FORD COUGAR

The hammer fell at just £950 on this 1999 Cougar 2.0, a 55,000-mile car with one previous owner. Was it a deal? Well, it has a full service history and it looks bright. The exterior is relatively unmarked and the interior has scrubbed up really well. The engine has been steamcleaned and lacquered, and the bonnet slam panel and inner wings look fresh. It’s a nice car but a shame it doesn’t have the more muscular 2.5 V6 engine. Still, at this distance (the Cougar was launched in 1998 and killed off in 2002) you can’t have everything.