I have a '99 2.5 MTX that I am thinking of either selling or turning over to my daughter at the end of the year. The car has been pretty reliable since new but I'm thinking that it's about time for it's age and mileage (72K) to start showing.
One of my concerns is the clutch. It works fine right now but two kids have learned how to drive a clutch in this Contour and it's been primarily an around town car. I've heard horror stories of $2200 clutch jobs and I do not want to spend that kind of money on this car.
So, the question is, how long do these clutches generally last with the standard and stock V6? Obviously how a car is driven is a huge factor but what's the high and low mileage that folks have gone before the clutch was replaced (if at all)? And if you're clutch was replaced where did you have it done and what did it cost?
Thanks
