1991 Ford Festiva Review

My thoughts on the 1991 Ford Festiva with a 1.6L inline 4 cylinder swapped into it and a 5 speed manual transmission!
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[@xltoffroadbear]

I bought an 88 Festiva LX in Sept of 87, it had the 5 speed. I loved it! For the price at the time, it was a great value. I got 40 mpg and drove it for a couple of years. It stayed in my family for about 6 years and 90K miles. It was fun for what it was and comfortable for long road trips with 2 people. It compared well enough to other cars of the era, Hyundai Excel and Yugo. I did break a camshaft after 5 months and 5K miles, but Ford warranty free repair and no other issues for the 6 years. No A/C, so I put in a pop up sunroof. 33 years later I still look back on it fondly. Great review!

[@the4thnobleman]

One of my personal favorite trips back in my Festiva days was to take my 93 model Festiva out to the Jacksonville FL beaches where you can legitimately DRIVE onto the beaches in some areas. Backed it right up to the coast, crank the tunes and sit in the back hatch area. Legit kick up and take it in. Like a portable beach towel/umbrella combo.

[@hyundaisonata580]

I had a 91 Festiva GL. Hot Red was the color. I went on a 270 mile road trip and got 50 miles to a gallon.

[@chrisofna]

1988-89 Manual cars were the only ones that were carbureted. 1989 autos, and everything 1990-up were fuel injected.

[@windigo44]

Paid around $6K for this in November 1991 at local Ford dealership. Drove it off the lot & thought I had died & gone to heaven. Mine was same red GL package with color-matching bumpers & external trim. What you did not mention was the automated seatbelts for driver/front passenger. Once drove on I-15 from Utah to Southern California into slight headwind & got only 37 mpg. Return trip with slight tailwind got me 50+ mpg. Put 95K miles on it before selling it in 2001 for around a grand - a helluva deal for the buyer as it was in very good shape. Yes it was badged & marketed in Australia as a Mazda as I come from there & remember seeing them in the late 80s. Very peppy vehicle with lots of interior space for its size because of the boxy shape. Loved the hatchback/rear lift-up door & fold-down backseat.

[@driftlesshunter9200]

1988-93 Ford Festiva (designed by Mazda, built by KIA, & sold by Ford). I bought a brand 1990 Ford Festiva for $5,300 (after $1,000 rebate). 1990-93 were fuel injected. I drove my Festiva for 14-years. It never burned a drop of oil. The second owner drove it for a number of years after me. Any swap of the engine is a down grade in my mind. This was an impressive car for the money. 145SR12 tires were unstoppable in snow. The car was super dependable and always got in the low 40's mpg year round. I miss simple, affordable cars like these! No power steering, ABS, A/C, no traction/stability control, intermittent wipers, air bags, etc. The base model didn't even come with a radio or speakers. Super comfortable car to drive. If new ones existed, I would buy another one.

[@onemanghetto2429]

My 1st brand new car was an '88 bought in late '87.Loved it. it went airborn,i t went mudding, it went without routine maintenance.It went 10 yrs. Got 300$ trade in still ran fine.i want another!!!

[@2012Creyes]

It's nice to see a Festiva that's not trashed. Amazing! By the way, the new Toyota Yaris hatchback IS the modern version of this car. Both cars were designed from Mazda.

[@MisterRichHarris]

Do you agree with Zach that the Yaris feels numb when driving it while the Festiva feels connected to the road? Thanks

[@the4thnobleman]

@@MisterRichHarris The Festiva has an excellent road feel to it. The body roll is just enough to be fun. Taking a corner you can feel it squeeze into it a bit then it just stops and digs in. Curvy roads are the MOST fun you can have in the Subcompact category for me personally. I can't speak to this 1.6 as my two had 1.3 stock engines(89 Carb 4 speed, and 93 injected 5 speed) are both geared to be a car that begs you to rev and zip zoom around. Power to weight offers a lot of the pep.

[@chocolatewheelchair]

You deserve a lot more views bro

[@MandusahRamirez]

Seriously tho. He’s way underrated

[@jagerking7020]

The tiny Festiva had so much more interior room than any "modern" car.

[@AnthonyJFalco]

I loved my ‘91 Festiva! It actually went cross country twice, from California to South Carolina and back and I have to say it did pretty well. I definitely miss that little car.

[@LuisRamirez-ge2xi]

I also own a 91 festiva, question though, I saw a comment saying that 90’s and up festiva are fuel injected but mine is carbureted…. Is yours carbureted?

