1989 Lada Riva 1300 review from Croatia
"An old, but great car--very cheap"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Gasoline pump leaked oil, I changed it my self, I used the one from my other lada (for parts) -cost? only time.
The cooler is leaking, but I'm too lazy to change it.
I made a serviCe repair- changed the oil, oil filter, air filter, gasoline filter- me and a friend - total cost under 50€
And also mechanic changed the belts and recalibrated the valves,and fixed a little problem with front brakes it costed around 80-90€
my e-mail is walbandon(at)hotmail.com
and I'm from Croatia
General comments?
The car is great, his only weak point is fuel compsuntion, aruond 10-13l per 100km, but I solved that by instaling lpg- natural gas
it is very strog, and realible, confortable, spatious, not so fast, but I can say strong enough to pull or push another car sideways:)..I'm very pleased of the car and I'm planing to pimp it a little, new paint, work on the engine or replace it with a stronger one and so, I alredy installed music system in it. I love this car, I'm 19,5 years old, and I drive ladas for 1,5 years now, but my father never had an other car, he exchanged around 6 ladas from 1985. so practicly I grew up in ladas:)
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1989 |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.3 DOUBLE CARBURATOUR Manual |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 78000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 82000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Lada Riva |
| Date of Entry | 5th February, 2006 |