Originally posted by arin:
I know it always depends on how it was taken care of, but generally speaking...


That's the main thing. Don't buy a car that seems like it may have been abused.

Both my contours have around 130k miles. One is a 4cyl auto and one is a svt.

I've owned the 4cyl for over 4 years with no real problems to speak of. I've put ~40k miles on it.

I've only owned the svt since february, but so far other than fixing a few things (total cost under $90), it's been good.

I should point out I drive my cars quite hard.

For $2k, if you shop around, you can find a contour in great shape with probably under 100k miles (depending on what year you want). IMO, they're one of the best used car deals you can find.

98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15