Its just about always cheaper to keep your old car. Compare your lease payments to what your repair bills may be.

If your lease is $300 per month for instance, you certainly are not likely to have to spend $3600 per year to keep the contour going...are you?

Also the focus is an ugly car, unlike the contour.

1996 Contour GL Sport, Zetec, MTX

1995 Contour GL, Zetec, MTX