I'm brand new here, and brand new to my SVT Contour as well. It's a black 2000 I bought on Friday with only 9K on the odo. More power than my '92 Sentra had, to understate it...

My salesman (said he posted here about two years ago when he was thinking about an SVT; you out there, Matt?) gave me some good tips on maintaining the car (waxing the wheels, etc.), but I was wondering what those of you here with SVTs Contours are doing to make these gems last. I definitely want it to still be in decent shape at the 100K mile mark.
I noticed there are a few of you in Naperville; I live out in Plano but work at the Jewel at Rt. 59 and 95th St. I drive over 20K miles a year, doubling my concerns about keeping this car pristine.
--T.J.