Good move, but it's still a F---. The birds knew what to do!!

 

Now you'll have something else for the bird droppings to be directed to instead of the cummins! Just kidding. Can't argue with the numbers.

 

Got scared for a minute! I was looking for a PSD. We can live with a small gas miser though. Still looks better than the Mazda 626 I drive.

 

I thought WE were the Dark Side......??!

Chris

 

My only comment is retaining to the quality of the car. My sister has a mystique (same as contour) that I just completely overhauled. Any and everything you could imagine going wrong has gone wrong on this car. The windows fall off the tracks, the wiper motor linkages fell apart, both front wheel bearings, all of the brakes, the alternator (which a shop manual lists at a 16 hour job), the starter, PS pump, water pump (oh by the way, the impellar is plastic and it melted away), and balljoints.

Did I mention the car is in immaculate condition? They call it a Mercury Mistake (mechanics). Most mechanics in the area won't tough these things, which is why I did it.

CNG is pretty cool, but I hope your car doesn't have issues like this one did.

 

Good move, but it's still a Fuh.. Foh... rd. Ford. I said it, now I'm gonna get my mouth washed out with soap.
Well, at least the birds knew waht to do!

Nice score! (for the record, my commuter-pod is a TDI Jetta).

 

yeah your right they do have some weak points...lucky for me I am a tech so I can do it all my self..

they also have PLASTIC timing gears!!! only good for about 40k they they go BOOM...lucky for mr the last owner just put the updated metal gears in it before I bought it.
I plan to just drive it easy and baby it....they are so hot hear in Utah I could turn around sell it in a day or two and make 2-3k on it!!
I am not too worried..but your all right......no matter how much I polish it...it will still be a Ford

 

yep those altenators suck to fix!!!! bout the same as the ford escape too!

 

The title to this thread stopped me dead in my tracks! THEN i saw who the poster was! AHH!!! DTRs most recent TOM! I thought, how could 53 ****** commit such an abomination? Thankfully you weren't talking about trucks.
I can't argue with your decision. We only work for the money. No point in wasting it at the pump.

 

hahaha yeah I could not sell my baby!!! especially for a superduty!!! LOLI work on Fords all day...I know better then to drive a Ford truck..lolaltho this car and all it plastic internals does have me worried a little...

 

Here's the article about CNG use in Utah ...
http://gas2.org/2008/04/29/natural-g...f-the-country/

 

2 questions: is this only in Utah? and what do you have to do to run CNG?