Thanks for the reinforcement on the reliability, i bought my 98.5 csvt over a year ago it now has 128,000 miles on it mobil1 at every oil change and i have not had to deal witha single problem on the car, the only thing i'm doing now is getting cross drilled rotors for it cause the stock ones are do for replacement so i went with the upgrade. I absolutely love this thing i had an A4 audi before it and this car stock will run circles around the A4. Although the svt focus may handle a little better the torque on the contour will plant u in your seat.