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Forums > General Discussion   Shooting the breeze...

4x4 submarine

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Created by Macroscien > 9 months ago, 10 Oct 2012
Macroscien
QLD, 6808 posts
10 Oct 2012 10:13PM
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will never laugh at a Lada Niva again

James
WA, 549 posts
10 Oct 2012 8:18PM
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Looked like a Suzuki to me, never seen a Niva with the hinges on the outside of the door , J

Scotty88
4214 posts
10 Oct 2012 8:20PM
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That's gold.
Btw what's Lada niva ?

Buster fin
WA, 2586 posts
10 Oct 2012 9:35PM
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Suzuki Jimny. 660cc of turbo POWER!!








Pfft. Great fun though. If you get it bogged ( I thought it impossible yet I did it) you can practically carry it out.

smicko
WA, 2503 posts
10 Oct 2012 9:40PM
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a Lada???

Pitbull
WA, 1267 posts
10 Oct 2012 10:47PM
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When he said he was going to wash the car - he meant it!

Sailhack
VIC, 5000 posts
11 Oct 2012 10:00AM
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Scotty88 said...
That's gold.
Btw what's Lada niva ?


The fact that you're asking shows how well they sold in Aus. I remember back in the late 80's / early 90's when the local Lada yard first opened up. My dad looked at buying one and we went to test drive a brand new one...one seatbelt didn't work, an internal handle was hanging on by a screw & one of the mirrors fell off when he got out & shut the door - he decided on an older Range Rover instead!

Edit - btw, in that first vid, were they speaking English?

ShireSUP
NSW, 982 posts
11 Oct 2012 10:20AM
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Actually for the record that was a suzuki..........and its not that hard, I did something similar crossing a creek in my old prado, had water up to the windscreen, if you keep momentum up, you shouldn't have too many problems. I kept the windows up, only little dribbles got in, was actually the last time the wife went off road with me, cant understand why...........

Troyrotor
QLD, 318 posts
11 Oct 2012 9:26AM
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Am I the only person who actually wants a lada?
I do drive a Gemini so anything is an improvement

Mobydisc
NSW, 9029 posts
11 Oct 2012 11:40AM
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I had a Lada Niva for about four years in the late 90s. Not a bad little car. Quite tough. Its biggest issue was it was underpowered.

Drove across to WA in it. Took it on the dunes and beaches around Lancelin. A bit of damage underside but got it fixed in Perth.

They are pretty rare now. I saw one recently at a car show in Sydney.



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