Greating Comrades! I am in Lada Trouble.

**Motu** · 17th September 2006, 22:06

Yesterday I picked up my latest vehicle,a fine example of communist engineering,produced for the masses - the car that could go where Euan and Charlie couldn't.

It's a 1990 Lada 2104,with only 39,000km on the clock,still 4mm on the original tyres.I find it funny that most people couldn't and wouldn't even consider driving one of these things.I have only one hubcap left after driving home....I wonder where the others went?

**Ixion** · 17th September 2006, 22:09

I nearly bought on of those about 10 years ago, it was very good value. Most of them have been owned by the sort of people who drive short distances very gently and look after them religiouslY

Dunno what the story would be with spares though

**Maha** · 17th September 2006, 22:10

You still gotta push it tho' right???.......

**Finn** · 17th September 2006, 22:13

If I recall correctly, the 1990 Lada's were 16 valve.

8 in the engine, 8 in the radio.

**Hitcher** · 17th September 2006, 22:14

A friend of mine had a Lada many moons ago. It had a switch on the dash that when you pushed it caused a blue light came on next to it. Apart from the activation of the blue light, we could find no other reason for the switch. The owner's manual was silent on this matter. The toolkit was almost as well stocked as Supercheap Auto.

**Hitcher** · 17th September 2006, 22:15

What's the difference between a Lada and a Jehovah's Witness?

You can shut the door on a Jehovah's Witness. Boom tish!

**Ixion** · 17th September 2006, 22:16

Towing lamp. Required in some jurisdictions, illegal in NZ now . Used to be a requirement here too, many years ago. Blue forward facing lamp illuminated when the vehicle is towing. No I don't know what the point is either.

**merv** · 17th September 2006, 22:17

I see its got twin headlight wipers too, very flash.

**Finn** · 17th September 2006, 22:18

What's the simlarity between a sheep and a Lada?

You wouldn't be seen dead in the back of a sheep.

**Hitcher** · 17th September 2006, 22:18

Originally Posted by Ixion

Towing lamp. Required in some jurisdictions, illegal in NZ now . Used to be a requirement here too, many years ago. Blue forward facing lamp illuminated when the vehicle is towing. No I don't know what the point is either.

That would be an explanation if the blue light was on the exterior of the vehicle. It wasn't. It was on the dashboard next to the switch.

**Big Dave** · 17th September 2006, 22:19

My best mate in Rusty in newcastle loves ladas. He's a mechanic and they keep him in work. plenty of work.

you're knockin' off work to carry bricks, son.

**Big Dave** · 17th September 2006, 22:20

Originally Posted by Finn

What's the simlarity between a sheep and a Lada?

You wouldn't be seen dead in the back of a sheep.

I'll say this much for Ladas:

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**Coyote** · 17th September 2006, 22:22

A young learner hoon up the street owns a sedan. He often takes off with the wheels spinning, yet it moves so slowly away

I saw a pimped out one at Caltex Rimutaka. It was actually really cool. And the plate was 'VODKAR' which I thought was quite clever

**Ixion** · 17th September 2006, 22:22

The dashboard light would have been for warning purposes - "The towing light is switched on". The actual exterior light would have been removed/never fitted in this country because for the last half century or so it has been illegal to display a blue light on a vehicle unless you are the plod. Back when we had blue towing lights, the plod had red lights (well, actually traffic cops had red lights, Im not sure if the police had anything ). They just didnt bother removing the switch and warning light