Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
I've heard the 4-banger is heavier. Cast Iron vs. Aluminum, you know. SVT has power seats and windows, leather, body crap... I've said it before: give me a 95 SE over a 1998-9 SVT any day. 2000 is a tougher call.



The Zetec is not heavier than the Duratec V-6, but it's only (IIRC) about 40 lbs lighter because of the materials choice (iron.)

Was the 2000 SE available with leather?

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