Inquring minds at CEG want to know the story behind your first Contour/Mystique/Mondeo!! What did you drive before? What made you purchase it? (Was your current car going, did you like the look/feel, etc). Also, how did you find CEG?
My story:
My first car I had was a 1987 Chevy Cavailer wagon, 58k miles, 2.0 4cyl with 85 HP for only $1000. Suprisingly, with 13 inch tires, that sucker would go through ANYTHING. I got it when I was 18, was able to drive it before my 19th birthday (Registration, etc) and my dad replaced the muffler/exhaust for me on my birthday. That car got me through college, and before my graduation, I noticed the damn transmission wouldn't shift into 2nd until it was drove for 15 minutes. I figured it was time for a new car, and started looking around. I drove a couple of duds (2001 Cavalier, 1996 Oldsmobile) and then, when I was leaving the Ford dealership for the day, I spotted a dark red, almost maroon, Ford Contour. It looked EXCELLENT. I went back on Monday (The day I graduated, btw) and took it for a test drive....I was in heaven. This sucker was only a 4cyl, but had great pickup, all kinds of power goodies, great handling, the works.
Then came the best part
The dealer came in while I was waiting for them to get an exact price, and they told me they'd give me $1500 for my wagon (Which means they didn't spot the tranny problem :p ), and also, they told me that they screwed up on the price. The price they had was for a 99 with a stick-shift and more miles. Mine was the 98 with an automatic and less miles (which means worth more), so they had to give me the price of the 99. So I got my 98 Contour, 4cyl, 40k miles for only $7000 with my trade! After a couple of months of driving around my baby, I happened to do a search for Ford Contour and this website came up.
Ever since then, I've been addicted :p
So, what's YOUR story?
