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Hello guys im new to the forum, well not so much new just have not posted yet. Ive been looking on and off for a Festiva for a couple years now. Finally got serious about buying one and they seem to be extremely hard to find (Kansas City area).
So I knew a guy that had one and he drove it for years after his dad drove it for years. He never wanted to sell it because of some sentimental value but upon asking him today he decided it was time to sell so i went and looked at it. Its rough. Very rough. Was lightly rear ended at some point and has some damage and has had an oil leak for i think about 170,000 of its 175,000 miles. Never seen an engine bay so greasy. But anyway he wasnt home so i didnt get to try and start it. It is fuel injected with the 5spd. He also told me it had been sitting for some time. I looked it over and it appears to honestly be pretty solid as far as rust goes but i can tell it needs a lot of fixing before taking on any long trips. I think I can get it for <$300. I did a large pricing of parts through rock auto and came up with around $750-$850 worth of parts to make it trip ready assuming the engine is solid on the bottom end. That includes all new brakes, struts, control arms, timing belt, waterpump, clutch, etc. Basically redoing most of the chassis so that its a solid car. I dont mind the fact that it looks like a huge pos, i actually find it oddly charming.
I plan on taking a long road trip out west as ive never been west of Denver and never got to even go out of the city while i was there. The plan is to go explore the west and take an oldschool no facebook no cellphone no hotel rooms kinda roadtrip. I plan on camping and taking in the sights along the way. Ive been weighing my options for cars to take the trip in and for some reason a Festiva seems to be the only car i really want to. Im tall (6'3) but have plenty of room, they seem simple enough to repair on the roadside without much to break in the first place. They also seem to be able to pull great mileage which is crucial on taking long trips. The trip im planning is about 5600-6000 miles and goes from KC to Houston to Phoenix to Vegas to L.A. to Frisco to Portland to Seattle to SLC to Denver.
Just figured I would introduce myself and see what you all had to say and im sure listen to everyone call me crazy but its all good, after all its just the internet.
So I knew a guy that had one and he drove it for years after his dad drove it for years. He never wanted to sell it because of some sentimental value but upon asking him today he decided it was time to sell so i went and looked at it. Its rough. Very rough. Was lightly rear ended at some point and has some damage and has had an oil leak for i think about 170,000 of its 175,000 miles. Never seen an engine bay so greasy. But anyway he wasnt home so i didnt get to try and start it. It is fuel injected with the 5spd. He also told me it had been sitting for some time. I looked it over and it appears to honestly be pretty solid as far as rust goes but i can tell it needs a lot of fixing before taking on any long trips. I think I can get it for <$300. I did a large pricing of parts through rock auto and came up with around $750-$850 worth of parts to make it trip ready assuming the engine is solid on the bottom end. That includes all new brakes, struts, control arms, timing belt, waterpump, clutch, etc. Basically redoing most of the chassis so that its a solid car. I dont mind the fact that it looks like a huge pos, i actually find it oddly charming.
I plan on taking a long road trip out west as ive never been west of Denver and never got to even go out of the city while i was there. The plan is to go explore the west and take an oldschool no facebook no cellphone no hotel rooms kinda roadtrip. I plan on camping and taking in the sights along the way. Ive been weighing my options for cars to take the trip in and for some reason a Festiva seems to be the only car i really want to. Im tall (6'3) but have plenty of room, they seem simple enough to repair on the roadside without much to break in the first place. They also seem to be able to pull great mileage which is crucial on taking long trips. The trip im planning is about 5600-6000 miles and goes from KC to Houston to Phoenix to Vegas to L.A. to Frisco to Portland to Seattle to SLC to Denver.
Just figured I would introduce myself and see what you all had to say and im sure listen to everyone call me crazy but its all good, after all its just the internet.
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