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Whats All This Fuss Over The Ford Contour? First of all don't anyone take this wrong because I don't mean it that way, but why is there a website devoted to the Ford Contour? And after reading through most of the posts why do all of you love this car so much? Again, I'm not trying to be a smart---, I really want to know. What is it?
I have a 98 Contour, V6, burgundy with all the fancy stuff on it. I have had many, many problems. I bought this car because the Ford dealership is the first one I went to. From day one I disliked the body style and as far as driving it nothing spectacular there either. Even with the problems aside I truly don't see the fascination.
Again, I am in no way dissing this website or the car! In fact I love the site, I just read about every post and what tremendous help everyone is. I definately want to be a part of this! Everyone is great and really nice and very helpful. But please explain, whats all the fuss? To me its just a plain ol' car and not even a great looking one at that. Tell me what you see that I don't.
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first of all your not in the right forum. Second of all this car can handle really good compare to most cars on the road. You are like most ignorant fools that are around driving Hondas. They think the tour is ugly and that we have granny cars. But its not until you really drive the crap out of the car until you actually start loving the car.
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I found this website by accident one day after having my car for about a year and have since slowly become hooked.
As I started following what was going on and learning more, I became hooked. I know a lot more about my car now. Sure, my car is not the best in the world. But it is mine! It is a pretty fun hobby to mess around with it.
I came mainly for the info but all of the great people has kept me coming back! Now I come on here 50% for the info and %50 just to shoot the [censored] with my fellow Contique owners.
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Well, compare this car to all the other American and Japanese junk on the road, how it counds, handles rides etc...then compare how it looks. One look will tell you that it's not American. Smooth, graceful lines; sharp, clean creases; nose on the ground, but in the air stance. Stylish, yet not overdone. Elegant, yet sporty, and sometimes even sinister. If you don't see what it's all about, then you either have no style, or you just don't get the concept of a good "horseless carriage"
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As single father the car serves two purposes. 1) it has the room I need for my 2 boys. 2) It has enough power to keep me excited about driving it.My sons (3 and 6) love the car almost as much as me. Even though I have spent almost as much as I paid for the car for repairs and modifications I'm still happy. Its Ford's service and prices for repair parts($200+ for altnator) that bother me.
98 SE Sport. custom catback, Intrax springs, 3L, 3L valves, APEXi S-AFC, 24# injectors.
Other cars:
72 Challenger 360 motor 727 trans (used for parts)
73 Challenger 340 motor 727 trans 15.60 1/4 with bad miss and clogged fuel filter.
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I'll assume you are not a troll and answer honestly. Back in 95 and 96 (and now even) how many 4 door cars could be had with a powerful (for the time) V6 and a manual transmission for under 20k? And even without that - the early SE's and the later SVT's were/are some of the best handling FWD cars on the road. Read some of the reviews off the links page and you'll see the SVT comapared favorbaly too (and beat) A4's, 3 series, the G20, Jetta.... Now there are a lot of base level 4 cylinder, softly sprung ATX tours out there that may not really fit the sports sedan description - but a lot of us actually really like the way the 'tour looks. Now did you actually have a problem with your 'tour that would warrant this post being in the troubleshooting forum? Even with 70,000 miles on mine I still find myself taking the long twisty route to the grocery store just because the car is so much fun to drive. Reliabilty (for my car at least) has been admittedly very poor - but the plusses far outweigh the minuses. I call it the worst car I ever loved  .
97 Contour SE MTX
K&N 3530, UR UDP, 19# Injectors, mystery mod, FMS wires, Fordchip.com chip, SVT: TB, Flywheel, clutch, exhaust
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Help me understand o.k., You disliked the body style and the way it drove; Why the fu%# did you buy it? Don't come on here and ask why this site exists, instead take a look around and you'll see it's pretty damn obvious why. Because of this site, myself, and I'm sure many others have enjoyed their car more so than if this site didn't exist. Damn there's so much I'd like to say, but I won't bother because with the statements you've made, I hardly doubt your worth anymore of my time. 
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1.affordable (rather have 96 contour than 93 honda) 2.reliable (atleast mine is) 3.looks good 4.the aftermarket that does exist isn't too overpriced 5.both the duratec and zetec have good potential 6.ford obviously saw the contour as a good car or they wouldn't have made a svt contour 7.handling 8.this site is very helpful in fixing contours, obtaining parts, getting bigger aftermarket, meeting other contour enthusiast, and argueing  
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
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WTB: Very cheap beater
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Hopefully I'm not feeding a troll... I love this car because I can put my wife, twins, and a weeks worth of luggage in this car, drive to Michigan in the Dec. snow, and be very comfortable while averaging 25-30 mpg. Then I can take everything out and have a blast driving it through the curves, and can run with Bmw's, audi's etc., all day long. The car is very exciting to modify, because there are so many different things you can do to it, and it is very reliable. I know it has problems, but every car does. Keep in mind this is a car that was only in production for 5 years. The reason you only hear complaints is because people don't write letters and call people if they don't have problems. I have 160,000 miles on mine, and the only thing I ever replaced was a water pump that wasn't broken. (although I have a problem now but the troublshooting forum isn't working for me) Also as for the looks, beauty is all about perception. I think some of the contours look very aggresive and agile, and some just look kinda clumbsy. I don't know what the differences are, but they all have personalities. Just try looking at the cars in a different perspective, and you may be surprised how your thinking will change.
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Originally posted by 98contour:
...... I bought this car because the Ford dealership is the first one I went to......
Why ?? Were you really in that much of a rush to get a car. Good job there's no Lada dealers near you ... Originally posted by 98contour:
...... From day one I disliked the body style and as far as driving it nothing spectacular there either ......
The Contour is the best handling car I've ever driven and it looks better than 90% of the cars out there. Why did you buy it if you didn't like it ?? Me smells a troll .....
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