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For sale is a 1995 Mercury Cougar automobile, beige/ champagne color, nice paint, 6 cylinder engine, 2 doors, everything is solid mechanically, and a VERY smooth and comfortable ride, with working ICE COLD AIR conditioning! The odometer shows 90,000 miles on it, but noticed it just stopped working a few months back (could maybe be a loose cable or fuse?), so add a few thousand miles to it, I can verify the approximate mileage with the title and recent registration papers (the speedometer and gauges DO work). This car has many nice features like power windows, power door locks, power seats, cruise control, tilt wheel, rear window defroster, a/c, and very nice bucket seats (no smoking). Seats are in excellent condition, only 1 spot on the driver's seat 3" long tear/ wear mark that is a common wear area from rubbing as you go in and out of the vehicle... and non smoking owner so interior is in excellent shape and very clean. The car has had regular maintenance, i.e. oil changes and lube jobs, tune up/ spark plugs, and many new parts/ service within the last year including: brand new front wheel bearings, rotors and brakes!, a few new brake lines, new tensioner/ pulley on front of engine, and a few steering/ stabilizer bars (so the steering is nice and tight.... and straight!). So basically the entire front end and brakes are like brand new, about $1,500-$2,000 alone to do all that in a shop. Stereo is working fine as well.

The car does have some rust on the underside, and at the bottoms of the doors, the passenger side being the most significant. You can repair it with bondo/ fiberglass and it would be fine, but it never bothered me that much and if you can live with (or fix) a little rust, you get a great vehicle for the price. The only other issue is that it needs a power steering line repaired, which recently broke. Hence, the price has been discounted for these things.

This vehicle and should provide years of dependable service and make a very nice car. Similar vehicles selling for $3,500+ on CL and Ebay. This is a great car for a great price, very nice ride and comfortable.

I'm in Oviedo (East Orlando) area 32766, buyers are welcome to come inspect before auction ends, just send a message with any questions. Cash upon pickup please.

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