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    Good-looking cougar

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    THE 1978 4.1-litre Ford TE Cortina that has been in my family all its life has been reliable, but I'm thinking of getting another car. I'm after something with some go and I'm interested in a Ford Cougar. I was wondering if you could fill me in on details such as its reliability/efficiency, availability of parts, any problems or design faults, cost to own, serviceability and service cost.
    Answered by CarsGuide
    10 June 2004
    Carsguide.com.au

    I WOULD buy something else rather than gamble on a Cougar. It was yet another car imported by Ford to fill a hole while it was in an even deeper one with the Falcon. It was a good looker, and I'm guessing that is what got you hooked. It had reasonable performance, though my rating of it at the time was that it was a little too soft. Ford stocks parts and will do for a few years, but will eventually stop stocking them. I would look to something such as a Toyota Celica.

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