Contour SVT
How much does the Contour weigh? At 2700 lb, the lancer is a little porky itself. Hence the reason I hopped into someone's 1800 lb Suzuki for the upcoming season instead.
My best friends SVT suffered 5 broken transmissions before Ford finally bought it back VIA the CA lemon law.
As far as interior, I drove a standard 98 Contour at work for a year. It had 60k miles, and was a real POS. Everything was falling off or sagging. A-typical American craftsmanship...JUNK!
As far as interior, I drove a standard 98 Contour at work for a year. It had 60k miles, and was a real POS. Everything was falling off or sagging. A-typical American craftsmanship...JUNK!
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Originally Posted by BADWRX
My best friends SVT suffered 5 broken transmissions before Ford finally bought it back VIA the CA lemon law.
As far as interior, I drove a standard 98 Contour at work for a year. It had 60k miles, and was a real POS. Everything was falling off or sagging. A-typical American craftsmanship...JUNK!
As far as interior, I drove a standard 98 Contour at work for a year. It had 60k miles, and was a real POS. Everything was falling off or sagging. A-typical American craftsmanship...JUNK!
Oh well that sucks 
My '89 Taurus GL was at 145k when I sold it, and the only repairs it had needed were radiator/head gasket (thanks to me driving with no coolant in July) and the air conditioner compressor. I think the American 4 bangers tend to fall apart more easily than the V6 and larger sedans.
yeah, I had a 3.8 V6 in that Taurus, just enough power to get things done. Ugly car, but hey, it was a free hand-me-down from my mom when I turned 16.
And on a slightly tangent note, the manual SHO is legal for STS because it is under 3.1 liters, while the auto has a 3.2 (correct me if I'm wrong)
And on a slightly tangent note, the manual SHO is legal for STS because it is under 3.1 liters, while the auto has a 3.2 (correct me if I'm wrong)
Originally Posted by ozrmrlancer
I know this is off subject, but I had two of these, and I have been thinking of trading in my OZ for a 1998 contour SVT. Its not the fastest car but the sound and everything about it just rocks. I am just sick of dumping so much money in the OZ, and still it being in the mid to low 16s, and plus the sound is getting on my nerves. My question, does anyone know the long term reliabilty of the 2.5 duratec svt V-6?
1. Harmonic balancer does not like the engine at redline for a long time
2. Oil starvation on hard rights (i.e. track driving)
3. Make sure the service on the car was kept up
I loved my SVT but it was a lease so I had to give it back. I still want one for daily driving but I think I am going to get a SUV (booooo!!!)
Try your darndest to track down a '99 where they got rid of most of the problems.
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