I was eagerly waiting for the "new generation Tempo" to come out in early 90's. I had a 1991 Escort GT, but wanted something bigger. I ended up leasing a 1994 Mustang V6 on impulse, when they first came out. But was a waste of $$ just to have a car that friends WOW over.
When the Tours finally came out I them, but had to wait till lease was up. I rented two CDWs and drove them in bad weather on business trips, liked one Mystique so much, I wanted to take it home with me.
In 1997, I had enough of a trade in and looked at used 96's, but found a 'lightly used' 97 for a little more. Was a good car for 4 years, but wished I got the V6.
Now I "fixed" that with my current car.
