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For that kind of money, your going to not get anything newer than a 1998-9, and if it is, it is beat to heck like a taxi cab.
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 SE, Code Red. '00 Tropic Green Ford Escort SE [Contour's little cousin]
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Originally posted by pabloquintana:
I'm looking to change my 98 SE Contour. I bought the car through eBay, so I'm looking there again.
Chrysler Sebring/Dodge Stratus 2000-2002 range
Ford Taurus +2001
Any suggestions/warnings about those cars, especially with the Chrysler/Dodge one because I've never owned those makes.
Thanks.
They are not even in the same hemi-sphere as the Contour platform.
If I were trading my SVT in the short list would be:
Infiniti G35 6-speed (AWD maybe???  )
Mazda 6 5-speed (Mazda Speed version???)
Maybe even the new 05 Subaru Legacy GT (2.5L turbo, AWD, & 5-speed)
Also all three come in a 5-door Estate for the wagon lovers. (Our next car will probably be one.  )
Definitely not a slush driven couch like the Taurus or the something similiar.
2000 SVT #674
13.47 @ 102 - All Motor!
It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
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NOt for $2500-3500!
Peeople assume that their car is worth more than real world prices, and that they can get a late model used car dirt cheap.
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 SE, Code Red. '00 Tropic Green Ford Escort SE [Contour's little cousin]
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Originally posted by 2000GreenTour:
NOt for $2500-3500!
Peeople assume that their car is worth more than real world prices, and that they can get a late model used car dirt cheap.
I'm with Demon. For a "worthy successor," you're going to pay more than $2500. (Unless he has a 95 GL Zetec auto. Then he could probably find an early Contour SE MTX.)
Otherwise, try to find a good 1990 Audi 90, Saab 900, 1991 Maxima SE, or 1994 240SX (if you can swing life in a coupe.)
Last edited by RogerB; 06/11/04 02:09 PM.
Function before fashion.
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"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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Originally posted by 2000GreenTour:
NOt for $2500-3500!
Peeople assume... that they can get a late model used car dirt cheap.
One word: eBay
How about an opinion about the Taurus or Sebring? 
Pablo Quintana
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Honduras, Central America
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Zippy Zetec on his last legs.
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pesronally, the sebrings are prety crappy...JMO, but they just feel cheap...
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They are not even in the same hemi-sphere as the Contour platform.
neither is the buyer:
Honduras
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Regards, Cole.
Relegating to troll status sometime this week.
New Whip: 1990 Lexus ES250.
Old Hotness: 1995 GL MTX Zetec *IN TRIAGE*
"I had a little friend once, but it dont move no more...  "
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Originally posted by pabloquintana:
Originally posted by 2000GreenTour:
NOt for $2500-3500!
Peeople assume... that they can get a late model used car dirt cheap.
One word: eBay
How about an opinion about the Taurus or Sebring?
Every "bargain" I find on ebay turns out to be a bent or salvaged vehicle. You'll almost always end up paying around market value for a car in good condition with clean title.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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why do u want another car? current one is broken or tired of it? if broken, why not find another contour then for what u paid the first time.
Hugo AIM:omegazodiac
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my profile pics stuff for sale
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