Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #15 – October 03, 2007, 09:49:22 PM Quote from: CougarSE;180633Console yes.. Floor shifter no?Center console (=floor shifter) was an option Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #16 – October 03, 2007, 11:45:10 PM QuoteAccording to Eric's write up, and LS with the 5.0L was an XR7 with different wheels and trim. That was in the 1988 info. Looking at the rear end tech info, it says 88 XR7 was the only Cougar that used the 8.8. So this car does not.Welllll.....this was what I had typed on the site:Quote...smart Cougar buyers could order a fully-loaded LS model with the V-8 and dual exhaust and have a virtual XR7 clone, save for the paint scheme and wheels. This helped to save on insurance costs considerably--which was very important in the 1980's....as in, cosmetic differences. The mechanicals were slightly different with the rear axle and suspension. The engine, transmission and exhaust were identical to the XR7 though. My point was that if this was 1988, and insurance rates were outrageous, the XR7 would have been considered the "high performance" model. But if you ordered an LS with the V8 option, you'd have the basic powertrain but you'd still save money on insurance.The floor shifter with the console was an option in 1988 LS models. Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #17 – October 05, 2007, 01:13:47 AM Serriously someone here should by the thing. It's got 9,000 miles! :D Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #18 – October 05, 2007, 09:20:01 AM So does this mean it does or does not have the quad shocks?Thanks for the info. I'm seriously considering it. Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #19 – October 05, 2007, 05:36:18 PM Quote from: xjeffs;180979So does this mean it does or does not have the quad shocks?Thanks for the info. I'm seriously considering it.Nope no quad shocks. Base V8 suspension. Still it can be upgraded:D Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #20 – October 05, 2007, 06:13:11 PM Quote from: thunderjet302;181042Nope no quad shocks. Base V8 suspension. Still it can be upgraded:DThat's the plan anyway. Just curious how floaty it would feel in the interim. Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #21 – October 05, 2007, 06:34:14 PM Quote from: xjeffs;181050That's the plan anyway. Just curious how floaty it would feel in the interim....About as floaty as my V8, base T-Bird was. Which is to say there was enough body lean to se the chrome off the door handles if you went into a turn too fast (and almost all turns were too fast).Actually I'm not giving these cars enough credit. While base models certainly weren't handlers they weren't THAT bad. They handled about as well as one could expect a luxury-oriented, nose-heavy, live axle 80's American car to handle... Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #22 – October 08, 2007, 12:36:29 PM Quote from: Thunder Chicken;181052...About as floaty as my V8, base T-Bird was. Which is to say there was enough body lean to se the chrome off the door handles if you went into a turn too fast (and almost all turns were too fast).Actually I'm not giving these cars enough credit. While base models certainly weren't handlers they weren't THAT bad. They handled about as well as one could expect a luxury-oriented, nose-heavy, live axle 80's American car to handle...Hell my LX handles worlds above my '93 Buick Century. Talk about pitch and wallow :hick: Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #23 – October 08, 2007, 12:56:49 PM You two have convinced me to wait. Thanks. Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #24 – October 08, 2007, 01:28:17 PM No I meant my T-bird handles good and my Buick handles like :hick: . I replaced the shocks with Monroe Sensatracs and the sway bar bushings with poly ones and the car handles 100% better. I mean it doesn't handle like a Corvette but it handles better than most of the front drivers I've driven. Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #25 – October 10, 2007, 05:57:45 PM i think someone bought it. i called on it. it had 94000 miles.typo he said. his dad retired from driving.he was either thedriginal or 2nd owner. was supposed to be super nice.cougar didnt get ss exhaust back then i was told.--irv Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #26 – October 11, 2007, 12:36:23 PM That explains the new tires and exhaust and I'm sure it was just a "typo". Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #27 – October 14, 2007, 11:31:09 AM He must not have sold it. He added new pictures. Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #28 – October 14, 2007, 03:31:48 PM Quote from: xjeffs;182405He must not have sold it. He added new pictures.I guess not. Probably because of the typo :hick: Quote Selected
Really clean 1988 5.0 Cougar Reply #29 – October 15, 2007, 10:56:59 AM thnuderjet i only have one question. ASS HAT??? is that the technical term. I dont know why but i laughed my ass off when I seen that... Sorry I know I didnt bring much to this conversation I just had to ask... Quote Selected
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