You got a Really good deal. My 98 SE, bought last March with 24K miles, has alloys, remote entry and everything else you mentioned (except it's ATX not MTX). We finally got the dealer down to $8600. It's got 34K miles now; I love driving it!

Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the CEG!

Matthew
98.5 Contour SE V6
It has spent 1.5 years under the wrong identity ;-)