Originally Posted by
Mark
I felt driving a 1990 Ford Festiva L (63 hp) with 12" steel wheels was being a "minimalists" for 14 years, because it didn't come with any the above standard features found on a base level Mirage in 2022.
That is an amazing list. Gosh, back in 1990, I hated the Ford Festiva. I graduated high school that year. I guess in my mind, it was an image thing. But now, I think owning and driving said Festiva would be a BLAST. However, living down here in the dirty south, I'd want A/C. And I love cruise control, I use it everywhere. That would be the only 2 things I'd want. I could live with roll down windows and everything else. 12" wheels? They're clown car wheels, but I'd still be OK with them. I knew a guy who had a Festiva. He told me that when he would drive it to Florida, he'd just put his foot to the floor, run about 80 mph, and get about 40 mpg. Sounds feasible.
If I do the black painted wheels, which I might, I'm going to wait until I'm about to replace tires. And just use the Enasaves as the masking.
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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.5 L/100 km ... 51.0 mpg (Imp)