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I went to a car show here today and got a 1990 Festiva brochure
and it taught me a lot. The 90 L and L plus had the same grille and taillights as the 91-93, but the same basic content as 88 and 89. The L and L Plus were more similar in 88 and 89 than in 90. In 1990 the L had thin body side moldings, the L Plus the thick ones but they look different than any 88-90 LX..and also had no bittersweet red stripe. The L had no blackout window trim but the L Plus and LX both did in 90. The 90 L had the plain instrument cluster but the L Plus and LX both had white guages vs yellow/orange in 88-89 and both had tachs, even the L Plus! They also had trip odometers on L plus and LX in 90. The L plus also had full door trim in 90 with cloth inserts and map pockets. Power steering AND automatic both were optional in 90 on L Plus and LX models. In 90 you could get a rear defroster and seperatly optional rear wiper on L models. L Plus had standard defrost but optional wiper.There was no optional cargo cover on L or L plus in 90. The headrests on the LX in 90 were a one year only see through design. All festiva models in 90 had fuel injection and, if manual, five speeds. L plus models in 90 shared a headlamps on warning, the L did not get it. All 90 models had automatic front seatbelts and rear shoulder belts.
and it taught me a lot. The 90 L and L plus had the same grille and taillights as the 91-93, but the same basic content as 88 and 89. The L and L Plus were more similar in 88 and 89 than in 90. In 1990 the L had thin body side moldings, the L Plus the thick ones but they look different than any 88-90 LX..and also had no bittersweet red stripe. The L had no blackout window trim but the L Plus and LX both did in 90. The 90 L had the plain instrument cluster but the L Plus and LX both had white guages vs yellow/orange in 88-89 and both had tachs, even the L Plus! They also had trip odometers on L plus and LX in 90. The L plus also had full door trim in 90 with cloth inserts and map pockets. Power steering AND automatic both were optional in 90 on L Plus and LX models. In 90 you could get a rear defroster and seperatly optional rear wiper on L models. L Plus had standard defrost but optional wiper.There was no optional cargo cover on L or L plus in 90. The headrests on the LX in 90 were a one year only see through design. All festiva models in 90 had fuel injection and, if manual, five speeds. L plus models in 90 shared a headlamps on warning, the L did not get it. All 90 models had automatic front seatbelts and rear shoulder belts.
2009 Festiva Madness link with pictures. 51 Festivas & 4 Aspires from eight states attended. 
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