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RideTheSpiral posted:it’s sitting in the countryside. no idea what to do with it You should throw it up on Bring a Trailer with your story I bet someone would overpay for it. I'd be tempted to myself.
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KakerMix posted:You should throw it up on Bring a Trailer with your story I bet someone would overpay for it. I dont really want to get rid of it because its an outrageously cool and unique car. Its a shame I live in London and cant really use it
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RideTheSpiral posted:I don’t really want to get rid of it because it’s an outrageously cool and unique car. It’s a shame I live in London and can’t really use it Is it at least inside a structure of some kind because if it's out in the English countryside like in a field or something, well, you and I both know what will happen to it 
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KakerMix posted:Is it at least inside a structure of some kind because if it's out in the English countryside like in a field or something, well, you and I both know what will happen to it its under a tarpaulin. It sat on the steppe in the snow for 30 years so Im sure it will be fine
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I've always wanted to do this OP. You're awesome.
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RideTheSpiral posted:didn’t really drive through it. the road is in Tajikistan. we went along the wakhan corridor from the bit where Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China meet and the border is the river panj in the mountains. It’s crazy remote so you can walk across in places I recall seeing a great documentary about that remote area. It looks amazing.
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[quote="RideTheSpiral" post="500847691"] first test drive petrol coming out of fuel cap. oh well thatll probably sort itself out  "You buy big nails? I sell you big nails. You buy big nails now!"
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How safe is Afghanistan now a days? I remember back in the days, it was deemed an unsafe area to cross on account of the Taliban and all. Good to see things are looking better.
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Bioshuffle posted:How safe is Afghanistan now a days? I remember back in the days, it was deemed an unsafe area to cross on account of the Taliban and all. Good to see things are looking better. this seems like a sarcastic post but remote mountain areas that are cut off from the rest of the country and have always been safe enough
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Hey, OP - thanks for posting all the purdy pictures. This looks like it was a rather fun life experience despite the trouble of having to maintain that shitmobile.
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A SWEATY FATBEARD posted:Niva is surprisingly a better ride than Land Rover Defender. Back in the army we had both, and I'd always pick a bouncy and quirky Niva over Defender with its frighteningly vague steering. The foot pedals on the Niva were placed quite far up from the floor and the gear lever was placed a bit towards the right from you and it touched the passenger's seat when you switched in reverse. The engine and mechanics are a warmed-over 1966 design from Fiat 124. Baltics?
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Just checking in to say this is all amazing. Great photos, what an adventure!
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Is it true, in your experience op, that in Mother Russia car drives you?
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Goddamn, this thread really made me feel better. It looks like you had a beautiful trip in a unique car. Nice. Thanks for sharing, OP.
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Call Your Grandma posted:Is it true, in your experience op, that in Mother Russia car drives you? yes that is my experience
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do you want plat or another forums upgrade, OP? i was going to buy franco a redtext last night for old time sake but ive managed to stick to my guns about not giving lowtax more money in my life (no offense 'tax, but ive literally spend thousands here and i just dgaf anymore) anyway, you posted good stuff and if you want a thing that can maybe help you post better id be happy to participate in these forums in that way again
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Statutory Ape posted:do you want plat or another forums upgrade, OP? Yeah sure you can do something funny to my account
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I wish youd done a blog or pwm hadnt died or summat this is so very cool
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Bioshuffle posted:How safe is Afghanistan now a days? I remember back in the days, it was deemed an unsafe area to cross on account of the Taliban and all. Good to see things are looking better. The Taliban won the war against the US in case you didn't hear.
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Bape Culture posted:I wish you’d done a blog or pwm hadn’t died or summat this is so very cool Yeah 
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how do i upgrade OP's account, ppl
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:The Taliban won the war against the US in case you didn't hear. A few years ago I was in Uzbekistan at a distant relative's wedding and when I snuck out for a few days to see the country, a driver in Samarkand suggested that he could organize a hunting trip to Afghanistan if I wanted. I was out of time by that point but even if I wasn't I'm not sure I'd take him up on it even though I'm a pretty big idiot. But yeah this is a really cool trip and I'm pretty jealous. Central Asia and Caucasus are very interesting areas with some great people (and some not so great people). My grandfather was born in a village in Karabakh so I've been thinking of maybe doing the Mongol rally and going through there. Seems like this is out of question for now but maybe it's just the right time to start preparing. mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 15:23 on May 16, 2020 |
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mobby_6kl posted:Great maybe now it'll be safe and prosperous once again. this seems like it might be bullshit. Ive never heard of people crossing that border. The Uzbeks operate extremely tight borders. unless he was planning to go via khorog in Tajikistan where you can get visas at the Afghan embassy. Its a trek from Samarkand though Edit: actually maybe you can do it from Termez. I take that back RideTheSpiral fucked around with this message at 15:27 on May 16, 2020 |
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Statutory Ape posted:how do i upgrade OP's account, ppl Fully monty, OP. Plat, archives and keep the perspective of lone guy in the vast like this within the pixel parameters as best as...
