I had a 2001 cougar xr7 which is basically the same car mechanically, I had a bunch of bolt ons and she dyno’d at 247 whp , the cold air intake with the catbacks made it sound beautiful….. she held her own against a lot of top imports
My 98 CVST just got its first clutch job after 310,000 miles...it needs a rear bumper which is next to nothing to finding...i still love the sound of secondaries opening...i have an RX8 and a Mazdaspeed6...but there is something about that 2.5 that i love!!!
I drove a regular Contour v6 in college and I am currently rebuilding my '98 silver CSVT with my dad. There's just something about this car and engine that is so endearing. t's been a long time coming but I can't wait to finally be driving a CSVT for the first time!
im still driving my 99 no issues yet ........ knock on wood!.... this video just made me love my car even more! and your right the A/c will freeze you in the summer and the heater will melt you in the winter! love my csvt!
I don't remember my 1998 Contour SVT being this sluggish. It was driven to 143 mph one time in a remote location by a trained driver with me in the passenger seat. Mine was leased and had the drive train, engine, trans replaced at 300 miles with no further problems. Returned at 63K and 3 yrs.
I'm glad Ford figured out how to make the 2013+ Fusion (Mondeo/Contour) dash to warp. Keeping the heritage alive! Lol About my only complaint with my Fusion is the dash warping.
Btw I absolutely hated working on that car. Even an oil change was a damn chore! Working on the car was such a pain in the ass i eventually sold it to a friend who loved the car and HAD to have it…….he wrecked it😢
I’ve got a 2000 tropic green CSVT that I got last year as my first car. Ever since I first found out about this car I just had to have one. I bought it from the original owner he was a cool guy. It’s got a lot of issues but I plan on fixing them eventually.
Water pump issues were only on the 95-96 cars as they had plastic impellers which Ford had updated for all cars in 96-97 so no SVT Contour has such issue. The power unlock has no issue, if you're having issue you fab's battery is fading. Window switch failure however is common as the switches tend to carbon up but if you take them apart and clean them they typically work like new.
I have a question. I'm trying to find a diff for my contour svt and I can't seem to find one anywhere. Now I've heard that the early model Ford focus has the same transmission you think I can use a diff out of that car instead?
I've only seen 4 of them in person my entire life. One was back in the early 2000s, when my friend's dad bought one brand new. My first car was a gunmetal grey Contour and I was so jealous of that SVT.
no it doesn't. These are the CDW27 platform cars: Ford Mondeo Mk I (1993-1996) Ford Contour (1995-2000) Ford Cougar (1999-2002) Mercury Mystique (1995-2000) Mercury Cougar (1999-2002)
U should get doug demuro to review it. People need to be exposed to the ford contour, the best handling car ive ever driven and ive owned lots of cars. And in just my opinion, the v6 does sound nice, just isnt very reliable or fun to work on. Good video tho, subbed
@@driversreview well, js but he did review a yugo which isnt anything special except the fact that it was a pos that is now quite rare, also he reviewed several boring cars like the Lincoln Continental
I drive a 98 csvt for my daily it's a fun car for dd but I can see why it didn't do well selling trying to go up against a E36 m3.there not even in the same universe. They should have marketed it more towards just a fun 4 Dr sedan,and also gave it more power as it's kinda a turd for an SVT car.also the best SVT even made is the Terminator.
Wonderful car. Had a '99 Mondeo ST200 as it was called here. Unfortunately went to the scrap yard as Ford are useless when it comes to rust protection. BTW, BWM M3 have never had a V6, a straight 6 is what BMW used back then(and now in other models).
@@driversreview No one knows because they weren't advertised that well (like the Contour SVTs) but they could be found in "Ford Motorsport" ads from 1984-1985. Only 10,000 would be made (about as many as the SVT Contours)
I was thinking this, too and I wondered if that just what CSVT guys called it so we didn't have to experience peoples' eyes rolling when we say Contour...SVT so we said SVT....Contour.
I had a 2001 cougar xr7 which is basically the same car mechanically, I had a bunch of bolt ons and she dyno’d at 247 whp , the cold air intake with the catbacks made it sound beautiful….. she held her own against a lot of top imports
Drove my 2000 SVT Contour for 10 years. Black/tan. Loved that car and miss it.
Sounds like its time for another. You can pick up a super clean one for $3-4k all day.
My 98 CVST just got its first clutch job after 310,000 miles...it needs a rear bumper which is next to nothing to finding...i still love the sound of secondaries opening...i have an RX8 and a Mazdaspeed6...but there is something about that 2.5 that i love!!!
310k is pretty impressive. Stock shifter or did you upgrade?
I drove a regular Contour v6 in college and I am currently rebuilding my '98 silver CSVT with my dad. There's just something about this car and engine that is so endearing. t's been a long time coming but I can't wait to finally be driving a CSVT for the first time!
im still driving my 99 no issues yet ........ knock on wood!.... this video just made me love my car even more! and your right the A/c will freeze you in the summer and the heater will melt you in the winter! love my csvt!
Red, keep it going! There's not enough clean examples left.
I don't remember my 1998 Contour SVT being this sluggish. It was driven to 143 mph one time in a remote location by a trained driver with me in the passenger seat. Mine was leased and had the drive train, engine, trans replaced at 300 miles with no further problems. Returned at 63K and 3 yrs.
