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After a lot of consideration i've decided the best logical choice for which car for me to get rid of would be my green BP festiva 
i don't want to get rid of it but i need to downsize (one of my 300ZX's will probably be sold as well so i would be down to 2 cars) so i'm putting it in this forum to see whether to not to part it out or sell as a whole
I'll give as much details about the car as possible so that way there won't be any surprises to any potential buyers
So the parts the car:
-BP from a (i beleive 95') Protege
-F-series tranny from an 88' 323
-Aspire swap (from an auto aspire) which when installed (approx. 10-15k kms ago) had every part replaced for brand new costing me roughly $1200 (except front passenger wheel bearings)
-KYB's with FMS lowering springs (the rears are installed i just didn't get to installing the fronts)
-Swoopy power mirrors (the wiring isn't hooked up though)
-a facory SUNROOF!!!
-rear defrost (only three lines work though)
-custom hood (i also have the original hood)
the other parts i do have for it i plan on keeping because of the rarity/sentimental value, like the 180 kph tach cluster, pride tail lights, the grille and clear corner lenses i made for it, intermittant wipers, i think thats all i'd want to keep for sure
now for the bad:
-The clutch is basically shot, it can hold the power of the BP once it grabs, if it slips at bit while you got the gas to the floor it will continue slipping, meaning no power-shifting but it's drivable
-a couple weeks ago it ran dry on oil from me being stupid and not checking it (i believe the valve seals are the culpret) so now it has a nasty noise from the top end of the engine. i'm guessing/hoping its only a collapsed lifter so it can be saved but i wouldn't be surprised if there more damage to the bottom end, but it does still run and move around
-when i was doing this swap i was rushed to finish the swap therefor the mounts suffered for it, the front mount was only half completed (angle iron on 1 side of the rubber mount) and the tranny sits on the crossmember, i've driven it for over a year like this (except the summer) and the mounts don't cause any troubles
-it has a very weird problem with the drivers side ball joint, the ball joint is good, no play what so ever, yet it still tends to try to pull itself out of the spindle, i've tried countless different hardened bolts and it still basically presses a flat spot in the bolt so the ball joint can pass through, it's never fallen apart on me in a straight line, but it's happened twice in the past year from giving it too much gas while turning a SHARP corner
-it has rust, you can see the road through the drivers side floor, inside the car its a small hole but once you look underneith, it's a pretty big hole, although it can be patched, the bottoms of the doors are rotting out as well, BUT i do have a spare southern passenger side door (compliments of John PU241) and the hatch isn't much better
I beleive i've listed every problem this car has, but if i think of more i'll post it
i really don't know what to ask for a hurting BP festiva, but i would like to see it go to a good home (being as this is my first car), but if it is it's time to find a final resting place, then that maybe what'll happen so if nothing else give me an idea what a fair asking price would be
i don't want to get rid of it but i need to downsize (one of my 300ZX's will probably be sold as well so i would be down to 2 cars) so i'm putting it in this forum to see whether to not to part it out or sell as a wholeI'll give as much details about the car as possible so that way there won't be any surprises to any potential buyers
So the parts the car:
-BP from a (i beleive 95') Protege
-F-series tranny from an 88' 323
-Aspire swap (from an auto aspire) which when installed (approx. 10-15k kms ago) had every part replaced for brand new costing me roughly $1200 (except front passenger wheel bearings)
-KYB's with FMS lowering springs (the rears are installed i just didn't get to installing the fronts)
-Swoopy power mirrors (the wiring isn't hooked up though)
-a facory SUNROOF!!!
-rear defrost (only three lines work though)
-custom hood (i also have the original hood)
the other parts i do have for it i plan on keeping because of the rarity/sentimental value, like the 180 kph tach cluster, pride tail lights, the grille and clear corner lenses i made for it, intermittant wipers, i think thats all i'd want to keep for sure
now for the bad:
-The clutch is basically shot, it can hold the power of the BP once it grabs, if it slips at bit while you got the gas to the floor it will continue slipping, meaning no power-shifting but it's drivable
-a couple weeks ago it ran dry on oil from me being stupid and not checking it (i believe the valve seals are the culpret) so now it has a nasty noise from the top end of the engine. i'm guessing/hoping its only a collapsed lifter so it can be saved but i wouldn't be surprised if there more damage to the bottom end, but it does still run and move around
-when i was doing this swap i was rushed to finish the swap therefor the mounts suffered for it, the front mount was only half completed (angle iron on 1 side of the rubber mount) and the tranny sits on the crossmember, i've driven it for over a year like this (except the summer) and the mounts don't cause any troubles
-it has a very weird problem with the drivers side ball joint, the ball joint is good, no play what so ever, yet it still tends to try to pull itself out of the spindle, i've tried countless different hardened bolts and it still basically presses a flat spot in the bolt so the ball joint can pass through, it's never fallen apart on me in a straight line, but it's happened twice in the past year from giving it too much gas while turning a SHARP corner
-it has rust, you can see the road through the drivers side floor, inside the car its a small hole but once you look underneith, it's a pretty big hole, although it can be patched, the bottoms of the doors are rotting out as well, BUT i do have a spare southern passenger side door (compliments of John PU241) and the hatch isn't much better
I beleive i've listed every problem this car has, but if i think of more i'll post it
i really don't know what to ask for a hurting BP festiva, but i would like to see it go to a good home (being as this is my first car), but if it is it's time to find a final resting place, then that maybe what'll happen
so if nothing else give me an idea what a fair asking price would be
Steve GT
2009 Festiva Madness link with pictures. 51 Festivas & 4 Aspires from eight states attended. 
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