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Originally posted by Ray:
Originally posted by yomanwill:
Why did ford kill the contour?
Has it been a month, already?
Ray
how much longer till i get to ask what the differences between the different models are?  or how i can find out what the production # of my csvt is? 
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Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
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Differences is coming up here in about 3 or 4 days.
The production number was JUST reset today, or yesterday, so you're lookin at Halloween or so.
Ray
'99 CSVT - Silver #222/276
In a constant state of blow-off euphoria.
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Originally posted by Ray:
The production number was JUST reset today, or yesterday, so you're lookin at Halloween or so.
Ray
dammit! 
i call dibs on differences 
Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
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In addition to the "Escort size for a Taurus price" conundrum, the base models really did not make a very good impression. Back in '98 my dad and I test drove a '97 Zetec ATX Mystique program car. The engine idled so rough that it made the whole dashboard shake and rattle, and something in the roof would buzz too. It was really quite ridiculous, especially for a practically new car, and certainly didn't encourage him to explore the rest of the Mystique lineup.
Also, the higher-end models were really *too* nice and well-engineered. In America, people tend to buy compact cars because they're really cheap, good on gas, and it's not the end of the world if their 16 year old smashes it up. Aside from the BMW 3-series, nobody wants to spend more money to have a nice car if it's still small. This perception seems to be changing though.. The Mazda3 gets rave reviews for being so nice, and small cars in general are getting nicer and more expensive. Gas prices are no doubt playing a role. But this was not the case when Ford sold the Contour here.
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Originally posted by svt4stv:
Originally posted by Ray:
The production number was JUST reset today, or yesterday, so you're lookin at Halloween or so.
Ray
dammit!
i call dibs on differences
you snooze you lose.
1-800-ford-svt and
this is lifted from the 99 model year owners guide supplement:
-larger front brakes, 10.94" vented front rotors
-bosch 4 channel, 4 sensor antilock braking system
-enhanced suspension, 19 mm front stabilizer and 18 mm rear stabilzer
-unique front and rear bumper covers
-round foglamps
-unique mesh grills
-unique rear valance panel, rocker sill extentions, mesh grill and stainless muffler tips
-unique wheels
-special seats front and rear with extra bolstering
-unique texture door trim inserts
-svt gauges
engine stuff:
-hp=195 for 98 and 200 @6700rpm for 99/00
-torque=167 lb/ft @5625
-redline=6750 soft and 7000 hard
-10.0:1 compression ratio, increased in 2k to i don't remember what
-throttle body=60mm
-70 mm mass air sensor
-large conical airfilter
-heavy duty radiator
-extrude honed uim and heads
-32 mm lim
-special cams and pistons
-18 lbs flywheel
-19 lbs/hr fuel injectors
-block mounted water to oil oil cooler
-quasi dual exhaust
-special clutch
any errors in this list are the fault of the owners supplement, not me.
00 black/tan svt, #2052 of 2150, born 2/1/00
formerly known as my csvt
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Function before fashion.
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"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 rearden:
In addition to the "Escort size for a Taurus price" conundrum, the base models really did not make a very good impression. Back in '98 my dad and I test drove a '97 Zetec ATX Mystique program car. The engine idled so rough that it made the whole dashboard shake and rattle, and something in the roof would buzz too. It was really quite ridiculous, especially for a practically new car, and certainly didn't encourage him to explore the rest of the Mystique lineup.
Also, the higher-end models were really *too* nice and well-engineered. In America, people tend to buy compact cars because they're really cheap, good on gas, and it's not the end of the world if their 16 year old smashes it up. Aside from the BMW 3-series, nobody wants to spend more money to have a nice car if it's still small. This perception seems to be changing though.. The Mazda3 gets rave reviews for being so nice, and small cars in general are getting nicer and more expensive. Gas prices are no doubt playing a role. But this was not the case when Ford sold the Contour here.
...i think what he said coupled with HORRIBLE advertising...i never once saw a car commercial for the contour, and at the time of their production i was glued to the tv
"Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever."-Aristophanes.
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Originally posted by tour96se:
Originally posted by rearden:
In addition to the "Escort size for a Taurus price" conundrum, the base models really did not make a very good impression. Back in '98 my dad and I test drove a '97 Zetec ATX Mystique program car. The engine idled so rough that it made the whole dashboard shake and rattle, and something in the roof would buzz too. It was really quite ridiculous, especially for a practically new car, and certainly didn't encourage him to explore the rest of the Mystique lineup.
Also, the higher-end models were really *too* nice and well-engineered. In America, people tend to buy compact cars because they're really cheap, good on gas, and it's not the end of the world if their 16 year old smashes it up. Aside from the BMW 3-series, nobody wants to spend more money to have a nice car if it's still small. This perception seems to be changing though.. The Mazda3 gets rave reviews for being so nice, and small cars in general are getting nicer and more expensive. Gas prices are no doubt playing a role. But this was not the case when Ford sold the Contour here.
...i think what he said coupled with HORRIBLE advertising...i never once saw a car commercial for the contour, and at the time of their production i was glued to the tv
Car was advertised heavily in late '94. Plus it made Car and Drivers 10-best list in '95 and '96.
Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars ~ Hobart Brown
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Originally posted by tour96se:
...i think what he said coupled with HORRIBLE advertising...i never once saw a car commercial for the contour, and at the time of their production i was glued to the tv
I remember seeing a contour/mystique commericial where they were blasting off like a space shuttle, it was really cheesy, but that's the only ad I had ever seen for these cars.
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Originally posted by yomanwill:
Why did ford kill the contour?
I just got this car, and I love it...for a ten year old beater its a spunky inline 4, roomy, decent handleing, and it does'nt look like a box...Why in hell did they kill it, whats its repacement?
Because it's design was/is uninspiring, the price was too high, there wasn't enough space, etc. Should I go on? Basically, the car was an honest mistake.
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