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Speaking of turns..
2000 black SVT
VIN # 1FAFP68G5YK104807

bumper sag yep got it.

Watched my dealer do the oil change. For one he's not filling up my oil.. it's always 1 quart low. Last time he's doing that, he also threatened to not warranty my car if I put in synthetics.. Warranty says I have to meet or exceed your specs. I think that would be the case.. wouldn't you.

Now to repost what I put up on the SVTOA website because I want SVT to know I mean it. and that I own a contour and am more like these people than the ones who buy two door ground pounders that are highly impractical.

Woohoo B@$TH space. hmm where to start...
Local SVT dealer.. SUCKS its small dingy and has a reputation of scr#@$ing the customer. I walked in there to buy a used Contour SVT I saw on the lot and was directed to a mazda millenium????????? WTF??? That one still burns me up 8 months later. So then I call all over the state looking for an SVT dealer. Not many of them, that's for sure. I even wrote SVT about what I was looking for, never did get a reply about that letter. I wanted a new SVT contour, silver, blue interior.. no wing and a sunroof. What I found one at a dealer over 50 miles away (In jersey this is the equivalent of 400 miles or more in texas) it was black with tan.. had a wing and no sunroof. Well I had finally found one and a friend of mine had done business with them.. They are ok, not great mostly just too damn far to go for service. Now I go to a local dealer not the SVT dealer and my service is ok, not world class but not too bad. Still, dealing with these people is like dealing with the devil, you have to do it.. you just don't feel good about it when your done. They've already mentioned something about voiding my warranty if I put synthetics in without a ford oil filter. Ohh I can't wait because I'm moving to synthetics, there are just too many good real reasons to move to it and not enough bad ones. I can't wait for that battle. Ohh one other thing.. while i was looking for cars I wandered into a few other dealerships of other manufacturers, GM pulled out a computer to see if they could find what I wanted and where to go get it(nice guys, even 5 years worth of oil changes). (why can't ford do that??) Infinity(3 different dealers) offered me loaner cars and service with a white glove and great salesmen. All I can say for sure is that overall the experience at ford is one of SCR@#$ you and gimme your money. Kinda like the local Volkswagon dealer and also the toyota dealer. I'll say this much, I love SVT and the vehicles they produce, but if I have to deal with Ford dealers like the ones I have, I'll probably not buy another one. Sorry guys, love the Contour SVT and the Cobra and the Lightning, but bad experiences affect me as much as any consumer and I'll vote with my wallet. Remember cars are the second highest priced item next to a home that we purchase in our lives. If I don't feel good about it all the way around, why would I repeat it?

Kinda sums up. The experience from ford has been horrible and we are all pissed that a F$#kin Focus gets a loaner car but those of us with a slightly more upscale car don't.

After going through all these posts, I bought my car so that I could Autocross it and take it back and forth to work. If I have to deal with all those parts breaking I'm starting to think I should go sell it now, take the hit to my bank account and go get a Subura WRX, at least I know that will last. I'm really scared here for my car because I know that I am a 'enthusiastic' driver. I've already noticed that second gear doesn't seem to be right, what else I wonder do I have to look forward too? Btw, I've started to notice a 'clunk' from my rear suspension, any ideas people?

I'm more worried than ever, and I think that LSD should have been done from the start regardless of cost. Ohh I got something else from someone from SVT, did you know that ford took out 8lbs of sound insulation because "Americans are more tolerant of road noise than europeans" EXCUSE ME???????????? No, it's just something I have to live with to get the driving pleasure.. It's things like this that have me looking to BMW or some other brand for my next car. Most of us who buy SVT's are young professionals, we're a different generation and Ford better take notice or we are gone,, and gone for good.

Sorry Troy, just my personal feelings about it. BTW, why am I only hearing now about this poster???

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Dave Andrews
Black&Tan 2000 SVT