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I guess it's kinda weird for me to be only 14 (almost 15)and be on a forum for cars, considering I can't buy one. But the love of festivas started with my mom.
My mom, once a long time ago, had her first car, a 1962 falcon in a powder blue. She had that car (Although it was the same age as her. XD) Until 1981 when the car finally died on the freeway.
After that, she got a brand new 1981 VW Rabbit. She had that until 1988. That was the year my mom got what she still calls one of the greatest cars of her life.
A brand new Festiva LX for $8,000. She had the best stereo in it, too (It got ripped off five times!). I still remember as a kid how I loved to ride in that car. Well, sadly, she one a contest for "Ugliest car" got a black paintjob, and got hit by a semi truck. My mom was O.K., but the car was totaled.
For me, my first car will definitely be a Festiva. But because I will be a teen, and teens need certain things in their car, I thought of the list for my future festiva mods.
Ragtop/Funtop. I got to say, I love the feeling of convertibles, but I don't want a full convertible. It should match my interior, it can be manual (I for some reason prefer manual everything, because I don't need to feel lazy.)
Sound deadening, and CD player. I'm a music freak. I love all kinds of music. From Riot GRRL, Classic Rock, Punk, Grunge, etc. I love a good song if it's got an edge and if it's got a beat. I want the best audio I can get.
Window Tint. One thing that scared my of the Festiva at first was my mom's stories of when she worked at Dover elevators. At the end of her shift, her festiva would be missing from its parking space. She would end up finding it later somewhere else. I can deal with this, because the high school I'm going to has a small parking lot, but it would scare me if people can see my interior. My family (Especially my mom and I) are very sloppy, and her interior is trashed. Mine probably would be, too. I don't want people seeing that, though!
Rear Window wiper. As an future driver, anything that can cause me not to see (LED taillights, rain, etc.) I want to be safe. Especially with teens being such horrible drivers already.
Automatic Transmission. I have ADHD, and people with ADD/ADHD are recommended to get manual transmissions. I just don't think I can handle that. Because I live in a big city with many parking lots, my parents usually let us practice driving in them, and I always seem to make our manual car stall. A manual transmission is too confusing for me.
What about you guys, what do you want for your perfect festy?
My mom, once a long time ago, had her first car, a 1962 falcon in a powder blue. She had that car (Although it was the same age as her. XD) Until 1981 when the car finally died on the freeway.
After that, she got a brand new 1981 VW Rabbit. She had that until 1988. That was the year my mom got what she still calls one of the greatest cars of her life.
A brand new Festiva LX for $8,000. She had the best stereo in it, too (It got ripped off five times!). I still remember as a kid how I loved to ride in that car. Well, sadly, she one a contest for "Ugliest car" got a black paintjob, and got hit by a semi truck. My mom was O.K., but the car was totaled.
For me, my first car will definitely be a Festiva. But because I will be a teen, and teens need certain things in their car, I thought of the list for my future festiva mods.
Ragtop/Funtop. I got to say, I love the feeling of convertibles, but I don't want a full convertible. It should match my interior, it can be manual (I for some reason prefer manual everything, because I don't need to feel lazy.)
Sound deadening, and CD player. I'm a music freak. I love all kinds of music. From Riot GRRL, Classic Rock, Punk, Grunge, etc. I love a good song if it's got an edge and if it's got a beat. I want the best audio I can get.
Window Tint. One thing that scared my of the Festiva at first was my mom's stories of when she worked at Dover elevators. At the end of her shift, her festiva would be missing from its parking space. She would end up finding it later somewhere else. I can deal with this, because the high school I'm going to has a small parking lot, but it would scare me if people can see my interior. My family (Especially my mom and I) are very sloppy, and her interior is trashed. Mine probably would be, too. I don't want people seeing that, though!
Rear Window wiper. As an future driver, anything that can cause me not to see (LED taillights, rain, etc.) I want to be safe. Especially with teens being such horrible drivers already.
Automatic Transmission. I have ADHD, and people with ADD/ADHD are recommended to get manual transmissions. I just don't think I can handle that. Because I live in a big city with many parking lots, my parents usually let us practice driving in them, and I always seem to make our manual car stall. A manual transmission is too confusing for me.
What about you guys, what do you want for your perfect festy?
Thatll clear a little space for you.
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