[@nimbly1693]

I had an 88. My friend Scott, who was over 6 foot gave the front seat to his girlfriend, and got in the back. I was worried. So I looked back and he said something to the effect of "I don't get how this is possible". With the seat all the way back, he still had room. Festiva had a low floor and tall roof. It was a short car, but they were thinking in 3 dimensions when they made it.

[@zakarylakota]

I’ve always wanted to drop a srt 4 engine or a electric motor into one of these would be so much fun!

[@Weaseltube]

The 55 limit wasn't to crackdown on speeding but a response to the fuel embargoes of the 70s and the federal government's interest in reducing the nation's oil dependence.

[@MrHubb1]

That's a great little car and for its age it's in not too bad condition. . Great review. Loving your videos Zach

[@tobylane4794]

Love the look of the festiva and big fan of the mazda swap

[@williambeck6364]

GREAT REVIEW of a Great Car, dude!

[@MandusahRamirez]

I hope your channel takes off man. You review cars we really wanted to see

[@cGThrasher99]

I had a 1990 Ford Festiva, I put 210,000 miles on that car and it was still running good. Only issue was the CV's started to go. Great little car. The only major thing I replaced was the alternator. everything else was normal consumables.

[@markmorris3579]

My sister bought the 1989 model new.She put 150,000 hard miles on it,then sold it to our mother.Mom put another 200,000 miles on doing news paper route in southern Maine before the rust did it in!

[@charlesstiesmeyer1494]

.....continuing my hopeless too nice to be crushed sickness ..........saved a 91 from the crusher, and now am missing only the dash clock to make it absolutely loaded with options ..... tilt wheel, A.C, rear wiper defroster, etc......of course the engine goes away, thinking about a 94 Twin Cam 1.9 Escort (Mazda) with the automatic of course ..............and I love the 12 inch "rally" wheels, getting a little pricey lately ......... cute, ridiculous, roomy, quick, all at the same time ......nice video by the way........

[@zxtenn]

I had a 93 5 speed for 10 years, 91 should be fuel injected, my 93 was, nearly 50 MPG highway, older models had the 4 speed, newer were 5 speed--that 1.3 would run FOREVER and trouble free

[@lisareb2346]

Oh man the memories! I learned to drive a stick in a Ford Festiva. I also remember making out in the back seat when I was 18.

[@davidforget1451]

duratech would require cutting the framerails, even bp is a tight fit

[@nimbly1693]

It is fun to have a car you can drive at it's limits while not being on a first name basis with the state troopers.

[@robertknight4672]

Something else to note about the gauge cluster here. On the gas gauge there is no arrow pointing to which side to fuel on, which would be the driver's side in this car. After seeing all those videos where people claim all cars have that this disproves it. My 2006 Honda Element doesn't have a gas filler Arrow either. The Element also fuels from the driver's side. I always liked those little molded armrests in the backseat under the windows.. Last time I rode in one of these cars my arms are actually small enough to use them.

[@xan_carman4216]

Also so 1988-1989 had carburators except for the 1989 automatic which had a different efi system then all the 90s festivas that had efi stock. also only the carby cars 88-89 had a 4 speed option. That is a very solid looking festy though. Another fun fact is the eBay Civic short shifter is a direct bolt on to these

[@user-np5kq8gs6i]

I have one 5drs but changed old carburetor with 5MT to 5a-fe AT for easier maintenance but AT make me uneasy since the gear not change for few minutes after start-run move

[@SlamTheSlammer]

How does the extra power affect the transmission and clutch? Any extra wear

[@charleshuyck6641]

The standard tranny in the 91 was a 5 speed not 4 I had one in undergrad.

[@TheDarkmentor1988]

The car has a lot of personality as u would describe it at the end lol .

[@HemiChrysler]

this is a good review 👍 ...except for prices, expect to pay $3,000+ for a decent car

[@lazarus30001]

I agree about '80s cars; they still had lines.

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Its fast enough to not get caught by the state patrol.. Too bad the vett behind me did..lol This is when I was driving one back in 2003..

[@EslayerTM]

my question is why is the shift boot angled lol

[@isaacjames226]

Needs a B6T swap from a Mazda 323 GT, GTX or Mercury Capri XR2 🤔

[@xan_carman4216]

I have one of these lol mines a 1990. Wanted u to review mine tbh but I've moved to nh

[@TheKreattion]

In Japan Mazda sold the Festiva as a Mazda car. So you're not wrong in the slightest to say that this car is essentially a Mazda. Although I would say the car is a Kia first and foremost since they manufactured it under contract for Ford.

