This is my '00 Mercury Mystique LS. It has a 2.5L V-6 and is a 5 speed. I am technically the third owner. However the gentelman I bought it from had it less than a year and only put 1k miles on it. This car was bought new by a woman and regularly maintenanced at a dealer.
Mods:
Fog lights on with parking lights mod
Replaced all front end bulbs with Sylvania silverstars
Reverse lockout removed
Grille bars painted chrome to match grille ring
Contour SVT exhaust
Alpine stereo
"Knauberized" (Door ding guards removed)
Debadged
Future mods:
LED courtesy lights in all four doors
Replace interior lights with red LED's
Possibly a Contour SVT body kit
Fog light mod:
SVT exhaust:
"Knauberized":