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Your post... Well said.
Awesome photos!
Congrats and good luck!
MUST SELL - ECM computer new for a 98 V6 mtx + pats
Now trolling in a Red Nissan 4 x 4
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Originally posted by Nezerconezer:
Seems like there is a shift going on at ceg with the original posters selling their tours and "trading up", and the new kids on the blocks like me who found the CSVT to be a great car for the money.
There is defintely a shift going on with the Contours. The posters on the CEG and car owners are getting younger and younger.
There are still a bunch of true Contour enthusiasts around, heaven help them. JK.
My wife and I bought our '98 Duratec brand new in 1998. We also had a '96 Zetec for a few years like '01 and '02. For us the amount of repairs that were constantly needed and the high cost of those repairs made it not feasible to continue being Contour owners.
But my wife's little brother who was 10 in 1998 always liked our car. He just bought a CSVT from a ceg'er and is trying to keep it running. He loves it though.
Our family is a good example of the shift in Contour ownership.
MUST SELL - ECM computer new for a 98 V6 mtx + pats
Now trolling in a Red Nissan 4 x 4
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Originally posted by Joey:
While fast when I bought it, by today�s standards it seems to fall in the pack�what can I say, the nostalgia is gone.
This can be said of so many great cars that are still considered great.
Early 911s, old C and E-type Jags, any number of "small British Cars (SBCs)," BMWs, etc.
Automitive technology continues to improve, allowing more power from smaller, more efficient packages, and sportscar-like handling (via stiffer, safer chassis) from "unlikely" vehicles.
The fact that a current Honda Odyssey minivan can beat a late-60s 911E on an autocross course does not diminish the 911 in any way.
Likewise, the SVT Contour will always be a classic, at least to a knowledgeable few.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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Very nice writeup, well written and well said 
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Originally posted by Jeb Hoge:
Originally posted by Joey:
If you can believe it, I got more for my 95 Saturn SC2 with 95,000 on the clock than I did with the CSVT with 77,000. Odd, but that's the market I guess.
 That is so wrong.
 Should'a sold her to a CEGer. I'm sure someone on here would have bought her.
BrApple-its all in the way it is presented...but everythign on my resume is all me
TexasRealtor-I hope you spelling improves on your resume.
MxRacer-ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ironyville. population, texasrelator.
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North Huntingdon native here...
See ad in Classifieds, Price lowered to $8,500. Buy it!
59K Miles, Original Owner, 3 liter built by Buckshot, Headers, HMS trans
Subframe Connectors, H&R's, Koni's, Rage 5.0 17's, Pole Position Tires
Removed Resonator,KKM Intake,ShoShop Y-Pipe
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