Well here I was thinking I was a good boy for first searching the archives about the warped dash prob. Meanwhile, I totally missed the Owner Notification link on the CEG homepage!

Anywho, many thanks for the info. And it looks like the black paint is still fully intact (as far as I can tell) on the 99 Mystique LS I'm considering to buy.

1. What are the paint symptoms I should specifically look for to determine if this car has a potential paint prob?

2. Has anyone recently had the official Ford dashboard fix done to their 99-00 ConTique? Does it seem to be a reliable/permanent solution to the problem?

Thanks again,
Hal