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First post...I am a soon-to-be Festiva owner it appears. Wifey has brought news of a recent find at a home where she works once a week in my area. Been sitting for quite some time and she noticed it a couple years ago and told me she saw a poor little Geo Metro sitting out back on this couple's farm. She has driven a '92 Metro 1.0L automatic 4-dr now for about 5 years and you'd think she knows the difference??? Turns out she took a closer look for me the other day and the report back is it is a blue '93 Festiva GL. While I would prefer for the MPG of it all that it had a manual transmission, this one too has an automatic.
I haven't got the word yet on why it has been sitting for so long but I can hope it's something like a timing belt or ? that I can figure out myself. I went through that with her Metro when I found it on several flats, not running under a tree in a backlot outside of Baltimore, MD. $300 and brought it on a trailer and went through it front to back. That's when the bug bit me actually. That car has been with us for some 40K miles now and never a problem after I initially went over it. I'm looking to do the same with this Festiva if it is indeed a worthwhile project to begin with.
I can appreciate all the knowledge here on FF.com of these cars and such a resource is invaluable, as y'all know, when undertaking & owning/maintaining/modifying a project like this. Of course, MPG is my first concern for this car but who am I kiddin'??? These are such fun projects.
Anyway...all advice and critiques sent my way will be appreciated. It does not appear there is an equal amount of parts resources for the Festiva as I have enjoyed with the Metro but I will not let that deter me. I have not yet personally checked out this particular car...busy at work...but am relying on her observations as she has relayed them to me. She claims there "is not a lot of rust" noting one spot on the rear (hatch I assume) where it has a ding and probably the paint has been cracked/chipped. I'd have to roll under it and observe a lot more before making final decisions...on the Metro side, there are some prominent areas prone to rust that will make the car obsolete without some pretty extensive welding repairs on the front frame horns as well as the rear shock tower tops. I got lucky with my '92...it's as rust free as any I have seen.
Stuff to look for on this possible project? I'm all ears.
Thanks,
KiK
I haven't got the word yet on why it has been sitting for so long but I can hope it's something like a timing belt or ? that I can figure out myself. I went through that with her Metro when I found it on several flats, not running under a tree in a backlot outside of Baltimore, MD. $300 and brought it on a trailer and went through it front to back. That's when the bug bit me actually. That car has been with us for some 40K miles now and never a problem after I initially went over it. I'm looking to do the same with this Festiva if it is indeed a worthwhile project to begin with.
I can appreciate all the knowledge here on FF.com of these cars and such a resource is invaluable, as y'all know, when undertaking & owning/maintaining/modifying a project like this. Of course, MPG is my first concern for this car but who am I kiddin'??? These are such fun projects.
Anyway...all advice and critiques sent my way will be appreciated. It does not appear there is an equal amount of parts resources for the Festiva as I have enjoyed with the Metro but I will not let that deter me. I have not yet personally checked out this particular car...busy at work...but am relying on her observations as she has relayed them to me. She claims there "is not a lot of rust" noting one spot on the rear (hatch I assume) where it has a ding and probably the paint has been cracked/chipped. I'd have to roll under it and observe a lot more before making final decisions...on the Metro side, there are some prominent areas prone to rust that will make the car obsolete without some pretty extensive welding repairs on the front frame horns as well as the rear shock tower tops. I got lucky with my '92...it's as rust free as any I have seen.
Stuff to look for on this possible project? I'm all ears.
Thanks,
KiK
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