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holy crap! that looks so much like a tour....
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Originally posted by guitarman19853:
holy crap! that looks so much like a tour....
That's because it is . . . . at least nearly.
I've often wondered how much trouble it would be to remove the rear wheel drive stuff to get the weight down. I don't know if it ever happened, but there was talk of a fwd X-type for Europe.
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god, that black one is HOT!
about removing the rear drive...the literature on the car states it's a 60/40 split, rear-drive biased! i guess that was jaguars attempt to make it handle more like a rear-driver. funny.
it was hoot to drive, albeit underpowered.
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Originally posted by timk:
well, i'm sort of stuck with the 2002 because there are NO manuals to be found in the other years...plus, i can get the 2002 2.5 5-speed for about 16k.
Nice! Hold out for a better deal. 3.0 Jags, manual & auto, are selling for just under 15k if you hunt. Hell, if you want that one, offer sup'm like 14k and tell them they can be hand for less then they're asking.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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found one on bargainnews.com for 11,500 with 55k
'98.5 Black Ford Contour SE Sport 5-speed. All the SE Sport features with all the 98features that were supposed to be decontented for 98.5
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executive cars in new jersey has a 3.0 5speed blue with 35k on it. looks very nice. pics on website, however i wasnt able to find the web address. looked on edmunds.com. not sure what area u r in(not in ur profile) but hope that may help. x-type... very good choice. will be on my shopping list when i am ready to get something newer
'98.5 Black Ford Contour SE Sport 5-speed. All the SE Sport features with all the 98features that were supposed to be decontented for 98.5
'04 Silver Toyota RAV4 L Auto. Fully loaded.
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I've been trolling at (new) X-Types myself. There's a lot of ways they don't look the same, but that first pic posted (the silver one I think), is a dead ringer for a contour/mystique...
And there's tons of similar features, plus it's the right size, has a bit of power, it's a freaking jaguar and that's freaking cool!
But then I'm not too keen on the idea of having 2 cars that are that similar, OTOH a friend of mine was pushing me towards a CSVT (I don't drive a stick! *RUNS!*) -- and my mom would never pay towards one.
Didn't care for the later contour/mystique interior anyway, the only thing that bugs me about the x-type is the front grille (which can be swapped real easy).
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Those are good looking cars ! I was waiting for pizza the other night and flipped through a used car magazine, and saw 2 in my area for $16900 (asking). The ad didn't say anything about engine or tranny... But they are out there. I wish I could get one, not in the cards for me though.
MUST SELL - ECM computer new for a 98 V6 mtx + pats
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Originally posted by timk:
but remember...the newest SVT is a 2000. there are hardly any in the US that aren't high milage or heavily modded.
i bought my 99 last may with 16k on it. they will occassionally pop up on here with very low mileage. there is one on ebay right now with just 40k on it. lets compare
csvt w/ 40k $5k (approx)
x-type w/ 40k $15k (approx)
$10k more for a 3L, awd, and Jaguar coolness....meh
for a daily driver, definitely cool. for building a trackable car for autox, drag or road racing, good luck. i doubt there are koni adjustables or half the other parts our cars have, and thats not saying much 
Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
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