 When i bought this car it was awesome.  Drove great, rode great, and was roomy.  Transmission had to be repaired at a very high price.  Now at 182,000 the Instrument Cluster or whatever is causing the intermittent cluster failure is driving me crazy.  I has a spot soldered on it, didn't work.  Bought a replacement used, didn't work. Had the first one rebuilt, didn't work.  Had all my negative wires cleaned and sanded, though it worked only to see it doesn't.  It is a notorious problem with this year.  I have done nothing but research and I find so many people have this same problem.   Wish I could figure out what the problem really is because it keeps me from my travels.  Oh by the way, Ford Dealership said it was the cluster..ha!