Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General General What's your Contour story? (How did you find your Contour?)

Well the list of vehicles is long but it goes like this. My first car was a 84 Ford Bronco II. I drove it to death almost, 2 clutches, 1 driveshaft, 1 engine rebuild, and 1 tranny rebuild. After the driveshaft snaped, I decided that was enough, so off to the dealership. I really wanted to stay with a truck and the F150 was justed updated with the new body style in 97. I finally found a dealer willing to work with me, and got my first new vehicle, a 97 F150 with 4.6L V-6 and 5 spd manaul transmission. I loved that truck but as luck or lack there of would have it I lost it to the wife in the divorce. Now I have no transportation and credit problems because she let it get repossesed. Finally a dealership helped me out and I was soon driving a 96 Taurus V-6 auto, loved it would have kept it but I was traveling alot at the time and was getting worried about mileage coming up on 100K. So on a whim, (big mistake) I buy this really sweet Nissan Hardbody 4x4 already lifted with the big mudders and all. Short lived finally met someone couldn't do the family thing with a two seat truck so we went looking for a SHO Taurus. I had once driven a friends SHO and thought one day I will have one. I finally found a 99 SHO and went to test drive it. After the test drive I said ok lets see what kind of deal we can do, and we walked into the showroom. My jaw dropped and I told the sales rep forget the SHO I want that (that being a car a never heard of or new existed, my 99 Silver Frost CSVT) So with some serious haggling the sales people in the showroom did the circus act and moved tables and people to pull my baby off the showroom floor. I love my car and I will never let it go. The people at the dealership made such a big deal all the other people were looking in aw and I just stood proud and went yeah she's mine. She now has 42K and running great, with the exception of a slowly dying clutch. By the way the Unorthodox Racing Stage 1+ clutch and the UR lightweight flywheel, as well as the Quaife LSD will be going in when the clutch finally goes. That's my story hope you enjoyed it.