You know you want the SVT........if you can afford it, why not? Sounds like a good price, my '99 w/26k was $13k. You cannot find another car of this caliber for the money. The sounds this car makes are worth the price of admission, let alone it's awesome handling and exclusivity. Yeah, there maybe about 4 other SVTC's around here, but I've got the only green one, dammit. Anytime I dread having to go someplace, I just remind myself that I'll be driving my beautiful motor car, makes me feel so much better. Yeah feeding it premium sucks, and the way I drive around town a tank's good for about 240 miles, and I drive a lot, for no particular reason.....my work is 5 miles away...but I've put 5000 miles on the car in 3 months. If you can afford it, get it.
