Russian Federation vs Soviet Union. - Page 6

Kapitan · 08-31-07, 03:06 PM

Im am so glad that driver is religious he must pray each and every 30 seconds in that thing, coming up to traffic lights "oh lord please stop my car" a motorway"oh lord let me pass 45mph"

and the padestrians "oh lord allow me to speed up"

CptSimFreak · 08-31-07, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan

Im am so glad that driver is religious he must pray each and every 30 seconds in that thing, coming up to traffic lights "oh lord please stop my car" a motorway"oh lord let me pass 45mph"

and the padestrians "oh lord allow me to speed up"

It is a wonderful car that gives quite a lot of respect due to its attributes; Every car moves away and lets driver through; Pedestrians run away from it, cops do not bug you.

Kapitan · 08-31-07, 03:34 PM

Yes i know ive driven three and the only reason cops leave you alone is because the thing is built like a tank and will more than likely destroy the cop car before you ever have a flipping chance of stopping the lada.

Where my friends base is down in shoeburyness he had two lada nivas, one he canibalised for parts the other ran, well we decided to let the 33 tonne modified alvis saracen a 3x3 APC run over the thing.

DID it heck after four attempts we still hadnt snapped the axles time to move in on the big boy our recovery truck finnished it off simply by ramming it into a wall a few times.

If you want to drive a safe car drive lada. garenteed to start in the snow easy to nick although no one will in england. and an engine that will outlast you!

Kapitan · 08-31-07, 03:35 PM

Advertisement for lada

0-60 in 3 calender months
0-100 never unless pushed off a cliff

antikristuseke · 08-31-07, 03:35 PM

Ah the fun iv had with a few of those, be very careful in bends and such, it has a tendency to come up on two wheels and if you roll over you are quite ****ed since the seatbelts are useless. good times, good times.

Edit: The ladas engine will indeed outlast you, but when the body starts to rust it will go quickly. Driving a car you can feel bend under you in turns is not fun, well it is fun but it isnt safe. Allso dont run into a wall at 30 km/h since arround that speed the hood will rise up and head straight for your head. But at least you will never need more than two tools to fix any problem in a moskovich or lada, an axe and a sledgehammer. With those you can do everything you could ever need to to maintain the car, we have changed the transmition with my uncle using those two.

Happy Times · 08-31-07, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dmitry Markov

Tchocky, maybe you mension Niva (VAZ 2121) - That's the true masterpiece of a country car. It's cheap and it can go anywhere at all no matter is there any road or it isn't

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More modern version: Chevrolet Niva still the cheapest 4x4 but not quite as good money/quality ratio as it's predeсessor has

Best Regards

Niva is great fun to drive.

Another even more is the UAZ-469 that we had in the army, we used to race with them in the forest.

joea · 08-31-07, 05:30 PM

I recall ads we had in Canada (yup they sold Ladas) "How do you like your Lada? I like mine just fine." Hehe. Well I always thought not every Russian car would be crud, after all I always liked the T-34 and Il-2 and while far from fancy machinery they worked well and were durable.

Dmitry Markov · 09-11-07, 09:11 AM

Here are some photos from small town Sebezh (Себеж) in Pskov Region (North-western parts of Russia). I've lived there for two years in 80-s during my father's military service. These photos weren't taken by me - I wish they were but they are from an official site of the town and nereby Nature Park :

More to come

Dmitry Markov · 09-11-07, 09:18 AM

This are couple of my photos of the Pskov's Kremlin - I've taken them in autumn 2005:

More to come

Dmitry Markov · 09-11-07, 09:28 AM

Nice gallery with pictures of my native city: http://www.pbase.com/galina_stepanova/moskva

Especially this one:

http://www.pbase.com/galina_stepanova/image/46658234

XabbaRus · 09-11-07, 02:01 PM

Ah Pskov,, beuatiful town and a church on every corner so it seemed.

I'll have to dig out a photo I took of a church, the Sky behind is black with cloud but the sun was reflecting nicely off the white church. almost holy like.

Dmitry Markov · 09-12-07, 02:11 AM

I'm longing to see it, XabbaRus!

