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Would anyone trade an '01 Civic for a 2002 Mercury Cougar? Since the model is being discontinued, some experts think that there might be massive discounts on Cougars. There is currently an $1500 rebate on them. Unfortunately, my initial research seems to indicate that there aren't many left. But let's say you could get a V6 Cougar for maybe the $1500 rebate plus another $3,500 discount and you can get roughly blue book trade in for the Civic, would it be a sensible deal?

 
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No, I wouldnt do it, those cars are ugly, and why do u think they are dicontinuing them

 
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Would you trade a platinum hummer for a couple of gold tri-cycles?

Are you insane?

Hell naw

Cheers
B

 
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I don't think they are discontinuing them, it is a fact. There will not be a 2003 Cougar.

 
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Never, that's crazy. I'm not trying to start anything but I can't stand those cars. Everybody holds them in such high esteem too.

 
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your kiddin right? i would trade anything import for domestic, esipically those, they are gettin rid of them anyways, stick with you civic!

 
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well i meant to say I WOULDNT trade anything domestic for that car lol, i hate them! so no keep your civic man!

 
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When the new couger debuted a couple years ago, it was believed to be "THE SHIZ". Part of fords "New Edge" design campaign, the cougar was touted to be the first of the euro-style domestics to hit the market with hope of becoming great vehicles in terms of performance and value. Everyone wanted one, including myself during my naive Junior year in HS (4 years ago). Well . . . too many faults plague the cougar, one being the shoddy air conditioner which is said to cease functioning after a mere 3 months of use (that I can attest to, a friend of mine OWNED one, but sold it back to the dealer due to the problems). Atop that resale is poor and it's a FORD product . . . stick with your 7th gen IMO, many more possibilities and you'll save more $$$ due to Honda's reliability

 
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you meant you wouldnt trade....right? hehe typos confuse me

 
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Why wouldyou want to go from a nice car to a girl car? IMO only girls should drive that car, you dont sound like a girl

 
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Why are they discontinuing them???? That's something you may want to think about. but there is no way I would ever trade my civic for a Cougar.

 
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Now that I think of it, I don' know a single dude that drives a cougar ._. only chicks <.< . . . wow o.o

 
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I would never EVER trade in a Civic for a cougar.
A, its ugly

B, its a chick car

C, its a ford


Keep ur civic..

 
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i have a friend that has a cougar... auto... he drives that thing like its standard... puts in in 1st gear and revs the engine... lol... damn car is all f*cked up now...

i love my civy... id never trade her... maybe for a lotus, but not much else[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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HUH???

 
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stay with the civic

 
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are you on crack. you would trade a Honda (a dependable car) for a Ford product (a peice of shiet)
they are horrible cars

 
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NOT FORD BOY, ITS waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa no comment

 
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ahhahaha it's like buying a used nintendo for the price of a Playstation 2 hahaha

 
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i think the main point everyone is missing here is how unrealistic the whole thing is anyways. they throw our those $1500 rebates to lure you in, then youre expecting them to take another $3500 off???? has anyone every bought a car they got $5000 off the sticker price brand new in the $25,000 or less price range?? ive never heard of it, that would be like a car company advertising 20-40% off all 2002 Cougars. if you could get that much, that means they really want to get rid of the car, and thats bc its a piece of excrament.

 
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im not positive if they will be discontinuing the cougar for sure, but think about it this way. you THINK you will be saving alot of money on the discounts and rebates and so on... but just imagin the resale value on that thing. Ford products never had any real resale value anyway but just the fact that 02 or 03 would be the last year and w/ all the discounts that are apparently known to all.... i dont think you'd be able to get sh*t for that car. stick w/ the civic. correct me if im wrong. doesnt the civic have one of the highest resale...
dam it, nevermind.... do what your hearts desire.. do whatever makes Roosbok happy.[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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i believe theyre doing big discounts on the honda accord. cause the new gen is coming out.

 
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are you kidding me? First of all, the aftermarket for the Civic VS. oh what was that again? Second, the Civic will last you for about 200,000 miles, and how long will the mercury last you, Maybe 80,000 miles

 
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these past 2 years Honda's resale value has droped drastically and now they don't have good resail value. the resail value for my car was 8,000 like 3 months ago. i had 30k miles at the time.

 
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I haven't heard about that, but I would be interested in something like that. Honda doesn't discount too much around here, because it is a big seller and Honda seems to be good at inventory control, in that they seem to be able to sense just about how much to produce for those that will pay the 5 -10 percent or so off sticker that the dealers usually offer. The dealerships usually run out of cars about two weeks before the new year ones come in. The big three i.e Ford Chrysler GM always over produce their mass market cars, I think because of a combination of CAFE, union agreements, and inefficient management. The dealers then have to find a way to dump them every summer.

 
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cougers are wannabe eclipse's..i mean look at them and the 2g eclipse..almost same body...too bad they suck...dun do it not worth it...

 
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don't trade your honda for a cougar. i friend of mine {a girl} has one. she bought it new last year. it's the biggest piece of crap. it's always in the shop for this and that. also, practically evertime she gets in her car she finds some piece of plastic that broke off from somewhere. and oh yeah, they're pretty slow for a V-6 (the engine note isn't exactly motoring music to my ears).
-jro

 
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No

 
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Wow, that is a decent deal but no way I would trade for that car even at that deal. They are fugly, I liked them at first but after driving them and seeing more of them uggg not my taste

Nick

 
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EWW...NO! [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-puke.gif[/IMG]Mercurys