Thanks guys for the replies.

**BTW, the turbo for the Zetec sounds great & I searched for it, but I couldn't find whether or not it was available yet - any info??**

I talked to the salesman, who happens to own a black SVT w/ supercharer. Anyway, he told me that he would do what it takes to put me in the SE V6 if I wanted it. He said that he'd sell it to me cheaper, like in the $6,500 range and they will give me $5,000 for my car. So now I just need $1,500 in cash to put the deal together.

I drove the V6 on a quick trip and it seems to run fine, but what should I look for on the Duratec as potential problems?

I can have $1,000 cash by early July and he said that the car might still be there since it's a MTX. Anyway, I'll check back when I have the cash and see if I can make it happen.

I am worried that the V6 has more miles than mine - maybe I'll shop around for another V6 car since I have some time.

Don Francis - 1999 Contour Zetec MTX -- Stock except for stereo mods & 20%/5% tint:
Sony MobileES head unit, Pioneer 6x8 in front doors, 3 JL Audio 10" in the trunk, RF Punch amp pushing the doors, JL 300x2 amp on the 10s
Auto X Novice --> NHS 11 (ya gotta start somewhere) - thanks auto x guys for your advice!