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Either you are very courageous or you don't love your SVT! 
Captain Bart
1999 Black/Midnight Blue SVT #1949/2760
Built on 04/20/1999
Received on 05/07/1999
Sold on 08/03/2006
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That's cool Kerry! Good to finally see the pictures. Where did you get that installed again?
'98 SVT Contour, in at least 639 pieces 
4 Speed MTX...synchro and shift fork replacement in progress 
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The hitch I actually had installed at a UHaul dealer (I supplied the hitch). They were actually really good, and didn't even drop the exhaust! The chassis/frame has 2 holes available already, they just drilled another 2 and up it bolted.
They thought I was a bit crazy to be wanting a hitch on a sports sedan, but I can't afford a Lightning, so why not?
The great thing was - the installer guy had previously installed a hitch on an older Porsche, so mine was a piece of cake.
Kerry
99 SVT Contour Silver Frost, #365/2760, DMD
98 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro Tiptronic, 30V -- SOLD!
91 Isuzu Impulse XS Kammback, Handling By Lotus
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Yep, I'm concidering getting one. I want to tow a tire trailer and possibly some camping gear.
BTW, I've seen his setup and it is very clean looking.
2004 Focus PZEV 2.3L - KW sport suspension, SP camber plates, Eibach front swaybar, FS intake, FS Stealth exhaust, 3.82 Final, Torsen ATB, Prothane MM insert, E1 CSVT wheels
1/4 mile - 15.201@89.4mph
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I saw one in autotrader before. It was avertised as "1998 Contour SVT, Tow package, nice, never driven hard"
Wow, I was going to call him up and call him an idiot. First of all, if your going to sell any car, take the hitch off, people will think the trans is bad or something. Second of all, don't put that on a CSVT!
99 CSVT - green : SOLD
99 CSVT - Green : SOLD
Supercharged Mustang - fire
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Originally posted by Qbert:
Yep, I'm concidering getting one. I want to tow a tire trailer and possibly some camping gear.
BTW, I've seen his setup and it is very clean looking.
Rob, you would autox with a hitch? It's about 40 lbs I think directly on the back of the car. Perhaps better for weight distribution, but extra weight...
One good thing is that in a rear collison there's an extra bar to meet the other guy's bumper, sort of like the anti-submarining hitch on the Expedition so little cars don't wedge under. In my case I'm protecting the lil slammed Civics.
- Kerry
99 SVT Contour Silver Frost, #365/2760, DMD
98 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro Tiptronic, 30V -- SOLD!
91 Isuzu Impulse XS Kammback, Handling By Lotus
Victoria, BC, Canada
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I tow my bikes with my SVT...when the ball stuff is not attached you cannot even tell my car has a hitch....so picture it.....a flamed SVT towing a black R1 with flames.....now that turns some heads on the way to Va.....
People suck.
Rev it till it MELTS.....
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Wow, i thought about that, but i thought about buying a Harley Davidson Truck first. Hope it didn't hurt your car.
Jeremy Plank
Black 2000 SVT
Born on 12/14/1999 #926 of 2150
Tinted windows, CEG Decal
b&m(shortly), Rear SVT BAdge
Painted grilles,pre98 sail panels, Kenwood KDC-X859 MP3 deck
Kenwood MP3 Changer, Infinity Basslink
New Motegi FF5s Hyperblack
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Originally posted by ZetecNinja:
I would never rent from U Haul
Hey Im a uhaul gm. Some uhaul centers can use some help , but others (like mine)are great and the hitch installers really know what they're doing . But will I ever tow on my svt? no way!
99greensvt
true bendzw/magnaflo
accelwires
mircosplitter
pioneer 6400
intrax springs
rear strut bar
removed door "ding" guards
custom painted interior/leather magic.com
kn filter
drilled /slotted rotors
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Originally posted by js139:
Wow, i thought about that, but i thought about buying a Harley Davidson Truck first. Hope it didn't hurt your car.
dude its in your owners manual how much you can tow...its like 2000 lbs or some crap...and my car being an SVT its 5 speed makes towing much easier than on an auto car.....the car is perfect...its towed from Michigan to Va...and back....then to the race track....then to the painter...and its been used to tow other bikes that I have worked on so I could deliver them to my customers......the car tows beautifully.....
People suck.
Rev it till it MELTS.....
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