This car, '96 SE, recently hasn't been very economical to own. In the past 3 years (owned it since '97) it has cost me roughly $4800 in repairs. O2 sensors, two different times; front wheel bearing; thermosat and water pump; intake gasket and my last repair done this week, new ATX. Sad thing is, I've still got a list of things to do. Need LF spring (broken), probably going to do a BAT European Spring/Strut Kit and tweak all 4 corners. Leaking valve cover gasket needs attention sometime in the future. Yet for some reason I keep the car around. I do enjoy driving it and the way it handles and feels. The Duratec has plenty of snorts. It still has good looks, even being 9 years old. With the $$$ I have into it, looks like it'll be around for many years to come.
'96 Contour SE ATX '04 Mazda 6i MTX '92 F150 XLT
