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Where did I say it was a problem? I was discussing the "daddy" CSVT and the benchmark contour... Nice way to get off track there. 
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Where did I say it was a problem? I was discussing the "daddy" CSVT and the benchmark contour... Nice way to get off track there.
KTF, review the thread. It's about the styling of the car, not the engine, not the chronology of the marque, just the look of the car.
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"the CSVT is the benchmark, the Daddy."  The 1995-97 Contour SE came first, and the SVT shares many parts, so it isn't like it was built in its own factory or was hand built.
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Originally posted by 2000GreenTour:
"the CSVT is the benchmark, the Daddy."
The 1995-97 Contour SE came first, and the SVT shares many parts, so it isn't like it was built in its own factory or was hand built.
Yes, what you've said is correct. Completely off-topic, but correct.
Like I said to KTF ...
"Review the thread. It's about the styling of the car, not the engine, not the chronology of the marque, just the look of the car."
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Wow, I seem to remember you talking about the CSVT being the benchmark and the "daddy". Even as far as styling goes this would not be correct, especially the "daddy" part. Review the thread.
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96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
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i was at my work (pizza shop) and a guy comes in to get food, and starts asking "does anyone know what the 260 on the window of that car means?" im like, thats my car, and i took it to the track last night and didnt get a chance to clean the window off. then he asks if i got it all "tricked out" im like soon it will be (not giving details about the 3L swap) then he says something about a dodge and a hyundai, and hands me his business card (he works for what i believe to be the biggest dealership in the city, #1 cochran for you pittsburgh ppl, that sells practically every brand of car) now im 19, and work in a pizza shop, does it look like im tryin to buy a brand new car? i guess this guy was desperate...
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i dunno about that. if i was a salesman, and a saw a car enthusiast, i'd go out of my way to impress him. when you are looking for a new car, you'll remember him cause he gave you respect, and when all your friends go to you, the car guy, asking for advice, maybe you'll drop the guy's name, he seemed nice enough, right?
like someone else mentioned earlier in this post, don't underestimate word of mouth advertising. one good recomendation from a friend is worth all the billboards in the world.
now officially a troll, i guess. used to have a black 96 SE, until it broke down one too many times.
now I'm hunting for a motorycle.
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Originally posted by Drumbo:
Like my brother once said, when you park a car you really love, you never accidently leave the lights on ... Because you always turn around and look at it as you're walking away.
That's a pretty good quote. I definately take a second, third and even fourth look at my car after I get out.
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Originally posted by Drumbo:
Meaning no slight to non-CSVT owners, I'd say all Mystiques and non-SVT Contours (respectable cars in their own right) look like diminished versions of the CSVT.
Meaning no slight to CSVT and second generation Contour owners, I'd say that Ford took a serious step backward in the design department when they restyled the first generation Contour. For me anyway, the racer-boy gee-whiz styling of the CSVT is an enormous liability and the overall styling of the second generation Contours was a serious mistake.
I want to like this styling, I really do, but the styling, especially the front grill and headlights of the second generation makes me cringe. My next car will be either a pristine '96 CSE with low mileage or a new Mazda 6.
I do, however, like the styling of all Mystiques - no matter what the year.
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