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The winner for April FOTM goes to........
jamesmc!!! Congratulations
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jamesmc!!! Congratulations
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Not swapped either, but it looks like we need some competition. The story of getting my Festy is admittedly not that exciting, but What initially drew my attention to these cars was actually a blog post on Jalopnik. It featured a "Truckstiva", a Festiva with the back chopped into a pick-up. A few months passed and I found myself in the market for my first car. I scoured craigslist for a few days, eager to find -something- affordable. The two main things important to me in a car are how reliable, and how fun they are. Fortunately, these cars fit that criteria just as good as any other. The gas mileage is just a very, very nice bonus. A few days later, I found this Festiva and drove it home. Since then, I've loved it way more than I thought I would. Only a few repairs needed to be made to get it running mechanically sound. As for cosmetics, it was pretty faded, but not too bad. I removed all of the interior panels, washed them (cigarette smell...it never goes away) and spray painted to freshen it up. I've added an escort console, escort dome light, tach cluster, and rear hatch cover. I've also spray painted the grille back, because the red paint on it was very faded. Lastly, I fit 5.25" speakers in the door, and 6.5" in the back. A couple weeks ago, I drove it all the way Nova Scotia, a 1000mile drive. It made it's way up there, giving me 50mpg. (Fuelly says 49.9...but that's close enough for me to say 50!) Unfortunately, while I was there it developed a rough running issue. That has yet to be fixed, but should be soon. Still pretty remarkable for a car of that age to perform so well.
Almost everyone seems to comment on this car, which I love because I can (and will) talk about this car for seemingly forever. Now that gas prices have gone up, every week I'm getting people that want to buy it. Pretty impressive for an 18 year old car! So far, I've only done light modifications to it. I hope to do an engine swap someday, but on a college-kid budget everything is expensive.
Almost everyone seems to comment on this car, which I love because I can (and will) talk about this car for seemingly forever. Now that gas prices have gone up, every week I'm getting people that want to buy it. Pretty impressive for an 18 year old car! So far, I've only done light modifications to it. I hope to do an engine swap someday, but on a college-kid budget everything is expensive.
Little did they know, he used to be a red car.:p
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