everyday.  Of course, I work 3 miles from home and live in a semi-rural area so practically never get in any traffic :O
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: Thunder Chicken on April 12, 2017, 04:27:32 PM
Quote from: Haystack;460293
If I bought it, I'd drive it everywhere and not feel bad. Cars were ment to be driven. Museums are cool, but I'd much rather drive the car then look at it.

I agree. Cars should be driven. That is my point. Unfortunately 75% of the value of this car comes from the fact that it hasn't been driven. Spending $17k on a 30 year old car and then erasing 75% of its value would not be smart. You'd be far better off spending much less to start out with a clean ThunderCougar (doesn't even have to be an anniversary model) and improving it. Spend $4-5k on a really clean one, another $4-5k on upgrades, and you'd still be several thousand dollars ahead and have a better car for your money
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: thunderjet302 on April 12, 2017, 10:15:34 PM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;460313
I agree. Cars should be driven. That is my point. Unfortunately 75% of the value of this car comes from the fact that it hasn't been driven. Spending $17k on a 30 year old car and then erasing 75% of its value would not be smart. You'd be far better off spending much less to start out with a clean ThunderCougar (doesn't even have to be an anniversary model) and improving it. Spend $4-5k on a really clean one, another $4-5k on upgrades, and you'd still be several thousand dollars ahead and have a better car for your money

Exactly.
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: ZondaC12 on April 19, 2017, 09:44:55 AM
I think staxx gets that 100% he's just spitting in the face of conventional wisdom. And I salute you for that sir. Someone's gotta be the rebel :)

Hopefully it's at least been started and fully warmed up, moved around a little in the driveway at least once a month all these years....
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: Kafer79 on April 19, 2017, 09:57:17 AM
Beautiful car but I question the extreme low mileage.  The compression of the driver's seat cushion indicates more than 750 miles of wear to me.  For the asking price I'm justified being hyper-critical, but it still looks like a great unrestored original.
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: EricCoolCats on April 19, 2017, 03:59:14 PM
That price is not far off from the original price back in the spring of 1987, which is, frankly, unrealistic.

My brother has a 1997 Trans Am WS6 (Ram-Air) 6-speed with 1900 original miles. It is absolutely mint. He paid close to $30K new. Currently he would be lucky to get $15K for it. So yeah...WTF.

That being said...anyone that pays $17K for this Cougar either just wants the car, or has play money to spend. And I'm okay with either so long as the car is taken care of by the new owner and IS DRIVEN, at least to car shows. You can't tell me that a majority of the hoses and seals aren't ready to go after 30 years. So there's going to be a little maintenance needed to get it roadworthy and dependable.

Future value is debatable so if someone "takes the hit" with this purchase, so be it. After the depreciation it becomes a vehicle with 4 tires and a gas pedal so you may as well drive it and enjoy the ed thing a little.
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: Haystack on April 20, 2017, 02:19:18 AM
If I bought a "new" car for $17k I'd still drive the  out of it. If it just so happened to be "museum" worthy and as reliable as the "rare" 30 year old $500 car, I'd treat it just the same as a "brand new" car. Probably even purposely door ding it, just to get that out of the way as well.
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: ZondaC12 on April 23, 2017, 11:52:38 PM
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Probably even purposely door ding it, just to get that out of the way as well.

I laughed hard at this.
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: Cougar5.0 on April 25, 2017, 10:42:45 PM
Nice ride. I'm glad mine is far from perfect - it's more interesting as a sleeper at the dragstrip.

Nothing more enjoyable than when you toast a Chebby Vette or Camaro and people run over to see what's up with that flat hood car.
Title: 1987 20th Ann Cougar - 740 ORIGINAL MILES!!!!
Post by: Cougars 2 go on May 07, 2017, 10:58:05 AM
That car was listed at $10,500 for quite some time at Daniel Chevrolet Buick in Whitesville, WV.

(I contemplated it when it was for sale at $10,500 but couldn't justify it for my cirspoogestances so I let it go.  If I could only have just one Cougar, I'd keep one I already own.  The AFTER car - fully loaded black '88 XR-7.)

I'm sure at least a slightly lower offer was made and accepted after the amount of time they had it.  It seems to be going through a chain of car flippers.

https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=davisbuick+cougar+1987&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#channel=fs&q=daniel+buick+cougar+1987