Just before Christmas last year the motor blew in my 1994 Talon 1.8 litre. Had it replaces to the tune of $1100. About 3 weeks later I was driving home from test-driving the SVT which was in Townsend, MA (about 2 hours away). About an hour into the drive home the car started making a clanking noise and i knew i was screwed so i took the first exit off the highway (in Shrewsbury). This was at about 9:00 and everything in that small town was closing. I managed to convince a guy in a pizza shop to let me make a collect call home to my parents. The car was on the side of the road so a cop (really a nice guy) had it towed. I was stuck out in below freezing weather for an hour and 15 minutes because my parents drive so damn slow. Well, the motor was shot again so it was replaced under waranty. Had to pay $375 for labor though. It gets better...Townsend Ford REALLY wanted to close the deal with me cause I had been dragging my feet for about 2 months trying to get a better deal on a loan without them. The sales man drove the 2 hours and met me in the Holyoke Mall parking lot to make the switch (I was trading mine in). He calls me not even 5 min after I get home and sais the motor blew AGAIN! So...I made a deal with the Ford dealer to give them $800 extra instead of the trade (2 grand) and I kept both cars. I made another deal with the mechanic who fixed the car. He would give me $870 (the cost of the towing plus the extra $800 for the SVT) and he would fix and sell the talon for whatever he could get. Well, I have a check that he bounced sitting in front of me and I am in the process of speaking to my (mother's) lawyer. Hopefully there will be no need for a lawsuit but only time will tell.
I hope I explained that well enough for you all to get it. And that might be the worst car related horror story around. But it (almost) all worked...I do have my SVT now, and I love it as much as one can love a machine.
