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1999 Mercury Mystique LS 2.5L w/MTX
200,000 mile as of this week!

I'm the original owner. I couldn't afford the SVT back in '98 and they weren't dealing on them either. I picked up my Mercury for about $5k less than the SVT. The only reason I got the Merc. was that my friend worked at the Mercury dealer and gave me the best deal I could find.

I ordered it February '99 and picked it up on April 15, 1999. The LS had everything and I ordered it with the V6 and 5-speed. The only additional options I chose were the engine block heater (I think it was $25), premium sound with in dash CD and traction control.

Now it has a bunch of SVT stuff on it sourced through the boards and on ebay.
It has been an excellent trouble free car for 200,000 miles.
 
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On my '98 SE, 2.5, MTX -
  • Current mileage: 61,000
  • Original owner
  • Not a single thing has gone wrong that wasn't warranty related other than normal wear items; i.e. one battery and a set of tires.
  • Still on the original brakes and water pump
'96 Sport, 2.0, ATX -
  • Current mileage: 139,450
  • Second owner (bought it Saturday)
  • Nothing has yet gone wrong for me, but issues the original owner fixed were:
    • Transmission repair
    • A/C leak repaired
    • Brake job on rear drums
    • New wiring harness
  • Still needing to be repaired:
    • Intermittent short in the cooling fan
    • Needs new head gasket
    • Driver's window has some grit or something in the motor that is making it grind
    • Loud clunking noises from the trunk
 
One Owner 'Tour

One Owner 'Tour

12k - throwout bearing and clutch replaced under warrantee (bearing was defective)

de-moosed around year 4

lumbar support stopped working around year 2

half-shaft and diff replaced because popping clutch at 5k-rpm on a drag-strip is a stupid thing to do

new battery

something that controls airbag broke in steering column - $200

80kish - bolts holding shifter/bracket loosened up and I *nearly* spent $1,500 having the tranny torn down b4 i found the loose bolts

96k - 2/28/07- bank one cat. converter went south ($950 yikes!)

Everthing still works (except lumbar adj.) Mobil 1 all it's life, still pulls like a freight train!
 
IRingTwyce said:
Still needing to be repaired: Loud clunking noises from the trunk
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I have the same thing. I hear it over the right wheel well when I hit deep potholes or come off of speedbumps. It gets worse when the car is weighed down by a lot of passengers. I think it's the strut mount.
 
2nd Owner 99 SVT with 84,000 miles on it. It had a new fuel pump/sending unit installed at 56,000 miles and had the rear exhaust manifold/pre-cat replaced under warranty at 70,000 miles. Luckily, no real problems as of yet.
 
95 se

95 se

110,000 Miles. Springs (rear) Replaced, Once (Twice?) Catalytic Converter (Back one) Sore Subject. Could have bought a Brand New Y-Pipe Cat and dual for SVt for what we paid to get fixed. (Don't tell my wife). And as FYI, both my sway bar mounts had to be WELDED back on. I live in Wisconsin (LOts of salt). Guys at Dealer said it could possible cost a fortune to fix since everything is so rusted. He welded it and so far it works fine. What I am concerned with now is that when i go through a car wash, my Traction Control and ABS Light comes on. VERY Worried about that.

Suggestions?
 
Just hit 30K on my '98. Sounds and feels like I need new rotors already.

By the time I hit 118K on my old '96, it was about shot. AC Compressor gave out. Rotors needed replacing for the third time. Tie rods shot. etc. etc.

Engine, transmission and clutch were still like new though.
 
My 98 SE 2.0L has 105,235 miles on it, and I've replaced the timing belt twice, water pump once, and odds & ends. It runs gr8, and I will keep it even after I buy my next vehicle. Oh! I replaced the Transmission Range Sensor recently, and that was after I got the usual quotes of $500-$1500 to repair the transmission.
 
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85834 miles and counting.
1998 Contour, Zetec, new tranny.

It started to idling funny, and shakes crazy on speed over 100 km/h. I have no clue of the problem:shrug: .
 
Lou3 said:
I have the same thing. I hear it over the right wheel well when I hit deep potholes or come off of speedbumps. It gets worse when the car is weighed down by a lot of passengers. I think it's the strut mount.
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I get that in my Escort, I think it's the same problem, or the strut itself going out. Not to mention its also spongy when going over bumps in the back.
 
