Overview & Reviews
All Cougars receive an emergency trunk release as standard equipment, as well as a redesigned floor console. Citrus Gold, Light Blue and Light Sapphire are the three new clearcoat metallic paints available.
- Unique styling, solid handling, large cargo space, faster Cougar S model available.
User Reviews:
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A fun car for the price - 2000 Mercury Cougar
By black cougar - November 5 - 10:00 amI have owned this car since I bought it new in Sept. 1999. I like the cars styling, handling, and acceleration is good with a V6 5 speed manual. The quality has been decent so far when I compare it to friends cars. I have 76,000 miles on it and have only had to replace the alternator, which cost $400 (not cheap). Although the fuel pump is starting to go now. These two problems seem to be typical for Cougars. I am thinking about getting a new car now that this one is older, but I dont see one that I would rather have in the same price range.
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Wonderful Car - 2000 Mercury Cougar
By Liz - April 17 - 9:56 amI just bought my Cougar last January, and I love it. It drives and handles great. I also learned that on long trips the gas mileage isnt as bad as you would think. I have drove it from North Carolina to Nevada with no problems. Now I am about to drive it from Nevada to Washington and so far the car seems like it has no problems this time, even after not being drove for 7 months. I just wish that the cup holders in the front were better. Besides that its a great car.
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Been Good to me - 2000 Mercury Cougar
By mercowner - January 5 - 10:00 amBought it new and nothing has gone wrong with it yet. Im pretty tall and fit fine in it, which is kinda surprising for being a sport-compact. I average 25 mpg with a v6 and an automatic. Thats with a fair mix of city and highway driving. It is an oddball tire size, so they can be expensive, but I went one size up to a common size and they were cheap. It didnt change the ride or speedometer to where Id notice. Overall if I had the initial buying decision to do over again, Id still buy it.
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Great, Reliable, Affordable - 2000 Mercury Cougar
By david689 - December 9 - 11:30 pmI drive my Cougar every day, 60 miles each way almost with no problems. Gets pretty good mpg. Sporty and safe, the Cougar is the best of both worlds. Not too roomy inside but thats expected.
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Loved it! - 2000 Mercury Cougar
By Tlover - December 28 - 10:30 pmWell this car was given to me by my parents as my first car. It was a great first car! Very sporty and got alot of attention. The only problem I ended up having with it was the sunroof broke and was going to cost a fortune to replace! Next problem...I dont drive it anymore is that I was rear ended at 50mph which in turn made me slam into the car in front of me. The car was absolutely crushed like a little can and guess what...no airbag deployment. Dont crash and the car is great!
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A great car! - 2000 Mercury Cougar
By FREDDY COUGAR - December 2 - 5:00 amAfter reading some of the troubles other people had with their Cougar, I must have got all the good parts. My 2000 Cougar SE had only 25 miles on it and came with the five speed. For the next 6 years and 120,000 miles not a thing went wrong aside from the tires and brakes being replaced 3x. Then the alternator went and a few months later the original battery died. I consider that normal wear. For 2008 Ive done a the front brakes and my 4th set of tires and have 145,000 miles on it. I give the car a good detailing every spring inside and out and she still looks new. Ill keep her as long as nothing major goes wrong with the engine or the tranmission. Good luck to the other owners.
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Great Car - 2000 Mercury Cougar
By Tessath - May 16 - 2:00 amPerfect car... just watch out for the bucket seats in the back and the head room. Dont buy it if you are very tall.
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My Cougar - 2000 Mercury Cougar
By MaineWolf - May 3 - 11:33 pmI have been looking for recalls on the powered moonroof but I dont really see any. Mine is not opening at all, when I push the button, it sounds like it is opening but its not. I just bought this car from a car dealer a month ago. I can, however, tell I am in need of an alternator soon! Thank God my dad was a mechanic and I learned a lot from him. But overall, I really love this car. It is jet black, leather interior, awesome sounds stereo (CD Player Equipped), Sporty, I just love it. I did get it used, but as with any vehicle, no matter make, model, year, new or used, you are bound to have problems. Take it to a mechanic before you purchase it to see if its worth the price before buying!
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Great Car - 2000 Mercury Cougar
By Mike - November 27 - 11:40 amI got this car in apr 03 from an auction for 3k. well it had 97k miles on it then and it has 143k now and ive never had anything replaced. i did notice the hatch on the back likes to stick and the cup holder doesnt fit larger cups.. doesnt seem like that is worth complaining about tho. i think it is the "sports package" edition since it has everything on it i.e. moonroof, leather, electric seats, spoiler etc. i have traveled from Richmond to Miami and last summer stayed in Syracuse NY and drove down to Richmond VA just about every weekend for 3 months (yes a 7 hour drive!) and the car has never broken down or any problem what so ever! maybe i just got really lucky..
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Lots of fun - 2000 Mercury Cougar
By CougarLover - October 10 - 6:13 pmI bought the cougar for my wife, and she loves it. It is sporty and very fun to drive, she rarely lets me behind the wheel. We have had 0 problems, we have not even had a problem with the fuel pump yet. ***Knock on wood*** I have had a blast with this vehicle and the silver looks fantastic. I only wish it had a moon/sun roof. But I bought used so I got what was there.
