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From AutoWeek: The Ford Mondeo may be sold in the United States beginning in 2003, Mays said. Ford discontinued the Mondeo-based Ford Contour sedan in the U.S. in the 2000 model year. "I wish we had persevered,'' Nick Scheele, Ford Motor president, said in January. "Are there vehicles that are currently in the European marketplace that we could bring to the U.S. under either a Ford blue oval or the Premier Automotive Group?'' Mays said. Premier Automotive Group includes the Mercury and Lincoln brands. "We are looking at Mondeo,'' Mays said. "We haven't made our decision on it. It would make an excellent product if we could bring it into the market at the right price point.'' Modifications required to meet U.S. governmental regulations are primarily in the headlamps and bumpers and would require "a little over a year," Mays said. Read about it here. Ignore the CrossTrainer stuff.
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2000 SVTour Silver Frost 374/2150 -- #9669 of 11445 total run
Blaupunkt Heidelberg with A08 Changer and RC-09 remote, Boston Acoustics, K&N, Mobil 1 and Cobra R Mobil 1 "Factory Fill" plate, 35% metallicized tint, high beams in the lows, Bill Jenkins' "off color" floor mats, and custom "koozie" cupholder (pics soon!)
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Historic Ownership:
42 Dodge Powerwagon Munitions Carrier, 59 Morris Minor, 64 TBird, 69 BMW 2002 Blue Dot, 72 German Ford Mk I Capri V6, 76 Honda Accord, 82 VW Scirocco, 88 VW Jetta, 91 Ford Escort GT, 98 Countour SE Sport V6 ATX
Cars I want:
Lotus Elan S2, Austin Healy Sprite Mk I, my old BMW 2002 back.
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Here's betting it is - the SVT version will likely be my next car. Gives the Focus owners something to move up to when they're ready to trade up.
Black 98.5 SVT w/ KKM intake, 73mm MAF, ASP pulley, Optimized stock Y-Pipe, 24mm hollow rear sway bar, Magnaflow resonator, Magnaflow mufflers, Roush springs, KYB struts
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If they bring over the ST200 or the ST220 then mark me down for one....I'm keeping the SVT too...be kinda cool to have a lil family of Contours/Mondeo.
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WOO-HOO......I can't wait until this actually happens!!... 
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Of course,if the Mondeo makes it to these shores, the only catch will be getting my husband's permission to buy a new car..... 
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Hope it happens. Just a few weeks ago I was on the Motor Trend site and they were asking, "What should the next retro style be from Ford?" I said, " Hell with retro. What about a Mercury Mondeo? Has a nice ring to it." My fingers are crossed. I get Car & Driver, Motor Trend, Auto Week and Automobile (I'm addicted!)and haven't seen this. Thanks for the info.
99'SVT. T.Red. JVC/Infinity sound. K&N,B&M shift,MOMO knob,KVR rotors&pads.If it weren't for "squeaks and rattles" it would be true love.
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Doesn't matter a damn what or when it comes over.
Unless the cars are better built with dealer support that is worthy of the name, I won't buy one.
It would be nice to have a real 4 dr performance car on the market again but whats the point if you're still going to be taking it in for recalls 4 years after buying it ?
'98 Mystique LS V6 MTX
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"The MTX75 was not designed to be a drag racing transmission" -- Terry Haines
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I better get a bigger piggy bank now
If this happens, definetly getting an SVT version, if that happens.
I have a dream, and that is a 69 Boss 302 with Jules Asner in it.
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Former - 98 SVT E0 T-Red 4/4/97 #173 of 6535(so long girl, you'll be missed)
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HELL YEAH!!!!!!!! I love my Zetec friend, but if this new one shows up in the nearest Ford/Mercury dealer, I will be trading her in. Wish I had the money to keep both  , but no go on that.
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There are talks at work of what it would take to make the PCM software compliant for a US version of a "Mercury Mondeo". It may be an 03 model, but I doubt it will be ready to the public by typical 03 model production, July. Maybe later by the end of this year.
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