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What was your total budget in terms of travel/paperwork/and the car itself OP? Also, how long was the journey?
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Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:What was your total budget in terms of travel/paperwork/and the car itself OP? I have no idea how much it cost. The cargo ships were really expensive and Turkmenistan was a complete nightmare and cost a fortune. didnt do any paperwork before hand or any planning really. It took about 2 months which was way too short and stressful
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Mr. Mambold posted:Fully monty, OP. Plat, archives and keep the perspective of lone guy in the vast like this within the pixel parameters as best as... i meant procedurally how do i give him plat, idk how to do that to somebody elses account
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RideTheSpiral posted:it was about $2k to buy initially and then probably about $10k total but I have no idea really because it took years i feel like you paid to much for a tarted up niva, what did you do ffor all the years you spent out there?
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RideTheSpiral posted:this seems like it might be bullshit. Ive never heard of people crossing that border. The Uzbeks operate extremely tight borders. unless he was planning to go via khorog in Tajikistan where you can get visas at the Afghan embassy. Its a trek from Samarkand though
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Crankit posted:i feel like you paid to much for a tarted up niva, what did you do ffor all the years you spent out there? maybe. I had a mechanic working on it nearly full time for about 18 months. The tyres cost $1k. Body work, new engine with computer, electrics, suspension, lift. There was a lot of work to do.
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mobby_6kl posted:It could be bullshit even if it was technically possible, and they would just murder and bury me in the desert very probable
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RideTheSpiral posted:I find old Soviet stuff extremely cool #metoo RideTheSpiral posted:maybe. I had a mechanic working on it nearly full time for about 18 months. The tyres cost $1k. Body work, new engine with computer, electrics, suspension, lift. There was a lot of work to do. ok that makes a bit more sense, if you got the KITT talking engine computer mod. although I assumed Kazakhstan was one of those countries where everything is like $20.
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Crankit posted:#metoo Mainly Kazakhstan is full of people who are completely useless and are absolutely baffled by the idea of restoring an old car rather than buying a Toyota instead  This to this  Was a gruelling experience
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Crankit posted:#metoo I really wanted to buy this in a market to put in my house  Made in the USSR
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Awesome thread Where was this? Looks very depressing. 
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longtimelurker posted:Awesome thread somewhere in ukraine. The countryside is pretty bleak
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RideTheSpiral posted:Mainly Kazakhstan is full of people who are completely useless and are absolutely baffled by the idea of restoring an old car rather than buying a Toyota instead I'm the VW steering wheel, though I think in a technical sense they're right. Next time buy the toyota. How much of the stuff did you do yourself and how much was done by people looking at you and thinking "tourist prices"? Did you park it up in norfolk the photo looked very flat.
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Crankit posted:I'm the VW steering wheel, though I think in a technical sense they're right. Next time buy the toyota. How much of the stuff did you do yourself and how much was done by people looking at you and thinking "tourist prices"? Did you park it up in norfolk the photo looked very flat. its in lincolnshire. I wasnt a tourist and Im pretty happy with the result and cost because I have always wanted this exact car. I did nothing myself. I dont know anything about cars.
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Crankit posted:I'm the VW steering wheel, though I think in a technical sense they're right. Next time buy the toyota. How much of the stuff did you do yourself and how much was done by people looking at you and thinking "tourist prices"? Did you park it up in norfolk the photo looked very flat. If they went and bought something sensible like buy a Hilux or a Land Cruiser then this thread would just be "look at the countryside wow" and there would be no drama or flair. The fact that they bought a Lada and used it to drive where it would have been common enough in 1981 gives the whole experience a vibrancy, much like the red paint on the thing. It's called character, and counts for authenticity. 
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