1997 Ford Contour question?

[stephangray]

Some of you may have read about the previous problem I had. Come to find out it was the engine wiring harness. To keep it short, there was a recall on it, but I didnt know about it, and mine has expired. and it costs more then the car is worth to fix.

my question is that im looking for a new car, I'm kinda interested in getting another contour that may have parts that are interchangable. But I'm lookin to get a car thats not as old, preferably 2000 or up.

not really sure what i should be looking for? I dont want another 97 because of that recall, and it being expired.

 

[CSVT1214]

2000 was the last year for Contours. Cougars ran to 2002, but while many parts (engine, tranny, suspension) will be interchangeable, most of the Contour parts will be useless (body parts and interior).

Go for a 98-98.5 SVT. Best bang for your buck.

99-00 had a lot of decontented parts and crappy dash warp problems.