Hi Everyone,
Nice site. Found lots of helpful information on it already.
I'm currently in the market for a "new" car (NEW - meaning, newer than what I have). I currently drive a 1992 Taurus SHO, and I've had it for 5 years, and love it to death. I've looked around for another 2nd generation SHO like mine with lower miles (mine has 160,000), but they are much harder to find nowadays. When looking into other, later model options, I remembered the Contour SVT, and how it caught my eye when they first came out.
I picked up a local "Auto Hunter" magazine and skimmed through it and found nothing at all (300+ pages of nothing). I had been checking ebay the last couple of weeks and couldn't find anything close enough for me to look at...until....this weekend. I was browsing again, and I typically look at every car listed and their location...to my suprise there was one right near me.
It's a 1998...black...79,000 miles (a little more than what I was looking for, but on my budget can't really be too picky). I haven't looked at the car yet, but it is supposed to be in very good condition...very well taken care of. The seller was asking $5900 for the car, but said may be willing to work on the price a little bit. At this point, I only have $5500 cash to spend on something, because money is a little tight as we are building a house. If I can get it at that price (given, I like it after I drive, and it is in the described condition), do you think that is a decent price?
Also, are any of you guys former SHO owners? If so, how do the two cars compare? I'm guessing that I will like the Contour just fine.
Well, time to get back to work...just thought I would post and get some opinions. One other thing...I was wondering are specific things that I should look at when veiwing the car.
Thanks for the help.
-Josh
