Found my 'tour hidden in the back of a new car dealer's lot on May 1st, 2002. Wasn't looking for a Contour; just reliable CHEAP transportation. !It had a 2995.00 price tag on it and 156,000 miles. I took it for a drive, and it ran nice, but when we got back it was smoking, and had thrown a CEL.
I offered the dealer 750.00 and my '89 Cherokee that the door had fallen completely off, had bad exhaust, ran hot, leaked oil, and had 265,000 original miles (I bought it in '92 with 86k)! ONLY on the condition that he fix the 'tour!
HE TOOK IT!
He detailed the 'tour in and out, put on new wipers, fixed the overheating thing and CEL, and gave me free inspections FOR LIFE. (30 bucks a year here in MA)
The only thing I know about the car is that it was originally in the Hertz rental fleet.
Just turned over 166,000 miles and the only money I've put in was for a p/w motor, it gets 27 mpg, leaks no oil, a/c blows ice cold, and except for roadrash on the nose,the paint is pretty good, and my kids are not embarassed to be seen in it!
I honk every time I pass the dealer!
