Cheap lada on TM

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:53 pm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 6.htm?p=18

zukmeista · Post by **zukmeista** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:10 am

i hav herd these are quite gud offroad :?:

De-Ranged · Post by **De-Ranged** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:00 am

shhh don't tell anyone but I got one for $200 :oops:

Cheers Reece

curly12 · Post by **curly12** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:27 pm

De-Ranged wrote:shhh don't tell anyone but I got one for $200

Cheers Reece

Mmmmmmm, would you call that a bargin??????? :shock:

Disco-Blue · Post by **Disco-Blue** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:53 pm

curly12 wrote:
De-Ranged wrote:shhh don't tell anyone but I got one for $200

Cheers Reece

Mmmmmmm, would you call that a bargin???????

Only if it had new tyres and a full tank of gas :lol:

PR · Post by PR » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:43 pm

De-Ranged wrote:shhh don't tell anyone but I got one for $200

Cheers Reece

What do you need a hand warmer for its SPRING :wink:

De-Ranged · Post by **De-Ranged** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:25 pm

If all goes to plan.... one super cheap A class toy :wink:

Oh and the hand warmer is going along with the roof, windows and anything else I deem a waste of weight

Cheers Reece

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:56 am

even comes with a A frame for someone to tow you home so the hand warmer isn't needed.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:58 am

It looks in pretty good nick for a cheap starter truck :lol:

these things go pretty well out of the box it seems .... as for the motor an 1800 nissan drops in nicely apparantly :lol:

nivaman · Post by **nivaman** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:36 pm

These little trucks are very good standard, five link rear end, constant four wheel drive, independent front axle, good approach and departure angles as well as being cheap to own and maintain and easy to do a two inch lift.
Just need a bigger engine but the later 1.7 inj engines go very well and fiat engines do bolt in but with some mods.

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:02 pm

nivaman wrote:These little trucks are very good standard, five link rear end, constant four wheel drive, independent front axle, good approach and departure angles as well as being cheap to own and maintain and easy to do a two inch lift.

And they had all of these features from the very first model released in 1974. Jap 4x4's where still on leaf springs at that stage. It wasn't until the mid to late eighties that the Japs woke up to the idea that coils and independent front suspension with a nice flexible rear is what the majority of the public wanted in a 4x4.
Niva's were in production without any major modifications to the body or running gear for 25 years. How many other cars or 4x4's can claim that?
I can only think of one, the classic Range Rover.
And while they are not without their faults (no car is) and their build quality leaves something to be desired, they are an awesome little 4x4.
Virtually indestructible, I had one for 14 years and in that time it only once failed to get me home. It travelled everywhere from Bluff to Cape Reinga and just about every place in between. I sold it about 4 years ago and I believe it is still going strong. It is somewhere up Palmerston North or Wanganui way with "Fully Equiped" logos all over it now.
Miss the old beastie sometimes :cry:

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:18 pm

Cloggy_NZ wrote:Niva's were in production without any major modifications to the body or running gear for 25 years. How many other cars or 4x4's can claim that?
I can only think of one, the classic Range Rover.

donÂ´t forget the landrover there is one other 4x4 that has been in production for over 25 years without major modification can you think what it might be

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:21 pm

Think I'll just stick with my old cruiser thanks guys :wink:

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:18 am

De-Ranged wrote::lol: If all goes to plan.... one super cheap A class toy

Oh and the hand warmer is going along with the roof, windows and anything else I deem a waste of weight

Cheers Reece

So what are you going to do with it now that you are going to Aussie ??

wgtnnewbie · Post by **wgtnnewbie** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:39 pm

wanna donate it to me.....lol