go for another contour... if one is avliable... it think 1000 is generious for what kind of damage needs to be repaired... so You say you have 2500$... is that with the trade in of the tour or with out? if without then you have a pretty wide selection (for 3500)... anyways... Look for an SHO or a taurus... Those things go FOREVER. I know someone who has a 93 SHO ATX and it has like 215K miles... The chick beats on it and it runs great.
