you don't see that everyday

enas

Just spotted this car this morning as I was cycling to work: http://db.tt/kGAITPoC

That's a left hand drive Lada Niva (do they exist in RHD?), with Kazakh registration! He stopped right next to me at the next traffic lights. And, although I really wanted to ask him how and why he drove all the way from there to here (that's over 6000km), I didn't dare for some reason. That has to be one of the most unexpected encounters I've ever had while commuting...

Hail 2 Da Thief

Hungrycol

Is that a fin on the back?!

Lumen

enas wrote: »

Just spotted this car this morning as I was cycling to work: http://db.tt/kGAITPoC

That's a left hand drive Lada Niva (do they exist in RHD?), with Kazakh registration! He stopped right next to me at the next traffic lights. And, although I really wanted to ask him how and why he drove all the way from there to here (that's over 6000km), I didn't dare for some reason. That has to be one of the most unexpected encounters I've ever had while commuting...

Viiiiiiiiiino!

cdaly_

Hungrycol wrote: »

Is that a fin on the back?!

Looks like a spoiler to start with but I think it's a keep-your-back-window-clean thingy.

lennymc

a few years ago a guy i know drove from cork to kazaksta in a lada niva for charity. He then went to mongolia in a k10 nissan micra.

enas

Hail 2 Da Thief wrote: »

(Some dreadful photo)

No!!! Why did you do that to me???

enas

lennymc wrote: »

a few years ago a guy i know drove from cork to kazaksta in a lada niva for charity. He then went to mongolia in a k10 nissan micra.

That would surely be your man then on the photo?

Dr.Millah

enas wrote: »

Just spotted this car this morning as I was cycling to work: http://db.tt/kGAITPoC

That's a left hand drive Lada Niva (do they exist in RHD?), with Kazakh registration! He stopped right next to me at the next traffic lights. And, although I really wanted to ask him how and why he drove all the way from there to here (that's over 6000km), I didn't dare for some reason. That has to be one of the most unexpected encounters I've ever had while commuting...

Cycled past this in Turners Cross during the week aswell!

mp31

enas wrote: »

Just spotted this car this morning as I was cycling to work: http://db.tt/kGAITPoC

That's a left hand drive Lada Niva (do they exist in RHD?), with Kazakh registration! He stopped right next to me at the next traffic lights. And, although I really wanted to ask him how and why he drove all the way from there to here (that's over 6000km), I didn't dare for some reason. That has to be one of the most unexpected encounters I've ever had while commuting...

What sort of camera did you use - looks like some sort of bike mounted thing?

Ardennes1944

zicos pizza obviously tastes THAT good

enas

mp31 wrote: »

What sort of camera did you use

It's a ContourROAM. Here it is mounted on the handlebars with this mount. Or should I say was, as it broke yesterday (didn't feel right from the beginning). I now plan to attach it to the frame directly using a flex strap as shown here. You can also mount it on the helmet with one of those.

mp31 wrote: »

looks like some sort of bike mounted thing?

I sure wasn't holding a camera in my hand

Dr.Millah

Headed out after I posted above and came across the car again on Deerpark Rd. What are the odds

enas

Dr.Millah wrote: »

Headed out after I posted above and came across the car again on Deerpark Rd. What are the odds

Now that's funny! That makes me confident I might see him again. In which case, I will have to ask him

petethedrummer

There's a lad who works around Ballycoolin who drives some sort of 2-stroke engined eastern bloc piece of crap. Must get a pic if I see it again.

langdang

petethedrummer wrote: »

There's a lad who works around Ballycoolin who drives some sort of 2-stroke engined eastern bloc piece of crap. Must get a pic if I see it again.

Trabant?


Saw a good few of the Lada Nivas up the mountains in the Czech republic. Still doing the business fair play to them.

Lusk Doyle

Dr.Millah wrote: »

Headed out after I posted above and came across the car again on Deerpark Rd. What are the odds

3/4 against, I'd wager.

petethedrummer

langdang wrote: »

Trabant?

Yeah, couldn't think of the name earlier. They're noisy as hell.

langdang

petethedrummer wrote: »

Yeah, couldn't think of the name earlier. They're noisy as hell.

They should bring em back in some form - 4 wheeled scooter with a fibreglass rain lid. How bad...