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I was heading over to a friends shop to do some work on the Festiva today when this SUV pulls out of a church right in front of me. The roads were snow covered and as I tried to slow down to avoid hiting the SUV my car started to slide, it hooked the side of the road and was sucked into a big ditch.
I was sitting at a 45 degree angle, I tried to rock the car but it was useless. Somewhere in between trying to rock it and getting pulled out the tranny is now stuck in drive only. The car goes forward in nuetral and in reverse it seems like it is stuck in both forward and reverse. It struggles to rev up in reverse and won't move at all.
I am so fed up with this car its been a struggle to try and fix it since I bought it. First I had to put another engine in because the keyway on the crank was destroyed, then I had to rebuild the front end all new ball joints and tie rods. Then there was the deer I hit, had to fix that. Then it got cold out and I had to replace the heatercore and T stat. Then today this.
I really don't know if I even want to fix it, it has been a constant repair since i bought it and it still needs a few things. I might just cut my losses and get rid of it as is. It's a shame too because the body and interior are in great shape. I pushed it aside to another day before I did something I'd regret.
I some one wants a nice car that needs some work make me an offer!
I was sitting at a 45 degree angle, I tried to rock the car but it was useless. Somewhere in between trying to rock it and getting pulled out the tranny is now stuck in drive only. The car goes forward in nuetral and in reverse it seems like it is stuck in both forward and reverse. It struggles to rev up in reverse and won't move at all.
I am so fed up with this car its been a struggle to try and fix it since I bought it. First I had to put another engine in because the keyway on the crank was destroyed, then I had to rebuild the front end all new ball joints and tie rods. Then there was the deer I hit, had to fix that. Then it got cold out and I had to replace the heatercore and T stat. Then today this.
I really don't know if I even want to fix it, it has been a constant repair since i bought it and it still needs a few things. I might just cut my losses and get rid of it as is. It's a shame too because the body and interior are in great shape. I pushed it aside to another day before I did something I'd regret.
I some one wants a nice car that needs some work make me an offer!
2009 Festiva Madness link with pictures. 51 Festivas & 4 Aspires from eight states attended. 
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