By fawn on 07/15/06 09:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Ford Contour LX 4dr Sedan
Review
I bought this new and am going on mile 116,000 now. Ford was bad about responding to complaints with the dash warping, which makes me not want to buy another Ford. But this car has been very dependable. I do regular maintenance, and it still runs like a charm!
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By McGuireFamily on 07/16/05 14:47 PM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Ford Contour LX 4dr Sedan
Review
We bought our '99 Ford Contour over a year ago with 75,000 miles on it. The only thing we had to do was regular maintenance, oil change, brakes, etc. The interior was good but the dash started warping after the first month we had it. But we do live in Las Vegas were it get from any where from 160 degrees inside a car when it's sitting there parked. It never broke down on us, and we never had any problems really. I would say this is a good car for a student, a high school kid maybe. But for a family its really small. But its very dependable as long as you keep up your owner duties.
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By brad83 on 06/11/05 20:54 PM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Ford Contour LX 4dr Sedan
Review
Please avoid this car at all costs! I have been stranded six times with this thing. I've replaced almost every part, several times. This car has no pick up and go. Interior parts are falling off of it. This is my third Ford, and will be my last. Unless you enjoy time on the side of a highway, run screaming!
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By woods on 02/06/05 17:52 PM (PST)
Vehicle
1999 Ford Contour LX 4dr Sedan
Review
I can't say enough good things about this car - I love it, even at 140,000 miles! We did have the dashboard problem that was fixed via recall, but this car just keeps going and going like the Energizer bunny. The 5-speed manual transmission is very smooth when shifting. The car corners very well, handles very well in snow, and gets great gas mileage (around 34 mpg). I'm extremely disappointed that Ford no longer makes this model, or anything comparable in a 5 speed manual transmission.
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By Chris Hughes on 12/09/04 03:12 AM (PST)
Vehicle
1999 Ford Contour LX 4dr Sedan
Review
This is a very poor choice for a car. It is not fun to drive in the least, the automatic tranny is very unresponsive and unprecise, and the engine has a terrible drone to it. I average anywhere between 18 and 30 mpg. This car only has 38xxx miles on it, never abused, and always properly maintained at the Ford dealership. The interior is actually falling apart, numerous plastic pieces have fallen off including the entire dashboard peeling up.
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By Lx1 on 02/17/04 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
1999 Ford Contour LX 4dr Sedan
Review
I've Bought this car new at the
dealership and in 5 years (and only
90,000 miles) had to only replace tires
alternator and serpatine belt. That and
standard maint. it has been a really
good car. I also have a 18 years old son
who also drives it and he loves the
fact that it is a 5 speed and shifts
with ease. He tries to borrow my car
for work over my wifes because mine
get's better gas mileage (he does
delivery work).
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By Brian O on 01/31/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
1999 Ford Contour LX 4dr Sedan
Review
I have spent $2600+ in repairs in 11
months outside of the regularly
scheduled maintenace visits. Problems
with transmission, radiator,
alternator, distributor, rotors,
brakes, bearings, tie-rods and axels
and stereo components. I have
practically had this car rebuilt at my
own expense. I thought I got a great
deal on a good car. I've had Fords
before so I expected to do some
maintenance but this car has proven to
by an astonomical financial burden. If
you're looking at a Contour, please
allow me to recommend a Honda.
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By tom02 on 06/03/02 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
1999 Ford Contour LX 4dr Sedan
Review
Great Value. Looks runs great.
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