Flex pipe blew off the exhaust a week after we bought it.
Check engine light has recently came on, haven't had it checked out yet. (104891km's)
Sputtering in the engine today when trying to pass another vehicle. (105000) Think its the plugs.
This car is comfortable for me to drive, for a 4 cylinder it has a ton of power, many people mistake it for a v6. I love the handling around tight corners on a mountain road where I live. The interior is quite comfy, but kind of gloomy, it should have an interior light in the back seat.
This is a very quick car, I believe the recalls were all replaced before we bought it. I'm a newly licensed driver, but have been driving and working on my own cars for 4 years, I find this to be an awesome car, in general. I'll never buy anything, but a Ford, I also have a 1996 F-150 4x4, it works great.
It is me again.
The car has just recently passed 130,000 kilometers.
20,000 kilometers ago we replaced an oxygen sensor and a few small things, and last week we replaced the front wheel bearings, rear struts, brake cylinders and shoes, from a year's wear on our horrible roads.
The car still runs like a top, I have a speeding citation to prove it. I outran the police (not knowing it was them) from a stop sign and was gone. They clocked me at 180, I thought it was a friend. Lucky I still have my license..
Anyway, it is still an awesome car, over a year after we bought it.
You can't go wrong with a contour.
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