[@dragonhealer7588]

Drew Sure, but the driveline was built at Mazda and shipped to Korea, virtually indestructible.

[@TheKreattion]

@@dragonhealer7588 The ultimate combination of Korean affordability with Japanese engineering.

[@dragonhealer7588]

@@TheKreattion I should add, I don't know if Ford or Mazda contracted with KIA (a sub contractor who did not make their own cars at the time) but in communication with Mazda Japan, I found the Mazda 121 is a Mazda design, and first produced in Japan by Mazda, and currently in it's 6th generation. We currently own and race several, badged as "Mazda2" in USD configuration. These are still made in Japan. Edit: untill recently, Ford and Mazda worked together on some things, about 40 years of that.

[@landonbenford8369]

​@@dragonhealer7588In the latter portion of the 20th century, Ford owned 30% of Mazda.

[@bastiaan0741]

My 4-speed 1991 Ford (fiesta) has a weak engine indeed, but I bought it knowingly as a city car and don't care much. I can imagine it's not to everyones liking though. I dislike the clutch, especially the reverse, but it'll do.

[@Daramehr]

You can find millions of these in iran in every single street to THIS day lol

[@somefuckingprick6726]

I bought a mint (no joke) Festival in the early 2000's for $100. Removed the passenger and rear seat. Cut the roof section off, and cut a hole over the carburetor & riveted a dryer vent on the hood as a makeshift hood scoop. Removed the exhaust. Had the most fun with that little thing. Best hundred bucks I ever spent.

[@communicate17]

I came to look this because theres one for sale I'm thinking about selling my Yaris because I can't feel the steering, feels dangerous

[@Gidenkidenk]

Literally selling my 14 e550 mercedes to get a festiva...

[@Masted-dy7xl]

The Ford Fiesta was the love child ,the Festiva was the afterbirth.

[@cskye6529]

Original made 65hp but got 43mpg all day long, could cruise at 90mph, probably bottom out at 93.

[@dylanstewart4861]

I noticed this car doesn’t have an AC button. My ‘87 has an AC button.

[@dave11686]

My sister’s first car!

[@michaelmalone7471]

Haha my friend just bought a limo festive from a guy who put two of them together. And he also has another one that he put a 250hp turbo engine into a little to much power for something so small lol.

[@andrewlukkuz369]

Bro I saw something like that on reddit lol, I wonder if they're the same.

[@michaelmalone7471]

Andrew Lukkuz could be lol he recently cut the front end off of another festive and made the rear half of the car into a trailer to pull behind the limo haha.

[@andrewlukkuz369]

@@michaelmalone7471 Bro that's wild lol

[@bjjamison2117]

I want to buy me a 1991 Ford Festiva and I want it in red can somebody please tell me where I can buy one well I had to go to the Ford company for this because I’m not sure how it’s always been my favorite since birth and it still is today

[@evanmeneilley3228]

Go buy one then

[@Yogaslackers]

We lived in out Festiva for 12 years. #PeaceLoveCar

[@markhealey9409]

No speedos were not only calibrated to 55,mph...it was 85 mph!

[@garrettschmidt505]

I have a bone stock 89 Eli auto festiva if you want to review it

[@ShootingCars]

Email me! [e-mail]

[@olderthangoogle214]

you said (Tap~Dance)

[@mohammadamin1819]

Please search "pride sipa" or sipa 131

[@jagerking7020]

OP has no idea about Festivas... The B6 pulls reslly good. He is reviewing a carb swap.... OP also fail to mention is is driving a NON A/C car.... The rear-front seats fold flat.

[@jt3000o]

Too bad you can't get them for less than $3500 if you can find them at all

[@Hamzamaniii]

Can anyone tell me where can i find a sequential gearbox for Ford Festiva 1990?

[@johnprater4049]

I need a set of headlights

[@johnprater4049]

Mine is a 93

[@rickroberts4848]

Check out the ford festiva.com group on facebook

[@afout07]

Ford fiesta is boring Fiesta ST disagrees with that I had a festiva when I was younger and I think it kind of got me into hatchbacks. It was a useful and efficient car. I currently have a fiesta st

[@RRHAMZEZ]

Yo tengo uno😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@viveliran7509]

This stupid car is still produced in Iran, we call it coffin and Death box