Originally posted by SpliceVW:
I think everyone should just agree with me so I can feel good about the decision I'll probably make.



OK. I named other (used) cars earlier, but when you narrow it down to new cars, I think the FSVT is a good choice. Yes, the SRT-4 is powerful and fast, but I still don't like its looks, and the inside looks cheap and cheesy, even in pictures. Maybe I'm getting old, but that's just too many tradeoffs. I'd make them for a track-only car, but not for a daily driver. I've always liked the Focus, even though a lot of people think it's ugly. I think Ford got the early kinks worked out, and you won't have to worry about pumping sand through a Duratec. It's got more aftermarket than the Contour ever did, etc, etc. Oh, and the financing seems to work out, doesn't it?

Depreciation? Only a problem if you go to sell it.

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