Sorry to hear about your rust... I have a 1995 Mystique (208xxxkms) that has been Krowned yearly. The only rust I have is on the weld seam on the inner part of the hood. The hood was replaced with a new/used hood after a racoon decided to fall out of a tree. I have noticed, looking at newer 98+ Tours and Tiques rust along the inner door seams and trunk lids. A friend of mine has a 96 Contour with over 14xxxxkms and he has never had it Krowned, no rust... I hope Ford will fix your problem. This may not be relevant, but my previous car,a Topaz started rusting about a year and a half after it was purchased, it wasn't krowned.