new guy here , just got a 93!

[fattie]

hi guys , new guy here from maine. this morning i bought a 93 festiva with 87k miles for 175 bucks.

it runs good and body is solid but the clutch may be going.

im looking to make this car my dd and try to get the most mpg's possible.

talked to a guy today who has 6 88-93 festivas and he said he gets about 46 mpg in his dd , is this belivable or not ? any other info you guys could give me on this particular year would be awsome , thanks

[GenevaDirt]

Welcome aboard.....as for the milage....yes totally possible. I get 42 to 45 in mine, others get more...some less.
They are great cars if taken care of. Sounds like you really got a deal.....any pics? We love pics!

[packrat427]

Welcome to the board !!

You stole that car !!
WOW..

That is very close on the mileage , I get 48 on the highway without trying , and have got 51 mpg.

Where are you from ??
Replace the clutch assy , you will never regret buying it or investing some $$ in it .

[fattie]

pics will be coming soon.

today i totaly gutted the interior to check for rust , and guess what ??? no rust!!! im going to keep the back seat out and probaly put a nice carpet in. i removed what was left of the console under the radio and cleaned the trunk area up , its gonna be a project for a few months till i get it road ready. its a pretty fun little car and with 87 thousand miles it seems to me it should go another 100k atleast. i cant wait till i get it goin good , its gunna be fun to drive.

last year i had a 87 tercel , pretty much the same kinda car , one side mirror , manual steering and very small but i got about 40 mpgs in the tercel.

[fattie]

im from rockland , maine. im 20 years old and i love cars haha. i plan on doing the clutch and the rest of the work myself , its kinda hard trying to teach myself how to work on cars lol but its fun nontheless. i hope this will be a good car for me , i wasnt even looking for a new car since i have a 05 focus and a 65 pontiac but i saw it sitting in someones driveway with 200$ written on the window , got it for 175 and he even drove it to my house for me.

[packrat427]

We have several members here that have 300,000 +, and some that almost have 500,000 miles and they are the original owner

[GenevaDirt]

The Festy is very easy to work on. You should have no problems , if you do there is a wealth of info to be found throughout the site. Not to mention plenty of helpful people.
You should add your location into your profile....makes it easier when talking to others...may be close by and able to help.

[neanderpaul]

yep, you stole it. welcome!

[freshtiva]

Welcome fattie !! Everything they ^ said is true. They're a bunch of festiva experts. With only 87,000 miles on your festy, Id expect we'll be seeing you around for a looong time. Nice snag ! Whats wrong with it now besides the clutch ?

[TRUCKtiva]

85,000!!! that car just got broke in!! take care of it and it will never die I promise!! My last festiva I had I used bosh platinum 2 spark plugs and good wires and a recently changed cap and rotor and got 50+ mpg driving like a granny of course

[fattie]

thanks for the warm welcome guys. there isnt much work to do besides the clutch , and some brake work. basic fluid changes and such.

[Kraig]

Welcome! I've averaged over 47 mpg for 12,000 miles now in my daily driver. Best tank was almost 54 mpg! Worst tank was 42 mpg.

[fattie]

whats the red button in the rear on the drivers side , right under the speaker panel ? also , whats the box under the seat ? the computor ? thanks

[packrat427]

whats the red button in the rear on the drivers side , right under the speaker panel ? also , whats the box under the seat ? the computor ? thanks

Red button is the fuel pump inertia reset.

Box under the seat is the module for the automatic seat belts .

[fattie]

kool thanks. today i started putting the itnerior back together. im keeping the carpet and back seat out , also took out rear seatbelts to save a few pounds since im a pretty heavy guy myself. any idea what the dry wieght of this car is ? 1500 lbs ?