Flipped my Festiva

[Grey Vw]

I just flipped my festiva for a %50+ profit. Don't get me wrong, I love Festivas! But being 16 I have to find ways to make money so I can ultimately fund a BP swap festiva. I originally bought the car to do the swap but I didn't have money and just couldn't tear apart a perfectly running festiva. Also being in California I can only swap engines that are of the same year or newer so being it a 93' Festiva it was going to be a little harder finding engines. It has turned out for the best.

[Britstiva]

I thought you meant "rolled it over".

[wybnrml]

When I read the title I thought you rolled your Festiva.

I Also being in California I can only swap engines that are of the same year or newer so being it a 93' Festiva it was going to be a little harder finding engines.

How would the State even know what year car the engine came from?

[crazyrog17]

^serial number

But what I don't understand is if they would even check...? That just seems a little too much to believe.

[Grey Vw]

I thought you meant "rolled it over".

That was my plan A little misleading but still true!

[daniel_cogar]

so what were the numbers?

[Grey Vw]

^serial number

But what I don't understand is if they would even check...? That just seems a little too much to believe.

California has a reputation for being a pain with smog and car mods. You can't even install a CAI if it doesn't have a CARB approved sticker.
After swapping an engine you have to take it to Bureau of Automotive Repair and you have to show proof of where you got the engine, also all emission poop have to be on. Then smog it.

[Grey Vw]

so what were the numbers?

I bought for $650 and sold for $1450. Not bad for a 16 year old!

Edit: Sorry about the double post

[daniel_cogar]

nice work use the money and get another now lol

[Grey Vw]

nice work use the money and get another now lol

Yah that my plan! I'm excited this time because I will have the money to do a BP swap.

[skimsucka]

I bought for $650 and sold for $1450. Not bad for a 16 year old!

Edit: Sorry about the double post

not bad at all go find a nice cheap shell !!

[skeeters_keeper]

hmm... i think if someone offered me $1450 I'd sell my red car! Even if the engine only has 500-ish miles on it. Skeeter, on the other hand, would take a bit more cash to part with, and its in much worse shape!

[sasquatch]

i bought a escort gt for 175 and later sold it for 1600 but i had to sink 800 in to it...

[Grey Vw]

i bought a escort gt for 175 and later sold it for 1600 but i had to sink 800 in to it...

I was about to karate chop you before I read that you sunk $800 into it!

[TominMO]

Solution: move out of the People's Socialist State of California (where I was born BTW).