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Just found this Car& Driver artcile on line. I remember reading the original and I think I have a copy of the magazine the article was published in.
Love it!
Love it!
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Ian
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that was awesome....thanks for sharing"FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
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A good read. Never heard of a Justy before! Looks a lot like a Festy, just a little longer haha.-Zack
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I recall reading that article when it first came out!
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I had a 90 Justy RS 4WD 5-speed. The size of a Festiva but 4WD! Didn't do the rear set trick tho. But you could get out of anything. I deliberately stopped the car in deep, dry sand on an Oregon beach just to see if it could get out of it. It drove off like it was asphalt. 45 MPG or thereabouts; 1.2 liter 3-cylinder.
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In the Festiva test above, it says this: "Its Euro-Japanese styling is sure to impress those college coeds." Is this true?90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!
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This college coed thinks it looks like a miniature Ford Aerostar...
Not exactly impressive, haha. It gets the job done and it's tough as nails.-Zack
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I always thought Festivas looked a lot like little '88 to '90 Golfs. An old friend of mine who passed away thought so too, and she wasn't into cars!
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'93GL "Luxstiva," '94 B6 engine & ATX; needs overhauled
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Just looked them up. To me, they look a lot more like a hatchback 323, haha.-Zack
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the brat was cool also w the seats in the back tks for the article! i had a 79 cvcc civic 5 speed man i wish i had it back! blast to drive & tough almost as tough as my festy no parts thoughLast edited by kumalaba; 09-17-2010, 07:40 PM.Never Hire a Boy to do a Man's Job!!Comment
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And to think I was ahead of the game when I bought mine a few months before this article! I love how they say it's "the perfect car" !
And they're right about the shifter; even after 22 years, my shifter feels like new.
If it has boobs or wheels, sooner or later you're going to have trouble with it.
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Added to my favorites! I remember the article too. Too bad we don't have cars like these nowadays. Of course the Mazda2 is close!Comment
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That was a pretty cool read! I was impressed that they ranked the Festiva up with the GTI. Thanks for sharing!!www.cardomain.com/id/jermnc77
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I thought I remebered seeing that. Then I realized I own that magazine!
In fact I went down to a cool car store a while back that has looooots of back issues, and bought all of the festiva related ones I could find.
-Scott
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