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Originally posted by Antonio:
Originally posted by LoCoZs/c:
Originally posted by SpliceVW:
Finally, someone. Hah!
It was a nice car.....was top of the line.....heated seats, engine block heater, HID projectors, moonroof.......car was real peppy and brakes were great......Did not even need exhaust.....the tone was just right. All it needed was some tint. 
You forgot to add serverly outclassed. With the SRT-4 out, only a fool would buy a FSVT. The car needs like a new engine to compete with the market. At least with the GTI you can chip the car.
SpliceVW, go with the SRT-4. The car is very,very nice.
Yeah but for all around the FSVT would still be a better pick......for power I would go with a SRT-4 or a GTI.
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Originally posted by Antonio:
Originally posted by LoCoZs/c:
Originally posted by SpliceVW:
Finally, someone. Hah!
It was a nice car.....was top of the line.....heated seats, engine block heater, HID projectors, moonroof.......car was real peppy and brakes were great......Did not even need exhaust.....the tone was just right. All it needed was some tint.
You forgot to add serverly outclassed. With the SRT-4 out, only a fool would buy a FSVT. The car needs like a new engine to compete with the market. At least with the GTI you can chip the car.
SpliceVW, go with the SRT-4. The car is very,very nice.
Are you saying that the SRT-4 is reliable?
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The srt-4 is very reliable. The engine is built like a brick house. Tranny is built pretty well too. Just look at how much abuse these cars take every day from teenagers and people at drag strips. Reliability will not be a problem with the srt4 (nor would it be with the fsvt).
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Okay.. so I looked at the SRT-4, and after my negative equity I'd end up paying ~$27k. Too high, sorry.
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98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
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WTB: Very cheap beater
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Yeah, no kidding. I really wish I could have saved up enough to pay off that loan (or at least get it down so I wouldn't have negative equity) but I know my car would die by the time I got there.
Oh well, in like... 5 years.. I'll be okay. At least I'll have a running car. That's numero uno on my list right now.
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Sorry for being misunderstood,What I was saying was not to get sold on the car before you even test drive it.I was sold on the Fsvt but it seems less of a car look at the sticker price on your csvt 23 thousand and change in 98,99,00 know look at the fsvt 24 thousand and change for a lesser car but has a warranty,but if you went through 2 motors since 98 no warranty will cover the way you abuse your car.
P.S If still sold on a fsvt and like YELLOW and live in oregon I might know wre to get a new 03 fsvt for 17+
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Originally posted by GRN99SVT:
Sorry for being misunderstood,What I was saying was not to get sold on the car before you even test drive it.I was sold on the Fsvt but it seems less of a car look at the sticker price on your csvt 23 thousand and change in 98,99,00 know look at the fsvt 24 thousand and change for a lesser car but has a warranty,but if you went through 2 motors since 98 no warranty will cover the way you abuse your car.
P.S If still sold on a fsvt and like YELLOW and live in oregon I might know wre to get a new 03 fsvt for 17+
You're saying *I* killed my motors?! First of all, I haven't owned the car since 98, I've only owned it since the beginning of last year. I made the mistake of buying it without getting it checked out first. It died within a year of me buying it. I may enjoy a spirited drive every once in a while, but I didn't beat up on my car. The SECOND engine started messing up 3 months after installation. Most likely an issue with the engine, as I never (and still don't) took the car above 4k RPMs.
I understand that its less of a car. I can deal with that, I haven't been able to really DRIVE my car since last year! I don't even remember what my car performs like, its been running so bad (between the engines, fuel pump dying, catalytic converter clogging, and O2 sensors getting f'd).
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in august of 2004 i would personally be suspicious of any new 2003 car. there would have to be a pretty good explination.
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Originally posted by Antonio:
Originally posted by LoCoZs/c:
Originally posted by SpliceVW:
Finally, someone. Hah!
It was a nice car.....was top of the line.....heated seats, engine block heater, HID projectors, moonroof.......car was real peppy and brakes were great......Did not even need exhaust.....the tone was just right. All it needed was some tint.
You forgot to add serverly outclassed. With the SRT-4 out, only a fool would buy a FSVT. The car needs like a new engine to compete with the market. At least with the GTI you can chip the car.
SpliceVW, go with the SRT-4. The car is very,very nice.
I must be one of those "fools". I dont race, or drive much faster then the speed limit. And I dont need to have the fastest thing I can get either. 
Im still looking at getting an FSVT.
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