I removed it last summer as I was about to replace it with a new one. The one on the car was the one with the white impeller (newer revision), it doesn't breakup like the ones with the black plastic impeller. I decided not to change it since the white ones last forever and it looked like new (much better than the one I was about to install, a new napa with a black impeller...).
So that's about it, no worries with the water pump. Also, coolant flushes were done every summer. If you want more infos on the different waterpumps on a contour, go to contour.org and search the forums.
Thanks for the interest !