1996 Ford Contour LE review from North America

Nothing much, until I had an accident in it, then it started leaking oil. I got that fixed and had no other trouble with it.

Before accident)

The gas cover would stick, and the cable pull broke because of it, but I rigged it with a stronger cable and it was okay after that.

I also had to replace brake cylinders at 80,000 miles.

There were some recalls on the car for fan switches and some other switch. I didn't have any other problems with the car other than those listed above.

The opening into the trunk was too small to get hardly anything large into the trunk.

I really liked my Ford. It had pretty good pickup and drove smoothly and quietly.

The seats were very comfortable, but I hated to have to roll that big wheel to let the seat back on the driver's side. That was not a good idea.

The car was always dependable to start up no matter what the weather, which is a very important factor to me.

The dash panel was laid out in a very convenient way, where everything was easy to reach and manipulate. I really loved my Contour.

Unfortunately, I lost my car in a fire which also burned my house down. The car was in the garage at the time. I tried to find another to buy, but could not, and I still would like to have my old Contour back even above the Nissan Altima I purchased.