Comments on: What’s Wrong With This Picture? http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:08:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Flashpoint http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-975642 Flashpoint Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:36:14 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-975642 The way I see it, you could paint this thing ALL BLACK, tint the windows, and be a TOTAL POSER ! Not many people would realize the difference. The way I see it, you could paint this thing ALL BLACK, tint the windows, and be a TOTAL POSER !

Not many people would realize the difference.

]]> By: skor http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-975401 skor Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:08:16 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-975401 @ Landcrusher The MX-6/Probe were missed opportunities. With the exception of the first gen turbo cars(crude) the cars were underpowered. The Ford, to their credit, had tight handling, but for some inexplicable reason, Mazda went with a soft suspension set-up. The weak point on all these cars were the auto transmissions. The Mazda auto trans in this car was a smaller copy of an existing GM trans. If you're gonna steal, why not steal form the best instead of GM? The transmission lasted only for about 90-100K miles at which point a trans R&R cost more than the book value of the car. That's why you don't see them anymore. @ Landcrusher

The MX-6/Probe were missed opportunities. With the exception of the first gen turbo cars(crude) the cars were underpowered.

The Ford, to their credit, had tight handling, but for some inexplicable reason, Mazda went with a soft suspension set-up.

The weak point on all these cars were the auto transmissions. The Mazda auto trans in this car was a smaller copy of an existing GM trans. If you’re gonna steal, why not steal form the best instead of GM?

The transmission lasted only for about 90-100K miles at which point a trans R&R cost more than the book value of the car.

That’s why you don’t see them anymore.

]]> By: AG http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-974821 AG Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:42:27 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-974821 We put a type-r sticker on our dorm room door back in college. we claimed it made the door open faster. We put a type-r sticker on our dorm room door back in college. we claimed it made the door open faster.

]]> By: Sajeev Mehta http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-974632 Sajeev Mehta Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:21:43 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-974632 Hmm, looks like I have something else to do after the 3L swap to my friend's 2002 Cougar. Just kidding. I think. Hmm, looks like I have something else to do after the 3L swap to my friend’s 2002 Cougar.

Just kidding. I think.

]]> By: Landcrusher http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-974522 Landcrusher Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:48:09 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-974522 Ah, the MX6. Those were really good looking cars, but as noted, they didn't seem to live up to standard. Ah, the MX6. Those were really good looking cars, but as noted, they didn’t seem to live up to standard.

]]> By: TEXN3 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-974182 TEXN3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:49:14 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-974182 @kansei: Why does it matter what people choose? Laziness is usually not <em>a</em> (much less <em>the</em>) reason for choosing an automatic transmission. Get over it. @kansei: Why does it matter what people choose? Laziness is usually not a (much less the) reason for choosing an automatic transmission. Get over it.

]]> By: Wolven http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-974092 Wolven Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:27:08 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-974092 Well, it shows FAR more imagination and style than most of what Ford themselves come up with. Well, it shows FAR more imagination and style than most of what Ford themselves come up with.

]]> By: kansei http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973862 kansei Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:40:51 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973862 I wish Mazda would make their automatics much less reliable so that people would stop being lazy and buy real transmissions. I wish Mazda would make their automatics much less reliable so that people would stop being lazy and buy real transmissions.

]]> By: Eric_Stepans http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973751 Eric_Stepans Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:13:59 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973751 <i>thetopdog wrote: Speaking of the MX-6, what happened to it? I used to see them all the time, but I don’t think I’ve seen one in years.</i> The MX-6 was discontinued after the 1997 model year. They were nice cars (I owned a '96 for a while), but they were not noted for their durability. Especially problematic were the automatic transmissions in the 626/MX-6. thetopdog wrote:

Speaking of the MX-6, what happened to it? I used to see them all the time, but I don’t think I’ve seen one in years.

The MX-6 was discontinued after the 1997 model year.

They were nice cars (I owned a ‘96 for a while), but they were not noted for their durability. Especially problematic were the automatic transmissions in the 626/MX-6.

]]> By: oberon http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973692 oberon Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:58:37 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973692 The guy's website (it's in spanish) http://www.replicaaudir8.com/ Yes it is a 2001 Cougar underneath The guy’s website (it’s in spanish)
http://www.replicaaudir8.com/

Yes it is a 2001 Cougar underneath

]]> By: RGS920 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973622 RGS920 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:40:14 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973622 That is without a doubt a 1999-2002 Mercury/Ford Cougar. Having driven one for 7 years it's unmistakable. The roof line, the way the back seats sit so close to the glass hatch that if you are over 5'6, your head will rest against it, the mirrors, the shape of the side window, and the placement of the door handle (exactly where it is on a cougar) all give away that the origin of this car was a cougar. Also the bulges around the front wheel and the continuation of the bulge along the fender flare is a common aftermarket body kit for the Cougar. (That body kit was actually molded after the design of the Cougar S, which featured buldges along the wheel wells continuing along the fender flares so that the massively wide tires they put on the concept car did not stick out farther than the body). That is without a doubt a 1999-2002 Mercury/Ford Cougar. Having driven one for 7 years it’s unmistakable. The roof line, the way the back seats sit so close to the glass hatch that if you are over 5′6, your head will rest against it, the mirrors, the shape of the side window, and the placement of the door handle (exactly where it is on a cougar) all give away that the origin of this car was a cougar.

Also the bulges around the front wheel and the continuation of the bulge along the fender flare is a common aftermarket body kit for the Cougar. (That body kit was actually molded after the design of the Cougar S, which featured buldges along the wheel wells continuing along the fender flares so that the massively wide tires they put on the concept car did not stick out farther than the body).

