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I had a 92 tempo cluth died so now im set on the idea of a cnotur i like them alot sooo....
Im interested ina 96-99 hopefulyl a 6cyl defintly not the svt cuz i cant afford that car or its insurance.. damn i wiwsh i coud get a svt
Whats every ones overall opinion on this car and know problems i should look out for.. Tranny or engine trouble.. etc..
The tempo had a slue of common problems ****y clutches rear susupenion would sag auto seatbelts didnt work all of them had the same damn problem
99 Silver frost Contour LX ztec..
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Model specifications, common problems (and fixes) parts lists, guides.. etc, etc... SVT's aren't really THAT much more than a non-svt trim. You can get a good, used SVT 98-99 model for around 10,500.. possibly lower... I got mine for 11, with only 28k miles on it. pristine condition. higher milage will drop price significantly, too.. Insurance isn't much more, and if you have a winter beater, it would be even less than that, because it would be a second car.. and not a main driver.. overall opinion.... GREAT vehicle... good ride, nice style.. eye-catcher, with the potential to be even more so.. common problems plague it, and it isn't the fastest on the road, but... Icertainly feel like a million bucks in MY little car.... The ultimate sleeper..  EDIT: Welcome to the CEG... I am sure you will enjoy your stay, here...  Ray
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In my opinion the CSVT and the 'regular' Contour / Mystique aren't even in the same league. I think it'd be approiate if the CSVT didn't say "Contour" on it, because it's just not comparable to the reputation "Contour" has attatched to it. I'd go CSVT or nothing, but that's me.
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Born on 01/19/2000 @ 2:23 PM
Black / Prairie Tan
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FOR SALE: SVT E1 WHEELS W/ RUBBER, PM ME IF INTERESTED.
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Seems to me that the ones with SVT's have more problems, and there were even a few that tried to get Ford to buy the car back.
75% of an SVT is a regular Contour, so denial of its origins is.... :p
2000 SE fleet, V6, ATX, ABS, no spoiler, T-Green/tan. Built 01/2000 in MO.
Added 12 spoke factory SE rims, K&N. Biggest mod: ESP Plan!
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Ron wrote: I had a 92 tempo cluth (sic) died so now im (sic) set on the idea of a cnotur (sic) i like them alot (sic) sooo....
Im (sic) interested ina (sic) 96-99 hopefulyl (sic) a 6cyl defintly (sic) not the svt cuz i cant (sic) afford that car or its insurance.. damn i wiwsh (sic) i coud (sic) get a svt
Whats (sic) every ones (sic) overall opinion on this car and know (sic) problems i should look out for.. Tranny or engine trouble.. etc..
The tempo had a slue of common problems ****y clutches rear susupenion (sic) would sag auto seatbelts didnt (sic) work all of them had the same damn problem Something tells me that it really doesn't matter what car you get; your experience owning it will not be much different from the experience you have had with your Tempo.
{I do hate spam, but that isn't really part of my email address. Remove the string ?HatesSpam? from the email address ?BobHatesSpam@blaylock.to? to email me. No advertisements. Spammers will be dealt with very harshly!} ------- Moonlight Blue 1996 Mercury Mystique GS , Zetec engine, ATX. No mods. (Well, OK, one mod. Before I got rid of my previous car, a 1994 Tempo, I swapped radios. I liked the Tempo's radio better. That counts as a mod, doesn't it? I also kept one of my Tempo's wheels to use as a spare. I hate those stupid ?compact? spares that come with modern cars. Does this count as a mod? If so, I guess I have two mods. Replaced burned/melted blower switch and connector on 19 February 2002 with a 1P3T toggle switch from Marvac and a Molex connector from Rat Shack; I guess this now makes three mods.)
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to the last person taht respnded im taking your lil response as i treated my car liek ****. With is wrong when i got the car a year ago it had 99,000 miles on it the last clutch was replaced at 44000 miles. The clutch went at 115,000.....
99 Silver frost Contour LX ztec..
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Aiwa Deck w/ Infinity reference all around......
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if you are int.I have a 95/se that is 4 sale
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buy my car!!! 95 new v6 new tranny! svt wheels! custom e xhaust!
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GOLOF were u located.. Most likely ill be going to the auction they have a fleet coming 97-99 all less tahn 45000miles and i went last month 98 w/ 35000 miles only go for 2800-3200 and they have power windows locks abs..
99 Silver frost Contour LX ztec..
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Aiwa Deck w/ Infinity reference all around......
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Get a Manual The automatics are more unreliable. Take it from some one who's put 3 trannies in his car.
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