2nd owner 1996 Six cylinder SE, Original Everything. Replaced WP at 52k. Currently just over 64k.
 
2000 CSVT with 88k miles

2000 CSVT with 88k miles

I must be lucky with my CSVT because the only problem i have is the IAC...

Rear Brakes at 70k, Front struts went bad at around 75k

Transmission and clutch are original



also, I am looking to sell it... and I was wondering how much i could get for it

blue book puts it at $6440 in goo condition, so I am hoping to get $6000

Its pretty much stock except for intake and exhaust

I know i shouldnt be posting ads here, but lemme know if interested

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
 
Original owner, just hit 70k

- PS pump replaced under warranty around 25k
- dash replaced under recall around 30k
- driver and pass doors leaked, weatherstripping replaced around 30k
- fog light condensation, replaced at around 25k
- antenna mast quit working, replaced last night!
 
I have a 99 Contour 2.5 with 111K

Air conditioner parts-over and over again
02 sensor-twice
alternater
circuit board (Yes, I've actually had to replace the circuit board)
brakes
shocks
struts
coil
catalyc converter
headlights due to yellowing
several other sensors
some sensor in the transmission that was causing it to slip
cigarette ligher socket


I have others but this is all I can think of as of now and I'm going to go eat dinner.
 
Currently 63,000 miles


Engine blew: 3.0 liter fixed that...

Sunroof grrrg,grrrr,grrrrh: Don't open sunroof.

Driver seat rocked back and forth: Fought ford and won over having the track replaced.

Dashboard warpage: Just ignore it, I dont really need to see the road.
 
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Overall, this has been a great car to own. Have the V6 in a 1996 LX. Mostly just regular maintenance. Recently I have had some more costly problems but then again I am at almost 200,000 kilometres.

084720 Fuel Door Release Fixed
084869 2 Tires
085000 2 Tires
095206 Rear Pads & Machine Front Rotors
105182 Front Brake Pads & Rotors
105857 Transmission Service Done
105857 Coolant Flush Done
107990 Fuel Filter
108833 Battery Replaced
121237 Heater Core Replaced
137396 Vacuum Leak at PVC Valve Fixed
156703 Tune Up, Replace Spark Plugs, Ignition Wires, PCV Valve & Fuel Filter
156703 Replace Serpentine Belts
156703 Replace Water Pump Belt
170076 Rear Pads & Rotors
174320 4 Tires
183703 Air Filter
186237 Resonator, Extension Pipe & Muffler
189600 Gear Shifter Bezel Fixed
194037 Lower Intake Manifold Gaskets
194808 Bank 1 Upstream Oxygen Sensor Replaced
195111 Water Pump, Water Pump Belt, Temperature Censor, Coolant
 
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Parts replaced

Parts replaced

Of course normal oil and filter changes.
Second owner have all the records from the original. It was apparently in for speaker problems on several occasions- been replaced with with polk audio.
Tires @ 73k after destroying( broke a belt in R rear) one of the original BFG's @ 160mph( legally in Europe)
Fixed Tranny links by replacing them with cut down urethane from mustang sway bar end links, epoxied into original fixture and zip stripped just in case. @ 99k
Replaced WP @ 73k
Replaced IAC @ 73k
Plugs and wires @ 73k
Brakes @ 73k
Did the normal 80k service @ 80K
Did headers and exhaust @ 75k
Cleaned maf @ 80k
Replaced A/C fan relay and switch to be on safe side @ 103k ( last week )
Replaced headlamps for 150 bucks each with Ford replacements last week if anyone wants my old ones to hack up pay for shipping.
 
IRingTwyce said:
    • Loud clunking noises from the trunk
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Lou3 said:
I have the same thing. I hear it over the right wheel well when I hit deep potholes or come off of speedbumps. It gets worse when the car is weighed down by a lot of passengers. I think it's the strut mount.
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Just had this starting to happen on mine as well. Not too pleased as I just got the timing belt fixed and I just developed a rather noisy exhaust leak from my flexpipe.
The noise is very similar to what happened to the Taurus a couple months back. Had a rear stabilizer arm come loose and it made about the same clunking noise Lou3 describes. I am hoping it is something like that as I just had the rear struts done not too long ago.
 
my tour' is 8 years old, and has 157K on it.

New timing belt at 155K, needs another one due to a defective tensioner :mad:

broken rear spring, new suspension coming soon ;)

A/C recharged

I have driven it... almost 3k miles?
 
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