]]> By: mocktard http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973612 mocktard Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:38:54 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973612 The compact FWD coupe was a staple of the 90s. Now you're limited to what? A Mini Cooper or a Scion tC? The Hyundai Tiberon maybe. The compact FWD coupe was a staple of the 90s.

Now you’re limited to what? A Mini Cooper or a Scion tC? The Hyundai Tiberon maybe.

]]> By: thetopdog http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973571 thetopdog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:25:32 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973571 Speaking of the MX-6, what happened to it? I used to see them all the time, but I don't think I've seen one in years. And they're not <em>that</em> old either. It's like one day they all just disappeared Speaking of the MX-6, what happened to it? I used to see them all the time, but I don’t think I’ve seen one in years. And they’re not that old either. It’s like one day they all just disappeared

]]> By: Spaniard http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973562 Spaniard Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:25:01 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973562 Yup, those plates are from Spain: Look at the small "E" at the bottom of the blue square. Yup, those plates are from Spain: Look at the small “E” at the bottom of the blue square.

]]> By: skor http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973521 skor Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:16:55 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973521 Not a Probe. The Probe was built on Mazda's MX-6/626 chassis. The Probe was replaced by the Mercury Cougar which was built on the Ford Contour/Mondeo chassis. Both the Probe and last gen Cougar were fairly decent cars, although underpowered. Not a Probe. The Probe was built on Mazda’s MX-6/626 chassis. The Probe was replaced by the Mercury Cougar which was built on the Ford Contour/Mondeo chassis. Both the Probe and last gen Cougar were fairly decent cars, although underpowered.

]]> By: Lichtronamo http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973472 Lichtronamo Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:10:54 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973472 That's a Mondeo based Cougar interior. I believe the car was sold in Europe also as the Cougar and not rebadged as a Probe. That’s a Mondeo based Cougar interior. I believe the car was sold in Europe also as the Cougar and not rebadged as a Probe.

]]> By: chuckgoolsbee http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973461 chuckgoolsbee Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:08:32 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973461 I just <a href="http://www.fugly.net/g9/2626.html" rel="nofollow">threw up </a>. --chuck I just threw up .

–chuck

]]> By: Richard Chen http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973452 Richard Chen Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:07:24 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973452 Spanish knockoff. 50K for the fiberglass skin? Spanish knockoff. 50K for the fiberglass skin?

]]> By: autonut http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973441 autonut Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:04:52 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973441 Chinese knock off? Looks like Gucci shoes made in China. Chinese knock off? Looks like Gucci shoes made in China.

]]> By: fallout11 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973371 fallout11 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:53:44 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973371 The Cougar replaced the Mazda-designed Probe, but was not on the (much smaller) Contour chassis. http://cars.about.com/od/detoursanddiversions/ig/American-branded-Eurocars/Mercury-Cougar.htm The Cougar replaced the Mazda-designed Probe, but was not on the (much smaller) Contour chassis.
http://cars.about.com/od/detoursanddiversions/ig/American-branded-Eurocars/Mercury-Cougar.htm

]]> By: Stu Sidoti http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973362 Stu Sidoti Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:53:30 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973362 For the same price as this kit, you could easily pick up a Ferrari 308/328 or maybe even a 348/355...I'd rather have a real exotic albeit an old one than to poser-around in a Cougar R8... I might <em>highly suggest</em> that they remove the R8 badge from the steering wheel airbag door. For the same price as this kit, you could easily pick up a Ferrari 308/328 or maybe even a 348/355…I’d rather have a real exotic albeit an old one than to poser-around in a Cougar R8…

I might highly suggest that they remove the R8 badge from the steering wheel airbag door.

]]> By: TEXN3 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973351 TEXN3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:51:01 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973351 It's not a Probe (at least not an American Probe, but I believe that the Cougar was Ford's replacement for the Probe in Europe)...unless the Cougar was based off the Probe, I thought it was on the Contour chassis. The Cougar was a pretty decent coupe, I remember a friend (female, of course) having a V6-5MT combo...drove nicely but my 92 Integra GS-R handled a little bit better. It’s not a Probe (at least not an American Probe, but I believe that the Cougar was Ford’s replacement for the Probe in Europe)…unless the Cougar was based off the Probe, I thought it was on the Contour chassis. The Cougar was a pretty decent coupe, I remember a friend (female, of course) having a V6-5MT combo…drove nicely but my 92 Integra GS-R handled a little bit better.

]]> By: pariah http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973311 pariah Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:46:55 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973311 The link provided just takes you to the photo gallery, but if you go to the Topspeed main site there is a short article which identifies it as a Ford Probe. That's really unfortunate. The link provided just takes you to the photo gallery, but if you go to the Topspeed main site there is a short article which identifies it as a Ford Probe.

That’s really unfortunate.

]]> By: fallout11 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973302 fallout11 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:46:35 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973302 Lol, RedStapler! Why does the rear side windows appear to be plated over, and come all the way down behind the B-pillar? Lol, RedStapler!

Why does the rear side windows appear to be plated over, and come all the way down behind the B-pillar?

]]> By: John R http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-973301 John R Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:45:48 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=162221#comment-973301 Yes it is a Cougar. Its one of the best conversions I've seen. I'm just glad they didn't use a Fiero this time. That doesn't mean they should have done it, though. Yes it is a Cougar. Its one of the best conversions I’ve seen. I’m just glad they didn’t use a Fiero this time.

That doesn’t mean they should have done it, though.

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