Thanks for all the helpful advice on getting my buddies Contour back on the road. I was able to save him a lot of money in labor and parts, but in the end, the car was too far gone. Once the motor was running well, the transmission crapped out. (Some of you saw that coming a mile away and you were right) The front end needed work as well as the brakes, so once we hit $300 out of pocket, we decided we were flushing money and gave up. The car is on its way to the great parts bin in the sky and has been replaced. Thanks for 14 years of faithful service little Ford.
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March 31, 2010 3:45 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
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March 31, 2010 4:52 p.m. mrwillie Reader
Ah...Good Little Ford. He will be missed. I too, had a little ford. How about a moment of silence for the Little Fords everywhere.................Ahmen.
Ok. Carry on. As you were..
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March 31, 2010 4:59 p.m. grimmelshanks New Reader
my grandmother has a contour that i work on because im a good person. i have grown strangely fond of it. may your buddies' contour rest in peace
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March 31, 2010 10:14 p.m. fornetti14 Reader
I just recently bailed out of my CSVT so I am also Contour-less. I was glad to see it go lol.
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April 1, 2010 5:22 a.m. ddavidv SuperDork
I'm disappointed that the Mondeo...er, Contour didn't do better. It was a nice little driver, very nimble, decent engine (4cyl). They love 'em in the UK, but here they are loathed, probably because too many people have had to work on the V6 models.
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April 1, 2010 1:40 p.m. rogerbvonceg New Reader
Unfairly maligned, as always.
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April 1, 2010 3:26 p.m. Chris_V SuperDork
I miss my SVT. Such a great little car.
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April 1, 2010 7:02 p.m. pigeon HalfDork
Chris_V wrote:
I miss my SVT. Such a great little car.
Me too...
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April 1, 2010 8:42 p.m. plance1 HalfDork
I don't miss my SVT just a pain in the ass that little thing...
