My second car was a 98 Mystique, bought it one year old. It was a zetec ATX. I replaced the tranny at 80K KM and both front wheel bearings within a few months of owning it. I was pretty happy to get rid of it shortly after. I replaced it with a 2000 Focus SE MTX and it felt like a rocket compared to the Mystique . I have since owned a WRX and blew the tranny in it had tons of problems with it and was also happy to get rid of it. I started pickup up beaters and fixing them up to sell them. I came accross my current 96 Mystique and figured it was a good deal and I would do the same, sell it within a few months. Then in fixing it I came accross the 3.0L forum The rest is history.

BTW no I haven't blown my stock diff

96 Mystique Black On Tan V6 MTX Port Matched 01 3L, 2.5L Cams, 2.5" Exhaust Optimized y-pipe, SVT clutch, Superchips, 3L split port LIM, SVT UIM, Intake, Mustang 65mm TB, MSDS Headers. Eibach Pro Kit, Torsen Diff., Ford Racing 17" Wheels.