Good handling, small back seats, and now subframe failures. (Wasn't there a waterpump issue, too?) The Contour gets trashed and BMW is still the media darling.

Not fair! Not fair!

(I still like E36s, though)

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998