I am not saying you are wrong, in fact, you are probably right. But that was the public offering. I know that lease and rentals can get combinations of engines and trim that aren't at the dealer. My company bought 1997 Intrepids, base trim, with the 3.5L V6. You could not get this from the dealer. but these cars are now recycled into the used car market. So some people have bought used Intrepids with a motor/trim combo that wasn't offered to the general public. I bet there are plenty of Contour combo's out there that were purchased by GE Capital or PHH leasing that weren't available in the catalog. that might account for some of the odd trim combos.

My name is Richard. I was a Contouraholic. NOW: '02 Mazda B3000 Dual Sport, Black BEFORE: '99 Contour SE Sport Duratec ATX Spruce Green PIAA 510's, Foglight MOD, K&N Drop-in