July of 97', I was driving an '89 Escort w/ over 155,000 miles on it. Was still in half decent shape and was all paid for. But, in view of the fact that I had a 75 mi. commute to get to work back then, I started thinking about trading. I stopped at local Ford Dealer. First two vehicles he showed me were a '97 Escort with 24k on the clock..and, a '95 Contour GL w/ 33k on it. As I looked the two cars over, the salesman even suggested that I get the Contour because it was "more car"...So, I bought it. Kept it until Aug. 01...then did one of the dumbest things I have ever done...traded it for a 2000 Focus LX.
The Focus went into the shop 8 times in 10 weeks.The dealership bought it back, and put me into a 2000 Contour SE, 4cyl., ATX. (this thing was darn near mint condition..) Awfully nice car, but....I just can't stand ATX....at least I have a Contour, though.
