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man i just got my csvt about 6months ago and then i read this. man is this the one thing i dont want to read. man i really love the car and i cant see why there is not alot of aftermarket parts for it. 
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Actually it hasn't sold well due to demand. The demand for a non-high performance (not that it's a slouch) vert/removable hard top 2 seater just isn't there. Ooo and my friend's mom has one and yes it's pretty nice, but like I said, the demand just isn't there.
People who want one, tell me the price is wrong... 
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Originally posted by blktour:
man i really love the car and i cant see why there is not alot of aftermarket parts for it.
Ford hasn't made a Contour for four years and a Cougar for two. As more and more of our cars make their way to the boneyard ('95s are now approaching 10 years) the aftermarket companies lose more and more customers. It just doesn't make economic sense for these companies to produce parts for a dead platform. We have a pretty decent aftermarket as it is, with forced induction, suspension upgrades, brakes, etc. There's still a nice selection of parts to choose from if you look.
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Originally posted by hetfield:
We have a pretty decent aftermarket as it is, with forced induction, suspension upgrades, brakes, etc. There's still a nice selection of parts to choose from if you look.
Hell there is 5-10 times as much now as there was when the car was in production. No lie!
Back when there was one intake, one exhaust, one set of springs, not much else, et cetera.
The choices may still be slim "comparatively" but the choices are all fairly high quality and what do you expect for a near half decade discontinued 4-door old folks rental car anyway.  
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Originally posted by SVT ST PETE:
You can see it by the number of new CEGers over the last few months.
Our cars are getting older, becoming more affordable (cheaper) for younger people to purchase.
The "old" CEG crowd is getting older, making more money and looking for more. More refinement, more luxury, more power, more options, etc.
Not very many 30-somethings want a discontinued, high milage, problematic, decontented, underpowered (by today's standards) car with a small aftermarket and low resale value.
It sucks, but it's true. 
You're absolutely right, those of us that bought these cars brand new are trading them in for something more appropriate to our lifestyles. I'll be trading mine in a year or less, and my new car is going to reflect my middle-age tastes (and most likely be Asian). Many of these cars are on their second, third, or more sets of owners, and many of the Contours I see around the town I live in are being driven by people who appear to be lower income, and the cars show it....dents, missing hubcaps, etc. I don't foresee these cars becoming desirable again, where people want to spend thousands restoring them. Certainly they won't have the restoration appeal of '60's Mustangs or T-Birds. When was the last time you saw anybody trying to restore a Tempo or Granada?
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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 
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Hell there is 5-10 times as much now as there was when the car was in production. No lie!
Back when there was one intake, one exhaust, one set of springs, not much else, et cetera.
The choices may still be slim "comparatively" but the choices are all fairly high quality and what do you expect for a near half decade discontinued 4-door old folks rental car anyway.
No joke! Back in 2000 the aftermarket was pretty non-existent. Now there are more parts anyone can afford to buy. I just wish the B.A.T. catalog would reach 100% complete.
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This same thread has been coming around every couple months for a couple years now and CEG is still here! Contour enthusiasts arenā??t going anywhere.
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Originally posted by ContourKev:
Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Actually it hasn't sold well due to demand. The demand for a non-high performance (not that it's a slouch) vert/removable hard top 2 seater just isn't there. Ooo and my friend's mom has one and yes it's pretty nice, but like I said, the demand just isn't there.
People who want one, tell me the price is wrong...
This may be true. But not even that many people want them. And like you're saying, the few that do can't afford it.
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