Cartman- I have a good friend with a A4 1.8T Quattro MTX that he bought new. It was a good 10K premium over the Contour SVT. We've compared windows stickers. His stage 2 intake/exhuast/chip setup cost him another 2K. The car will scream yes but if I but an extra 12K in a Contour it would to. Everything is relative.
If you want to compare the Contour to an Audi compare it to the A4 1.8 FWD base car which is in the same price range.
