Don't listen to him. Zetecs last longer! The oldest tours milage wise are all zetecs. Zetec is the four cylinder BTW. I never had any problems with mine BESIDES a bit of a rough idle which was easily fixed by changing the plug wires and the PCV. This car should last you a while. And listen to the advice from above, DO NOT TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER, that is how they get messed up. I learned that the hard way. Good luck and personally, I would DEFINATELY buy that car! These cars are really good when you get in an accident. If the car has been treated right, you will not regret it.