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Well, there have been a lot of posts along these lines lately, so I thought I'd start a poll to see how people feel about Contour longevity and economics.
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100K bc of all the stuff I hear going wrong after 100K
1998.5 SVT contour #5979 3L 
1995 Mercury Mystique 2.5L auto, all ghetto fo sho
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I'm in the second category. I love this car, but I realize that there are better options out there. Although, I have put a lot of time into getting this car just the way I like it, so I would tend to fix it vs. getting a new car if the costs were comparable. Twice I've swapped engines, and both times I drove a few cars that were about the same cost as the repair bill. I found that it's hard to find a car that fits my needs as well as the contour for near the right money. Right now, I could sell it for about $2k, but I would pay $3k for it, just because that's how much I would have to spend to get a replacement that I would be as happy with as I am with this.
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Originally posted by starjammir:
100K bc of all the stuff I hear going wrong after 100K
not nec. true..........i put more money into repairs when it had 50k on it compared to over 100k...before...wp,alt,vac hoses,bearing x2,idler pulley,window regulator,springs x2,...could be more,since 100k...altenator,bearing...thats it,and the bearing prob had more to do with improper lowering of the car.......i'll keep mine until the strut towers rust out 
"Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever."-Aristophanes.
--93 pgt,headers,intake,borla=14.9 1/4mile
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Option 1 is not an option! This car is a rare collectors item to me, whether it runs or not, which BTW, mine runs very healthy . No flaming comments about the TC race ! I said "healthy", not fast! 
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This is an extremely difficult question for me. (I sometimes hope someone will crash into me and total the car out, would make it so much easier ... bad huh?) I naturally want to keep this car forever, since I've seen so many people get rid of their first car and regret it for the rest of their lives, but at the same time I want an SVT and a BMW later on ... and it doesn't make sense to have three cars for one person. I guess I'm going to keep it while I can afford to fix it - regardless whether the repairs are too costly for the value of the car. This means that if the transmission decides to die while I'm still in school, I'll probably end up getting rid of it, but if it needs a new engine and transmission fifteen years from now and I'm making 80K ( hope  ), then I will have them repaired. Or something like that.
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I am in none of those categories. I had my Tour until this past Tuesday when we had to get a bigger vehicle because of our growing family. We have a 2004 Ford Freestar now.
2004 Ford Freestar V6
Boogity Boogity Boogity, Let's go racin Boys!
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I won't ditch my tour till hell freezes over!
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
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Originally posted by getlucky151:
I won't ditch my tour till hell freezes over!
Yep, been par for the course for me. Last Merc I had near 200k miles on it. I'll keep Ruby till she dies, then get something else and probably keep the 'Tour as a project car. V-8 RWD anybody??
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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never...it would be pointless for me too.
Jim Hahn
1996 T-Red Contour SE Reborn 4/6/04
3.0L swap and Arizona Dyno Chip Turbo Kit
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