1997 Ford Contour SE Sport from North America - Comments

10th Mar 2006, 19:25

"Not another 'bright idea from Ford'"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Sensors (3 different)

Brakes (3 times)

Air Conditioning.

Alternator.

Part of rear suspension.

Brake bleeder valves (discontinued)

Poor finish from KC plant (particulates easy to see in paint job)

General comments?

Car is powerful and is comfortable to drive, but is a pig on fuel and when something goes wrong, it's incredibly expensive to repair.

Repairs from the dealership are outrageous, but smaller places can't get parts.


14th Mar 2006, 09:17

I wrote the first comment on this vehicle and I have the 2.5l 24v Durotech engine. It's very powerful and gets about the mileage you stated.. about 18 mpg. I can drive about 350 km on a tank of 45 litres. That is roughly 1/3 the mileage of my Firefly.

Of note, we pulled a trailer with this car for 4 summers.

One thing I never felt was lag...the car pulls really well and I rarely noticed the tailer behind..which was, fully loaded, about 1600 lbs.

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