Thanks for the replies, everyone.
I like the smaller headlights and taillights on the earlier models. I think that style has a sportier, more "honest car" look. On the other hand, I've seen pictures of late models that looked sweet. My dissatisfaction with my car's looks is mostly because of my blah white paint, boring rims, and spiderwebbed headlight lenses. I could take care of that easily, but I'd rather not spend that money on a Zetec. As I look at more Contours, I'd love to find an SVT with a tan interior and paint it midnight blue. If I had an early model and late model Contour side by side with the aesthetics above and all other things equal, it would probably be a hard choice.
Last edited by Lou3; 05/11/06 12:07 AM.