New Guy....

[ohsoslow]

welcome to the site mike.

i payed $50 for my daily driver 91 gl 5 speed car than needed a new master cylinder.
i would have payed up to 700 for it.
the 5peed cars get better milage and are lots more fun to drive in my opinon.
keep an eye out for heavy rust around the rear wheel (could be a sign of something much worse) if you check out are for sale wanted area you might find something in your area.
also check craigslist there seems to be a lot on there.

good luck and enjoy!!

[mikestep]

Someone beat me to it....

I'm going to look at another one tomorrow. Don't know much about it yet. Saw it parked outside the house of a nieghbor with no tags, so I though I'd call and ask. They say they want $500 for it as well. The only thing I know about it is it's an automatic. I was kind of hoping to find a manual trans, but if it's in good shape I'll probably pick it up.

Mike

[neanderpaul]

My last one was $150. My cheapest was free. For a non runner I haven't paid more than $150. Still because of the low miles I'd go get that $500 festy with overheating issues. Just tell the guy that due to the overheating you wouldn't be able to trust the motor. THen offer him $200. Negotiate from there. I'd probably be willing to go as high as $500 for that one due to the miles assuming the body is straight and rust free. Good luck. Welcome to the site! They are super easy to work on too.

[25Horseplay]

what about "Home of the $100 Festiva" under my username? what'd ya'll say?

Done!

[MONSOON]

Welcome to the site! Lots of great guys here that are always willing to answer questions. Just remember the "Search" button 3rd in from the right is your best freind. If you have a question chances are its been asked before, sometimes multiple times.

[festivaWES]

Got to save this quote!
My wife will never believe there someone cheaper than me out there!

Hell 200 or less for me....i won't pay more....not a penny!

[ejp2fast]

what about "Home of the $100 Festiva" under my username? what'd ya'll say?

[ejp2fast]

Got to save this quote!
My wife will never believe there someone cheaper than me out there!

hahaha $100 baby!

[collegeboi]

Got to save this quote!
My wife will never believe there someone cheaper than me out there!

That was funny

[Pu241]

welcome mike! personally, anything over $300 is too expensive for me...

Got to save this quote!
My wife will never believe there someone cheaper than me out there!

[ejp2fast]

welcome mike! personally, anything over $300 is too expensive for me...

[Sparky]

That is a great investment even if it is the HG...super-low miles! Post some pics if you buy it....HEY!!! I bought my Festy in Maryland! They might have met sometime!

[freshtiva]

Wecome to the forum !! Worst case senario would be a warped head on the one you are looking to purchase.

[skeeters_keeper]

Super Easy to work on! Best car you will every buy

over heating could be any of the normal things, water pump, head gasket, etc.

Just to give you some perspective on how easy they are to work on, I put a new water pump on my car Tuesday after school, took around 2 hrs, and then ended up pulling the head off to do a HG yesterday and it took me an hour to have it ready to run to the shop, ran to the shop and got it resurfaced and now am waiting on the HG to arrive at autozone so I can slap it back together. Yep, super easy!

[hawkdoc60]

Welcome to the site. Festyboy pretty much hit it on the head.