I suggested a Marauder because it's a blast to drive. It reminds me of my 98.5 SVT Contour in the sense that few people know what it is and many give it much attention. Up to now I've only had lots of positive reactions. Carolina mentioned power and handling as her criteria. Didn't think she was limiting her choices to the suggestions others were making. No, it's not going to handle like the Cougar or the Stang but for a "boat" it really does handle well and it also has plenty of power. If you're keeping your Contour then you already have something in that class. I kept my SVT too. But I needed something bigger once my 2nd son was born. We were too tight in the SVT and I'm not into minivans or SUVs so the Marauder was an easy choice for me to make. To me, it's even better than sliced bread. And as far as getting blown away by Accords, 11 second Marauders are not unheard of. If you care about that kind if thing.
