Needed a new clutch, but that's standard maintenance because the old one just wore out.
Seems very prone to problems with the ignition and spark plugs wires and the rotor.
This is a great litte car, I love it so much! It's so inexpensive to own and run, and the performance and acceleration of it outmatches anything in its class.
The engine is simply amazing. It just keeps going and going and going... I drive 52 miles per day, and this car keeps up great. Simply amazing.
I just got the car I always wanted ('93 Festiva Sport).I do my own maintainance and I really appreciate the simplicity. You can actually get at the oil filter either from above or below. The plugs are as easy to remove as any car I have ever seen. The car (witch) we had before this one was a '94 Taurus. We had it two years and it need a new engine and we replaced the transmission twice. The complexity was unreal. I said I would never own another Ford. The Festiva, of course, is a Ford in name only. I am looking forward to owning this car for many years and I'm happy to see that there are so many satisfied owners out there. The best part is that my teenage son refuses to be seen in it-not cool.That's just fine with me because he was the nit who wrecked the Taurus.
I love my Festiva. It can be parked anywhere, never uses oil and gas mileage is 42 mpg. I did have to replace the transaxle, but it wasn't too expensive. It has one small rusted spot, but it always shines like new after a wax job.
The tires are inexpensive to replace. The original factory battery had to be replaced when it was 12 years old. I gotta love it.
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