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Hey, I've been looking at a 1968 Cougar that I've seen for sale for about a month now, and I just got back from looking at it (It's about 6.5 hours away from me). The guy is asking $8,000 for it, but I think that that price may be a bit steep for a car like that. The paint is in perfect condition, the chrome is the same. The interior has been just about completely redone, save the steering wheel, which is missing the vinyl cover and has a broken horn (the metal horn control is broken on one side). He has re-done all the rubber around the windows, put nice wheels on it, new tires, and a new front suspension. He has taken out the A/C components, and the chrome trim around the fenders, below the doors, and around the sides of the roof. He removed the rear side relfectors, and all of the "Mercury" and "Cougar" emblems. He has also lowered the car and added a flowmaster exhaust system with hooker headers.
Now for the problems:
The passenger door does not close correctly. when one lifts up on the door when closing it, it fits well. Could the door have just sagged over the years, or does this suggest an accident? I also mentioned earlier that the steering wheel was missing it's vinyl cover and that the horn control was broken on one side. I was wondering how common this was. The seller says it's from normal use, but my previous cougar's horn control was fine. The trunk lid, when open, will wobble a bit on the hinges when pushed up on. I'm wondering if maybe the lid needs to be bolted down tighter on the hinges or if it may be in bad shape. Also when I was looking in the trunk, I noticed that there was a crack in the metal that runs widthwise between the wheel wells behind the back seat on the passenger side. I'm quite sure this is not supposed to be there. There is also some beginnings of rust under the paint behind the driver's door on the bottom panel in front of the tire. Not bad now, but will probably worsen after time. Lastly, the front bumper is a little crooked, with it sagging down a little bit on the passenger side.
This is all i can think of from what i remember. I really like the car and what the seller has done to it, but what do you guys think? Is it worth the buy? More importantly, is it worth $8,000? It's true that he has put a lot of good quality work into the car, but what would you people estimate it to be worth? I would really appreciate your input, if pictures would help you to make a better judgement, I can send those to you as well.
-- Caleb --
Now for the problems:
The passenger door does not close correctly. when one lifts up on the door when closing it, it fits well. Could the door have just sagged over the years, or does this suggest an accident? I also mentioned earlier that the steering wheel was missing it's vinyl cover and that the horn control was broken on one side. I was wondering how common this was. The seller says it's from normal use, but my previous cougar's horn control was fine. The trunk lid, when open, will wobble a bit on the hinges when pushed up on. I'm wondering if maybe the lid needs to be bolted down tighter on the hinges or if it may be in bad shape. Also when I was looking in the trunk, I noticed that there was a crack in the metal that runs widthwise between the wheel wells behind the back seat on the passenger side. I'm quite sure this is not supposed to be there. There is also some beginnings of rust under the paint behind the driver's door on the bottom panel in front of the tire. Not bad now, but will probably worsen after time. Lastly, the front bumper is a little crooked, with it sagging down a little bit on the passenger side.
This is all i can think of from what i remember. I really like the car and what the seller has done to it, but what do you guys think? Is it worth the buy? More importantly, is it worth $8,000? It's true that he has put a lot of good quality work into the car, but what would you people estimate it to be worth? I would really appreciate your input, if pictures would help you to make a better judgement, I can send those to you as well.
-- Caleb --