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more about #fordfestiva more comments → Comrade Teargaskov: If you can get parts without sending money to Russia, than it's a legit question. I am going with the Opel. #fordfestiva more » brandegee: The awful TR7 hardtop (why?) should earn the IOE if it does the distance. The Festiva is pretty awful, but benefits from a Japanese engine. If only th... more » Spinnetti: Giving it to the festiva is hardly sporting. It's Korean ain't it? I would think the TR7 would win by default unless there is something more horrible?... more » CptSevere: The Festiva beercan is actually ahead of the British sports car? Give it to them. But like UD Man said, if that MGB is still running, they need to be ... more » Speedycop: Nothing against the Festiva guys, but that car is a little too new and mundane for IOE, given the unreliable nature and age of its competition. Old sc... more » smalleyxb122: Back in high school, I logged more miles than I care to admit behind the wheel of my sister's 1989 Festiva, because my car at the time was a Triumph S... more » Ralph Wiley Is Poised: Ride those twelve-inch wheels to VICTORY! #fordfestiva more » Robergug: I'd like to know what an IOE is. But since I'm not approved, no one will ever see my question and I won't ever get an answer. This place is a cesspit.... more » f86sabre: When shopping for LeMons cars we thought about a Festiva, but the Escort looked like the better platform. Festiva's are basically the Rodney Dangerfi... more » Racin_G73 - dirt track legend (some day ... maybe): It is getting the MOST from the least, so ... I'd have to say that if the Festiva can double the lap count of the TR7, then they deserve the award. #f... more » UDMan: Hey Murilee, you guys gave the IOE to an Oldsmobile 98, and a FWD Pontiac Grand Prix, so while the Festiva isn't really all that cool, it deserves a c... more » Alfisted: The Festiva is not unreliable, heavy, poor handling and/or old enough to claim the award. If only it were a Geo. #fordfestiva more » Novaload: Or, put more simply.... #fordfestiva more » tinman0: My Kia Martini Integrale Pride (Festiva/121 tooling sold to Kia and released a couple of year later) is way more cool than that rather plain Festiva! ... more » Novaload: You can't get much more "least" than a 21 year old Festiva. The TR7, of course, started with more, but also had the rep for being a 4-wheeled breakd... more » -
#questionoftheday
Should A Ford Festiva Be Considered Terrible Enough To Win Index Of Effluency?
We've got something of a dilemma here at 24 Hours Of LeMons HQ: at this moment, a 1988 Ford Festiva is defying the odds and sitting at 29th place (out of 126). More » -
#backtobasics
Nine Great Bare-Necessity-Mobiles
Yesterday, GM announced a return to basics. That's good because sometimes, mobility alone is all we can afford. Few bare-bones cars had something making them more than basic transportation. Some, starting with the Model T, did. Here's our favorites. More » -
#classicadwatch
Insufficiently Festive Festiva Doomed To Crusher By Québécois Quality-Control Team
When you're inspecting cars fresh off the line, what do you look for? Well, if you're working at the Van Nuys plant building third-gen Camaros… well, no need to go there, eh? More »
