Well if your alternator needs replacement then presumably you've been running on battery power only and now its dead. Was the battery warning light not on?
98 Mystique LS v6 atx 110,000km
97 Contour LX v6 atx 125,000km
stock CD on LS, cass on LX
spoiler, tinted windows on LS only
4 wheel discs on LX only
All other available options on both
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