My "new" Ford Contour SVT

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LightngSVT

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Well after a long time looking, I picked this car up this past Wednesday. It was at a Checy dealer, they really didnt know what the car was and let it go for a bit over $6600, it has only 58k miles! It needed some detailing and I asked them not to let their "kids" detail it. i didnt want it to get any worse.



Exterior:

NXT wash

Meguiars clay

Tarminator to remove road tar/bugs/etc

NXT wash, dry w/ WW towel

Meguairs #82 (?) SFP w/rotary (dont have a PC yet) about 1500 RPM and medium foam pad

Wolfgang twins by hand

Mother metal polish on tailpipes

#40 on exterior trim

Meg's Endurance high gloss tire gel on tires



Interior:

vacuum

diluted Simple green on stains

Diluted Woolite to clean carpets / mats / vinyl

Hoover "steam vac" with warm water for extraction

Lexol leather cleaner and conditioner

#40 on vinyl

Invisible glass



Exterior before:

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Exterior after:

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Interior before:

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Interior after:

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hood after wash and clay:

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hood after wash, clay, SFP and Wolf twins x1:

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Car after window tinting and second coat of the Wolf:

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I always liked those cars. . .congrats!



I had a classmate who went thru 3 trannys on one, but he also drove like an idiot!



David
 
Thanks for the compliments! I like to think I take car of my cars and have a bit of a knack for detailing. The car cleaned up awesome! Wolfgang is great stuff too. I have to say the car could pass for 1 - 2 years old now.



n1976jmk, What I meant was they thought it was a Ford Contour. They really didnt understand that an SVT was a "special" car above and beyond a normal Contour.



Gonzo, thanks. You have a nice truck too, good choice of color. The Lightning sits way to high for my tastes (although pot holes, curbs, etc arent an issue). I plan to do a 2 - 3" drop this summer. I dont want to slam it, but take some of the gap out of the wheel wells (my 93 Lightning is lowered over 4"!)



Hondaguy2582, Im planning to go to Stoney Creek. What is the average age of the guys going? ANyway, sounds like more of a sport compact crowd so Id probably bring the 'Tour.
 
Great work! You did the right thing not letting the dealer clean it up for you. That silver paint really looks liquid! The tint job really looks tight with that color.



Now it is time to terrorize the streets with your little sleeper. So few really know what that is. ;)
 
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I *owned* two SVT Contour(98 and 99) both were complete POS's. I finally had to take it bent over when the engine blew for the THIRD time in my last one. I really, really can't stand those cars anymore. I am glad I got rid of mine. Good luck on yours because YOU will have problems. Then again it is a Ford(FRAUD). :rolleyes:
 
Buick_guy, The SVT version has a 2.5 Duratec. The engine sounds good on paper but in reality it is a failure. That version suffers from a myrid of problems ranging from oil starvation issue to weak crankshafts that snap. Check out www.contour.org and you will see what I am talking about. Most of the people over there have already gotten rid of there cars because after a few years/60,000+ miles they turn to complete ****.
 
LightngSVT

You could go in da hood and mount 22's to fill the wheel well, or stay out of da hood and mount 20's?
 
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