Let me second the mention of there not being any decent aftermarket support from SVT for the Contour with regards to performance or asthetic enhancements. As far as quality issues with the car - I did not and do not expect it to be perfect considering the price that I paid for the car when new. My personal feelings are that there is/was nothing that compares to the performance, handling, and utility that I got with the SVT than was otherwise available IMO.
One final question that I have is with regards to the future. I know personally that I would buy a Focus SVT - if only it was offerred in sedan version. It may not be as popular, but most of the people that bought Contours in SVT trim probably did so because of the handling and 4 door utility. How hard/expensive would it be to drop the engine/suspension into the 4-door Focus?
But - I do love my SVT and it far surpasses what I expected of it.
