Anthony V. Paccione

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July 3, 2001, on Ford Story:
I bought my 1995 3.8 Windstar in 1997, it had approx. 35,000 miles on the odometer. Aside from a clunking sound that this van made when backing up and turning out of the driveway, it ran beautifully. I took the van in to the dealer where I bought it to address the clunking sound and it was attributed to some sort of body mount plate and the service manager said that if ignored the problem wouldn't worsen. Well, aside from the clunking sound the van drove incredibly well; 60 thousand miles without the slightest of problems. Oh! I replaced the starter once. Frankly, I was amazed that a car/van could continue to operate so long without any "major" repairs. I must add that my other previous cars were older 60's and 70's muscle cars that always needed some degree of tinkering. My 1985 Corvette also always needed something fixed as well. This Windstar was incredible. During those problem free years I had heard/read on the internet that Windstars were prone to many problems and I th...