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Some poor young Canadian girl bought a '96 SE 5 speed and has had so many problems, she has set up her own website warning people to stay away from Fords in general and Contours specifically. She has a long list of complaints and is apparently contemplating legal action. The punchline is that she recently discovered a her most serious problems arose because she had a remote starter incorrectly installed and it f**cked everything up. http://www3.sympatico.ca/MadRain/carmain.htm
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All she does is whine! 
98 Mystique LS BLK V6 ATX and my bald head behind the wheel.
mods so far:
SVT Exhaust
215/60R15 Potenza RE950
Pioneer Premier DEH-P520 headunit with XM Radio
BNMotorsports gauges
KKM Intake
SVT side skirts
A pillar gauge pod with Volts, Oil Pressure. and A/F Ratio
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the way i understood this is that all along her problems came from the remote starter. Also in her list of things replaced she had her resonator replaced, now why the fuk would you replace the resonator. I don't think the car is a lemon, it's the ford dealer trying to make money off her by replacing things that don't need to be replaced since she doesnt know **** about cars. The replacement of the cats is probably due to the engine misfires caused by the remote starter.
'98 S\/T
K.I.A 6/14/02
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Her whole problem was the remoter starter. She should have a lemon site devoted to the store that installed it. Nice
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She shot all kinds of holes in the "ignorance is bliss theory", didn't she. I mean she feels that the starter isn't her problem because the dates are wrong and the letter "seems poorly written". That letter is exactly what I would expect from a repair shop. It told her the situation, the problems, the solutions, and the main source of her headaches. I mean what did she excpect a Phd in Engligh typing letters for a repair shop?
Ryan
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You and the Captain make it happen
(I'm in college what do you expect?)
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sounds like she bought someone elses beater- and then the dealer is taking advantage of her buy replacing anything they want to, and telling her its all bad
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Originally posted by Horse:
sounds like she bought someone elses beater- and then the dealer is taking advantage of her buy replacing anything they want to, and telling her its all bad *ding ding ding ding* We have a winner!
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I tried sending message. Oh well...........
Anything used is always something to be aware of. That seems to be life :rolleyes:
Mark
00 svt tour- K/N filter, SHO SHOP Y pipe, 2 1/2" back to rear Y, improved tunes.
91 sho- Hi flow Y pipe, 2 1/2" exhaust, edlebrock rpm series 2 1/2" muffs, modified intake, K/N filter, modified manifold, 190 lph fuel pump, magnacor wires, ford double platinum plugs, underdrive pullies, custom LPM, 8 pound aluminum flywheel, hi revs race duel diaphragm kevlar clutch, solid torque limiters, poly bushings evrywhere, heavy duty subframe bushings, heavy duty engine and trans mounts, subframe connectors, front and rear strut tower braces, eibach springs, tokico struts, camber ajustment plates, light weight swaybar end links, cross drilled rotors, carbon fiber pads, 225/55/16 SP 5000's, redline water weter, redline trans fluid, mobil 1 synthetic oil, police grill and the need for speed!!!
It's a chronic disease.
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okay i need front rotors n pads my engine wont blow up before my extended warranty expires my interior got dirty i spilled water in my trunk and now the cardboard is warped i replaced the front tires bought a battery replaced the serp belt and my wheels are permanently covered with brake dust.....and all of this within the first year!!!  how do i go about getting furd to foot the bill for my 3.0 conversion??? and how do i get them to give me a warranty on an 87 taurus???
95 contour se...dark blue...monsterflow air filter...remanuf atx...wiring harness recall or bust!!!96k miles...motorcraft awsf32pp plugs & red ford racing 9mm wires...kvr black plated cross-drilled rotors & carbon fiber pads...currently undergoing renovation...excuse our dust!!!
are my dodgers for real????
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Am I the only one that sees her wheel bearing problem as something great than just faulty wheel bearings. They are taking her for a ride!
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