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Well, today i drove an SVT for the very first time. Check my signature below to see my ride. Anyways, it was a 2000 with 8000 miles on it. the first difference i noticed was that the clutch felt really tight or grasping compared to my se sport which has 18000 miles on it. kind of weird. I noticed a fair amount more torque in the lower rpm range, but once i went past 3.5 k on the tach, my sport felt just as fast if not maybe a wee bit quiker. I am possibly looking to buy this car. the guy wants 16,900 for it with only 7400 miles and it is a 2000 with every option available. good buy? and why was the clutch so stiff?
1999 contour se sport- black mtx
-Duratec v6
-dual exhaust
-no resonator
-kkm induction system
-one loud stereo
-35% window tint
-18' Enkei CDR9's on Kumho Ecsta Supras.
-Audi A6 Sidemarkers
(Coming Soon, Very Soon.)
-SVT front and rear bumper.
2002 Passat V6 GLX 4Motion
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the guy will never get 16,900 for it, offer him no more than 14
1999 Silver Frost SVT
#609 of 2760
Born on 12/3/98
KKM Intake
Removed Resonator
35% Window Tint all around
Tinted Tail Lights
ElKy Mesh Grilles
HID
Dyno'ed at 175.3HP/155.5TQ
"How much must I live through just to get away..."
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The clutch on my 98 svt with 50k on it is also stiff. The engagement of it is near the top of the clutch travel and if you shift it wrong in the svt's they do like to buck alot. As for 16,900 for the car, I'd offer him 16 even, but that's just me.
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SVT has a sportier clutch that is much stiffer and engages higher than the one your SE. That is normal for the car. Would you be getting rid of your SE to get the SVT or do you plan to have both? I'd say 16 would be fair if the car is perfect. Just keep in mind that you'd be paying pretty close to retail price for the car, and if you wanted to say, trade it to a dealer, you'd take a few thousand dollar hit on it.
-CtrAltDel
'00 SVT Contour
Silver Frost/Midnight Blue
#794/2150 12/8/99
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I paid 17,500 for mine brand new with the 20 miles on it that I put on the car thats it! That was about 18 months ago, so he way to high. 
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I paid 17,500 for mine brand new with the 20 miles on it that I put on the car thats it! That was about 18 months ago, so he way to high. You've got a very, very good deal ! Probably the dealer wanted to get the car out of his lot. The point is that you can't get a new SVT right now even for $30K. I think at $16K with such a low mileage, the price is right, as long as the car is in excellent condition.
Captain Bart
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I paid 14 grand for my ride, and it had 8,000 miles on it, check da sig!
2000 Ford Contour SVT
Born on 01/19/2000 @ 2:23 PM
Black / Prairie Tan
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FOR SALE: SVT E1 WHEELS W/ RUBBER, PM ME IF INTERESTED.
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Well if the SVT felt slower above IMRC then I would likely skip it because something is definitely broken... :p
In all honestly it should feel the same until then (IMRC) and then continue to get noticably stronger all the way to redline.
The clutch engaging/disengaging at the top of the pedal is normal and absolutely wonderful. Makes for a great driver's car!
Yes the SVT has an upgraded clutch, pressure plate and lighter flywheel.
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Well... i dig my friend's (ry0077) 2K SVT Contour alot so i would try and pick it up, but he is asking a bit much. As for you saying that your car is potentially faster, that should be a clue to you that maybe, just maybe this car hasnt been treated too well. I dont know if you would get him down to 14k  , but certainly lower than the 30k  previously mentioned on the board.
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Yes,
If anything, I'd expect them to feel the same below IMRC opening, and the SVT pulls harder to redline.
At SZ2000, my Automatic SE was nearly keeping up with SVTs around town. (I had a superchip and K&N drop in, that's it.) But they would really pull away on the highway.
TB
Tony Boner Personal: 98cdw27@charter.net Work: tony.boner@sun.com Saving the computer world from WinBloze as Unix/Solaris/Java Guru http://www.sun.com 1998 Contour SVT Pre-E1 618/6535 Born On Date: 4/30/1997 Now with Aussie Bar induced mild oversteer.
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