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than that old Smithsonian piece that they have been putting in Buicks for 20 years.
Thats funny..(but true).

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How many Maxima's blew their engines when the SVT was in production, or had their synchros self-destruct. And the whole "bang for buck" is a complete farce because the car depreciates so terribly.

i know at least one MMM(MaxMotorMeltdown).

resale...check the KBB or Edmonds true value of any SVT competitor from say 1999 vs SVT (I did this and posted the results months ago). Even assume you paid full sticker (I got 5 grand off new which helps alot). you may be surprised..


1999 Amazon Green SVT Contour (#554/2760)
Stock SVT Duratec V6 with:
Intake- K&N filter/75mm MAF meter
Exhaust- MSDS Y-pipe/Bassani catback
Durability-Ford "dual mode" damper, Mobil 1/K&N oil filter
179.2 FWHP at 6900 RPM