Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting should I sell my csvt?

Would one of the moderators please move this to the General board,
so that Zetetic can get some more responses.


Zetetic driving your car hard will produce more problems. You stated your leaning in the direction to get rid of it so therefore I said you've made up your mind to sell.

Certain problems come about, but most of the severe breakdowns are more
from modding/hard driving then from normal use.
Quick short trips doesn't help either. Stop and go traffic will mean the brakes will need to be changed more often and fluids must be replaced sooner, especially the tranny fluid.

The big one - spun bearings is really for HARD drivers like yourself. If you put in 6lt of oil your chances of not spinning one is a little better, but the chance is still there.

If you drive your new car like you do the Contour, you may be faced
with the same position your in now. New cars have more electronics and more things to break.
You might be surprized how much more often your new car needs repairs,
but atleast you'll have a warranty. Only not for what you need to repair on the Contour now.

Severe future unknown breakdown can happen to any car, new or old.