Re: Short trip to Bulgaria
Posted by Guscha On 2015/12/20 7:00:30
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Dave, the 1970s are long gone. To own a modest car has some merit in the forest. But how about your undemandingness? Instead of bringing the big guns like intervertebral discs or the doubtful pleasure of manual underbody coating and cavity preservation I bear in mind things like haptic. Do you really want the look and feel of 1976 back? The clattering black plastic covers, the nacked tinny handbrake and shaking gear shift linkages? (Dear purists, spare us the song of praise of austerity while slouching in an upholstered armchair.)
Are you longing for the moaning spur gear teeth and the smell of gasoline fumes? Do you remember the probing question, if the passengers door is locked or not? A Niva comes without power door locks. Window cranks are acceptable but how about driving without ABS in the Canadian snow? To drive without airbags is okay as long as you don't have to bear the co-responsibility for a fellow passenger. Don't forget the box with spare parts. The friends of Niva & Co. always talking about its repair-friendliness and never about my repair-reluctance.
Dave, think twice. When's the last time you scraped ice from inside?
A joy ride in a Niva is funny but for money there are better cars available (below a Suzuki with snorkel).
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image #2,3,4 - autobild.de
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...The little cute ute Niva 4x4 occasionally come up for sale and I wouldn't mind owning one...
Dave, the 1970s are long gone. To own a modest car has some merit in the forest. But how about your undemandingness? Instead of bringing the big guns like intervertebral discs or the doubtful pleasure of manual underbody coating and cavity preservation I bear in mind things like haptic. Do you really want the look and feel of 1976 back? The clattering black plastic covers, the nacked tinny handbrake and shaking gear shift linkages? (Dear purists, spare us the song of praise of austerity while slouching in an upholstered armchair.)
Are you longing for the moaning spur gear teeth and the smell of gasoline fumes? Do you remember the probing question, if the passengers door is locked or not? A Niva comes without power door locks. Window cranks are acceptable but how about driving without ABS in the Canadian snow? To drive without airbags is okay as long as you don't have to bear the co-responsibility for a fellow passenger. Don't forget the box with spare parts. The friends of Niva & Co. always talking about its repair-friendliness and never about my repair-reluctance.
Dave, think twice. When's the last time you scraped ice from inside?
A joy ride in a Niva is funny but for money there are better cars available (below a Suzuki with snorkel).
images sources
image #1 - suzuki-jimny.info
image #2,3,4 - autobild.de
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