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  • #1

    "Ultimate Automotive Survivors" list (w/Festiva!)

    Cool article!: "Fifty cars made for at least 20 years."

    http://lifeandstyle.newshaven.org/life-style/the-ultimate-automotive-survivors-50-cars-made-for-at-least-20-years/


    Has links to weird commercials and other neat stuff.

    On the Festiva:

    "Mazda 121 / Kia Pride / Saipa Pride / Ford Festiva
    22 years (1987-present)
    Talk about your confusing cascade of captive imports and badge engineering! We’re pretty sure that some variety of this car has been in production since 1987."

    I wouldn't be surprised if this had been posted before, but it's too cool to miss. If it was, I missed it the first time.

    Enjoy!

    Karl
    '93GL "Prettystiva" ticking B3 and 5 speed, backup DD; full swaps in spring!
    '91L "AquaMutt" my '91L; B6 swap/5 speed & Aspire brakes, DD/work car
    '92L "Twinstiva" 5sp, salvage titled, waiting for repairs...
    '93GL "Luxstiva," '94 B6 engine & ATX; needs overhauled
    '89L "Muttstiva," now a storage bin, future trailer project
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  • #2
    I find it amusing that the Festiva in the article seems to have been sponsored by "Naughty America".
    If it has boobs or wheels, sooner or later you're going to have trouble with it.
    Mark S.

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    • #3
      They couldn't even give it a nice picture to go with the article. What a shame...
      -Donny
      -1992 Festiva GL
      B6D/E-series.
      -1991 GL
      BP/Broken E-Series. Working on G transmission.

      -2011 Mazdaspeed3

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      • #4
        how did yugos last for 20 years?
        Never Hire a Boy to do a Man's Job!!

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        • #5
          by being pushed not driven...
          Andrew Walker

          Current Daily Driver:
          89 Nissan D21 SE V6 5 speed 4x4
          Projects in the works:
          84 Mercedes Benz 300D(T)(Baby) currently awaiting transmission transplant/ full on restoration

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          • #6
            What do you call a Yugo at the top of a hill? A Miracle!
            If it has boobs or wheels, sooner or later you're going to have trouble with it.
            Mark S.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by deathegg View Post
              What do you call a Yugo at the top of a hill? A Miracle!
              Or a potential disaster.
              1988 Chevy Sprint Turbo 997cc

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              • #8
                ^

                Originally posted by DrMaxwellEdison View Post
                by being pushed not driven...
                lol
                Never Hire a Boy to do a Man's Job!!

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                • #9
                  Whaaaat? No Mustang? I guess 47 years isn't good enough?

                  By the way, ^^^ That's 99.9% city driving :cool:

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Evil D View Post
                    Whaaaat? No Mustang? I guess 47 years isn't good enough?
                    Wellll .... they CALLED the "Mustang II" a "Mustang" but it was nowhere NEAR the same car, not even as close as a bugeye Sprite and a Spridget.

                    If they'd made the modern ones that they make today instead of those, you'd have 47 years for sure .....

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                    • #11
                      Eh....technically no Mustang has ever had its own chassis except (according to Ford) the '05+, so the fact that the II was based off the Pinto doesn't bug me since all the others were based off something else (Falcon, Zephyer/Fairmont). I say according to Ford because many believe this new chassis is little more than a tweaked Lincoln LS chassis...not that that's a bad thing.

                      By the way, ^^^ That's 99.9% city driving :cool:

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by the article
                        we’re not talking about model names that have been around forever (e.g., crown victoria, century, bluebird), but a particular chassis/generation of a car that remained fundamentally unchanged over its lifespan.
                        q.e.d.
                        Any difference that makes no difference is no difference.

                        Old Blue- New Tricks
                        91 Festiva FSM PDF - Dropbox

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                        • #13
                          cool find karl!
                          Walth

                          Festiva #1: 91 Red L 4/5
                          http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27981

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                          • #14
                            I thought so! It's good to see lots of cars from all around the world.

                            Karl
                            '93GL "Prettystiva" ticking B3 and 5 speed, backup DD; full swaps in spring!
                            '91L "AquaMutt" my '91L; B6 swap/5 speed & Aspire brakes, DD/work car
                            '92L "Twinstiva" 5sp, salvage titled, waiting for repairs...
                            '93GL "Luxstiva," '94 B6 engine & ATX; needs overhauled
                            '89L "Muttstiva," now a storage bin, future trailer project

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                            • #15
                              It's interesting how, in 2010, we sort of laugh at the Mustang II, but back when it was introduced, It was a pretty successful car for Ford.
                              If it has boobs or wheels, sooner or later you're going to have trouble with it.
                              Mark S.

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