Low Miles, Medium Condition: 1985 Mercury Cougar
In 1983 Mercury introduced the sixth generation of their Cougar, which was at one point in time a restyled and Mercuried version of the Ford Mustang. Actually, by the mid 1980s, it might have lived on the Mustang’s Fox platform, but it was much closer in size and equipment to the Ford Thunderbird or Lincoln Continental. Today’s example is offered with an odometer that has only 23k miles on the 5-digit display, but it does have more road crust that you’d like to see in a low mile classic. Find this 1985 Mercury Cougar offered for $7,950 in Stanley, WI via Hemmings.
From the seller:
Location: Stanley, Wisconsin, 54768
Stock #: 210605
VIN #: 1MEBP9235FH647566
Mileage: 23,136
Transmission: Auto
Condition: Excellent
Exterior: Silver
Interior: Gray
Seller’s Description:
Amazing Find! Only 23k miles on this like new 1985 Mercury Cougar! Powered by the 3.8L V6 and smooth automatic transmission this car is a joy to drive. New tires and brakes! We drove her over 100 miles to our showroom and wanted to keep going! Loaded with power driver seat, power mirrors, power windows, cruise, tilt, AC and more! Here is a great opportunity to get involved in the old car hobby without breaking the bank, and without having a project – this car looks showroom new yet and is ready to be enjoyed. When is the last time you saw one of these vintage Cougars in the wild? Quite possibly the nicest one yet in captivity. Dust off those G’N’R and White Snake tapes and head for the local cruise nights! Financing/Shipping available – we sell worldwide!Price: $7,950
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Not surprised there are no comments. The *only* thing this has going for it is the low miles. Otherwise, it’s a big blob of meh.
Which puts me in mind of the famous words-to-live-by from William Blake: You don’t know what’s enough until you know what’s too much.
Or in this case:You don’t know what’s *not* enough until you are offered a meh Cougar, with, yeah, really low miles, but at nice W124 money.
What, no overpriced “low mileage cougar” jokes?
At least the maintenance on this Cougar is probably lower than typical for the W124 club.
“We drove her over 100 miles to our showroom and wanted to keep going! “
Well I guess that counts. Wisconsin you know.