First days: April 25, 1996 - 203,718km (127,000mi)
Last days: Sept 1999 - 312,000km (195,000mi)
1997 (Toronto) - Waterpump replaced.
April 1998 (Toronto) - I did 100hours of bodywork for rust on doors -
gotta look good.
Sept 1998 (Temagami) - sides scraped on branches during bushwacking on
car-trails. Bottom of front hit hard at the bottom of a hill (before a
new hill).
Nov 1998 (Lansing, Michigan) - ran out of gas.
Jan 1999 (Chicago) - ran through yellow-wood-bar gate.
March 1999 (Chicago) - windshield wiper flew off in rain in 80mph (damaged
from gate).
April 1999 (Chicago) - rear left strut broke, tire wobbling for 60 miles.
July 1999 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) - on a hot humid day i left windows all
open; thunderstorm came while i was working.
July 1999 (Illinois) - bald front tires replaced with 2 used tires, just
before 300mi business trip. First tire broke a belt inside. Second got
shredded in 80mph - quite a feeling trying to hold the steering wheel.
I bought new tires on arrival to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Never again used
tires in the front!
Aug 1999 (Chicago) - rotors so thin they almost broke... car not braking;
new brakes.
Sept 1999 (Chicago) - moving, need Jeep.
Afterthoughts: Nice car, no theft concerns, possible to sleep in back
seat. No A/C = No problem. Slight "backfire" after being pushed
for 500miles at 80mph (not real backfire, but a "pop"). Just
minor maintenance issues, never a big deal. Worth 10 times the $400 i
paid for it. The best color for Ford Tempo - Sky Blue.
myTempo
1986 Ford Tempo - (1996-1999) 
