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Originally posted by speeddemon40:
Thanks for all the info guys... My buddy is a good mechanic and I trust his opinion 99.9% of time. This may be one case where he isnt 100% correct. From what Ive been reading, many of the problems he was telling me about were pre 98. Like problems with the trannys and clutches. It appears as though that was addressed in 98 when they went from rod shift to a cable. Similiarly the same is true for the brake issues.
Are parts hard to come by and are they more expensive?
I live in georgia so I dont think that is AS much of an issue.
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You'll find that most of the people on CEG are going to give you a better diagnosis than your mechanic will when looking at the car. No offense to him, it's just that pretty much every problem with these cars have been documented on this site, and certain symptons ring certain bells with people. You say "I don't get that extra kick at 3500 rpms", we say "your IMRC box is bad, or your secondaries are sticking".. Not something your everyday mechanic will pinpoint for you without checking out the car for a while. Good luck, and I'd say $5k is a pretty good deal. What catback and cold air are on the car?
Mark
P.S. The interior is actually midnight blue, which is commonly mistaken for black.
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Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
..P.S. The interior is actually midnight blue, which is commonly mistaken for black.
Mark
Yes, and subtle intricacies like this that you won't find elsewhere. 
Oh, and welcome. 
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
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Thanks for all the help guys.. I am trying to scan this site and get all the infomation I can so I can make an educated decision. Im going to go see the car again tommorrow since when i saw it last night it getting dark. We pulled the car into the owners workshop, but i would like to see it in direct sunlight.
BTW Do these cars require 93 octane?
Thanks again!
Ken
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Originally posted by SVTatGT:
Where in GA are you?
Im in the kennesaw/acworth area. You live on campus at GA tech?
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Originally posted by speeddemon40:
...BTW Do these cars require 93 octane?
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SVT, 91 yes.
Edit.Originally posted by SVT Owners manual supplement:
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
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1999 Silver Frost SVT - 80,000km #2603/2760 Aug. 10, 1999.
1996 Mercury Mystique LS V6 MTX - retired @ 323,151km.
1995 Ford Contour V6 MTX-sold @ 214,000km
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Originally posted by speeddemon40:
Originally posted by SVTatGT:
Where in GA are you?
Im in the kennesaw/acworth area. You live on campus at GA tech?
Yea, live at tech, I am from Alpharetta
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Originally posted by Tony2005:
Originally posted by speeddemon40:
...BTW Do these cars require 93 octane?
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SVT, 91 yes.
Edit.Originally posted by SVT Owners manual supplement:
Thats what I thought. I bet it would run like poop with 87 in it then.
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