Scandalous Ford. I hate Ford. I hate Ford Dealer Service and Customer Service. But I love my Contour and I'm keeping it for a long time. Ford sucks, but they do something cool every now-and-then (Focus, Contour, um... ZX5... wait that's a Focus...). Granted, they can't make them reliable. Just ask my '98 Contour which, despite being parked for two months with a bad ATX, still manages to kill it's alternator. Hmmm.
Agreed, Quality Is Job #1k. Ford is lame but
LONG LIVE THE CONTOUR!!! 
