So, the G20 may be going bye bye soon.

[kris]

It's good to see some SVT owners in here. Maybe you could put up your likes/dislikes about your car, and any known problems that you know of. Here are some of the things I have found out so far. The water pump tends to go out at around 65k miles. I guess some people are having a little problem with turning right very fast and spinning a bearing in the engine. Basically no one knows why, but it seems to happen when you are ½ or less on the dipstick, and revving hard around a long right hander. I guess there is also some slight problems with the dash warping? I heard that it was recall for that, but not sure. One person I spoke to said it was replaced by Ford. I am still looking to verify that. But all in all, I have not talked to to many actual SVT owners that have hated their purchase.

[corey]

of course im a little partial, but i will try to be not biased....


ive heard alot about the dash warping, i have a 98 with 56000 miles and i have yet to have my dash warp

some ppl complain about sqeeks/creaks/rattles, same thing i have yet to have this complaint

the waterpump impellers are plastic, so they tend to go at about 60000 miles like you said....i still have to replace mine.....


as for oil starvation, and blown motors......i drive my car hard, no problems and i take many corners, both left and right..(since i have the ground control/KONI setup).........AND i have a vortech blower on my car, so it stresses my car even more than normal

any other questions, let me know

[Fast4DrSVT]

I own a 99 SVT with a 00 svt engine, I blew the motor because of my OWN mishap not the motor itself, plus it's nice having that extra 5hp..205 instead of 200 from the 99, and yes I have verified that. My dash did warp and yes it is under recall, I had mine replaced already. I'm still using the same water pump, it has 80,000 on it.

Dislikes First:
dated interior dash (radio, heater controls etc).
thats it...sorry G owners..

Likes:
OMG the engine in this thing is awesome..
car responds excellent to mods
handling is by far better stock vs. stock than the G-20
I know I sold both.
very strong top end
0-60 6.9 sec stock 15.3 1/4 stock
as far as the ford reliability issues go, I've had no problems with mine except when I toasted the engine due to my OWN ignorance, not the motors. Also I use to own a 93 Probe GT with 153,245 miles on it before I sold it. I can only speak from my own experiences. I think the G cars are nice cars but nissan seriously underpowered the car, other than that I would own one (G-20t) also.

Thanks
Eric

[corey]

205 verified? huh? who verified that


the most hp they ever were was 200.........

[Fast4DrSVT]

Hey Corey, I use to work at Galloway Ford in Ft. Myers, FL. They are an authorized SVT dealership, use to sell cars there. Ford only left the 200 hp rating on the last spec sheet because they knew they were going to stop production long before the 2000 came out but had to change the displacment due to regulations. Well I don;t know if it is verification enough for you but the mechanics there at galloway who speak with SVT consultants...ala problems etc. have to give the mechanics exact spec..etc...so it was the mechanics (2) who told me this at the dealership.

Eric

[corey]

ok cool:right:

[speediva]

KB: You know you're cool w/me, but that car isn't (no disses meant against those who have had good luck).

I've seen too many Fords (literally) blow up, go to crap, etc. to ever want one. And I'm not particularly partial for my G20... I would buy a number of other cars (although most are imports since they really do rate better in the long run: higher values as time goes on, better general consumer ratings for reliability, etc)

If you wanna ditch the G, find something else. Heck, tell me what it is you're looking for in a car, and I'll make you a list of "Tangie approved vehicles!"

[Swonder67]

Originally posted by saturntangerine
KB: You know you're cool w/me, but that car isn't (no disses meant against those who have had good luck).

I've seen too many Fords (literally) blow up, go to crap, etc. to ever want one. And I'm not particularly partial for my G20... I would buy a number of other cars (although most are imports since they really do rate better in the long run: higher values as time goes on, better general consumer ratings for reliability, etc)

If you wanna ditch the G, find something else. Heck, tell me what it is you're looking for in a car, and I'll make you a list of "Tangie approved vehicles!"

My mom's '88 Escort wagon died in '89 haha.

[Fast4DrSVT]

I think back in the old days 80's and early 90's the margin between imports and domestics realiability was BIG! But nowadays, late 90's, it has been reduced significantly. I strongly believe that Ford has some catching to do with things like fit n finish, but as far as engines go I think they are right up there. I'm seen my share of imports blow up myself, but I don;t let that create an image that all hondas and toyotas are like that. Actually I've seen more hondas blow up than fords...but I still believe hondas are more reliable. It is all in your perception.

Thanks
Eric

[Moppie]

Oh, dear it turning into a Domestic versus import debate,
with only one small problem, the countor is not an American car.
Its simply a rebadged and slightly restyled Ford Mondeo from the UK/Europe.
The car is used almost exclusivly as a company car, and has about as much status as a company car gets, i.e. very little.
There were some hotted up v6 versions, (the SVT to you yanks) that were sold here under the radishe name as was mentioned earlier, but they still not really that special. With 200hp the SVT version is clearly a bit more modified, but Kris look at like this, underneath its still a very ordinary car, like my Civic depsite its agile handling and V8 killing power to weight ratio is still a littel shopping cart underneath.

At the end of the day your looking at buying a rebadged and repowered version of a car that uses early 90s tech, was designed to be mass produced to a very low standard, and will be remembered for very little, except maybe having one of the more attractive shapes for a company car.

But at the end of the day its your desicion, if you drive one, and like it, and think its better than other cars you've compared it to, and you think its worth the money then go get one.

[corey]

"..........and will be remembered for very little, except maybe having one of the more attractive shapes for a company car. "



will be remembered for very little...... hes not lookin at buying a ferrari, its a contour

[northwestrally]

I read the post about a '93 Probe w/ 153,000 miles........what does this (simply a rebadged Mazda MX6/626) have to do with the Contour/Mondeo/Mystique. I'm sorry to sound rude, but that's like me saying Ford Trucks are great 'cause my ancient Ford Courier (aka Mazda B-series) was well-built.

Hey, I like Fords (especially the Merkurs/Sierras they stopped selling here too soon), admire greatly the SVT (my head swivels each time I see such a nice, understated Q-ship), but my heart is with Nissan now! Find yourself a nicely maintained, used G20 and go from there. Stout, punchy 4-cylinders beat porky, hard-to-work-on V6's!

[kris]

Originally posted by northwestrally
Find yourself a nicely maintained, used G20 and go from there. Stout, punchy 4-cylinders beat porky, hard-to-work-on V6's!

I have a G20, and a Honduh. Its time for a change.

[p_r_i_m_e_r_a]

For less money than buying a new car, you have the option of making your G almost brand new with more turbo power.

Just my 2 cents.

[kris]

Originally posted by p_r_i_m_e_r_a
For less money than buying a new car, you have the option of making your G almost brand new with more turbo power.

Just my 2 cents.

Ummm, no. You have the option of building the motor to be almost brand new, with boost. I would still have a 7 year old car.