Dmitry Markov · 09-12-07, 08:48 AM

Some of my favorite corners of Moscow:

Riverside in Kolomenskoye Park near the center parts of the city:

Hamovniki district:

Northern Port:

More to come

Dmitry Markov · 09-12-07, 09:11 AM

This thing is situated in Moscow also

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antikristuseke · 09-12-07, 12:18 PM

Excuse my ignorance, but what boat is that?

08-31-07, 03:06 PM	#76
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Im am so glad that driver is religious he must pray each and every 30 seconds in that thing, coming up to traffic lights "oh lord please stop my car" a motorway"oh lord let me pass 45mph" and the padestrians "oh lord allow me to speed up" __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

08-31-07, 03:34 PM	#78
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Yes i know ive driven three and the only reason cops leave you alone is because the thing is built like a tank and will more than likely destroy the cop car before you ever have a flipping chance of stopping the lada. Where my friends base is down in shoeburyness he had two lada nivas, one he canibalised for parts the other ran, well we decided to let the 33 tonne modified alvis saracen a 3x3 APC run over the thing. DID it heck after four attempts we still hadnt snapped the axles time to move in on the big boy our recovery truck finnished it off simply by ramming it into a wall a few times. If you want to drive a safe car drive lada. garenteed to start in the snow easy to nick although no one will in england. and an engine that will outlast you! __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

08-31-07, 03:35 PM	#79
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Advertisement for lada 0-60 in 3 calender months 0-100 never unless pushed off a cliff __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

09-11-07, 09:11 AM	#83
Dmitry Markov Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation Posts: 236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here are some photos from small town Sebezh (Себеж) in Pskov Region (North-western parts of Russia). I've lived there for two years in 80-s during my father's military service. These photos weren't taken by me - I wish they were but they are from an official site of the town and nereby Nature Park : More to come __________________ Большому кораблю - большая торпеда!

09-11-07, 09:18 AM	#84
Dmitry Markov Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation Posts: 236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This are couple of my photos of the Pskov's Kremlin - I've taken them in autumn 2005: More to come __________________ Большому кораблю - большая торпеда!

08-31-07, 03:35 PM	#80
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Ah the fun iv had with a few of those, be very careful in bends and such, it has a tendency to come up on two wheels and if you roll over you are quite ****ed since the seatbelts are useless. good times, good times. Edit: The ladas engine will indeed outlast you, but when the body starts to rust it will go quickly. Driving a car you can feel bend under you in turns is not fun, well it is fun but it isnt safe. Allso dont run into a wall at 30 km/h since arround that speed the hood will rise up and head straight for your head. But at least you will never need more than two tools to fix any problem in a moskovich or lada, an axe and a sledgehammer. With those you can do everything you could ever need to to maintain the car, we have changed the transmition with my uncle using those two.

08-31-07, 05:30 PM	#82
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I recall ads we had in Canada (yup they sold Ladas) "How do you like your Lada? I like mine just fine." Hehe. Well I always thought not every Russian car would be crud, after all I always liked the T-34 and Il-2 and while far from fancy machinery they worked well and were durable.

09-11-07, 09:28 AM	#85
Dmitry Markov Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation Posts: 236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice gallery with pictures of my native city: http://www.pbase.com/galina_stepanova/moskva Especially this one: http://www.pbase.com/galina_stepanova/image/46658234 __________________ Большому кораблю - большая торпеда!

09-11-07, 02:01 PM	#86
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ah Pskov,, beuatiful town and a church on every corner so it seemed. I'll have to dig out a photo I took of a church, the Sky behind is black with cloud but the sun was reflecting nicely off the white church. almost holy like. __________________

09-12-07, 02:11 AM	#87
Dmitry Markov Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation Posts: 236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm longing to see it, XabbaRus! __________________ Большому кораблю - большая торпеда!

09-12-07, 08:48 AM	#88
Dmitry Markov Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation Posts: 236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Some of my favorite corners of Moscow: Riverside in Kolomenskoye Park near the center parts of the city: Hamovniki district: Northern Port: More to come __________________ Большому кораблю - большая торпеда!

09-12-07, 09:11 AM	#89
Dmitry Markov Officer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation Posts: 236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This thing is situated in Moscow also : __________________ Большому кораблю - большая торпеда! Last edited by Dmitry Markov; 09-12-07 at 10:07 AM.

09-12-07, 12:18 PM	#90
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Excuse my ignorance, but what boat is that?