For sale: 2005 Lada Niva 4x4 with 14,000 miles (22,000 km).

[Rapala]

Hi all,

Looks like I’m going to have to sell my Niva and will advertise in the next couple of weeks. First refusal for Forum members before I put it on Ebay and/or Autotrader.

It’s a 2005 Lada Niva 4x4 with 14,000 miles (22,000 km). Model 21214: petrol with 1.7 multiport injection. Left hand drive. Located in Liverpool.

Reluctant sale because it looks like we‘re going to become a one-car family. Looking for £3,000 to 3,500. Personal message to me please via the forum. Also, to state the obvious, please don’t try and drive the price down by public posting that its too far too much etc etc.

The draft advert is below.

All the best,
Ian.


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For Sale

2005 Lada Niva 4x4 with 14,000 miles (22,000 km). Model 21214: petrol with 1.7 multiport injection. Left hand drive (but that never really caused us any problems). Located in Liverpool.

This was bought new by family friends in France in 2005 as a second car after a snowstorm and basically sat in their French barn for the next 6 years and was taken out very rarely. We were given it in 2012, by which time it had done 2,000 km and we imported it into the UK. We only use it as second car and, again, hardly use it except it in the summer and run it along the dual carriageway to north wales and for all it virtues, Nivas aren’t really designed for cruising. Hence the 14,000 miles to date all done on nice solid roads. It is now time to rationalise down to being a one-car family so we are reluctantly selling it.

We have all the documentation, original French purchase receipt, importation paperwork, MOT certificates etc. We also have a “Certificate of Conformity” which basically says it is built to EU standards and makes it straightforward to import/export between EU countries. We also have the French headlights (for countries that drive on the right), the original dashboard insert (calibrated for km/hr), roof rack, small box of spares (spark plugs, oil filters, windscreen wiper, spare number plate for bike rack, etc) .

Its an easy car to work on. There is lots of documentation on line and various user forums around the world. Spares are very inexpensive and easily obtained in the Uk from Lada Spares in Liverpool (http://www.lada.co.uk/).

Very good condition. MOT expires at end of March but I don’t foresee any problems. The front wheel bearings need tightened but I’ll leave that to the new owner.


Price? Hard to tell. We also went through all the hassle of importing it. I typed “Lada Niva a vendre” into Google looking for French prices. You can guess the content of the advert even if you can’t speak French. Best site actually seemed to be in Belgium:

http://www.leparking.be/voiture-occasio ... gique.html

There is also currently one on Autotrader for £9,000: 2010 so 5 years younger but its done 93,000miles.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/lada/niva

So we’re looking for £3,500.

[tel]

pictures?

[Rapala]

Will do. Give me a few days to get organised. Its white if that's any help. Ian

[Merc convert]

Is it sold

[BelfastFella]

If it's not sold, pictures?

[Rapala]

sorry folks, not sold yet as I decided to wait and put it though its MOT (did it on Wednesday). Hope to put it on Ebay tomorrow and will tell the forum when I have done it. I'll probably start bidding at £3,250 and will have a buy-it-now on this forum at £4,500. Price is higher than originally suggested because it looks like they are going for this type of price... Ebay auction seems the fairest method.

[Rapala]

Now on Ebay, with photos. I'll start a new thread