Originally posted by Zilla:
Ford does [b]design some great cars, and the Contour is certainly one of them! The problem is that they don't build great cars. They skimp and cut corners wherever they can, and seem to have very little quality control measures in place.[/b]
This is exactly the conclusion my mechanic friend came to when working on my engine. Well designed on paper, poorly executed in practice.
He also complained a lot about how hard to work on it is, but he's used to trucks.
