ArmyofOne Posted October 15, 2004 Author Share Posted October 15, 2004 Nice Car!I just sold my Ford Contour and bought a 94 ES 300, lol about ditching your contour for a lexus... So what if it is an older model...I took mine to the dealership on Monday to get the oil changed and see if I could get a copy of the maintenance history (11 pages...almost all PM! only major probs were dead batteries (2) and a leaking transmission pan @ 60k!)...there must have been 35 cars there for service that morining, and mine was the oldest one there! It was funny though b/c everybody thought that I was the original owner and kept asking me questions about how well it was holding up and how great it still looks LOL.... ← what kind of contour? SE? GL? was it the 4 cylinder or V6? manual? Auto? i know alot (and i do mean ALOT) about those cars. i also know the cheif of R&D at ford who designed the CDW-27 platform. that platform is now used on the following cars: Jaguar X type Mazda 6 Ford Escape Ford Escort ZX2 Mercury Cougar Mercury Mystique Lincoln LS and of course, the ford contour :P and i had no intention of getting rid of it, i still dont. i didnt ditch it. i think i will save up the $850 and have the core supports pulled back into place, then start replacing the little *BLEEP* as i have time. BTW, my contour now runs fine, apparently the fuel sutoff switch was activated when i wrecked, it didnt get any gas LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senna4ever Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Nice Car!I just sold my Ford Contour and bought a 94 ES 300, lol about ditching your contour for a lexus... So what if it is an older model...I took mine to the dealership on Monday to get the oil changed and see if I could get a copy of the maintenance history (11 pages...almost all PM! only major probs were dead batteries (2) and a leaking transmission pan @ 60k!)...there must have been 35 cars there for service that morining, and mine was the oldest one there! It was funny though b/c everybody thought that I was the original owner and kept asking me questions about how well it was holding up and how great it still looks LOL.... ← what kind of contour? SE? GL? was it the 4 cylinder or V6? manual? Auto? i know alot (and i do mean ALOT) about those cars. i also know the cheif of R&D at ford who designed the CDW-27 platform. that platform is now used on the following cars: Jaguar X type Mazda 6 Mazda 3 Ford Escape Ford Escort ZX2 Mercury Cougar Mercury Mystique Lincoln LS and of course, the ford contour :P and i had no intention of getting rid of it, i still dont. i didnt ditch it. i think i will save up the $850 and have the core supports pulled back into place, then start replacing the little *BLEEP* as i have time. BTW, my contour now runs fine, apparently the fuel sutoff switch was activated when i wrecked, it didnt get any gas LOL. ← The Mazda3 and the Mazda6 do not share platforms, I am sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKRC-2003 Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 It was a 1996 Contour SE, V6, fully loaded, every option except auto tranny and ABS (it had the 5-sp manual). It was a great car. Bought it for my wife, when we had our son, I traded cars with her (I had a 99 Silverado LT) so that they would have some more sheetmetal around them. I'm 6'-6" and was a little cramped in the car so I sold it and bought my Lexus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amf1932 Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 The Mazda3 and the Mazda6 do not share platforms, I am sure. That is correct. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyofOne Posted October 16, 2004 Author Share Posted October 16, 2004 Nice Car!I just sold my Ford Contour and bought a 94 ES 300, lol about ditching your contour for a lexus... So what if it is an older model...I took mine to the dealership on Monday to get the oil changed and see if I could get a copy of the maintenance history (11 pages...almost all PM! only major probs were dead batteries (2) and a leaking transmission pan @ 60k!)...there must have been 35 cars there for service that morining, and mine was the oldest one there! It was funny though b/c everybody thought that I was the original owner and kept asking me questions about how well it was holding up and how great it still looks LOL.... ← what kind of contour? SE? GL? was it the 4 cylinder or V6? manual? Auto? i know alot (and i do mean ALOT) about those cars. i also know the cheif of R&D at ford who designed the CDW-27 platform. that platform is now used on the following cars: Jaguar X type Mazda 6 Mazda 3 Ford Escape Ford Escort ZX2 Mercury Cougar Mercury Mystique Lincoln LS and of course, the ford contour :P and i had no intention of getting rid of it, i still dont. i didnt ditch it. i think i will save up the $850 and have the core supports pulled back into place, then start replacing the little *BLEEP* as i have time. BTW, my contour now runs fine, apparently the fuel sutoff switch was activated when i wrecked, it didnt get any gas LOL. ← The Mazda3 and the Mazda6 do not share platforms, I am sure. ← whoops! How the heck did that get in there?? my bad. fixed. but if you really want to know, the 3 is based off of the focus platform, which has only minor changes from the contour platform...which is the basis for the 6, so they are tied together. bottom line..the 3 is a derivative of the cdw-27 contour/mystique/modeo chassis. the 6 is based off of the contour SVT/Mondeo ST220. still the same platform, but with a 2.3L duratec instead if the 3.0L V6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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