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I would definately buy another. All I could afford at the time was my little Zetec, but I have had NO problems whatsoever. No rattles, noises, of mechanical failures of any kind (knocks on wood). But if I bought another, it would be an SVT. Gotta have more power. At the very least, an MTX Duratec.
-Ken V. psycho_bass@hotmail.com My Car
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Yeah I would, but definately not the POS I currently have. At the very least a Zetec MTX cuase this ATX crap is killing me!
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YES and it would still of been a MTX Zetec too. I have Zero engine problems even with me beating on it daily. and it beats driving a ATX anything.
Joe Hartley "yes I know it's a MTX Zetec but it beats having a ATX Duratec" Champagne 96 GL MTX some mods dynoed at 114.2whp and 124.4wtq (pre CTA intake) 16.858 @ 80.76mph (yes it's slow but still faster than D Davis) AIM: ZetecRacing My Site My Profile
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Same car just MTX. ATX blows. 
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I am looking to buy another 5-speed zetec. The cool thing is almost no one else wants the 5 speeds.
...of course I bought my first one used so did not have to suffer with the massive depreciation...that might affect the attitude toward the car. So for me it is a very nice handling cheap car with an excellent 4 cylinder engine. The only time I feel a little short of power is starting up with the a/c on.
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Like the other ATX guys, I wouldn't have gotten my exact car, it would be an MTX (doesn't matter what engine, they all can be turboed now  ). But hey, now that I do have my car, I love it anyway, even with it's ATX.
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Would not have bought my used 96 GL Zetec - would have bought a Duratec Tour to begin with. Finally ended up buying a new 97 GL Duratec - got a great deal on it - drove it to almost 70,000 miles with just battery replacement and four wheel alingment outside of basic maintenance. Really regret parting with it!
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Love every mile of it! 
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I don't regret buying mine...it's been a pretty good car and I love driving it. Next time around I am going to look for something with a bit more interior room. Maybe a Taurus.
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Montreal Canada
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No I would have bought that SVT i test drove before this one..
98 V6 Lots-o-mods SOLD
88 Daytona Shelby Z TII (The beast)
87 Daytona Shelby Z TII (Holy 20 psi of boost batman!)
Mods- 3" Downpipe, Hi-Flow cat, 3" mandrel bent exhaust with Dynomax Ultra flow. Manual boost controller, TurboXS blowoff, 5th injector, large canister wastegate, Nitrous Express go-fast-be-happy kit, ported exhaust manifold, ported intake manifold, upgraded motormounts, eibach springs, strut tower brace. Oh and 20 PSI to boot.. my oh my...
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