Originally Posted by stinkgod

I had a Ford festiva. I bought it a year and a half ago for $1100. It had 50,000 miles and A/C. It was stolen on March 7th.

On Easter Sunday (April 7) I wrote a check for $2300 for my '89 TE. 161,000 Miles. Scratched, cracked Polar White, Great Tex Blau interior. Everything works except the Door switches.

On April 9 at 9:15 PM, I finished a phone call with my bank to make sure the check would clear.

Exactly 3 Hours later I got a call from the Vallejo Police Department. They found my car. I went and got it. It was run a little low on oil, but otherwise it was just like i left it. It now has 80,000 miles (it probably had 79,000 when it disappeared). Just to refresh, a Festiva is a Mazda made by Kia, sold by Ford.

Which do I keep. I've owned 2 Festivas and now 3 Benzes.

The Festiva has half the miles and gets 40 MPG on regular day in and day out. It is very reliable. It is also a Festiva.

My benz got 24 MPG on Premium for it's (babied) 1st tank. (IS this typical?) It needs paint and the mechanics promise to be a learning adventure. It is also a Benz.

Fire away

Zack