lionel
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Post by lionel on Jul 29, 2012 9:03:12 GMT 2
Hi there, My name is Lionel. I am getting a Lada on Monday and very excited. I love these little cars, even if my wife thinks its a mini on steriods. I do believe the 4x4 docter is gonna become my best friend though.
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spikes
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Post by spikes on Jul 29, 2012 9:07:09 GMT 2
Welcome to the forum Lionel! Enjoy your NIVA and visits to the forum
Spikes
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Post by spikes on Jul 29, 2012 9:10:08 GMT 2
Hi Lionel
A Western Cape outing is in the planning stages; Butasteve is the Organiser for the western cape..
Regards
Spikes
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Roons
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Post by Roons on Jul 29, 2012 10:01:46 GMT 2
Welcome Lionel.
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Post by marius on Jul 29, 2012 10:52:00 GMT 2
Warm welcome Lionel.
Marius
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Ihar
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Lada Niva Driver
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Post by Ihar on Jul 29, 2012 12:04:28 GMT 2
Welcome Lionel, I am sure you and Mike will become firm friends, one of the true pleasures of a Niva is swearing at it while you working on it, use Mike (Cape lada Doctor) and his advise is free, I assume you in Cape Town?
Tjeers
Steve
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lionel
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Post by lionel on Jul 29, 2012 12:16:22 GMT 2
THANX I hope it works out people are so negitive about buying this car
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Ihar
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Post by Ihar on Jul 29, 2012 12:20:47 GMT 2
Welcome to the world of Niva ownership, the highs and the lows, but at the end of the day it is all worth it. (Even when your Niva has been off the road for 2 months and you fix the issues and then it dies the next day again)
Tjeers
Steve
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Post by Charles on Jul 29, 2012 15:38:24 GMT 2
Welcome. Please remember pics of your Niva.
Charles
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zet
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Post by zet on Jul 29, 2012 17:16:05 GMT 2
Welcome Lionel
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Post by marius on Jul 29, 2012 17:38:29 GMT 2
Unless you bought a dud I can not see why people should be negative about buying a Niva It is a by a mile the cheapest 4x4 out there. Being cheap does have it's drawbacks though as you generally get what you pay for. Parts are freely available locally and from various other overseas sources. Local parts can be very expensive, but can easily be imported for a song. You should have no problem keeping your Niva up and running. From what I can gather nowadays it can even be quite difficult to get parts for cars that are manufactured locally? Good DIY maintenance is the key to keeping your Niva in good running condition and if you abuse the car you can expect to fork out quite a bit more - as with any other 4x4 that get's abused. Marius
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 18:19:45 GMT 2
welcome!
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RATEL
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Post by RATEL on Jul 29, 2012 18:36:16 GMT 2
Hallo hallo, Welcome to the awesomest group of Niva 4x4 enthusiasts!!
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Post by spikes on Jul 29, 2012 18:41:16 GMT 2
Hi Lionel
If have not done so already, download the Workshop manual available on the LOCSA website at the top of this page.
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Post by ronnie on Jul 29, 2012 19:51:25 GMT 2
Hi Lionel
Welcome to the Forum. I bet you can`t wait for Monday ;D.
Ronnie
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butasteve
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Post by butasteve on Aug 1, 2012 13:01:00 GMT 2
Hi Lionel Welcome to Locsa. In which part of the country do you stay? I'm in Paarl, Western Cape?
Regards Stephen
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