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sooo many people i talk to are tilling me how crappy these cars are and stuff,now i have never actually driven one but i am looking into buying an se v6 manual very soon....do the 98+ contours have alot of engine/tranny problems/eletrical problems??i have heard they do??????i know i can search thrue the fforums and find out for myself but id rather get some good answers to my questions...
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Originally posted by jmsmathis:
but id rather get some good answers to my questions...
And good answers you will get by searching.
Now honestly, what car do you know of that DOESN'T have problems? You are most likely hearing things from people that DON'T own a Contour. You'll have your normal wear and tear items like any car, but the Contours are obviously known for the water pump going out around 60k miles, depending if you have the revised pump or not. Other than that, the automatic tranny is nothing spectacular, so you'll want the MTX-75.
Mark
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Dash wash on 99,00 expect it to cost $450.00 to fix every few years.
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These cars have alot of issues and are high maintenance. if you aren't willing to work on it yourself be prepared to shell out big money to get it fixed.
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alternators alternators alternators.
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Originally posted by jmsmathis:
sooo many people i talk to are tilling me how crappy these cars are and stuff,now i have never actually driven one but i am looking into buying an se v6 manual very soon....do the 98+ contours have alot of engine/tranny problems/eletrical problems??i have heard they do??????i know i can search thrue the fforums and find out for myself but id rather get some good answers to my questions...
thanks guys
Everybody has car problems sometimes. Sometimes it's from lack of maintainence, sometimes from thrashing the car, sometimes it's just plain bad luck. Reading online forums is like sitting around in the doctor's waiting room, you're going to hear about sick cars. That goes for cars, trucks, Fords, Chevys, whatever.
Personally I have 130,000 miles on my 98 Contour and my water pump is the only thing I've replaced. Drives & handles like a dream. So I like mine!
98 Contour V6 MTX, T-Red, 150k mi. Pic
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