My sister has a 96 zetec ATX with about 90k on it, and she's never had a problem with it ( other than window motors). Correct me if I'm wrong, but the earlier contours seem to have less problem areas than the later ones (98+) so you should be good.
99 T-green svt
K&N & heatshield
Opt. y-pipe
Borla
Superchip
DMD
Magnecore wires
Metal impeller water pump
BAT / Bilstein kit
21mm BAT bar w/ boxed subframe
215/45/ZR17 Toyo Proxes FZ on Rage 5.0's
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