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Summarized on front page of Business section of today's Toronto Star.
1995-99 Contour/Mystique unfortunately rates lowest, about the same as Chrysler Neon; only 58% would buy again, and only 51% very satisfied (Neon 57, 54).
Comparable figures for Olds Intrigue (76, 64) and Camry (98, 97).
Publicity like this sure doesn't help resale value.
98 Mystique LS v6 atx 163,000km
97 Contour LX v6 atx 163,000km
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This is why we keep our Contours/Mystiques forever and not bother ourselves with resale value. 
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# 84 of 2760
Built on Wednesday, September 30, 1998
15.376 @ 92.00 MPH Stock
75,000Km
96 Contour GL
2.5L V6 ATX 170,000Km
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Your sig kinda gives you away. 
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This just confirms my theory that most people are stupid...
How can you even put a Contour and a Neon on the same page?
2002 BMW M5
Carbon Black on Black
1998 Frost Silver SVT E0
17" Masitaly rims with Bridgestone Fuzion ZRi rubber.
133,000km
1996 Silver Ford Taurus SHO ATX
180,000km - SOLD!
1996 Midnight Red SE MTX
295,000km and a little squeeky.
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Originally posted by horseydug:
Your sig kinda gives you away.
LOL 
Green 96 mystique gs 4cyl mtx
16.9 in the 1/4 mile @102500 miles
95SE in Midnight Red MTX
MSDS headers and y-pipe
SVT exhaust
SVT UIM
Optimized se TB.
Full pre 98 SVT body kit
15.741 @ 87.73mph :)
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Originally posted by horseydug:
Your sig kinda gives you away.
Oops! Caught redhanded. 
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Built on Wednesday, September 30, 1998
15.376 @ 92.00 MPH Stock
75,000Km
96 Contour GL
2.5L V6 ATX 170,000Km
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Originally posted by Nate Payeur:
This just confirms my theory that most people are stupid...
How can you even put a Contour and a Neon on the same page?
Ambiguous and perhaps rhetorical, but in case you were talking to me:
Worst and 2nd worst.
Intrigue I picked as best in worst 10 (actually 9th, 10th was Chev Corsica [64, 77]) and Camry as sedan with highest score.
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Originally posted by horseydug:
Originally posted by Nate Payeur:
This just confirms my theory that most people are stupid...
How can you even put a Contour and a Neon on the same page?
Ambiguous and perhaps rhetorical, but in case you were talking to me:
Worst and 2nd worst.
Intrigue I picked as best in worst 10 (actually 9th, 10th was Chev Corsica [64, 77]) and Camry as sedan with highest score.
Sorry, I didn't mean that towards you. I'm just saying people in general. Again, how does a Corsica rate higher then either the Neon or the Contour? The Corsica is EXTREMELY unreliable.
But, Ford has always had problems with perceived reliability. The Cougar was killed for the same reason. It always scored at the bottom of these serveys. For example, I read once that the most owners of the V6 5spd models thought that the car was underpowered.... How can a 170hp V6 be considered underpowered?
But I ask, what is the fatal flaw in our cars reliability wise? The transmissions don't blow up like a lot of Chryslers, the engines don't eat head gaskets like Neons, the electrics don't fail all the time like some GM products. Sure, I don't take long sweeping right hand turns just in case, but there aren't any chronic expesivce issues that would cripple our cars. (Unlike the SHO)
And to top it all off, the Contour was rated as Best Small Car until it was discontinued by Automobile magazine, beating Toyota and Honda.
So how has it come to this?
2002 BMW M5
Carbon Black on Black
1998 Frost Silver SVT E0
17" Masitaly rims with Bridgestone Fuzion ZRi rubber.
133,000km
1996 Silver Ford Taurus SHO ATX
180,000km - SOLD!
1996 Midnight Red SE MTX
295,000km and a little squeeky.
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Didn't think so.
Can't answer your other questions, but interesting that the four posters on this thread have 2 Contiques each!
Note: SVTCANUK has now deleted 'GL for sale' from his sig.
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Originally posted by horseydug:
Note: SVTCANUK has now deleted 'GL for sale' from his sig.
Yep she isn't for sale right now, hasn't been for a while. I think the lack of interest was a sign from above.
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15.376 @ 92.00 MPH Stock
75,000Km
96 Contour GL
2.5L V6 ATX 170,000Km
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