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  • i think i made the deal of a century......

    i'll have pic's tomorrow i just picked up a 1991 festiva (gl) it says gl on the hatch.
    it has a rear windshield wiper, automatic seat belts, no rear seat.....(im gonna have to work on that) its a 5 speed, grey interior, non painted bumpers, air conditioning no rust but a few dents in spots..... overall the car's pretty clean and best of all it cost me $50 and 6 cigarettes

    i saw it parked behind a storage shed on a concrete pad under a car cover for a few months now. so i knocked on the door and a lady came to the door and said it was her daughters old car they took it off the road 6 months ago due to her getting a new car.
    I agreed to come back and meet with he husband a few hours later when he returned from work.
    when i got there we talked for a while about the car and pulled the cover off (thre he bummed cigg #1) and it fired right up. we talked about its value for a few minutes and lt it idle and went threw the lights (he bummed cigg #2) he explained his daughter has a new car and they have no use for it and he ook me for a ride in it.(where he bummed cigg #3 and #4)
    he let me drive it back and it rode and acted perfectly. i got under itand was supprised to see no rust anywhere and thats when i asked him how much. he thought or a few minutes and said give m $50 and 2 more smokes (#5 and #6) and we'll call it even.
    i handed him the cash and 2 smokes ad ran home for my trailer.
    88 mustang 427 stroker garrett t-76 turbo best run 8.86@ 151.56



    91 red gl festiva the $50 daily driver <--toast
    WANTED 78-80 FORD FIESTA (PREF GHIA)

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    i see it looks like your in warwick ny, if you want to make some quick cash on that festy let me know. if its pretty straight and rust free i can be there with money asap (i`m in newburgh) i`m talking 6 or 7 times what you paid.

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    • #3
      That's a great story, man! Hey...where do you live? A rust-free Festy is a great find and almost impossible in the snow belt!
      1989 Red L- The Baron
      www.letstalkbeatles.com
      Link to Baron Pics:
      http://s478.photobucket.com/albums/r...nmervap/Baron/
      1990 White GL- Chuck (for now)

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      • #4
        Great deal! I wish I had that kind of luck.


        Take it back to the back porch, join the 3 string revolution.

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        • #5
          Yeah, I just did a carfax and it has a perfect bill of health to boot!! Talk about luck!

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          • #6
            That was a sweet deal,if you had a carton of smokes he may have given it to you!
            Renegade-Midwest Festiva Inc.Illinois Chapter

            93 Festiva L Aspire 5sp Lots of upgrades & mods
            99 Dodge Caravan SE
            95 Taurus SHO auto 265hp
            94 F150 351W auto (for sale)
            78 Chevy elcamino 500hp 383 stroker
            78 Chrysler Cordoba 360 (for sale)
            03 Harley Davidson Electra Glide
            95 Honda 1500 Goldwing SE
            95 F150 4X4 6 inch lift,38" mudders
            95 Iszuzu Trooper LS

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            • #7
              I thought GL's had painted bumpers?
              Renegade-Midwest Festiva Inc.Illinois Chapter

              93 Festiva L Aspire 5sp Lots of upgrades & mods
              99 Dodge Caravan SE
              95 Taurus SHO auto 265hp
              94 F150 351W auto (for sale)
              78 Chevy elcamino 500hp 383 stroker
              78 Chrysler Cordoba 360 (for sale)
              03 Harley Davidson Electra Glide
              95 Honda 1500 Goldwing SE
              95 F150 4X4 6 inch lift,38" mudders
              95 Iszuzu Trooper LS

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              • #8
                the pics
                88 mustang 427 stroker garrett t-76 turbo best run 8.86@ 151.56



                91 red gl festiva the $50 daily driver <--toast
                WANTED 78-80 FORD FIESTA (PREF GHIA)

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                • #9
                  88 mustang 427 stroker garrett t-76 turbo best run 8.86@ 151.56



                  91 red gl festiva the $50 daily driver <--toast
                  WANTED 78-80 FORD FIESTA (PREF GHIA)

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                  • #10
                    stole it! shiny too! jealous!

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                    • #11
                      love the dome light

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                      • #12
                        Hey, celebrate by quitting smoking...not forever, just to enjoy dancing for joy more awhile, eh?
                        '91 Festiva L/'73 Windsor Carrera Sport custom

                        (aka "Jazz Bobstad," "The BobWhan," etc.)

                        Art is the means whereby(a) society advances: Religion is the definition of the parameters of art. Poetry is the actualization of these...

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                        • #13
                          I think smoking came in handy! LOL

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                          • #14
                            the bumpers are painted sry my mistake
                            i rove it around my neighborhood a few times the brakes need to be bleed they fade unless you pump them.
                            i got a huge kick out of the touch light interior light.
                            i have the factory radio in a box in the back.
                            i have a ton of recipts or recent work done

                            new waterpump, thermostate, timing belt and valve cover gasket
                            new tires and both front wheel bearings.
                            new defroster switch
                            new brass radiator
                            new front brake pads

                            the bad....
                            no tilt wheel
                            no rear seat
                            needs rear wheel cylinders
                            needs speedo cable
                            e brake linkage frozen
                            exhaust leak at flex pipe


                            i have it on the lift at the moment i'll snap some underbody pics i cant bealive hw clean it is underneath.i
                            iit def needs a good bath its shiney but filthy
                            88 mustang 427 stroker garrett t-76 turbo best run 8.86@ 151.56



                            91 red gl festiva the $50 daily driver <--toast
                            WANTED 78-80 FORD FIESTA (PREF GHIA)

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                            • #15
                              I'm gonna be sick!!!!!!!! Lovely job, man!
                              1989 Red L- The Baron
                              www.letstalkbeatles.com
                              Link to Baron Pics:
                              http://s478.photobucket.com/albums/r...nmervap/Baron/
                              1990 White GL- Chuck (for now)

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