how many miles on your festy??

[yutz]

88 festy

i got mine back in 2003 it had 16786 orig, miles .the old man died and it sat in a garage in fla,. i found out about it paid $700.00 to a relative. now has 87000.since then i changed the starter,alternator,timing belt,oil pump,water pump,gaskets all around,tensioner,master cylinder,new brakes all around,some of the things i didnt have to change just figured i was there might as well change, plus i have three parts cars.

[BUSTIVA]

34,267 and counting....

[freshtiva]

265,000
213,000
196,000
183,000
171,000
153,000
151,000
128,000
125,000
123,000
84,000

My question is : How many miles left in my festivas ? Ill drive a festiva the rest of my life !! If they all make it to the 265,000 mark of my highest mileage car( Im sure they will ) Ive still got well over a milllion miles left. It took me 13 years to put 175,000 on my first festiva so 1,000,000/175000 X 13years = approx 75 more years. Guess I better pass them along to the next couple of generations. Take care of them and they will last a long time. ( providing you can get parts for them )

[Speedbird]

Check my sig. I have been driving the 88 since 1990. Had 37,000 when I got it. The 90L I bought 2 weeks ago today. It just needs an electrical problem solved and it will be on the road.

[rancheeto]

my sig pretty much sums it up.

[1988DA]

38,051m (61,275km)

Bought from original owner in September with only 36,000 miles on it.

This is a very original car - still has unmarked plush seats under the 80's seat covers & dealer fitted Mazda floor mats & headlamp guards. Only had to change the tyres to pass the pre-sale roadworthy inspection!

[skimsucka]

dont pay attention to my signature i messed it up mine actually has 334,456 i have traced it through the 3 previous owners alll drove it very far and it run so great i luv it

[mfoam99]

My 1990 have 221,000 miles and burns a lot of oil and unfortunatley has just sprung a transmission leak too. I see the end coming fast. I bought it new so it feels like part of the family. I have actually had it longer than my kids.

[corbinh]

I just turned 63K, I bought it with 62. 1.5 miles to work doesnt rack up the miles very fast!

[neanderpaul]

My little blue buddy has 132,xxx miles and i've changed the belt twice and replaced an alternator... thats why i choose Ford, all american muscle(even tho it has a Mazda engine) lol

NON American muscle. It has a mazda engine and a 100% mazda design. KIA assembled it. Ford was only the middle man and had nothing to do with any of the parts or design.

[neanderpaul]

Mine has 116,000 original miles and it just got a 160,000 mile BP/G25MR. Now if if we could only get it to fire.

[frankm201]

mine just hit 152.*** and runnin strong ive replaced alot just cause i can but still runs like the day i got it

[festyxfi]

I bought my 89 carbed daily driver in Boise, Idaho for $150 with 120K on the nose. Almost two years later now it's at 169,890. Burns/leaks a little oil but runs perfect....and I get 5 gallon buckets of good 30W for free from my brother's work. She might run forever.

[GoGuinness]

My 92 GL just turned over 100,000 a couple of weeks ago. I've owned it since June of '96. It had 36,000 when I got it. So I've put roughly 5500 miles a year on it. In that time I have repaired four things. A driver's side rear wheel bearing, the emergency brake cable due to Ohio salt, the catalytic converter because I got tired of the rattling it was making (It was still passing emission tests), and recently, the engine fan & motor. Oh,yeah, I also have to feed it a little freon each spring due to a small condenser leak. The guys at my garage wanted to buy it for The 24 Hours Of Lemons. I of course became a little offended. "You want to take my future collector's car and race it!" Instead they found an Escort wagon that they turned into a Ranchero looking creature they called an "Escrementchero" They came in 18th out of about 54 cars. If you have never heard of "The 24 hours Of Lemons", believe me it is a hoot. Here is their web-site.

http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/

Cheers, Paul S

[freshtiva]

^ Oxbrain ran a festiva in the 24 hrs of Lemons

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9674&highlight=24+hours+of+lemons