I know what you are saying. There is a 98 red SVT in my own neighborhood, but the guy never stops, just waves, even when I am out there washing mine. He lives further back in the subdiv than me, so I don't want to look like a stalker and knock on his door or anything. But the two of us have the same type of car out of just over 10,000 made. That's pretty rare as most cars go.
I guess to some people it is just a nice, sporty car and that's it.
What kills me is A) the type of person who would buy an SVT Contour is likely younger with a descent job and therefore computer literate. If you seach Yahoo for Contour, the CEG pops right up. B) If you go out of your way to buy an SVT product, you must be an enthusiast of some degree, right? So wouldn't you want to search the best information source available, the Internet, to find out how to care for and mod your car?
I don't know, we have the same problem with the SVTOA. We get a list of new SVT owners each month. We call some dude who just plunked down 30 large for a Lightning or Cobra and he says, "Not interested in the club, I just got the car/truck because it looks cool."
Don't despair though. If you see an SVT or modded SE, etc., give 'em a shout out, it couldn't hurt.
