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    Staying in the Mental Festiva game.

    I've been feeling down about this. I've been searching high and low since last spring for the perfect Festiva for me. I've came across several cars I loved, made offers, even had contracts almost signed. It happened again this week. Had plans to meet this morning because the person was only available weekends. Come to find out they sold the car friday and didn't have the decency to let me know before I made a 6 hours drive to pick it up. I've came across more expired ads than I care to comment on. I just want to know how you guys keep yourself motivated. When buying that first or next Festiva did it takes weeks, months and God forbid years to find it? I am finding this relentless search tiring and consuming me lol I find myself sneaking to the bathroom at work to check my phone just to make sure there wasn't a new craigslist posting I might have missed. Is this what being a Festiva crazed fanatic is about? Just need some encouragement and I know this is the right place for it.

    Chris
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    craigslist | Page Not Found
    http://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/4852862567.html


    I don't know where you are located but this has been on Craigslist for a while and still see it on there. I have a festiva I am comfortable with but always check daily to see if there is one for parts or anything like that. It took me a couple months to find mine and at the time it was the only one I was finding so I just took it because I didn't know when I would find another one. Keep looking and you'll find what you're looking for!



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    • #3
      Originally posted by clphipps79 View Post
      ... Is this what being a Festiva crazed fanatic is about? ...
      Yes. Trust me they are out there. You just have to be relentless and patient. Obviously you re willing to spend so be ready to do so, HURRIEDLY. Be willing to travel a few states on a whim. Have a truck and trailer ready and/or a driving buddy on call. Try and make a deposit in some way and by all means make contact with the person as you are leaving to meet them, as a final measure to secure the initial deal. Don't wait a week to go get it. Call off work if necessary. Don't mess around any more

      There are nice cars out there grasshopper!!! Patience...
      -Bryant

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      • #4
        Lotta miles for that price. Clean though.
        -Bryant

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        • #5
          Took me year to find the red 88 I have. Looked at a bunch of Festys before I found one that was decent
          It was about 6 months to find the black 92 GL, once I started looking for another
          Dan




          Red 1988 Festiva L - CUJO

          Black 1992 Festiva GL Sport - BLACK MAGIC

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

          R.I.P.
          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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          • #6
            Originally posted by Phelps120 View Post
            http://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/4852862567.html

            I don't know where you are located but this has been on Craigslist for a while and still see it on there. I have a festiva I am comfortable with but always check daily to see if there is one for parts or anything like that. It took me a couple months to find mine and at the time it was the only one I was finding so I just took it because I didn't know when I would find another one. Keep looking and you'll find what you're looking for!



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            wow... now if that was auto and closer to me, I would give up my car for that one

            $3000 is too much tho... it's absolute max is only about $1000
            Last edited by old yellow; 02-08-2015, 02:56 AM.
            Doug's Daily Driver (Dad): '91 Ford Festiva L Manual "Old Yellow" got with 40,xxx mi... about 52,xxx mi. give or take now

            Austin's Daily Driver (mine) : '91 Ford Festiva GL Automatic "Whitie III" W/ 0.40 over aspire engine from '94 Aspire "New Blue" rebuilt 92,xxx mi. then... about 96,xxx mi. or more now (on body)

            Doug's work car: '95 Ford Aspire Manual "Whitie II" w/ swapped stock aspire engine from '95 Silver Aspire and has             it's 5th transmission! 75,xxx mi... now with about 130,xxx mi.

            Sold! '89 Ford Festiva Manual "Gaystiva" (sold to my Uncle) - got with 163,xxx..... now 163,xxx Sold!

            TRANSFERRED! '89 Ford Festiva Automatic EFI "one hit wonder" Given to             bolokid - got with 210,xxx ...... now with 210,xxx miles TRANSFERRED!

            '94 Ford Aspire SE Manual "Assfire" - got with at least 350,000 mi

            SOLD! '90 Ford Festiva L Manual look for Narion (or click the username) it's new owner on the forum! - got with 193,xxx miles... now has 193,xxx miles give or take SOLD!

