Really I could care less about the magazine and all that. SVT products have always been and always will be, overall, great vehicles that are aimed at the enthusiasts. But here's my problem. SVT released a fantastic vehicle and then quickly forgot about it. Flipping through the SVT catalog I see plenty of stuff for the Cobra and Lightning, but absolutely nothing for the Contour. Where's my mug, where's my jacket, where's my cap!? We have practically no aftermarket support from Ford, whether it be from SVT or SVO, oops, I mean FRPP, with the exception of a set of plug wires (that technically is marketed for the Cougar). What little aftermarket we have is mostly there because people like us have *****ed and complained to companies until they decide to give us the support we deserve. They aren't reluctant to support us because of the relatively small number of SVT Contours out there (especially considering how many performance parts are made for the Cobra and Lightning, which are both limited production like the Contour), they are reluctant to support us because Ford and SVT have quietly buried our cars with limited recognition and PR. As soon as the SVT Focus was announced, SVT immediately began hyping it and gave it the support that it has always given the Cobra and Lightning, in addition to the 90% of the support that was missing from the Contour. If you're going to build and sell a car, it is your responsibility to support it, despite any problems that may come up (like "slow" sales or whatever). Instead what happened was SVT jumped ship on the Contour and immediately began to push the '99 Cobra and Lightning, and allowed the public to forget about the car that consistently garnered more respect from the media than either of the former mentioned vehicles. To sum this all up, we never got the respect that was given to the "other" SVT vehicles.

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--Steve Bassen
Frederick, MD
2000 Black/Blue SVT #1972/2150 (born on 1/28/00)
Bassani (modded), K&N, B&M, MM insert
Lotsa stereo, asthetics and recontenting
For sale:
B&M shift knob and stock SVT shift knob

RIP - Ray "Old Fart Emeritus" McNairy frown


\'94 Cobra #4963/5009, black on black, not quite stock
Formerly owned a black '00 SVT, #1972
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RIP - Ray "Old Fart Emeritus" McNairy