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In their current issue about Ford's new cars, they ripped on the SVT Contours in ordered to praise to the SVT Focus! They said something like up until now, Ford doesn't have anything that can compete with Hondas, Toyotas, Mitsubishis! WTF!? They forgot about the Contours?
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even the pro's have a hard time remembering the good ones  what's there clock set to? SVO Mustangs have been whoopin all over Hondas in the 80's, oh wait Hondas didn't exist until the Si... right Infuryum? 
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Not in anyone's defense but they were probably thinking about small compacts and hatchbacks(ie civics, celica, eclipse). The Contour SVT can whup on everyone in that list but it probaby better suited against Acords,Camary's and galants which are all modded more for looks than performance.
SSG "OJ" Durham Mannheim, Germany 2002 BMW 330I Steel gray metallic Sports Package Premium Package Heated seats Bi-xenon lights trunk mounted CD changer Euro Clears Custom floormats 18" BBS Challenge rims 20% tint all around My webpage 99 SVT T-Red #691...SOLD 99 SE Silver atx (wife)
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were you going down a steep hill? just kidding. thats awesome dude. Is that spoiler stock or aftermarket? if it's an aftermarket can you take a picture of the back of the car and post it.
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Originally posted by 98.5SVT:
were you going down a steep hill? just kidding. thats awesome dude. Is that spoiler stock or aftermarket? if it's an aftermarket can you take a picture of the back of the car and post it. 
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EZ, we're not exactly in the same EPA classing as Civics, etc.
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Originally posted by 98.5SVT:
were you going down a steep hill? just kidding. thats awesome dude. Is that spoiler stock or aftermarket? if it's an aftermarket can you take a picture of the back of the car and post it. Is this refering to me? If it is than the spolier was a dealer add on because they screwed up my finance rate and had to change it from 2.9% to 5.9%. So I let them change the rate for a spolier and they also kept the mothly payments the same. So they had to knock another thousand or so off the price. I can take a picture but you have to wait until I get back to Germany and email me in a month because I am visiting my parents in Jersey until June.
SSG "OJ" Durham Mannheim, Germany 2002 BMW 330I Steel gray metallic Sports Package Premium Package Heated seats Bi-xenon lights trunk mounted CD changer Euro Clears Custom floormats 18" BBS Challenge rims 20% tint all around My webpage 99 SVT T-Red #691...SOLD 99 SE Silver atx (wife)
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Originally posted by mamisano: Follow the 150mph-Proof link in OJ's signature. 1 picture = 1000 words. Ve are driving on ze Autobahn... I would've needed a passenger to take this photo, since I'd have both hands in a death-grip on the wheel!  The highest I've had mine is 120 on US 290 going to Austin, and only then because the road was dead flat, straight, and nobody else was in sight. And she wasn't really even breathing that hard...
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Well, if you want to go that way....the Fox-body Mustang is considered a subcompact by the EPA. Originally posted by Steve Bassen:
EZ, we're not exactly in the same EPA classing as Civics, etc.
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Yeah, the EPA's kinda funky like that. Internal volume, right? Regardless, the 'tour is an "entry mid-size sedan", and the Civic is a subcompact/compact/something-other-than-entry-midsize.
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