money spent

[fastivaca]

How much? Too much... but who's counting?

[ruppenduro]

Keep the power steering. Its the best

i have to admit, it is pretty awesome. steering is effortless!

[sam.1956]

I've never even SEEN a Festy w/the power steering option!

[deathegg]

I could tell you the cost of recent upgrades (sound insulation, mazda door pockets, Honda armrests, new fuel pump, etc), but I've owned the car since new (1988), and couldn't even begin to calculate the total cost over the years (cost new + maintenance + fuel costs, etc).
I'm sure it's, you know, alot!

[Damkid]

i really don't know how much i have into mine, a lot though

[wf_festiva]

well since everyone is saying how much they have in there i might as well to... well i got some chrome racing pedals for really cheap $10, my tach was $60, my neon i got from a friend for a pair of mx goggles and $20 and my airhorn was $30 then fixing it was $25 and my deck was about $130 or $150 ish.

[Unco]

let me think:

purchase price: $1,675.00
new radiator: $330.00
new front struts: $230.00
new front tyres: $150.00
new driver's seatbelt: $80.00
CD/MP3 player: $90.00
CV Boots : $20.00
Air Con retro fit: $360.00

This is all in the last 6 months and I did all the labour myself, otherwise you could double all that if I'd had a shop do all the work.

Add registration and insurance: around $760 per year.

[LittleHoe]

I know I am into my fast festy for about $5000 now, well once it is painted. And all the others probably another $2000-$3000.

[neanderpaul]

I broke even, meaning $0, for my BP/G25MR powered 88 LX with factory tach, tilt, LX seats, Cargo light, SWOOPY POWER MIRRORS, UNDER SEAT TRAY, FACTORY SPOILER, shift boot storage console,
15" Tenzo R senko's.

I pulled this off by buying a dead festiva LX for $150, an escort GT for $200, and an aspire for $250. Then I sold enough parts off of all 3 (festiva brakes, engine, and trans) to make as much as I've spent. I also traded a festiva for the swap job.

I still need to paint it, but I plan to do more trading to get the rust issue addressed, paint, and painting done.

I am at $0 and plan to be back to $0 when it is on the road, painted the way I want it.

[CHills]

good job Carbon!

[Tim]

Let's see...

$500 for the car, plus $25 for a distributor cap, air filter, new headlight bulb, oil change and a radiator fan sensor.

I've put about 3,000 miles on my Festiva so far and it hasn't skipped a beat. But it will need all new brakes soon...


-Tim

[Amos]

$500 for the green one
$450 for new struts
$300 in general maintenance parts
about $300 in labor for when Stefan was too busy

My new one is $2000
$90 for Split-rear seats
$20 for some Junkyard JBL 4" speakers
$85 for a new front bumper and driver's front panel (Front bumper had a crack in it and the fender had a tiny bit of rust)

[25Horseplay]

I've never even SEEN a Festy w/the power steering option!

I can show a PS set up at Ohiostiva.

[25Horseplay]

i have a 1990 L so a 88 or 89 wouldn't work on it id have 2 get 1 with the intake on the right? or whatever is on the right? cant remember haha... i also have efi not a carb

It will go right into your 90.

[festivaWES]

I've spend countless thousands also....