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A little 16 year old girl in an SUV. I sitting in traffic and BANG! So I pull over, and as i get out, I see her front end is dented, so I'm thinkin my rear is toast. Take a look, and no damage at all! woo hoo! So no worries, I was a bit perterbed for a little while, but its all good now. I love these cars! 
98 Black Mystique; Duratec/ATX
"Mystique, the luxury SVT"
P.S. This is what part of the alphabet would look like if the letters Q and R were omitted...
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Originally posted by Seanman: A little 16 year old girl in an SUV. I sitting in traffic and BANG! So I pull over, and as i get out, I see her front end is dented, so I'm thinkin my rear is toast. Take a look, and no damage at all! woo hoo! So no worries, I was a bit perterbed for a little while, but its all good now. I love these cars! ...PHEW good to hear you're OK
2000 Ford Contour SVT
Born on 01/19/2000 @ 2:23 PM
Black / Prairie Tan
#1694 of 2150
FOR SALE: SVT E1 WHEELS W/ RUBBER, PM ME IF INTERESTED.
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I would take a closer look,sometimes the damage is hidden.
Howard
1998 Silverfrost SVT #1612
June mods:
17" ADR RS Limited Limix Wheels
with 215/45/17 Yokohama AVS Sports
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Yeah, its all good, I am going to take a closer look.I'm not too worried though, since I'm in on the body kit group buy 
98 Black Mystique; Duratec/ATX
"Mystique, the luxury SVT"
P.S. This is what part of the alphabet would look like if the letters Q and R were omitted...
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suv's fold like paper in crashes sometimes...people think because they're big they should suffer less damage... contours are sooo cool....im gonna go out and bash an expedition and watch it fall apart
95 contour se...dark blue...monsterflow air filter...remanuf atx...wiring harness recall or bust!!!96k miles...motorcraft awsf32pp plugs & red ford racing 9mm wires...kvr black plated cross-drilled rotors & carbon fiber pads...currently undergoing renovation...excuse our dust!!!
are my dodgers for real????
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Got rear ended by a box van a while back. It folded the van's front end in. No damage to me (save for some cracked paint)!
1998 Contour Sport V6, Black
*Cold air induction
*Powdercoated intake manifold (more powdercoating coming soon)
*Blue headlights, foggies, and signals (no reflectors)
*CEG stickers & removed door moldings
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1994 Ford Aspire 4-door, looks like a big egg
*64 hp 4-cyl
*5 speed
*"13 steel rims with go-cart tires
*74 mph top speed
*I'm going to auto-x the thing (but not compete)
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yeah i've had some experiences where i was afraid to get out of the car and look..but the bumpers on these cars are great
1999 Silver Frost SVT
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Born on 12/3/98
KKM Intake
Removed Resonator
35% Window Tint all around
Tinted Tail Lights
ElKy Mesh Grilles
HID
Dyno'ed at 175.3HP/155.5TQ
"How much must I live through just to get away..."
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I saw a report last week on 5 mph collisions with new cars. I think it was on Dateline... anyway, only the Lexus got a 'fair' rating. All the other cars had extensive damage. Did anyone else see this? I wonder how Contours would do with the same tests? It seems like all the new cars have their bumpers integrated right up to the headlights and trunk lids. When they backed into poles or took a front corner impact, the bumpers held up okay but when they gave to the impact the pole or wall crushed the lights and trunks. The bumpers withstood the impact, but the car didn't!
1998 Contour Sport V6, Black
*Cold air induction
*Powdercoated intake manifold (more powdercoating coming soon)
*Blue headlights, foggies, and signals (no reflectors)
*CEG stickers & removed door moldings
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1994 Ford Aspire 4-door, looks like a big egg
*64 hp 4-cyl
*5 speed
*"13 steel rims with go-cart tires
*74 mph top speed
*I'm going to auto-x the thing (but not compete)
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:breaks out Consumer Reports back issues:
January 1999
"Our 3- and 5-mph bumper-basher tests left little damage. Repair estimates were $263 front, $263 rear." --for the 1998.5 Contour
Matthew
98.5 Contour SE V6
It has spent 1.5 years under the wrong identity ;-)
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Originally posted by gdub520: contours are sooo cool....im gonna go out and bash an expedition and watch it fall apart LMFAO!!! You be sure and let us all know how that works out for ya mmmK!!
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