Just because I can.

[scitzz]

Oh yeah, and she says 2 mins after I am pronounced, the car is yours :shock:

[gottafesty]

Oh yeah, and she says 2 mins after I am pronounced, the car is yours

LOL hahaha

[25Horseplay]

I do it for me!

[deathegg]

I too bought my car new, in Sept 1988, and is still a great little car. People have asked me why I haven't gotten rid of it. My answer is: why should I??
minimum 40 mpg, cheap-o insurance and it's fun!!
I could do a b6 swap, an Aspire suspension, and totally re-do the exterior and interior, including a good stereo, etc, etc, and STILL would have spent less than 1/2 the price of a old, used Honda or something, and I would be driving something that is unique, instead of a copy-cat honda, toyota, etc
I do have other cars, but the Festy is my daily driver, and will be for quite some time to come.

[neanderpaul]

:laughing3: :laughing3: thanks! I posted a similar comment in a thread on a music page I frequent. A guy said he was going to buried with his VERY nice guitar. I told him to pm me after he died too. :twisted: :lol:

[chrisofna]

My friends always made fun of me because I've spent thousands on RC when I could of had a good guitsr or bass. (I dont even freaking play instruments)

[Safety Guy]

I know I'm always bragginig about my Festivas.

Especially how little I pay for my own repairs, and how high my odometer reads!

I think Luxstiva's total costs since I bought her in summer of '04 have been between $2900 and $3300. That would be under $80 per month, including some work I plan to do this summer which will be around $700 or so.

That includes engine and suspension/brake swaps, improving my car's performance, plus paying a shop $400 for a new water pump on my old B3.

So I figure around $1000 per year or so for me. Some of you who don't do all that undoubtedly pay a lot less.

I can't believe people pay over $250 per month for a new car!

I just travelled to Milwaukee last weekend in a car with over 218K miles on it, getting over 30mpg (B6/ATX with 175-70-13 snow tires).

Karl

[KingFish]

My motto for life is if you ask me why, I'll just say why not. Thats the reason I keep my Festiva. I got her Dec of 06 from a guy on CL @ 3 am for under 500 bucks. No cat busted rear pass fender and a round trailer light for a tail light (held on w/ metal strap screwed to the trashed panel). I had just blown the 350 in my 86 GMC Jimmy (10 mpg w/ 700 cfm holly and a cheap grind cam) and had to get to work the next day. Slapped in some flex pipe for the cat gap and bought a inspection and drove her to work. Figured it would last a month the way I drive. Little did I know. 182000 miles and leaked not a drop. Even compression across the board and WOW the mpg. You can't not respect that. Went from over $150 a month in gas to less than $40!! And I drive it everywhere. Got on the net the next day to source a taillight and found FMS and this spot. Read about the B6 swap.... Started thinking (never a good idea) what can I do with a carbed festy. Not much. So jump over one year later and I got me a clean efi in the garage and a lot of big ideas with my imagination being the only limit. Why? Why not.