I had this car, black with the purple interior.
Ahhh the infamous dash warp. Owned my 98 CSVT for 20 years, fun car.
It is for sure !
I'm glad Ford figured out how to make the 2013+ Fusion (Mondeo/Contour) dash to warp. Keeping the heritage alive! Lol About my only complaint with my Fusion is the dash warping.
@@OhPhuckYou lol
OMG Park it in the garage. So clean so clean
Btw I absolutely hated working on that car. Even an oil change was a damn chore! Working on the car was such a pain in the ass i eventually sold it to a friend who loved the car and HAD to have it…….he wrecked it😢
I’ve got a 2000 tropic green CSVT that I got last year as my first car. Ever since I first found out about this car I just had to have one. I bought it from the original owner he was a cool guy. It’s got a lot of issues but I plan on fixing them eventually.
I currently have a 2000 tropic green as well. I wonder how many of them are still on the road
Good honest review in my opinion. I might not agree with everything but I’d say you hit the nail on the head.
Thank you. I love these cars and have a lot of passion for the SVT.
*SVT Contour. One of the best engine sounds ever
If the water pump is the same as the duratec 2.5 in the regular contour/ mystique. It'll take about an hour to change out. Or less.
I had one of these from 04-08. I learned how to drive manual on this car.
I learned to drive a manual on another Ford- a 1984 GT350 Mustang
It’s a Beautiful car and looks and good shape, I have one gray color 99, and steal and good shape to
Water pump issues were only on the 95-96 cars as they had plastic impellers which Ford had updated for all cars in 96-97 so no SVT Contour has such issue.
The power unlock has no issue, if you're having issue you fab's battery is fading. Window switch failure however is common as the switches tend to carbon up but if you take them apart and clean them they typically work like new.
Actually my 98 CSVT had the plastic water pump impeller...may have been updated in 99
I have a question. I'm trying to find a diff for my contour svt and I can't seem to find one anywhere. Now I've heard that the early model Ford focus has the same transmission you think I can use a diff out of that car instead?
When I see that, I think Ford Mondeo.
same thing
Had a 99 and was a very fun car. If not for Ford's bad quality they could have taken the market, trans was tearable and wiring was cheap 😡
Wiring issues seem to be a common theme with the Contours . . . too bad because this car had a ton of untapped potential.
Honored to be able to drive one every day. Very cool one off. Ive seen 1 other ever while driving around town.
I've only seen 4 of them in person my entire life. One was back in the early 2000s, when my friend's dad bought one brand new. My first car was a gunmetal grey Contour and I was so jealous of that SVT.
Not a bad review... kudos
What would be a typical asking price for a 99 with 133k?
$3.5 to $4.5k
It has the same body and chassis with v8 Thunderbird 99'
2000model! I still like to have them both👍
I've always wanted a Turbo Coupe!
no it doesn't. These are the CDW27 platform cars:
Ford Mondeo Mk I (1993-1996)
Ford Contour (1995-2000)
Ford Cougar (1999-2002)
Mercury Mystique (1995-2000)
Mercury Cougar (1999-2002)
U should get doug demuro to review it. People need to be exposed to the ford contour, the best handling car ive ever driven and ive owned lots of cars. And in just my opinion, the v6 does sound nice, just isnt very reliable or fun to work on. Good video tho, subbed
I don't know if the SVT has enough quirks for Demerro to be interested, but it'd be cool if he did! And thank you.
@@driversreview well, js but he did review a yugo which isnt anything special except the fact that it was a pos that is now quite rare, also he reviewed several boring cars like the Lincoln Continental
It almost has enough features for doug but not a 1:1 quirk to feature ratio
I drive a 98 csvt for my daily it's a fun car for dd but I can see why it didn't do well selling trying to go up against a E36 m3.there not even in the same universe. They should have marketed it more towards just a fun 4 Dr sedan,and also gave it more power as it's kinda a turd for an SVT car.also the best SVT even made is the Terminator.
Black Beauty
Wonderful car. Had a '99 Mondeo ST200 as it was called here. Unfortunately went to the scrap yard as Ford are useless when it comes to rust protection.
BTW, BWM M3 have never had a V6, a straight 6 is what BMW used back then(and now in other models).
If you want it truly to be a clean example, you need to replace that sunroof motor and cover. Other wise looks pretty clean.
This one actually has a crank gear from a Mondeo!
Ha ha I know exact the places you were driving though in this video. My grandmother used to stay in that area
Can't beat Downriver!
You forgot the 1984-1985 Turbo EXP, they were built by SVO even though it doesn't carry "SVO" badges.
You're right, I didn't mention the EXP at all. I was actually unaware SVO built a performance EXP. Nice to know!
@@driversreview No one knows because they weren't advertised that well (like the Contour SVTs) but they could be found in "Ford Motorsport" ads from 1984-1985.
Only 10,000 would be made (about as many as the SVT Contours)
Anyone selling 1
I have a black svt with 131ooo kms for sale and yes it is in Canada.
SVT Contour*
Touche
I was thinking this, too and I wondered if that just what CSVT guys called it so we didn't have to experience peoples' eyes rolling when we say Contour...SVT so we said SVT....Contour.
Better late than never.
Sometimes it takes time to appreciate a car like this.
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