In Soviet Riussia - Niva Sells You!

[Jamezilla]

Well - some would say 'its about time'... but the mighty Lada Nivas that became somewhat of an SAU institution have gone.

All of them.

The two lowering property values outside Snowy's factory in Braeside have been towed to sunny Woodonga, and the heroic SAU Team Wang support vehicle has been driven away to start a new life in Craigiburn. Stickers and all.

It's a bit of a sad time.

It's the first time in almost 15 years I have not owned a Niva.

So... in honour of the stupidest car ever to push 80km/h up the back straight at Sandown, post your favourite SAU Lada memories.

Good (Team Lada at the 2006 GP) or Bad (me and Mav shivering all the way to Winton with a busted window and no heater) - Let's hear them!

[inark]

GONE!

I was hoping you were going to turn it into something like this

[Roy]

The Lada eating my Streets CD. Friggin Lada

[R32Big_boy]

Good; the lada eating the streets cd....gheyest band ever

[navdan]

My one and only pic of the Lada has some redhead attaching MORE stickers to it....

[Leewah]

Oh noes! They're all gone! It's like selling puppies really. You kinda get attached to them but once they're gone, you'll be happier for it mate.

Favorite memory? Listening to the SAU Niva with no exhaust when someone came up with a brilliant idea of chopping it off and get a rally noise from it. Also the appearance at the AutoSalon of the F1 GP and winning a trophy was hell funny.

Great times.

[paulr33]

haha what a pisser - so long lada

dont forget its massive power run at one of the early dyno days we did

[Belsil80]

It could have been our p1 runabout... or even one for the members... (group 4 minimum). the way the steering wheel is sort of in front of you and how you would hit the dash when going into 3rd... where else can you get that?

[Roy]

Good; the lada eating the streets cd....gheyest band ever

Well you are the authority on the matter, with all your first hand experience and all. So its your prefered listening when going down on your boyfriend?

[AGE]

Ahhh so many memories, so many dreams for those little LADA's....so little time, money and enthusiasm.

Losing the shitbox challenge!

Late night, drunken Lada mods....

[AGE]

Oh and the haunting.....

[Snowman]

Well - some would say 'its about time'...

That would include the people whose factory they have been sitting at for the last 18 months...

[Jamezilla]

Hehe - Snows, between you and Anth, it's a battle for who is happier they have gone

And the Streets CD...

Hahaha, I forgot about that. It's still stuck in the CD player. Waiting for it's new owner to find it as a surprise.

A bit like a cursed artifact in a sealed tomb.

BTW - nothing moves a couch like a Lada...

[N1GTR]

Makes moving house a breeze

[Mavric]

James sad to see it go

I remember that cold trip to shep never been sooo glad to get there....

I also remember at Calder rally masters getting the lada and getting 2 guys to help me push it backwards as i couldn't find reverse and i cant read Russian

[R32Big_boy]

Well you are the authority on the matter, with all your first hand experience and all. So its your prefered listening when going down on your boyfriend?

Cut me deep... :laughing-smiley-014:

[RCHOO]

Sad day James...

But there is a bright side.

You and the club may have lost the Lada

But there is still the

HUMMER a few teamwang and SAU stickers and away we go..

[ABuSD]

These fotos have me in stitches!!!

Im spewin i never got to meet the lada!

[R31Nismoid]

I remember that cold trip to shep never been sooo glad to get there....

I remember doing the trip to DECA in it on a number of occasions

One time, at 2am with Brisby... mother of god it was a cold evening without a heater, rain, and god knows what else

I do remember though, at one point the lada was upto 123km/h on the GPS!!!

Not something you expect, but then it was downhill

[cln]

haha crazyburn .. ill probably see it driving around!