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I am looking at a 99 contour svt. It has 64 kilometers on it (approx 42 k miles) and I can get it for $16,000 (approx $12,000 american). The car is in mint shape but the only thing is the engine has been replaced under warrenty. On one hand I think great, I am getting a new engine...on the otherhand I am worried about little problems that may come up because of the engine swap. I don't have the most confidence in ford technicians after owning a Probe GT for 5 years. Has anyone else had their engine replaced? The owner said that it was engine failure and it was replaced under warrenty. I am looking to make a deal with it possibly within the week. Any advice or experiences would be great.
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12,000 for a 42K car is a little High these days. Plus with your concerns about the engine, paying that might be hard to swallow. Offer 10,500 and go from there.
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Originally posted by richierich:
I am looking at a 99 contour svt. It has 64 kilometers on it (approx 42 k miles) and I can get it for $16,000 (approx $12,000 american). The car is in mint shape but the only thing is the engine has been replaced under warrenty. On one hand I think great, I am getting a new engine...on the otherhand I am worried about little problems that may come up because of the engine swap. I don't have the most confidence in ford technicians after owning a Probe GT for 5 years. Has anyone else had their engine replaced? The owner said that it was engine failure and it was replaced under warrenty. I am looking to make a deal with it possibly within the week. Any advice or experiences would be great.
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I have a 99 SVT, and had the motor replaced under warranty at 32k, it has 40k now. I had the clutch replaced as well since everything was appart anyway. Since this work was done, I have had a problem with an intermittent but regular hesitation when driving at highway speeds. The dealer says the problem is clutch A/C (whatever that is) but the problem was not present before the work was done. The dash was also replaced under warranty and is now worse than it was before.
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$16K for a 99 with that kind of mileage sounds pretty reasonable to me. I'm in Ottawa, and see non-SVT 99 Contours with 75-80K kilometres on them advertised at dealerships for $13-14K.
I wouldn't worry about the new engine, in fact, I'd consider that a bonus.
And as to the hesitation thing the dealer blames on the a/c clutch....that's exactly what it is: the a/c compressor cycling on-and-off. In this case, they really do all do that.
Craig
99SVT black/tan
2725 of 2760
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I agree with Steener.
This is a good price, and a new engine really is a bonus.
Just find out if there is some warranty remaining on the car or the swapped out engine.
Always good to have.
1998 EO SVT, silver frost, stock
2002 Ashcroft Homes Albany model, that's why the SVT is stock!
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Hey Richie $16000 Canadian is closer to $10 000 American. So in that case the car is a good deal.
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