I have had nothing but great luck with this car. I have only had the car stall once on a 98 degree day. This was due to the fact that I had the air conditioning on and I was in park for several minutes.
The Ford Contour has the worlds crappiest cup holders in the world. They are very cheap and don't hold very much.
This car is a major step up from my last one, and is the most luxurious car I have owned.
You only have 20000 miles on it... wait till you hit about 50000. Have fun enjoying your "peppy" Contour while it lasts. I bought mine at 33000 miles and it now has 78000(highway) miles on it and I'm very unhappy with mine. It has costed me a few thousand dollars within the last 2 years (mainly front end problems), and I will not even get that back if I were to trade...GOOD LUCK!