Hello! I've been playing around with the idea to pick up a Contour or a Mystique soon. There are a handful of these cars in the area (central PA) and I'm looking to get a few good opinions. I've read of several horror stories about timing belt failure, impossible brake fixes, etc. I'm hoping to find that it is not all bad news!
I'm a Ford guy, and wrecked my '93 Taurus two weeks ago and lost a transmission in my '88 Ranger. Rather than shell out a small fortune to fix these, I've decided to go with another vehicle.
Anyway, I'm wondering what I should look for when I take a test drive. All available cars I'm looking at have the Zetec I-4, and as far as I know, all automatics. What could I expect to pay at a used car dealer or private owner? Are there any reliability issues around 88-100k miles?
Thanks for your help, I've already gotten a lot from this site...
