Tell me about LADA NIVA

[bortaf]

Just picked this up tonight £150, been standing for 3 years











Gallon of petrol and a new battery and she started ;D

Very basic but it does have headlamp wipers

High and low ratio, diff lock, 5 speed box and it all works appart from a few bulbs ;D



Now do I
A sell it as is
B clean it up NATO green it and sell it as an off roader
C break it and scrap it and get me money back ??

Needs a down pipe and and some fettling but it's surprisingly rust free concidering it's spent the last 3 years in a bush ;D
No paperwork due to a split up with a girlfriend who burnt all the paperwork as a goodbye presant

while I was there we spent an pleasant rime trying to start this beast



V8 diesel ;D



HUGE rear end, oh yeh baby got back

[ben711200]

Clean the windows and run as is? ;D

[will]

Capable off roader by all accounts. Tart up and sell on, GR8 4 LANING ;D

*Surely LEZ exempt based on weight? Might find a buyer in the smoke whose just got shot of their Landy etc.

[bortaf]

Jul 26, 2011 19:53:02 GMT ben711200 said:

Clean the windows and run as is? ;D

Gonna need a clean before i tow it the 2 miles home for deffo, personly i thought the slime would match the nato green i have left over from me P100 ;D

[bigt]

Good ones are well sought after.....1.9 peugeot/citroen diesel was fitted by the French importers for a while to get round the bad level of emmissions from the petrol

[doobie]

Jul 26, 2011 19:53:02 GMT ben711200 said:

Clean the windows and run as is? ;D

X100000

/end.thread ;D

[VIP]

Jul 26, 2011 19:56:58 GMT will said:

Capable off roader by all accounts. Tart up and sell on, GR8 4 LANING ;D

*Surely LEZ exempt based on weight? Might find a buyer in the smoke whose just got shot of their Landy etc.

LEZ exempt based on fuel type...

[will]

Jul 26, 2011 20:21:43 GMT VIP said:

Jul 26, 2011 19:56:58 GMT will said:

Capable off roader by all accounts. Tart up and sell on, GR8 4 LANING ;D

*Surely LEZ exempt based on weight? Might find a buyer in the smoke whose just got shot of their Landy etc.

LEZ exempt based on fuel type...

Why of course it is, my bad.

[dave21478]

Pretty competant off-road, not unreasonable on-road either. Certainly slightly more civilised that an SJ etc, and roadholding is surprisingly good.

Watch for rot in the ront wings and the entire lower 6 inches of the car.

Carbs are not great as standard, but it seemingly has the same mounting footprint as some Webbers, so a reasonably easy swap if needed.

A little under-powered, and really drink the petrol too. Towing a trailer is pretty much a no-go. its only rated to 750gs iirc, and just lacks the grunt to shift even that much.

IMO, clean it up and if the paint is ok-ish, sell as it is. They are getting rare now and quite sought-after by many as an off-road toy. If the paint is gassed NATO it. I wouldnt break it as I doubt there is a massive demand for the parts alone.

[bortaf]

I'll see how she cleans up before i decide, some wise and some nutty advise there, i'm so tempted to follow the nutty if i'm honest ;D
But i don't need it, just want it
pluss as he was in a spot i don't have to pay till it's sold on and i don't really have £150 laying about
Hmm off to browse the bay of E

[kevfromwales]

if you do break it, I'll buy the locking rear diff, and the operating cable gubbins

or I'll trade you for a non-locking one

[dude]

Jul 26, 2011 20:10:56 GMT doobie said:

Jul 26, 2011 19:53:02 GMT ben711200 said:

Clean the windows and run as is? ;D

X100000

/end.thread ;D

and add slightly larger tyres.

/end.thread ;D

[GeezerGarage]

I really like these things. Brilliant.

[sheffieldcortinacentre]

mate might be interested in the gmc dually. if had been a ford F350 i would've been.

[speedy88]

SO much win in these cars. Run it as is ;D

[PandaSelecta]

The lada is an early 1986 'D' reg, so needs to be saved

Also.......

[MrSpeedy]

Just too add more fuel, I believe the Fiat 2.0 Twink pretty much bolts straight up ?!
Add one of those, 2-3" lift, mud plugger tyres and NATO green paint

Sight back, gloat and enjoy cool retro off roader

[Copey]

keep it and have fun in some muddy fields!

[popuptoaster]

On the road, limited leg room, bouncy ride and very slow, better than an SJ not as good a Vitara.

Off the road, limited leg room, bouncy ride, very slow (who cares?) similar to an SJ but wider which can occasionally make a difference, better than a Vitara off road.

Suzukis are easier to get parts for to improve the offroad ability than the Ladas, personally I think the Ladas look better, but i'm to lanky to be comfy in them while I can fit in the smaller SJ just fine.

Probably not worth much if you sell it as an offroad toy so don't over spend on it, worth more as a workhorse or to a Lada fan so probably best left standard and just tidied up if your in it for the cash.

[mini-mad-nick]

What about a landie diesel engine or something in to it? surely that would improve the off road abilities, the fuel consumption and everything else about it. i actually like these weirdly enough :L