I was thinking last night and I've had the Tour for 6 years now. Got it in April 1998 with 40K (now 85K) on the odometer, was a fleet car. I remember looking for Contours (back then there wasn't a lot of cool sedans like today). Had my eye on a blue zetec. Glad I went with the one I got.
Had it's problems:
Waterpump
Heater fan resistor
Bad front sway bar links (replaced twice)
99MO3 wiring recall
New cats
Replacment radiator fans
New ball joints (KC roads suck)
IRMC linkage clips replaced (thanks CEG for that insight!)
Wrecked her once, not too bad. She'll need a new fuel pump & wheel bearings soon. Plus tires & struts.
New cars sure are looking better every day and I'm really thinking of getting something new. But I think I'll keep the Contour. They won't give me squat on a trade and besides, she's long since paid off and always gets me from A to B.
How long have you had yours?
