SVT suggests premium fuel also. Daily enthusiastic driving yields me around 20 mpg, about 26 hi way. As for the original post, I've owned my car since 5/99 and have loved every second of it! The car still turns heads, even though it's going on 5 years old. Pre 99's have had water pump issues, but I have yet to find someone with a 99+ to have an issue (Ford switched to a newer plastic for the impeller). Crappy adhessive on the dash of 99-00 can lead to dash warp (dash pulls up along defroster vent), so keep an eye out for that.
1999 Contour SVT #1966/2760, Silver Frost/Midnight Blue
Koni Kit, Mille Miglia MM-S rims, B&M shifter, Stazi mesh, SFCs, optimized Y-pipe & TB, SS break lines, K&N drop-in, Infinity Kappa speakers, MTX amp/sub
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