1992 Ford Festiva L from North America - Comments

6th Dec 2004, 20:28

"Most dependable car I've owned!"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Burned out license plate light.

Heat shielding around exhaust system rattled... had to take it off. Works great now.

Back hatch rattled over bumps. Added extra weatherstripping and now it's good as new.

General comments?

This car is just amazing. I bought it back in May of 2004 with 201,000 miles on it, and it was all smogged and ready to go for $600. Since then I put in $1400 into the car, upgrading the interior, getting new tires, new stereo system, tinting the windows. It's basically a new car now, other than some very slight dents hardly noticeable.

Since I've owned it it's run perfect. No problems whatsoever. Not even the "check engine" light came on yet. It's still on its original clutch and transmission with now 204,000 miles plus on it.

I would highly recommend getting one of these if you can find one in decent shape! They're worth it in the gas mileage alone (38-41 MPG average).


17th Sep 2009, 11:29

So let me get this straight. You've owned the car for 3000 miles. That's an oil change interval. And it's the most dependable car you've owned? That says a lot. Probably not unrelated to the fact that your last car was an MG.

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