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Here is my 90 LX that my wife and I purchased new. I hesitated buying a yellow car because of the lemon stigma that comes with a yellow car. However this car has been everything but a lemon. It has given us very good service. It currently has 374,000 miles on the original engine, as well as the starter, clutch, a/c compressor and 5 speed manual. Oh and it still has the coveted under seat tray.
The only modification to it is the aspire brake swap. The front rotors are the ones for the automatic. This swap really helps to improve braking. This forum really helped me with technical tips and tricks to complete the swap. Thanks all of you for posting this info! The only other mod I have planned for the future is to mount a set of Miata wheels I bought from Chills at FM IV. As you know the 12s and 13s are getting hard to get so now I have 14" wheels to use.
I have taught my three kids to drive in this car and now am teaching my 14 year old grandson to drive in it. He came to FM IV with us and had a great time seeing all the festivas and has been bit and want's one to drive when he gets his license in a few years.
My family has been all over the eastern U.S. in this car including several trips the entire length of the blue ridge parkway and skyline drive, our favorite, and never tire of it. We always enjoy figuring the gas mileage which averages 40 mpg. The highest I got is 46.7 and the lowest is 38 mpg. Although an extra 20 or 30 horsepower would be nice, I like the high gas mileage.
This car is my daily driver although I am now retired and do less driving, I still look forward to many more years of use. The engine shows no sign of getting tired and uses no oil between changes, which I do every 3k miles with filter.
Thanks for considreing yelo festiva for FOM November, Steve
The only modification to it is the aspire brake swap. The front rotors are the ones for the automatic. This swap really helps to improve braking. This forum really helped me with technical tips and tricks to complete the swap. Thanks all of you for posting this info! The only other mod I have planned for the future is to mount a set of Miata wheels I bought from Chills at FM IV. As you know the 12s and 13s are getting hard to get so now I have 14" wheels to use.
I have taught my three kids to drive in this car and now am teaching my 14 year old grandson to drive in it. He came to FM IV with us and had a great time seeing all the festivas and has been bit and want's one to drive when he gets his license in a few years.
My family has been all over the eastern U.S. in this car including several trips the entire length of the blue ridge parkway and skyline drive, our favorite, and never tire of it. We always enjoy figuring the gas mileage which averages 40 mpg. The highest I got is 46.7 and the lowest is 38 mpg. Although an extra 20 or 30 horsepower would be nice, I like the high gas mileage.
This car is my daily driver although I am now retired and do less driving, I still look forward to many more years of use. The engine shows no sign of getting tired and uses no oil between changes, which I do every 3k miles with filter.
Thanks for considreing yelo festiva for FOM November, Steve
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