I couldn't agree more. I bought an 87' Mustang GT a while back and it was bone stock. Over the years, I have completely dumped prety much all of my money, time, and everything else into that car making it an absolute beast (see sig. for details).
Back in 95... one of my buddies got a Contour SE V6 5-Speed (before I had the Stang) and I absolutely fell in love with that car. I almost ended up with one instead of the Stang. Glad I didn't though, because now I have both!

I have a 98' SE V6 5-Speed that I absolutely love! It is one of the only other cars that I truely enjoy to drive even compared to most other higher dollar sports cars.
I am really glad that I got the Tour'... only problem is that I have a MAJOR bite from the performance bug, and I sometimes wish that I didn't have a car that I could play with so much :rolleyes: So far, I've had the car for a week and I have done ALL kinds of stuff from fixes, tricks, exhaust, shifter... all of the fun stuff... I don't need another car to sink my money into!!
I love that car though... a true joy to drive, let me tell you. VERY underrated car.