I miss my 98 Mystique Zetec and wish I never traded it in my for my 95 Contour Duratec. The Mystique was the best car I've ever had. Never had any problems with it,beautiful car inside and out,but I hated the automatic and the poor gas milage which is why I ended up getting rid of it,but looking back,the car really was too nice to let go.
The Duratec I ended up buying was the worst car I've had to date. It spent more time in the shop than it did on the road. I was the 2nd owner too. Awesome car to drive,but man,I will never,ever go back to a Duratec even if my life depended on it.
I currently drive a '95 Contour Zetec MTX,which is the same year and colour as my old Duratec. This car is wicked. I bought it in November last year and just pulled it out of storage this spring and it's my DD while I work on my truck. This car was written off in '97 and rebuilt,and when I bought it from the dealer,the previous owner had a dog and I swear the dog must have exploded or something,because there was/is dog hair EVERYWHERE and the interior was just a general mess. It's cleaned up a bit now,and the car itself is pretty clean for it's age and milage (11 years and almost 266 000km). Fun car to drive,incredible on gas and I think this car will be a keeper for a little while.
I don't know what it is about Contiques,but I love them.
