I have 163,000 miles on my '99 Mystique with the 2.5 engine and ATX. I haven't had to do any repairs on this car whatsoever other than scheduled maintenance. I have the dealer maintain it according to Ford's recommendations, and have the transmission flushed every 30,000 miles as recommended by Ford. Based on my experience, you should easily be able to get another 70,000 miles out of your Contour, provided its given good maintenance.
