Just picked up my first Festiva last night!!

[ThaWeezord]

Hey guys, My name is Justin and i guess i am the n00b now. I just bought my first Festiva last night and i love it already!!!

1992 3sp auto
got it for $240. lol

going to get a tune up and new shocks and i should be ready to go. i don't have many pics of it yet only the one that was in the autotrader.

here it is....





My other car which i am currently de-modding and selling is my 2002 VW Jetta 1.8T.

[packrat427]

Welcome to the board
Nice Festiva and the other cars , you are one the few here that has a turquois colored Festiva .

[quaddawg]

Wow, kick ass Jetta, why are you selling it???

[ThaWeezord]

thanks! i didnt know it was somewhat rare of a colour. good to know

the jetta has been my baby for over a year n a bit now but i am at the point where i just want to save money and pay off debt.

is there anything i should be on the lookout for!?! right now i have mad exhaust rattle and from what i read thats normal.

[packrat427]

Well since it is FI. that is a good thing ,no dirty carb to worry about .
The body looks good from what I can see .
Oil leaks at the engine area ??
Exhaust could be a easy fix , maybe just a heat shield that is rusted and came loose .

[ThaWeezord]

no leaks at all that i can see. going to get a better look at it this week when we can get it up on a hoist.

just ordered:

plugs
wires
cap/rotor/dist.
air filter
fuel filter
oil filter/oil
front and rear brakes
KYB GR2's

should ride well after all that.

[htchbck]

yep, should ride well indeed... looks like a clean, sharp little car, I love the graphics too. got any engine swaps in mind yet? Anyway, show us some more pics when you get a chance!

[ThaWeezord]

no swaps i don't think. lol

if anything i would be interested in swapping to 5spd. i hate auto! lol and from what i was reading the 5spd gets way better gas mileage.

i have a feeling there will be a photoshoot tonight. pics will be posted asap.

[5.0zone]

Welcome to the board. Nice looking ride you have there. Both of them.
The exhaust rattle is probably a heat shield.
I had one that took me a long time to track down, because it would only rattle at the most inopportune times.
It was right behind the cat, I put a large hose clamp around the heat shield and that solved my problem.

[NovaSS]

Welcome to the board !!! Nice to see another festiva owner taking care of his ride.

[freshtiva]

The Jetta is ok, but your festiva is bad ass :!: :!: :lol:

[quaddawg]

I am absolutely IN LOVE with that Jetta...

that thing friggin ROCKS.. (and I am 44...lol)

[ramichael]

Welcome to the board, and nice stiva, by the way.

[freshtiva]

quaddawg wrote " Wow, kick ass Jetta, why are you selling it? "

I bet he wants to spend the $ on festiva mods .

[ThaWeezord]

thanks for the comments guys! Jetta is nice, lots of power (dynoed at 220WHP and 254WTQ), i will miss it.

i took the festiva out for a cruise last night but it was raining so i couldn't do a proper photoshoot of any kind.

all my parts came in today so the tune up and brakes are going on this week. other then that just shocks when i find them and fix the exhaust rattle and i am good..

also when i was driving it last night when i take left turns the back right feels almost like it gives out and gets REAL sketchy. i am thinking it might be an axles bushing? is this common?? i also noticed my wheels look way chambered like this....... /----/

any help would be great.