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Originally posted by SVTMike:
This same thread has been coming around every couple months for a couple years now and CEG is still here! Contour enthusiasts arenâ??t going anywhere.
I bought my car a few years ago with 28K and I plan on driving it into the ground, so nnedless to say Ill be around for the long run! I am sure that others will be too. Once I am done paying off the student loans I have racked up, I can buy a nice 2 seater and use the tour as the winter driver 
Originally posted by Chickens:
Religion can't do much for ashholes (unless you are an alterboy)
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98 E0 SVT~ sold
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
They brought back the t-bird and it hasn't sold very well at all.
You'll notice that for the last couple of years the car market has been flooded with fancy powerful expensive prestige models. This is because there's a lag of several years between when they decide what to make for new models, and when it's sold... and several years ago we were all rich and enjoying boom times. Now a lot of the car companies are stuck with showrooms full of overpriced luxury crap that not nearly enough people can afford to budget. So it's nothing that special about the Tbird itself -- the same thing is happening to different companies.
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I bought my SVT new, and except for a few problems, have really enjoyed the car. I STILL get compliments on it after all seven* of these years! Even from chicks.  It really is a well-designed, nice-looking car. It's not some trendy fad look that goes out of style in a year or two. Plus, you don't see them everywhere like the ricer cars. "Oh wow, another Honda... Whoopee..." Yes, it would be nice if it were easier and cheaper to get some more power out of them, but they're still fun to drive! And there are a fair amount of parts available. Plus, they do handle quite well -- especially with some suspension mods! One benefit of having a slightly older car, is that damaged ones are now showing up in the pull-it-yourself junkyards. Their prices are a lot lower than the they-pull-it kind, so now it's even less expensive to re-content, etc. In fact, I'm re-contenting my inside door handle lights right now. Anyway, I plan on keeping the car for many more miles of track days, commutes, road trips, etc.  Marty *Yes, I got the car in May of 1997, so it has been seven years. It was kinda nice having a "new" car for a year-and-a-half!
98 SVT, Black, No. 786, May 7, 1997.
K&N, MSDS, Xcal2, Tint, Antennas, Big Gulp(R)-Sized Cupholder, Rear Dome Lt., Koni/Eibach, DMD, Pre-98 Sails, Brake Cooling Deflectors, Sidemarkers, Etc.
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"Get the Door - It's GrooveNerd!"
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If its that serious...you can just upgrade to a Mazda 6. That seems to be the new contour.
~darp~
Originally posted by PÃ?â?¢WDÃ?â?°Ã?®CÃ?Ë?Ã?Æ?TMÃ?â?¬N:
I can do anything if i can find that powder .
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im one of those kids who can now afford a tour (im on my second SVT) and i dont plan on getting rid of mine anytime soon, so the future is ME!
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The people may be selling their cars, but the people themselves still stick around.
They just can't get away
mwahahahha
A lot have bought different cars, tried to find groups equal to CEG to match their cars and always come back with great things to say about the people of CEG, and they never leave.
It's the E in CEG that make this place what it is.
don't get down about the car sales.
Kim
1995 Contour GL
Needs less "needs more"
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The thought of selling mine has crossed my mind many of time, but seeing how I would be lucky to get half of what I paid for it.......NO WAY....it has NEVER given me any problems and is paid off....so the svt is a keeper.... although that new WRX-STI sure is sweet for 29k 
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I plan on freeze-drying my contour.
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Some folks are project oriented. They've just gotta be tinkering, no matter what car they own.
I'm still the first and only owner of my 96, and I don't see myself getting rid of it, though I have been tempted. There are a lot of nice rwd cars out now with decent hp, whereas there really weren't that many just a couple of years ago. And those 90's BMWs are getting more affordable. And Porsches.
Funny thing is, I see the same types of people on the PCA boards. People with garage queens that they'll never get rid of, much less drive, and people with one driver and one project.
Anyway, I see a lot of banged up GLs out there, and the rare, early SE that's actually in decent shape. I see the same thing with 914's, 924's, and 944's. I've even seen some ragged out 911's. The most common compliment I get from people is that they were sure my car was newer, maybe a 2000 model.
I don't know. Maybe it will be in my family until it disintegrates. Maybe when it's no longer roadworthy, it's time for the stripped interior and the roll cage. Maybe I'll keep it running and pass it on to my kids when they start driving in 8 years. Should have a fine patina by then.
And whoever compared this car to the Tempaz...
First of all, believe it or not, there are Tempaz enthusiasts.
Secondly, this car is not born of the Tempaz, but of the Sierra/XR4Ti. There are very few clean examples left, but they are out there, and people hang onto them. And they still get parts.
Does the average person know what this car is?
Funny thing, one of my coworkers just bought a 98 Contour with the V-6 and MTX for her daughter. Her comment? "Gosh, it's pretty quick. I was surprised." Surprised? You're buying the car and you didn't know?
Anyway, who cares about the average person. Car enthusiasts recognize the Contour, and that's why it will live forever.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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Originally posted by darpinian:
If its that serious...you can just upgrade to a Mazda 6. That seems to be the new contour.
~darp~
It's what I have been saying. Next year, Ford brings out a new mid sized car, was to be called Futura. No name selected yet.
No, Ford isn't ever going to "bring the Mondeo here" and the Contour name won't come back. Just move on to newer cars, but in the mean time, CEG is still humming.
"I've noticed we are getting an increasing number of idiots coming on ceg. I still like to think of the svtc as a true enthusiast's car "
There's been "idiots" on these forums since day 1.
Last edited by 2000GreenTour; 05/26/04 05:28 PM.
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 SE, Code Red. '00 Tropic Green Ford Escort SE [Contour's little cousin]
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