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    My first festiva !!

    Hey wassup guy!
    So I just picked up my festiva last week. I got it for $600 and drove it 2.5 hours from Vermont to my
    Parents house in New Hampshire. It made the trip like a champ! It's a 5 speed with 153k. I am not sure what the trim is but it doesn't have a passenger mirror or ac or a rear wiper. But the car was oil treated its whole life so it's pretty rust free for a new englander. The rear seats have been removed previous to my purchase. The car had one owner previous and she had a dog so she wanted the room. Also the car had a
    Car phone and fog lights !! Mechanically it runs great but it could use a wheel bearing pretty soon. Lmk what you guys think! I'm looking to do a b6t swap soon IMG_0637.jpgIMG_0634.jpg also the car has a plug in block heater that you can see hanging from the front !! Pretty rad car
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    So awesome that you got a nice looking car for so cheap! Welcome to the forum and Festiva life!

    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

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    • #3
      Looks great, especially for a NW car! Great deal, and welcome to the forums! Can't wait to see the progression on this one.
      Will Samet

      JDMSTIVA - Rest in Peace. Festiva of the Month, May '16 - Best Beater & Bad Luck Award, FMX - (Build Thread)

      JDMSTIVA V2 - Racecar, Showcar, Work in Progress - (Build Thread)

      1990 LX - B6D swapped, mostly stock.

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      • #4
        Rust free for $600 is an amazing deal! You should be able to pick up a passenger mirror and rear seat for real cheap if your patient. Which wheel bearing is going?

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        • #5
          Nice find! Welcome to the forum! The B6t is a great swap. What part of N.H. are you in? I'm originally from ME.
          Driving for me is neither a right nor a privilege. Driving is my passion, as it was for the people who invented the automobile, the people who paved the first roads and the people who continue to improve the automobile. Please respect this passion.

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          • #6
            Awesome find.

            A note about the wheel bearings: do not put off changing the rears, they're cheap and easy. A failure in the rear is costly. The passenger rear spindle nut is REVERSE thread. Both spindle nuts must be removed and installed by hand (no power tools).

            While you're in there, you can inspect the shoes and wheel cylinders for wear and leakage, and lube and adjust the e-brake actuator. Getting the shoes adjusted so that they drag the slightest bit will give you good pedal feel provided there's no air in the system.
            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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            • #7
              Nice ride but I want to see the car phone lol
              Send An Invite If Ya Want




              1991 Ford Festiva GL- Auto

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