Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Branches Eastern Canada Bye bye ESP, hello big hole in front grille

Just crossed over 120K. No more ESP for me! Whee! I'll probably experience water pump failure/oil starvation/broken sunroof gears/heater wiring harness/blown differential/clogged cats/oxygen sensor problems tomorrow.

Anyways, in completely unrelated news (if you can even call it that) on my way back from Montreal the other day I heard a big "BANG!" that sounded kind of like a gunshot. When I looked out my rearview mirrow, I saw a big (say, 2/3rds the size of a tennis ball) rock-like object bouncing along the road behind me. So I figured it hit something under my car. Looks like it ripped through my front grille like tissue paper, bounced somewhere, then jumped up and smashed into my rear skirt. "Lucky" for me, it just cracked the lip inside the rear wheel fender well, and it's not too noticeable. But the hole in my front grille is kinda noticeable. Anyone have an extra one? If not, I'll just check the wreckers...

you still have 10k on your cat so hope the go nutso now, my dads tour had his cat die with a cel @ 135k and ford was like your problem (over $1000 fun times).
i miss my esp i had 150k or 5 yr and im only at 180k
mike
99 SE V6 ATX