What do you do when you see another Festy?

[ENEMY_]

I usually flash my lights or wave, sadly they usually don't understand why Im waving at them

[devon527]

I honk, then realize I can barely hear my own horn (Stupid 88 horn sounds terrible and girly) and wave if there is enough time. Kinda like the Jeep wave thing

[JPT]

Seeing another Festy around here is like seeing a 4 leaf clover. Festivas are so rare here, that I'm forever getting "what kind of car is that?!?" everywhere I go.

Recently, I had to have it towed (ate yet another rear wheel bearing). The tow company had no idea what I was talking about, so they sent out their biggest tow rig. People were laughing themselves silly watching my car get hooked to this monsterous tow truck. The driver said it felt like nothing was there.

When it got to the garage, all the employees came out to see it. Only the owner knew what it was.

[chaosdrifter06]

JPT, you are probably the closest Festy owner I know in the New England area.

[wt44]

I have a CJ7 & a Festiva. The jeep wave is for real between CJ drivers or Wranglers with mods. Festy waves are nearly non-existant.

I did pull up next to one nearly identical to mine one day. Both the other driver and I shared a pause with looks of amazement before a quick wave right before the light turned green.

[1988festivazoom]

i have never had anothe festy owner wave back at me ( other than the 5 people i know ) but when i drove a 74 bug i had other bug owners waving all the time! i do get alot of looks from random festy owners tho, like they are thinking "who the hell would put that much money into one of these piles!"

[JPT]

JPT, you are probably the closest Festy owner I know in the New England area.

There are a few festys running around the area. A real nice one in Fall River, another in Freetown (or Berkley, I'm not sure), and a few up around Boston. North Smithfield Auto Recycling had one for sale, but I don't know what happened to it.

Conneticut seems to have quite a few.

Did I mention that I saw the car you bought on CL? I was so tempted to buy it, but I have no place to keep another car.

[Gomez]

i do get alot of looks from random festy owners tho, like they are thinking "who the hell would put that much money into one of these piles!"

When I had my Silver and Black Festiva I got those looks from everybody. Little did they know I had a brand new car that did 40+ mpg for under 7 G's. I never have had another Festiva owner wave though. I used to see them around here at a rate of 2 a day 2 years ago. Now that I am looking to get one again I haven't seen one in 3 months.

[wybnrml]

I have only had one Festiva drive past and wave at me. It was an older couple in a red Festiva and they looked really excited to see another Festiva. It seems like every other Festiva dosen't realize, acknowledge or care about other Festivas.

[bastille10]

Eurovan owners are also big wavers (lots in Seattle area).

[chaosdrifter06]

There are a few festys running around the area. A real nice one in Fall River, another in Freetown (or Berkley, I'm not sure), and a few up around Boston. North Smithfield Auto Recycling had one for sale, but I don't know what happened to it.

Conneticut seems to have quite a few.

Did I mention that I saw the car you bought on CL? I was so tempted to buy it, but I have no place to keep another car.

Yeah you did. I guess I was fated to buy this car. Originally I was looking into a CRX, but when my friend saw the ad for the Festy he said it looked like an old school transformer with its paintjob. So after discovering the potential and the cool idea of driving around an autobot, I went for it and bought her.

[JPT]

Yeah you did. I guess I was fated to buy this car. Originally I was looking into a CRX, but when my friend saw the ad for the Festy he said it looked like an old school transformer with its paintjob. So after discovering the potential and the cool idea of driving around an autobot, I went for it and bought her.

...and do you regret it?

[chaosdrifter06]

...and do you regret it?

I would say this like Micheal Caine said it in Batman Begins:
"Nevah!"

[stefan]

Definitely nothing. Most festy drivers around here are granola munching weirdos

[sasquatch]

^whats wrong with granola??? you calling me a weirdo???