Bought mine Dec. 13, 2002, with 48,057, it now has 71,400.

1-16-2003:

IAC Replaced
Fog Light Assembly Melted
LT Inner/Outer Tie rods

3-5-2003:

4 New tires

3-12-2003:

Starter
Bank 1 Cat Converter
Courtesy Dome Lamp Switches

3-24-2003

Alignment

4-21-2003

EGR pressure feedback valve

5-14-2003

Clutch disc/throw out bearing/pressure plate
3rd gear synchro
Spider Gears Blown
RT Outer Tie Rod End
Both rear parking brake cables
A/C Compressor Shaft Seal O-rings
Drivers side rear door repainted (paint flaking off)

6-3-2003

Alignment (didn't align it after new tie rod)
Tranny Cocktail (shifting was hard since they took trans out last time)
Shifter twitches in 4th gear, lots of play (still does it, they claim it's fine)

I can't the paper work for dates on some of this other stuff but:

(2) 02 sensors
Oil pan and gasket
Paint started flaking off again took it back and now my car is two shades of silver (STupid Bastards)
IAC replaced again
A/C leak fixed and charged again
4 more new tires
Other fog light assembly melted (WTF?)

And the stuff on the list that needs to be done:

Lower control arms
Wheel Bearings
Some kinda crazy electrical problem

Ok, I think I'm done...hows that for Ford QUALITY!


I live in Detroit, I couldn't give a **** how good my car is in the "twisties." "I could use a hundred people who don't know there is such a word as impossible." ~Henry Ford