?New Tiva

[navdoc101]

Found a '88 ,ATX , NO A/C, motor rebuilt, Says may need cv joint/axel. $500. What do ya'll think, good buy? No a/c in Fl. AND ATX!ohsnap

[skimsucka]

i saw 2 mins after he posted it has to be a dreaded 89 auto id let it be at most a parts car 200$ or less

[Ford Fester]

What's wrong with the 89's?

[skimsucka]

89 autos have oddball wiring harness and different senors and a vacuum advance disty plenty of weird things to stay away from
and autos are terrible on mpgs might as well drive a civic

[crazyrog17]

Fuel injection system was all combobulated for the transition year 1989.

[89newb]

Im going threw the headaches of an 89 auto right now. The Haynes manual is little to no good with 88s and 89s

[htchbck]

Haynes is fine for the '88, and the '89 carb. Just the '89 Auto is a completely oddball EFI system that doesn't really match anything else. So just to clarify, this IS an '89 EFI auto and not an '88 carbie auto? I'd hate to have my reputation as the owner of the one and only '88 carb/auto tarnished :lol:

[navdoc101]

Okay, educate me. Add says '88. '88s were carbed no EFI. Talked to the Lady, NO A/C. , She said ATX. So how do ya'll come up with '89 EFI?

[GenevaDirt]

Nothing at all wrong with the 89 auto. I have one and it was just fine (before it met the deer). For an auto it is the faster of them...with vacuum disty and stuff....makes it run a little better. I have a 92 auto with air right now that I think is pretty darn peppy and I am pulling 34 mpg with major lifter problems. I would not be afraid to by a Festy auto or manual for $500.00 if it is running right.

[GenevaDirt]

Okay, educate me. Add says '88. '88s were carbed no EFI. Talked to the Lady, NO A/C. , She said ATX.

she may be looking at the door jamb sticker and not what it is actually titled as. Ask if it is fuel injected or carbed...or just go look at it and access it from there. You will know whether it is worth the $500.00 or not.

[skimsucka]

Okay, educate me. Add says '88. '88s were carbed no EFI. Talked to the Lady, NO A/C. , She said ATX. So how do ya'll come up with '89 EFI?

you can actually never kno with festivas someone could have done a 5spd to atx in an actual 88 ahahah

death to carbs

[getnpsi]

If the interior was complete and the body near flawless I'd buy an 1989 atx for $500. You can always tell her about how hard 1989 are to work on and white lie that even the axles are harder to locate. Pop on $350?

[navdoc101]

oh, Think I'll pass. Don't want to drive that far and find a POS . Hains City is half way across the state. Yeah, I'm LAZY, & its HOT here.:laughing9: I'm happywith my '93 ,5sp,a/c festy. Son was lookin' , no a/c turned him off. He has a '01 Taco with a/c.

[GenevaDirt]

If the interior was complete and the body near flawless I'd buy an 1989 atx for $500. You can always tell her about how hard 1989 are to work on and white lie that even the axles are harder to locate. Pop on $350?

car would be worth a lot more then 500 with a flawless body. Having an auto and being an 89 is not a reason to devalue the Festy. I understand your personal preference but if you would buy one with an ok/rough body for 500 there is no reason not to buy an 89 for the same price in the same condition.

[getnpsi]

1989 with a rebuilt engine needing an axle I'd still buy as well. It's just a large deterrent for hotrodding, and even eco-driving. This is from a buying things twice point of view when you should hold out for the manual. The ecu/harness is secondary to the trans.

I want to do a b6/auto/turbo, a 1989 would fit the bill nicely.