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Rennie · 09-14-2013, 11:46 PM

Hi, I am looking at small, cheap cars for an "around town" car, mainly at 60, some 80km/h and rarely 100.

Main criteria are weight and small capacity, fuel efficient engine - is EFI better than carb'ed?

There is a 1998 Ford Festiva with 114,000kms, 5spd manual for $750 with only a little bingle at front left. On further reading it appears some of these cars may not be that great i nterms of reliability and durability...

I am in Australia.

Is the Festiva good for modding or should I wait for a Mazda metro or something with a really tiny engine? (I think the Festiva is 1.5L)

Edit: what other cars should I look out for?

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Rennie EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Tasmania Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looking to get cheap car for town ecomods Hi, I am looking at small, cheap cars for an "around town" car, mainly at 60, some 80km/h and rarely 100. Main criteria are weight and small capacity, fuel efficient engine - is EFI better than carb'ed? There is a 1998 Ford Festiva with 114,000kms, 5spd manual for $750 with only a little bingle at front left. On further reading it appears some of these cars may not be that great i nterms of reliability and durability... I am in Australia. Is the Festiva good for modding or should I wait for a Mazda metro or something with a really tiny engine? (I think the Festiva is 1.5L) Edit: what other cars should I look out for? Last edited by Rennie; 09-14-2013 at 11:54 PM..