Hi all, I just bought an SVT Contour a few weeks ago, and had the time of my life for about a week. Then it seemed like everything started to fall apart. The car began dying at every other stoplight when the clutch was pushed in. Then the check engine light came on. I took it to the local Ford dealer, and they said that the manifolds were shot and needed to be replaced ($350 each!!). Also a new throttle body, two new O2 sensors, and a new MAF. The estimate (including labor) came to around $1800. I love my car and dont' want to sell it, but I can honestly not afford these repairs. I was hoping perhaps someone on here knew something that the Ford Service folk didn't, which wouldn't surprise me much! Thanks in advance,
NC
