"Mr.Sulu....this topic has gone way off course."
It is unfortunate that you have had bad experiences with your cars Antonio. There is a bit of luck of the draw when it comes to cars. You have to pray that your car wasn't built at the end of a shift on a Friday sometimes. I don't think that you can catagorize all Contours into the realm of which you speak..i.e. "see the light". I know parts will break eventually but I plan on fixing them.
But anyway Antonio.....if I get someone who knows what they are doing to drive the strip, or I learn how to race, what do you think the capabilities are if she holds together?