            R.I.P '91 Ford Escort GT w/ bad engine..... stripping for parts then off to the scrapper!

            R.I.P '91 Ford Festiva Manual "Lil Red Rocket" bought brand new in 1991 with ~120 mi... ended with 227,xxx mi.

            R.I.P '97 Ford Aspire 4 Door Automatic "Ford Metro" parts car - got with about 144,xxx mi.... ended with 144,xxx mi

            R.I.P '95 Ford Aspire Manual Silver (one owner and one family car) got with about 50,000 miles ended with about 90,000 miles

            R.I.P '94 Ford Aspire Manual "New Blue" got with 150,xxx.... ended with about 200,xxx (it's engine is the .40 engine in my GL)

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            • #7
              I found my first off of a friend just as gas saver. The next I bought and won't really looking one just hated to pass up the deal I got.
              1990 Red Festiva STOCK "pregnant roller skate"
              1989 Yellow Festiva BP swap "Freebird"
              2007 Ford F150 "black sunshine" full exhaust with x-pipe. K&N intake. Headman Headers.
              2001 Honda accord SOLD lots of goodies done suicide doors lowered 20 inch rims
              2005 Ford F250 6.0 Turbo Diesel "swamprat" 4 inch lift, 4 inch mbrp exhaust, egr delete, glowshift pillar gauges.
              1994 Ford F150 5.0 Completely stock.

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              • #8
                That red one. He keeps putting up ads because nobody wants to buy it. In one of them he said "this isn't a junk yard car so don't expect a junk yard price"

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                • #9
                  Sometimes you just get lucky, others you gotta search and be very patient

                  Here's a little story for ya, I've barely driven my festiva in the passed two years, I keep having problems with it to the point that I got so incredibly frustrated that I actually considered giving up and selling it.... Instead I just took a break from it to regain motivation

                  Maybe that's all you need, to take a break from your search?

                  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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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Damkid View Post
                    Sometimes you just get lucky, others you gotta search and be very patient

                    Here's a little story for ya, I've barely driven my festiva in the passed two years, I keep having problems with it to the point that I got so incredibly frustrated that I actually considered giving up and selling it.... Instead I just took a break from it to regain motivation

                    Maybe that's all you need, to take a break from your search?
                    I guess the reason I hadn't it because, I'm afraid I will end up missing something I like. I'm barely missing stuff now. And I'm doing all I can. I guess I'm coming across the wrong people. Like the last one I replied to the ad within 15 minutes of it being posted, agreed on meeting saturday morning at 9. And she sold it to someone local after agreeing with me. Oh well :/

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by drddan View Post
                      Took me year to find the red 88 I have. Looked at a bunch of Festys before I found one that was decent
                      It was about 6 months to find the black 92 GL, once I started looking for another
                      My dream car is like your 92GL (sport) Again, thought I had that too lol Maybe I'm not aggressive enough or mean enough with these people lol

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                      • #12
                        Buy mine....
                        -Greg
                        Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
                        BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
                        Redneck Engineer
                        FOTY - '09
                        5x Festiva Madness Attendee...FM 3,4,5,6,8
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by eurotiva View Post
                          Buy mine....
                          I was unaware you were selling anything?

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                          • #14
                            Anything is for sale with the right price 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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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by clphipps79 View Post
                              My dream car is like your 92GL (sport) Again, thought I had that too lol Maybe I'm not aggressive enough or mean enough with these people lol
                              Hang in there, man! It will show itself! I had to drive to Texas, from Missouri to get that GL. Don't know if you read my thread about it, but here is what I had to do to get it.

                              http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...o-me-GL-Sport!
                              Dan




                              Red 1988 Festiva L - CUJO

                              Black 1992 Festiva GL Sport - BLACK MAGIC

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

                              R.I.P.
                              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

                              My Music!
                              http://www.reverbnation.com/main/sea...t_songs/266647

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