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What does fargostreet think of the Contour SVT?

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  • RexwagonR Offline
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    Rexwagon
    wrote on last edited by
    #8

    some good reviews and info

    http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/ViewModelDetail/make=Ford/model=Contour%20SVT

    http://www.contour.org/

    http://www.hardrive.com/reviews/SVT.htm
    http://www.theautochannel.com/vehicles/new/reviews/1998/tdecosmo09019703.html
    http://www.carsurvey.org/viewcomments_review_11041.html

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    • ichibankillaI Offline
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      ichibankilla
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      There seems to be quite a few on Car Domain. I just checked a couple profiles and they seem like pretty nice cars with a fair amount of potential, performance wise and visually.
      http://www.cardomain.com/MakeModel/Ford/Contour

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      • ruthless351R Offline
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        ruthless351
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        #10

        JohnW;206971 wrote:
        what sucks about it? enlighten me.

        Its the DOHC right? Not a good choice of an engine. Id stay away if i were you. Expensive as hell to get worked on. Cool car but not my first choice for pickin out a new ride. Maybe if i swap in the 3L. 🙂

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        Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car
        Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
        Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall
        Torque is how far you take the wall with you

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        • HandoEXH Offline
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          HandoEX
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          #11

          There's one that parks at my work parking lot occasionally and it actually looks pretty sharp.

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          • wesholeW Offline
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            weshole
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            #12

            They have decent acceleration out of the box but that's it. They are a plow in the handling dept and just like <u>nearly</u> every Ford car in that vintage, Coil springs break quite regularily. I don't have an opinion on the looks. It doesn't do alot for me but it doesnt repulse me either.

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            • 99civic9 Offline
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              99civic
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              #13

              i think they look gay! there were like 2 on cardomain that looked ok but not my cup of tea i guess.

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              2000 civic SiR - jdm sickness
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              • bubbaB Offline
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                #14

                I hate contours...pretty much a junky mini-taurus.. My ex had a sport one and there was always something going wrong with that damn thing...

                Current Cars:
                08 Honda Ruckus - Stunt Machine
                93 Subaru Impreza L - DD/ Winter beater
                90 Honda CRX - Project car
                90 Honda CRX Dx - Burnt (R.I.P.) - Racecar

                Past Cars: 85 Chevy C-10, 87 Dodge D-50, 91 Honda Prelude Si, 91 Buick Regal, 91 Acura Integra Ls, 87 Mazda RX-7, 90 Honda Civic Si, 91 Honda Civic Si, 89 Chevy S-10, 91 Honda Crx Hf, 91 Acura Integra Rs, 95 Subaru Impreza L, 92 Acura Integra GSR, 89 Mazda RX-7 (LT1), 88 Mazda RX-7, 92 Civic Cx, 87 Mazda RX-7 TII

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                • torbsT Offline
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                  torbs
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #15

                  buy an MR2 🙂

                  Current vehicles: 90 Civic Hatch, 95 Civic Sedan, 93 Del Sol, 95 Civic Coupe, 99 Integra GS
                  Past vehicles: 78 Malibu 2dr., 88 Riviera, 90 Laser RS-T, 91 Audi 90 quattro, 93 Del Sol, 90 TSI AWD, 92 Integra GSR, 94 Del Sol, 93 Prelude Si, 97 Civic Coupe, 88 Toyota MR2 Supercharged, 94 Lexus GS300, 89 CRX, 06 Vento Zip, 90 Civic hatch, 98 Honda Civic, 99 Honda Civic, 92 Yamaha XJ600S, 87 4WD Subaru GL, 94 Audi 90CS Quattro, 00 Civic EX Coupe, 04 Dodge SRT-4, 89 Corolla GTS (Silvertop), 95 Del Sol

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                  • B Offline
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                    btleier
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                    I bought and sold one this last summer. It wasn't a bad looking car, and it came well optioned. Acceleration was less then amazing, but not bad when compared with the civics and things like that in the same price point. Only thing I do know is once you start getting into neat parts, they cost you an arm and a leg. Just because there isn't as many people out there modifying them as there are the Hondas and such.

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                    • JN210J Offline
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                      JN210
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                      #17

                      It doesnt look that bad...almost like a SHO taurus...Maybe if it was modded ok....I wouldnt want one though....Maybe some other ford....

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                      D - Dodge

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                      > DelSlow;262050 wrote:
                      > I like the new JN210

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                      • GarageAlchemistG Offline
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                        GarageAlchemist
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                        #18

                        torbs;207155 wrote:
                        buy an MR2 🙂

                        then crash it

                        97 GTi, 03 KJ

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                        • MisterCMKM Offline
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                          MisterCMK
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                          #19

                          The SVT Contouer would make a nice daily driver.

                          FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                          > thrash;315544 wrote:
                          > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                          >
                          > Ford is back :)

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                          • ErikE Offline
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                            Erik
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #20

                            A co-worker of mine has a Mercury Mystique (with the same motor) and blew out his spider gears on the first launch of his car on track day.

                            They call me, old man...

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                            • torbsT Offline
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                              GarageAlchemist;207195 wrote:
                              then crash it

                              oh just look at this comedian! guys look! this guy's just so damn funny!!! I just can't handle myself! OMG ROFL LOLZ

                              Current vehicles: 90 Civic Hatch, 95 Civic Sedan, 93 Del Sol, 95 Civic Coupe, 99 Integra GS
                              Past vehicles: 78 Malibu 2dr., 88 Riviera, 90 Laser RS-T, 91 Audi 90 quattro, 93 Del Sol, 90 TSI AWD, 92 Integra GSR, 94 Del Sol, 93 Prelude Si, 97 Civic Coupe, 88 Toyota MR2 Supercharged, 94 Lexus GS300, 89 CRX, 06 Vento Zip, 90 Civic hatch, 98 Honda Civic, 99 Honda Civic, 92 Yamaha XJ600S, 87 4WD Subaru GL, 94 Audi 90CS Quattro, 00 Civic EX Coupe, 04 Dodge SRT-4, 89 Corolla GTS (Silvertop), 95 Del Sol

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