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ZTWsquared,Apr 27 2007, 07:07 PM Wrote:Almost, but not quite:

Fiesta sold in NA for model years 1978 through 80
Festiva Gen. 1 sold in NA for model years 1988 through 93
Aspire (aka Festiva Gen. 2) sold in NA for model years 1994 through 97 and you are right this was based on the Kia Pride and was also sold in Australia right through the 2001 model year.

D-Dub,Apr 27 2007, 05: Wrote:the festiva was never imported............they later renamed the festiva the aspire which was identical to the festiva in Australia.
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Being older does have it's advantages! I remember someones mother down the street had a yellow '78 Fiesta and in the late 80's a coworker had a Festiva (made in Korea I think) JUNK, and I still see Aspires hobbling around.
Didn't the Fiesta come out in Europe before the Rabbit, but people still thought Ford was copying VW. Back then VW had an even worse reputation than they do now.