Bought my 98 SE sport 2.5 exactly 4 weeks ago. Have already fixed door jamb switches, sticky seat tracks (both seats), warped rotors, ignition switch, and today I find out from my local Ford dealer my Contour now is asking for a new trans. Apparently it wasn't treated very well by the previous (moron) owner. Question is, is this normal? The car has 50K, but a new trans? I know dealers are replacement artists, but this seems extreme. This car is bringing me down, but I am trying real hard to like the car. Plus, the dealer I bought it from (not the same as who's fixing it, thank goodness) has yet to inform the warranty company that I paid for a warranty, so my car is disabled while I get to staighten all this horse*** out between 3 different parties. Your job is to tell me how much fun it'll be once I finish repairing my whole car. Thanks guys.
