Originally posted by Ken04:


Yes please, let's keep this about our cars, our favorite cars. The Contour/Mystique/Mondeo which in my estimation is one of the finest mid to low priced cars available. It's too bad America hasn't come up to the point that Europe has as far as the car buying habits are concerned because the Mondeo is a huge seller in Europe. It's fast, comfortable, handles well, efficient and very attractive. But then so was the Merkur and America stayed away from that car in droves. IMHO there is absolutely no comparison to the Pontiac 6000, none, zero, zilch. And frankly I'm wondering why there is so much time spent talking about a turd of a car. I sold hundreds of them in the early 80's and I used to cringe everytime an A body car buying customer would come back to the lot. Cause I KNEW that 75% of the time there was a giant problem and I was going to have to deal with an irate customer. I am disheartened by the demise of the Contour in the U.S. But when I see folks buying monstosities like the Avalanche and the Aztec (another Pontiac faux pas) I know we have a long way to go to understanding what a great car the Mondeo/Contour/Mystique is/was.

Ken, 99 Silver Frost SE 2.0 Liter Zetec ATX



nicely said man

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