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SVT's are becoming less and less common and hopefully someday will be something worth value



I see this mentioned quite a bit. I think it's a mistake for its possible collectors status to be a factor in purchasing a SVT Contour.

A $10k car (what you can find a nice SVT for) is probably not worth the cost of storing and maintaining for 20 years out of hope that it will one day be worth more. Merely owning a car generates overhead that over 20 years will negate its possible appreciation.

I'm not saying nobody should collect and maintain SVT Contours for 20+ years, but it should be out of the love of the vehicle, not it's unlikely status as a collector's item.