I do like my 'tour, but it's seems like almost everyday I find something else that Ford has screwed up on. I guess that the car has been pretty reliable (never left me stranded anyway), but to name a few things: the clearcoat is coming off, my evaptorator core for the a/c just died (on a 5 year old car? that's a little soon if you ask me), I lost an O2 sensor the other day, etc.
Also, it's an ATX. My parents bought me the car, which I am quite thankful for, but I guess they didn't figure me for the car enthusiast type. I didn't either. But an automatic just doesn't lend itself to 'enthusiasm'. Nor does the 125hp of the Zetec.
The 'tour does have the advantage of the 'first-car glow', but I'd like to replace her. With what? Probably a BMW E36 325i or 325is.