Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General General Question for all Contour/Mystique owners

For a '95 Contour V6, the harness kit was $600 (it includes 4 harnesses)

The Zetec one should be cheaper, because it only includes 2 or 3 harnesses, and they are not as complex.

'96 and newer cars should be cheaper, because they use the newer style connectors found on current Ford vehicles, unlike the '95 which uses older style connectors that are likely more expensive due to being made in smaller quantities.

I base that on the fact that the injector harness, by itself, for a '95 V6 is about $400 while the injector harness for the '96 V6 is only about $200.

Yes, this means that the harness kit is a MUCH better deal than buying all the harnesses separately.

start to look on autotrader.com or in your local listings, then go to www.kbb.com and go through and bluebook the car you are looking at buying. My 1996 Contour GL with no options, except cassette, and power mirrors (pretty sure standard) costs 1750$ with a 5 speed manaual and 100K miles. But I had to dump abotu 1000$ worth of work into it, because it was on the verge of the 100K mile dye out thing. where everything that needs to be replaced at 100K miles, needed to be replaced. EG timing belt, Spark Plugs, Coil, wires, one of my Bearings is going bad (getting replaced wednesday), my fuel injector needs to be cleaned pretty soon as well (so says the mechanic).

I see most Contiques at the boneyard because: Accident, and a few Electrical

Zetecs seem pulled quickly at the boneyard... everyone wants them powerful engines

You should be able to pick up a nice SE for half of what an SVT costs and your insurance will be less If I knew then what I know now, I would've gotten an SE/MTX/V6, no doubt about it because once you've done the suspesion and a couple mods, your pretty damn close to the perf of an SVT anyways