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When my daughter wrecked my contour about a month ago, I started looking around for a replacement. I ended up buying a 2000 Taurus SEL, 3.0L Duratec, leather, sunroof, traction control, automatic temperature control, really good Mach sound system, power everything, 67k, for $6000. It rides great, with pretty good power (about 200 hp). It's comfortable, decent mpg's (23-28), quiet, and roomy. On the down side, the 120 hp zetec in my contour, and certainly in my mystique mtx, would compare quite favorably with the Taurus duratec when it comes to acceleration. I suppose the extra size and weight of the Taurus really slows it down. The handling of the Taurus, while smooth and comfortable, does not start to compare with the contour or my Mystique. As of right now, my daughter is driving my mystique while she's in college at the Univ. of Oklahoma, and I'm floating around in the Taurus. Ah, after all, I'm an old fuddy duddy. At least I didn't buy a Buick 
95 Contour Zetec, ATX (wrecked, sitting in the barn)
95 Mystique Zetec, MTX
2000 Taurus SEL 3.0L Duratec
1994 Crown Victoria LX 4.6 V8
1993 Chevy Silverado 4.3 V6
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Originally posted by bentleywarren:
. At least I didn't buy a Buick
true that
- 95 Mystique LS - Zetec/5spd
- 99 Contour SeVT Sport - Duratec/5spd
Official NE-CEG Contour/Mustang Family
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What's wrong with Buicks? 
Beer is my Gatorade.
Hooray Beer.
'98 "Sport" Pacific Green
'98 E0 SVT Silver Frost
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Grand nationals are obviously exempt from the "atleast I didnt buy a Buick" comment.
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Good purchase. Used Tauruses are a lot of car for the money. 
E0 #36
'95 Ranger
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my 98 duratec sable, is waht got me thinking of a svt. I loved the engine, but wanted a mtx.
99' SVT #811 of 2760
Born on january, 12, 1999.
"This may have been his only shot at number one, but he just sucks on so many levels that I couldnâ??t even let him win a contest of suckiness."
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I have no life
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Originally posted by bentleywarren:
On the down side, the 120 hp zetec in my contour, and certainly in my mystique mtx, would compare quite favorably with the Taurus duratec when it comes to acceleration.
WHAT unpossible! My dad's '99 hauls pretty good.
-'96 SE MTX 3L
-'98 SVT 1,173 of 6,535
-'05 Mazda 6s, loaded, g/f's ride
-Need a 96-00 manual on CD? PM or email me
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If it were me, I'd keep the big boat for myself. I guess I am an old fuddy-duddy. 
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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People dont realise that the newer Tauri are still pretty fun to drive with the right engine (duratec). I was on the freeway coming back from a ceg meet, and there was an older guy driving a newer Taurus with the Duratec engine (badge on the front fender) MAN he was having a blast... Fly by me doin 100... Later I would catch up to him, hed do it again... Good times...
98 Corolla LE 1.8L DOHC 1ZZFE
TEIN H.Tech Springs
Tokico HP series Struts
Short ram air intake
Tsudo Axel Back Exhaust
... if a jelly fish stung me.. would you pee on the wound?
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Buick hasn't made GN's for 17 years.  Tauri are on the way out, the Sable dies in 2005. The new Ford Fusion and Merc Milan care coming next fall for 2006.
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 SE, Code Red. '00 Tropic Green Ford Escort SE [Contour's little cousin]
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