Ford Festiva Review, For Sale, Specs, Models & News in Australia

FROM

$2,090

Lasting nearly a decade across two generations, the Ford Festiva started life as a previous-gen Mazda 121, built by Kia in Korea.

The second gen version was much improved, but still suffered from quality issues.

It sat under the Laser in Ford’s line-up and would later be replaced by the much better Fiesta.

The line-up currently starts at $2,090 for the Festiva Trio and ranges through to $4,070 for the range-topping Festiva Trio.

8.0L/100km (combined)

Hatchback

3 Speed Automatic

Unleaded Petrol

2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991

Overview

Likes

Relatively cheap to run

Good part availability from both Ford and Mazda

Simplicity makes it easy to repair

Dislikes

Sub-par handling

Uncomfortable over long periods

City life has been harsh on some examples

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Ford Festiva FAQs

1995 Ford Festiva clutch playing up

The most obvious thing is that the clutch has gone, but before you replace check that the clutch is disengaging when you depress the pedal.

Ask Smithy Xtra Servicing schedule

If you have the service book you will find the service schedule printed in that. If you don’t have the book, then work on intervals of around 10,000 km or six months. Again, if you have the service book check to see when the cam timing belt was last changed. It should have been changed at around 100,000 km and will next require changing at the 200,000 km mark if it hasn’t been changed in the meantime.

Ask Smithy Xtra E10/E5 fuel for Festiva

We checked with the Biofuels people and they told us that Ford’s advice was that E5, a five per cent ethanol blend is okay, but E10 is not. They went on to say that given the age of your car and the fact that there have been no side effects from running on E10 so far that you are not likely to see any side effects. On that advice you’re probably ok to use E10.

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Ford Festiva Wheel Size

The Ford Festiva has a number of different wheel and tyre options. When it comes to tyres, these range from 165x70 R13 for Hatchback in 2000 with a wheel size that spans from 4.5x13 inches.

Year	Body Type	Front Tyre Size	Front Rim	Rear Rim
2000	Body Type: Hatchback	Front Tyre Size: 165x70 R13	Front Rim: 4.5x13 in	Rear Rim: 4.5x13 in
1999	Body Type: Hatchback	Front Tyre Size: 165x70 R13	Front Rim: 4.5x13 in	Rear Rim: 4.5x13 in
1998	Body Type: Hatchback	Front Tyre Size: 165x70 R13	Front Rim: 4.5x13 in	Rear Rim: 4.5x13 in
1997	Body Type: Hatchback	Front Tyre Size: —	Front Rim: 4.5x13 in	Rear Rim: 4.5x13 in
1996	Body Type: Hatchback	Front Tyre Size: —	Front Rim: 4.5x13 in	Rear Rim: 4.5x13 in

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Year	Body Type	Specs	Price from	Price to
2000	Body Type: Hatchback	Specs: 1.5L ULP 5 SP MAN	Price from: $2,090	Price to: $4,070
1999	Body Type: Hatchback	Specs: 1.5L ULP 5 SP MAN	Price from: $2,090	Price to: $4,070
1998	Body Type: Hatchback	Specs: 1.5L ULP 4 SP AUTO	Price from: $2,090	Price to: $4,070
1997	Body Type: Hatchback	Specs: 1.5L ULP 5 SP MAN	Price from: $2,310	Price to: $4,070
1996	Body Type: Hatchback	Specs: 1.3L ULP 5 SP MAN	Price from: $2,310	Price to: $3,850

Year

Body Type

Specs

Price from

Price to

Year	Body Type	Fuel Consumption*	Engine	Fuel Type	Transmission
2000	Body Type: Hatchback	Fuel Consumption: 7.6L/100km	Engine: 1.5L	Fuel Type: ULP	Transmission: 5 SP MAN
1999	Body Type: Hatchback	Fuel Consumption: 7.0L/100km	Engine: 1.3L	Fuel Type: ULP	Transmission: 5 SP MAN
1998	Body Type: Hatchback	Fuel Consumption: 7.0L/100km	Engine: 1.3L	Fuel Type: ULP	Transmission: 5 SP MAN
1997	Body Type: Hatchback	Fuel Consumption: 7.1L/100km	Engine: 1.3L	Fuel Type: ULP	Transmission: 5 SP MAN
1996	Body Type: Hatchback	Fuel Consumption: 7.1L/100km	Engine: 1.3L	Fuel Type: ULP	Transmission: 5 SP MAN

Year	Body Type	Height x Width x Length	Ground Clearance
2000	Body Type: Hatchback	Height x Width x Length: 1450x1670x3995 mm	Ground Clearance: —
1999	Body Type: Hatchback	Height x Width x Length: 1450x1670x3995 mm	Ground Clearance: —
1998	Body Type: Hatchback	Height x Width x Length: 1450x1670x3995 mm	Ground Clearance: —
1997	Body Type: Hatchback	Height x Width x Length: 1450x1670x3960 mm	Ground Clearance: —
1996	Body Type: Hatchback	Height x Width x Length: 1450x1670x3960 mm	Ground Clearance: —

Year	Body Type	Braked Capacity from	Braked Capacity to
2000	Body Type: Hatchback	Braked Capacity from: 500kg	Braked Capacity to: 500kg
1999	Body Type: Hatchback	Braked Capacity from: 500kg	Braked Capacity to: 500kg
1998	Body Type: Hatchback	Braked Capacity from: 500kg	Braked Capacity to: 500kg
1997	Body Type: Hatchback	Braked Capacity from: 500kg	Braked Capacity to: 500kg
1996	Body Type: Hatchback	Braked Capacity from: 500kg	Braked Capacity to: 500kg

Ford Festiva Review, For Sale, Specs, Models & News in Australia

Ford Festiva Review, For Sale, Specs, Models & News in Australia

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