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Can't forget the little pocket drawer under the headlight switch in the Mystique.
hunter green 96 mystique mtx, sabb side markers deep tints
car bra., K & N filter, hyper white low beams, after market fogs, JVC Kameleon head unit, 600 watt amp with 2 10" kicker subs, soon to come new rims
New adition 01/11/2002 The original 95SE in Midnight Red all the toys including traction control
Fog light mod, lightmoonroof switch from a focus, power antena (still wiring it up) post 98 sail panels, new water pump , Bosch quad plaitnum plugs, and a new Cat.
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My 96 Mystique also has a split fold-down rear seat back, and adjustable lumbar support for the driver.
- Jim
'96 Mystique GS, Ztech - ATX,
with CD changer, Sylvania Cool Blues, sunroof, keyless entry, and 9mm blue wires
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Rear dome and front door puddle lights, dash storage compartment and woodgrain trim, grille.
Both my cars have tachs and lumbar and split rear foldown, rear ends (i.e. trunk lids) are different but I believe that's mainly a model year, rather than make difference.
If all else equal buy a Mystique IMO.
Edit: Re post below; original list was 1.5% more, but I don't see any more chrome.
98 Mystique LS v6 atx 110,000km
97 Contour LX v6 atx 125,000km
stock CD on LS, cass on LX
spoiler, tinted windows on LS only
4 wheel discs on LX only
All other available options on both
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Mercury = More More chrome & More markup Neither is a good thing... 
1999 Amazon Green SVT Contour (#554/2760)
Stock SVT Duratec V6 with:
Intake- K&N filter/75mm MAF meter
Exhaust- MSDS Y-pipe/Bassani catback
Durability-Ford "dual mode" damper, Mobil 1/K&N oil filter
179.2 FWHP at 6900 RPM
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Here..let me sum it up. The Mystique is fast with class. My 2000 LS with V6 and 5 Speed is fast enough to beat an Acura Vigor, yet it's plush leather seats and wood trimmed accents and lighting package make it look more like a luxury car. Yeah, it's not as fast or cool as an SVT, or as luxurious as a Lincoln LS, but heck I'm 40 with a wife and two kids and it's what I could afford!
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Originally posted by Moonlight Mystique:
I guess you pay for the name too. Chevy Avalanche is $40,000, Cadillac Escalade is $55,000+, but theyre the same thing... :rolleyes: Well, the Caddy has an engine option unavailable in its Chevy siblings, different IP, much higher grade leather, wood trim, better carpet, and of course, different sheet metal. Is it worth the difference in price? Probaby not. Just like some people will take an ES300 over a Camry, or an I30 over a Maxima...these are siblings too you know.
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Originally posted by 95Mike:
i was wondering if anyone knew what the "young american edition" option included. All I found was that it was a decal package on the mystique and that's it. I think it had some kind of two color leather seats with a special emblem on them. (this is from memory from back in early 96 when my dad looked at one so I dont know for sure if this is right) other than that I dont remember much about it other than it was loaded with just about everything.
2000 Silver SE Sport V6 MTX, B&M shifter, SVT exhaust, 75K on the clock.
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I think the Mystique also has some subtle difference in seat placement, with a different ratio of front legroom to rear legroom. The Consumer Reports interior room measurements were slightly different.
When I tried a pre-98 Steek in a showroom, before buying my Tour, it seemed cramped, and I was surprised not to find the Tour excessively cramped. I don't know what was going on there, maybe the seat's height was adjusted weird or something.
96 GL Zetec ATX, white with pinstripe, nickname " Sam Smooth " mods so far: CTA intake with homemade heat shield, KVR drilled front rotors & carbon pads w/ 500° fluid planned mods: exhaust (want to keep it quiet), e-ram (awaiting installation), diablo chip involuntary mods: compression increased after head gasket failure
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Originally posted by Moonlight Mystique: I like the interiors of the Mystiques better, the Contour dash is too chunky. The Mystiques dash (atleast 1995-1998) has some nice curvs. All my opinion, of course  I'll offer a contradictary opinion  I prefer the Contour dash lines and interior, as from what I've seen of the Mystiques, the center vents look like they've been simply bored into the dash (very awkwardly placed). IMHO of course! and front door puddle lights Is this something we can recontent into the Contour? I dunno; I just like the idea
Matthew
98.5 Contour SE V6
It has spent 1.5 years under the wrong identity ;-)
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Didn't know Mercury had class. Guess I haven't been a big fan of Ford until I layed my eyes on the Contour SVT back in '98.
98.5 Contour SVT totally stock...for now.
-Talk about high performance...I have a K&N Oil Filter....AND a K&N Air Filter!
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