Originally posted by Ian in Tampa:
I still miss the rwd burnouts that my old e28 535i gave. Though, I don't miss the maintenaince costs of an elderly BMW. It was a wonderful car, but the day to day reliability is why I have and love my Contour. Yay Ford! Then again, a 99 Contour V6 with 46k, now 56k on it is bound to be more reliable than an 88 535i with over 220k on the odometer.



- Ian in Tampa
99 SE Sport MTX T-red 56k
Dreaming of BMW 5-series ownership once again




You think Ford is more reliable than BMW...that's a laugh. It may be cheaper to maintain but saying that it is more reliable is stretching it a bit. I think the 160 miles difference between the two cars have a lot to do with the reliablilty.


2000 Black CSVT MagnaFlow resonator, SHO/K&N cold air intake