 I've learned my lesson: DO YOUR HOMEWORK.  If I had researched the Ford Windstar more thoroughly, I would have known about its history of transmission system failure due to poor design.  Ford could not be more apathetic.  I've read numerous tales of enraged consumers who have appealed to Ford only to have Ford Customer Service reps turn a deaf ear.  My '99 Windstar is curently no more than a lawn ornament.  I can't afford to put a THIRD transmission in it.  (Yes, I did say the transmission has already been replaced once, at 43,000 miles.  It just conked out at 74,000 miles.)  DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!