1991 Ford Festiva consumer reviews

I got my first Festiva new in 1989. I drove it for 235,000 miles and it never let me down. It was destroyed by an SUV driver on a cell phone in 1996. I got my second Festiva used in 1996 and I drove it until 2012. I put 220,000 miles on it. It became extremely difficult to get parts for as the last Festiva was built in 1992. The Festivas were wonderful cars and got outrageous gas mileage. They were easy to fix (you could do it yourself). Interestingly enough, they used the same engine block as several Mazdas and so a large number of performance parts WERE available for them. This car in its time was sort of a cult car and had lots of EXTREMELY enthusiastic owners.

I got my 1991 Festiva in Aug 2008 free from a family member expecting the car to not last much longer, I mean it had 179,000 miles. Well its now mid Jan 2009 and i've put over 10k on it since then and it is still running strong. The only problem with it is the engine ticks now but it still runs great and is great on gas. I get close to 50mpg in the summer! I would recommend this car to anyone who is on a tight budget and needs a gas saver.