Originally posted by Cool Blue Mystique:
Originally posted by witzkey:

I'm sorry I made the comment about how cool I thought the LED display was, and how I thought chicks would dig it. I can't believe you are criticizing SVT. SVT stands for SPECIAL VEHICLE TEAM. Special because it is a limited production car. Special because it costs 23,000 new. Special because there is a website devoted to SPECIAL VEHICLE TEAM. Dude, you need to post your baloney stuff on a Pontiac site. Yes, they stopped making your car to produce the AZTEC. THe Aztec??????? What is an Aztec???


Actually, you're wrong on many counts here. SVT is a great team, but they should stick to Cobras and Lightnings, stay away from the grocery getters (Contour, Focus...). Congratulations on the limited production car, my S/E 6000 is a limited production car also, there were only 140 AWDs in 1988. Since when is $23,000 so great for a car price? The average new car now is well over 26. Also, your SVT may have been 23,000, but that's still $7000 less than what my 6000 was when it was brand new. Also, they didnt quit making the 6000 because it was replaced by anything (and I dont know how the HELL you think the Aztek replaced it, the last 6000 was 1991, the first Aztek was 2000) but I guess you could say that it was indirectly replaced by the Grand Prix, since the first 4-door GP was 1989. And, you shouldnt talk, do you know what the Contour was replaced by? the Focus. The Focus and the Escape. I can safely say that the ConTique is 10X better than the Focus, but still...


Now I know alot of people aren't going to like what I'm about to say, but would you mind telling me what made the Contour 10x better than the Focus? Contour was a great car and always always be remembered fondly by me, but it is not a better car, it was much faster though . I can't say it was worse either. Keep in mind the Focus replaced the Escort (It did not replace the Contour, that market segment has no Ford in it presently) I am more than confident in saying, however, that if the Contour were not axed, the present version would more than likely trounce a Focus in all aspects.

As for SVT staying away from the Contour/Focus? You are nuts, they are both class leaders in thier time. People compared the Contour SVT to BMW and Audi in comparison tests and it did remarkably well at half the price. The Focus dominates in comparison testing because of it's handling is spot on. It would be a shame if these models did not exist because they are truly great cars

By the way your car was replaced by a Gran Prix? Well the Tempo was replaced with a Contour. In both cases a crappy car was replaced by a good one.

2003 Ford Focus ZX3 "Tarmac" http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2352003