ok guys , i was looking around contour.org and i saw this thread on tehre .... oh my oh my oh my
http://www.contour.org/cgi-ubb/ultim...c&f=1&t=011134

i had to post a reply on there,,, i asked if he wanted to run me

 

maybe it had something to do with the thread here

 

gee , i wonder . hehehe . i didnt say anything on there about maxima.org , i love the org. and ill probably still be on it if/when i get the tour.

 

i wouldn't get the 'tour'.

 

tell me why not ?? all i need are some good reasons not too.

 

the maxima looks nicer and, the maxima is not an american car.

 

FOrd

 

That bothers me listening to "Silver Bullet" or whatever his name speak. Sometimes I think to myself that there should be limits to what cars are allowed to have forums and what cars aren't. Sounds like a real classy guy too...Thank god for maxima.org

 

Why not: To be as quick (stock vs. stock) as a 4th gen 5spd you have to get a STV. A STV is around the same price as a 4th gen 5spd. From being on the Contout.org board for a couple of months (sig. brucer), I would say that the Nissan MTX is much more roubst than the Ford, and the engine probably is too. You have to get the water pump changed to a metal impellar one, because the original plastic one will break. I also see lots of broken motor/transmission mount problems with the Fords. The Fords also seem to be afflicted with all sorts of other various gremlins.
The non-STV Contours/Mystiques with the V6's are bargins compared to Maximas (but you can only beat 3rd gens with them in a straight line). SVT's aren't such a great deal unless handling and smaller size is important to you.

 

This probably started off fro ma thread that was on OT.net. We were discussing FWD cars, and the maxima and contour ended up getting discussed at length there.

 

my sig is Art In Motion on contour.org ...

 

I had to replace my waterpump like 2 weeks ago, cost me almost 800 bucks.

 

How fast are Contour SVTs, anyone know???

Reasons not to get a Contour...hmm
Not as reliable as a max, other then that, it's a matter of personal preference. To me, the 4th gen is definately a better looking car, I don't think I've ever sat or driven a Contour but the interior quality may be similar to the crappy 4th gen plastics and panels. Contours have kind of dull styling as well. I don't know, for speed and looks, I'd go with a maxima. I bet a Contour can be had cheaper though, plus they may make a good commuter car. Depends what is important to you.

 

I have heard some of the new Contour SVT were running as fast as 14.9-14.7 stock.

 

yup ...

 

I raced my stepbrother in his 99 SVT and had 3 car lengths on him by 80, and this was when my 97 SE 5spd was stock.

 

can he drive well ?

 

yeah, i raced my friend with a 99SVT also and spanked him bad off the line AND from a roll...

 

No big deal. Some maximas run that fast too stock. Thats if you know how to drive. Look at deezos car. 15.6 stock with auto. Find me a car for the money that could do that. End of story. Maxima4ever!

 

Last time I ran into an SVT Contour on the highway, we were dead even from 80 - 120 mph...

 

i saw a bunch of you guys posted on contour.org . thats funny , hahaha i love max.org

 

A metal impellar (better than stock) WP cost me $70 from Autozone and took about an hour to put in (I work slow).

Judging by all the Max trolls posting on the Contour board, and none of the Contour people here; Maxima folks are rather insucure.

 

Officer Cartman - "I see this thread must have made it over to the Maxima board, with all the Max trolls on here now"

 

The only SVT Contour I've seen ran a 17.2 at Denver altitude...

Anyone know what that would be in real air?

 

Now that I have attention

Year| Make Model 0-60 1/4 sec 1/4 mph Transmission Graph! Source Date
1999| Ford Contour SVT 6.9 15.4 91 Manual C&D 4/1/1999
1998| Ford Contour SVT 7.1 15.4 91 Unknown

0-60 in about .3 faster than AUTOMATIC maxima's, imagine what a stock '95 5spd would do to them stock. I know Nealoc would tear there little sh!tboxes new @ssholes that's forsure.

Aight i'm done ventin. I know they have speed or whatever but they are IMHO: Ugly, little, cheep engines, fords, UGLY, american quality, torqueless (no fun).

Maxima's are attractive, roomy, very high quality no sqeek enterior (In my 95 SE at least), BEST v-6 regardless of price range, much torqier, ect.

If SVT contours look exactly like the regular ones, then excuse me while I go hurl my brains out.


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Hmmm... I would like to race someone in one of these....


http://www.t04r.com/members/brycedanna.html

 

bryce doesn't race his car.. he only likes to dyno it..

 

Why would you compare a Contour to a Maxima?

 

You shouldnt compare the two the max is ten times bettwer anyways. there a bunch of idiots over there.

Bruce

 

you got a time slip for those numbers in your sig?

 

Yeah i got one some where ill try to scan it and put it up today. it should have been quicker though i missed 3rd gear shift thats why the time is fast but speed is slow.

Bruce

 

oh yeah and for the top end all i can tell you is i have a friend witha very fast supra who paced my on the highway for that, so i guess you just have to trust me.

Bruce

 

if this hold true.. then you would be the fastest NA 3/4/5th Gen.. and probably the only one to have a chace of hitting 13's Aaron won't be happy..

just so i read right.. no Nos / Turbo / SC right?

 

I trust you, there are videos of maximas going over 150mph that can be found. I'm curious how much NOS you were spraying on your 14.0 run.

 

Aaron.. i didn't see NOS in his sig.. or are you trying to imply something?

 

now that i think about it.. with bigger injectors.. ACT Clutch.. and his list of mods.. a better fuel map and advanced timing on a lightweight 95 GXE (probably the fastest Maxima bone stock) .. those numbers are actually possible..

 

im glad to hear that . i think the reason for the high cost is becacuse some things are so hard to access on the maxima. and a lot of the work was just getting to it.

 

They were similar enough for me to compare. I had rented some Contours over a three year span and when I started looking to buy another car for myself I considered a Contour. They are what I thought to be quick and nimble. The appearance was ok and the price was ok. I didn't like the 14" wheels. I definitely didn't like the fact that there is about 100 (to many for me to count) TSB's at the NHTSA site. They are not rated highly at Consumer Reports (if memory serves me correctly). They are basically unreliable and that's why they're cheap. I then decided that I'd rather get something that is more reliable, even if it costs me more. That is why I have a Maxima !

 

FORD = Fix Or Repair Daily (not to be mean)

 

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