Found a green 2000 SVT for sale....

[Frank T]

Found this in the local free publication http://www.tradeexpress.com/details.aspx?adnum=658221
Its a small dealer and I notice that the car price on the windshield is higher than the ad....

 

[SVTcontourSVT]

Found this in the local free publication http://www.tradeexpress.com/details.aspx?adnum=658221
Its a small dealer and I notice that the car price on the windshield is higher than the ad....

Looks pretty clean but most likely has high miles and/or problems.

 

[beyondloadedSE]

Unless the dealer is mistaking it for a regular Contour. Might be worth checking out.

 

[Dyoel182]

Unless the dealer is mistaking it for a regular Contour. Might be worth checking out.

I doubt it. It has the SVT parts and probably just says SVT on the back. I paid less than that for mine but it wasnt a dealership.

 

[Ray]

the description underneath also goes in to why an SVT is different from a stock Contour, etc, so they likely know, I think...

I will agree. it is probably ragged out.

 

[Dyoel182]

I will agree. it is probably ragged out.

But maybe not. At least take a look and give it a drive. Mine had 107k on it and all the maintenance records for that much.

 

[Frank T]

But maybe not. At least take a look and give it a drive. Mine had 107k on it and all the maintenance records for that much.

Not looking for another car, just passing the info along....Got plenty of cars.....

 

[B3NN3TT]

I think it's funny how dealers will slap a "GAS SAVER" tag on anything with front-wheel drive... even if it requires premium fuel.

Good price, if it's not beat!

 

[Dyoel182]

It might get as good or better mileage then what they're coming from.

 

[Recoveryone]

My question would be where it came from. I can't state fact, but I don't think the green was a color sold in Cali.

 

[rouar]

My question would be where it came from. I can't state fact, but I don't think the green was a color sold in Cali.

I don't see how that matters much?

 

[Recoveryone]

I don't see how that matters much?

It matters if the underbody may have rust issues, if it came from a cold weather state, something us Cali people think about, but you being from the New England area take it for granted that there will be rust.

 

[rouar]

I guess so. Out of state vehicles is actually an advantage for us, in that sense. Rust is one of the reasons I went west to buy the SVT.

 

[00SVT]

My question would be where it came from. I can't state fact, but I don't think the green was a color sold in Cali.

What???? You could order whichever of the 4 colors you wanted in 2000 regardless of the state you lived in. Tropic Green was by far the most rare of the 4 that year, which might be why you've never seen one... has NOTHING to do with California.

 

[Recoveryone]

That is my point, is that you may have had to order one, since no dealers I knew of carry one on the lot in that color. I worked for a SVT authorized Ford Dealer when the SVT Contour first came out and the only colors delivered where the Red, Black, Sliver, but I was not around for the 2000 models, so I could be wrong.

 

[Dyoel182]

You do realize that not every color was offered every year right?

 

[00SVT]

I'm guessing that's a negative...

 

[Harrry]

You do realize that not every color was offered every year right?

I guess they kept the best for last right :laugh:

 

[Dyoel182]

More like the end was coming and they had extra paint left over to use. My old mazda had a final year paint color with a first year interior color so I always wondered if it just sat around in a break room all those years until they needed one more rear bench seat.

 

[TourEnvy]

I just sent an email out for a 99 T-green that "Needs Motor Work" Lets see if i get anything back from them.