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[deathegg]

Take a look in the new MT...there is a small article about the new Fiesta, and in the article they say (not exact quote but close)..."Lets hope Ford's customers don't confuse it with the Festiva" strongly implying that our beloved little Festy is a bad car!
This is the same magazine that gushed over it when it was introduced, saying that it was a great car, even doing a build-up on one.
Ford should get down on their collective knees and PRAY that the new Fiesta is half as reliable as a Festiva!!!

[batstiva]

^^ But you know it won't be. Let's see how many of them are on the road in 18 or 20 years with 200k+ miles, and still going strong.

[deathegg]

I just went to the MT site and sent them a letter! Lets all do it!!

[Safety Guy]

Here's what I wrote:

"I'm a member of FORDFESTIVA.COM and we were informed that a small blurb in your magazine implied that the new Fiesta should not be "confused" with the Festiva. Our reader thought you were implying that Festivas were not good cars.

Just letting you know my '93GL auto is at 220K miles and going strong. B6 engine and Aspire suspension/brake swaps give it better performance and handling than stock. Good MPGs and reliability for under a figured $80 per month of operation for the past five years. When I do the 5 speed conversion everything will improve.

I doubt the new Fiesta will be under $10K, nor will it be offered in a simple form without all the "power options" that I neither need nor want. I doubt it will be under 2200 pounds, let alone anywhere close to my car's 1700 pound curb weight. I doubt I can buy it or even lease it for under $180/month. I doubt I could easily work on it, or mod it from junkyard treasures like I can my Festiva.

Let's face it, the car companies only know how to make cars bigger, heavier, more complicated, more expensive and less practical as basic transportation.

Gas at over $3.00 per gallon? Oh, the SUV/Luxury car companies didn't see THAT coming! But I did.

As a final note, I have learned car mechanics by doing, adding to my education and ability to be as self-sufficient as possible.

These are the reasons I will NEVER buy any new car junk.

All they are are depriciating STATUS SYMBOLS.

Just think of the MPGs and performance of an updated Festiva, with a more modern 1.6 DOHC of around 110 hp and kept under 2000 pounds, with standard seatbelts and a stronger frame.

When I build up my next B6 engine and add a roll cage, that's close to what I'll have in my $190 '92L 5 speed!

Yep, I have three of these, and I plan on driving them for the next 10 years."

Karl

[festivaWES]

way to stick it to "the man" karl

[fordfest78]

Awesome Karl, I hope you get a response!

[Maxtiva]

Awesome Karl, I hope you get a response!

X2

[Glease]

Those fools will know better than to mess with the Festiva owners...

[neanderpaul]

Nice Karl!!

[geezerstiva]

ya know, i read this article last night, and was gonna post something about it today... guess ya beat me to it! great letter by the way.

[25Horseplay]

Let us know if you get a reponse.

[jglutz]

Thanks Safety Guy

[freshtiva]

Got a link to the article, this was all I found.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2007/112_news070426_2010_ford_fiesta/

[Safety Guy]

My email got kicked back by the "failure daemon," so they didn't get it. I used the form I found at their site, so maybe they don't want people commenting.

Karl

[deathegg]

I guess the actual magazine is the only place you'll find the article. Still, if any of you get a chance, email them or call them etc. I believe i used a web address listed in the magazine for "letters to the editor" or some such thing.