Lada Riva Estate 1500 E 5d (1996/N) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Tonnes of steel for a few hundred pounds plus an engine that can be used to pump the water around your fishpond.
Costs
Plenty of spare parts as 92.3% of Ladas are in scrapyards.
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On the road
Driving
A hydraulic pump is needed to depress that clutch and only a Russian lady weightlifter could handle the steering.
Performance
It goes, and it outperforms a lawnmower (just!)
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Living with it
Reliability
My Dad bought one brand new and two weeks later the exhaust fell off…
Image
Slapping some 18s, Viper stripes, Scooby bonnet vents, Evo VI front bumper and the spoiler off a P1, and you have one cool looking car.
Comfort
Tank on rubber wheels - nuff said.
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Security and Service
Security
Finding a way through the 9mm armoured steel, then hot wiring it, trying to use the clutch and steering would kill any hard nut thief.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Other
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
No