The commenters really took him to task at the end, though
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Grit your teeth and read this article about Festivas.
"Blue92"- 92L 5 spd, original owner- 185K, B8,DD..
"Pedro"-88L 5-spd, B6D (built by Advancedynamix)
"Blanca"-92 GL auto, 125K(FM8 Lowest Miles)- B6 daughter's DD
"Tractor Blue"- 89 L auto, 110K
"Chester"-88 LX, runs but not street legal
"Wenona"-89L parts car
"Flame"- 89 LX 5 spd ,parts carTags: None
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And what article would that be? :-)90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!
You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality--Ayn Rand
Disaster preparedness
Tragedy and Hope.....Infowars.com.....The Drudge Report.....Founding Fathers.info
Think for yourself.....question all authority.....re-evaluate everything you think you know. Red-pill yourself!
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Sorry Tom, getting old is hell. Guess I was too busy gritting my teeth."Blue92"- 92L 5 spd, original owner- 185K, B8,DD..
"Pedro"-88L 5-spd, B6D (built by Advancedynamix)
"Blanca"-92 GL auto, 125K(FM8 Lowest Miles)- B6 daughter's DD
"Tractor Blue"- 89 L auto, 110K
"Chester"-88 LX, runs but not street legal
"Wenona"-89L parts car
"Flame"- 89 LX 5 spd ,parts car
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Originally posted by jawja jim View Posthttp://www.carbuzz.com/news/2013/2/7...spire-7712855/
Sorry Tom, getting old is hell. Guess I was too busy gritting my teeth.
Nice pics in that article. This is an excellent example of how you can't believe what you read just because it's there. Ask Charlie or Greg about how crappy these cars are. Or anyone getting over 50 MPG, or sticking a washing machine in one, or going past 300K miles, or......
BTW Charlie, I think you should carry a washing machine in the back of your racecars to give the other cars a chance.....Last edited by TominMO; 05-20-2015, 09:11 AM.90 Festy (Larry)--B6M (Matt D. modified B6 head), header, 5-speed, Capri XR2 front brakes, many other little mods
09 Kia Rondo--a Festy on steroids!
You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality--Ayn Rand
Disaster preparedness
Tragedy and Hope.....Infowars.com.....The Drudge Report.....Founding Fathers.info
Think for yourself.....question all authority.....re-evaluate everything you think you know. Red-pill yourself!
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Originally posted by TominMO View PostYou can multitask.
Nice pics in that article. This is an excellent example of how you can't believe what you read just because it's there. Ask Charlie or Greg about how crappy these cars are. Or anyone getting over 50 MPG, or sticking a washing machine in one, or going past 300K miles, or......
BTW Charlie, I think you should carry a washing machine in the back of your racecars to give the other cars a chance.....Because....45 MPG.
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Originally posted by TominMO View PostYou can multitask.
Nice pics in that article. This is an excellent example of how you can't believe what you read just because it's there. Ask Charlie or Greg about how crappy these cars are. Or anyone getting over 50 MPG, or sticking a washing machine in one, or going past 300K miles, or......
BTW Charlie, I think you should carry a washing machine in the back of your racecars to give the other cars a chance.....88 L carb'ed (when up in flames of glory)(deceased) 4spd
89 L carb'ed (died on the operating table (rust))(deceased) 5spd
93 gl FI (sold) automagical
89 lx FI megasquirted "luna" b6D+t (186hp 209ftlbs)
88 L carbFI megasquirted zombie car
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Originally posted by lessersivad View PostAny article that does not have an author's name attached has no credibility in my opinion.92 Festiva GL Sport 5spd A/C 282k miles
Power windows, Power door locks, & Heated seats !
Festiva of the month co-winner June 2017
Festiva of the month winner June 2018
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This article is hilariously poorly written. There is no proof what so ever actually presented that the festiva or aspire are bad cars. The author just repeats that same line over and over like it will some how be more persuasive after the twentieth time. Only fact that is presented is that a total of 350,000 festivas were made between 1988 and 1993 which actually isn't that far off the number of civics (about 240k between 88-91) or corollas (about 300k between 87-92) made during the same years. It was the early 90s everyone was lining up to buy explorers and jeeps. No company in North America was focused on small cars when they could just recycle old truck parts into SUVs and make 3 times the profit on every vehicle.
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My comment posted there:
Probably devised and written by oil companies to SELL GASOLINE. Festivas and Aspires are GREAT cars, and usually driven many many trouble free miles by those who take care of them. My 88 Festiva had over 275K when I had to sell it and still ran great. My '96 Aspire now has still only 114K trouble free miles and gets over 42 mpg. Like the Geo metros, these cars still have a HUGE loyal following, because there are some people who want to drive smaller high-mileage cars that the U'S. car makers quit offering about the time we went to war over oil again in the early 2000's. Ford renamed the Escort the Focus and pretended that it replaced the Aspire. But much larger in every way
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