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  • So I got pulled over...

    Even though Dale's Festiva has been in my family for almost my entire life, I'm just now learning to drive a stick. I took it out on the interstate the other night on my way to get Girl Scout cookies for Dale. I was running late, and already going 75 in a 55, when I decided to see what the Silver Bullet really had. I had just barely buried the needle when I saw the flashing red and blue lights.

    So I pulled off to the side of the road. The officer comes up to the car, asks for my license and registration, and asks me if I knew how fast he had clocked me. To be honest, I really didn't, so I shook my head. "Ma'am, you were going 89." I looked back at him and said the first thing I could think of.

    "Sir, my speedometer doesn't even go up that high." He poked his head in my window and shined his flashlight on my dash. He shook his head and stepped back to appraise my bucket of rust. "I'll be right back," he said, and started to walk back to his car. He stopped at his car, and glanced back at mine. I could see him shaking his head again as he walked back to my car and handed me my documents.

    "Ma'am, I'm sorry to have bothered you. Have a good evening." And with that, he was gone, and I was off the hook.

    Just thought that was awesome, and it pretty much seals my love for this car.

    Carby Car -- '89 Festiva, Escort carb/Rocketman adapter. FM8 Best Beater and Bad Luck award, FM9 Fan Favorite, July 2016 FOTM, and overall a crusty grumpy old man (Bucket List thread in Photo Gallery)
    Pearl -- '91 B6 Festiva
    '97 Aspire--yeah i'm about that Aspire life, no it's not a brake swap (yet)

    festyboy is THE PRETTIEST


  • #2
    LOL
    2008 Kia Rio- new beater
    1987 F-150- revived and CLEAN!!!
    1987 Suzuki Dual Sport- fun beater bike
    1993 Festiva- Fiona, DD
    1997 Aspire- Peaspire, Refurb'd, sold
    1997 Aspire- Babyspire, DD
    1994 Aspire - Project Kiazord
    1994 Aspire- Crustyspire, RIP



    "If it moves, grease it, if it don't, paint it, and if it ain't broke don't fix it!"

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    • #3
      Haha that's awesome!! If it was me though, I would have gotten the ticket though lol

      1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
      1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
      2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

      1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

      If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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      • #4
        SO much WIN!!!

        good for you
        Trees aren't kind to me...

        currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
        94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.

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        • #5
          Lol that wouldn't have worked on me, but I probably would have let you off with a warning for being crafty.

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          • #6
            my fav, when this thing reaches 88mph, your gonna see some serious crap

            congrats on the bedazzlement!
            91 Festiva GL "Scrat"
            82 Honda Goldwing GL1100i
            85 BMW 535is "Brunhild"

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            • #7
              That's awesome. For that, you get this:

              In love with a MadScientist!:thumbright:
              There's a fine line between breathtaking ingenuity and "That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!"

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              • #8
                You know you drive a Festiva when:

                You get clocked at 90MPH and the officer lets you go out of amazement!
                Brian

                93L - 5SP, FMS springs, 323 alloys, 1st gen B6, ported head & intake, FMS cam, ported exhaust manifold w/2-1/4" head pipe.
                04 Mustang GT, 5SP, CAI, TFS plenum, 70mm TB, catted X, Pypes 304SS cat-back, Hurst Billet+ shifter, SCT/Bama tuned....4.10's & cams coming soon
                62 Galaxie 2D sedan project- 428, 3x2V, 4SP, 3.89TLOC

                1 wife, 2 kids, 9 dogs, 4 cats......
                Not enough time or money for any of them

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                • #9
                  that is so much win
                  91 Festiva L "Erika" b3t swap on the way
                  06 Jeep Cherokee Overland
                  95 Aspire (sold)

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                  • #10
                    Super story ! Lucky you , lucky - lulu

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                    • #11
                      Hes going back to HQ saying to his boss : Could you check my radar , I think its messed up.

                      FTW

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                      • #12
                        Jeez leadfoot!!!! You got super lucky!!
                        1992 white L, Bp, American racing 13's, stock trans.
                        1991 White L, BP/F5MR, protege header, full aspire swap with gr2's, seats, and sway bar, 15" konig's, short throw, escort console.
                        1991 blue L, 5 speed.
                        1988 red L-plus-all stock.

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                        • #13
                          Now you're REALLY part of the addiction!!!LOL Great story also.
                          Chuck
                          Life's a beach, then you marry one---- Shakespeare
                          If money will fix it, it's not broken
                          91 GL -Ol' Rusty
                          93 GL - Lil Red
                          91 L - Tweetystiva
                          http://www.fuelly.com/car/ford/festi...tfordcat/54176
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                          • #14
                            hahaha nice! I got pulled over driving one 68 in a 55... well was going faster but saw it was a cop coming from a distance and started slowing.. I got a ticket though.
                            -93' L BP swap/e-series, coilovers, RIO front swap, redrilled festy drums, Miata 14" 7 spokes.
                            -88' Mazda 323 SE, work in progress..
                            -85' Nissan Sentra 5 spd.

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                            • #15
                              88 in a 60 zone. Cop shock his head, but gave me the ticket anyway. :p
                              $343 fine sent in just last friday.
                              Dan




                              Red 1988 Festiva L - CUJO

                              Black 1992 Festiva GL Sport - BLACK MAGIC

                              I'm just...a little slow... sometimes:withstupid:

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                              Blue 1972 Chevelle SS-468 C.I.D. B'nM TH400-4:56 posi-Black racing stripes-Black vinyl top-Black int.
                              Black on black 1976 Camaro LT-350 4 bolt main .060 over
                              Silver 1988 Festiva L

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