New Festiva in town, new member!

[sc72]

Welcome crazy lady to your new addiction.

[Skrapbob]

Welcome KJ. You are very lucky to have such a beautiful little car!

[Festiva_Fred]

Ah jealousy.. thats a clean festiva!

[htchbck]

Hi! Thanks for all the commits on my new 1989 Ford festiva!!!! I'm so proud of it. Only has 72,236 miles and is in really good shape. Bought it from Copart in Portland Oregon. Yes am going to do some more things with it. Will keep you informed on what changes. Crazie KJ

Keeping an eye on this one! And there's nothing wrong with the autos, my wife drives one, and my little sis drives my other one. So am I to assume that you sometimes follow Movin's Baja Festy into the woods in a Jeep Liberty? Or am I way off in guessing the meaning behind your user name?

[Movin]

Welcome Crazy KJ...that '89 is a beauty.

The master cylinder reservoir and the grill appear 'custom' to me. Could this be a Canadian car?

I wouldn't know, the complete master cylinder and brake fluid
look new. The grill is original and is a little thicker at the top
than mine used to be. How do you ID a Canadian?

[htchbck]

I've seen that MC on several festivas in junkyards, I believe its an aftermarket one or maybe one from a newer vehicle. Most of the ones I've seen have been on new-ish looking MCs, but they are festy MCs, not one from another vehicle (Aspire/Escort/etc).

[blkfordsedan]

How do you ID a Canadian?

Follow the trail of empty beer cans :p

[leapin]

Follow the trail of empty beer cans :p

Yes!!!

[ernst]

Freshness!

[Movin]

LOL I about drowned in my coffee!

[neanderpaul]

no way no how.....I would take an 89 any day and being an auto does not scare me either. Running right they are awesome and depending on what kind of driving you do....an auto is awesome. You can ask anyone that was at Madness and last years Ohiostiva....my auto runs JUST FINE!

X2! I love an 89 auto! And LX FTW!!

[htchbck]

'89 Auto is the perfect candidate for an early 323 engine swap too, using the factory 1.6 engine controls (vac adv dizzy, 3 plug ECU and everything). After seeing how well an '89 auto runs, I'd assume that an '88/'89 B6 using the same controls would run quite well also.

[Movin]

You can tune the advance curves on these! This thing has an adjustable
steering column??? Didn't even know that was an option!! Rear cargo light..
Dual horns..

[eurotiva]

LX FTW!!

[freshtiva]

[quote=htchbck;513991After seeing how well an '89 auto runs, [/quote]

I was surprised how much pep my 1989 auto has. It will chirp the tires shifting to second. Not as free reving on the hwy as a five speed but a great car in town. Congrats on the nice find and welcome to the site !!