New Guy....

[hotfordcat]

Thanks guys. I found a guy on CL selling a blue 92, manual trans, with 50k miles for $500 in Western MD. He says the only thing wrong with it is it over heats but doesn't know why. Any ideas or things to look out for?

wrong T-stat or head gasket.

[hotfordcat]

Welcome!! The Festy is horrible to work on, nothing fits, parts are nowhere, and mechanics charge double when they have one in thier shop, so if you find a good cheap one tell me and I'll buy it. LOL
Again, Welcome. Lots of help available here if you need it.

Chuck

[mikestep]

Thanks

Thanks guys. I found a guy on CL selling a blue 92, manual trans, with 50k miles for $500 in Western MD. He says the only thing wrong with it is it over heats but doesn't know why. Any ideas or things to look out for?

[cubstiva1]

welcome to the site, lots of great info here. as festyboy said, these little cars are fun and easy to work on, and if you ever have any questions, someone here is bound to know.

[FestYboy]

yo!! good to see the comunity is growing by leaps and bounds.

figure between 600 and 1000 for a good festy
SSOOO easy to work on, i'd say even a pleasure compaired to todays cars.

[mikestep]

Hi All. I'm new to the forum. I've been researching Festys for a couple weeks now and am looking to purchase one as a commuter car (drive 90 miles a day). I have a couple questions and would really appriciate any other advice you could give.

1. How much should I expect to pay for a Festy in good running condition?
2. Are they pretty easy to work on? I'm not a mechanic, but I'm a "do it yourselfer" and can find my way around the garage ok...

Thanks,
Mike