I went out this weekend and bought a '96 Contour 2.5, ATX, and 57k miles with my son. I've been lurking on this site for a couple of weeks and the info here was a great help in chosing a 'tour. So far he thinks it's great. I will be doing all the work on it so he doesn't care what he drives.
I'm thinking of selling my truck and getting a 'tour myself. An SVT would be nice. I'm old but I'm not dead.
Thanks for everthing.
Jack