Contour SVT
09-05-2003, 01:25 AM
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Contour SVT
99 and up had 5 more hp than the rest, speed on all of them were the same I think, like 7.2 sec 0-60 and 1/4 mile at 15.2 in Car and Driver Magazine for the 98 (my wife owns one thats how I know lol)
09-05-2003, 01:28 AM
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ya. Ford's official 0-60 blurb was at 7.9, but that was quite conservative. I've heard anywhere from high 6s to high 7s.</P>
Can't argue with someone who owns one though. I got as far as a test drive before I decided on something else</P>
09-05-2003, 01:32 AM
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it's still a great car! sporty suspension ect. looks great...just not as peppy as the Maximas are... are the stats your telling me with auto or 5spd?<edited><editID>Redline5th</editID><editDate>37868.9813310185</editDate></edited>
09-05-2003, 01:41 AM
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At the time my options were Contour SVT or V6 Mustang. Being a thinking man, I knew that if I got a V6 Mustang then, I would have no shot at another one later, regardless of engine size, due to tight interior. I also knew that getting the SVT would have put us in a bit of a money crunch as well as losing much of the better performance sell with my wife. So we got a Taurus.</P>
Now she has a Wrangler and I have a GT that cost less than the Taurus did at the time. 0% financing and they paid off Taurus plus gave 4K on sticker price. Can't complain.</P>
Moral is... sometimes the shortestdistance between two pointsis NOT a straight line. <IMG src=smileys/smiley4.gif border="0"></P>