Thanks very much for the replies.

I bought another one, a 1998 with 106,000km certified from the Ford dealer for $6000. The car was purchased and serviced there and the water pump was not replaced yet, so I asked to get it replaced and they did. Yes I do work on my cars when it comes to repairs, and I have a good habit of getting my parts from OEM. I had my Eagle for 3 years now and all the repairs were done by myself with the help of my father and all the parts were bought at Chrysler. I will keep the Eagle, I think it's a classy car, I will park it in our garage and keep the SVT for every day use.

My SVT is red on black leather interior, 4 wheel disc brakes but doesnt have the sunroof. My neighbor had her engine, transmission, front wheel bearings, ball joints, fuel pump and pwr lock switch. She bought the car used from a local shop and they did all the work. I think they screwed her with her transmission. They charged $1300 for the transmission, and 15 hours of labor. That's way too much...in my own opinion and yes she had to put almost $6000 or $7000, but like I said, she got shafted a couple of times with repairs from that shop...

I will pick up the car tomorrow morning, can't wait!
Once again, thanks for the info. I will stay tuned!


Ian ~1998 Ford Contour SVT Duratec 2.5L V6 24 valve~ ~1989 Eagle Premier ES, PRV 3.0L V6~ www.ian-dagenais.freeservers.com