OK, looking at 1996, and what was available, with the same entering arguments, Yes I'd have picked the same car, no regrets.

But, if my wife and I had not been hell-bent on a new car with all the latest airbags and other safety gear, I might have shopped the used market more heavily, and then who knows?



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