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http://autoshite.com/topic/11515-for-sa ... e-8/page-8No MOT
No Tax
Located near Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23
10,160 miles
All completely standard
Runs and drives well. No overharting and does not use and water.
Never been used heavily off road, just a bit of light green laneing round Malham at Shitefest 2013
Can possibly deliver depending where you are.
I will help as much as I can with collection/delivery - just ask and we can work something out. I am traveling south as far as Birmingham on the 7th April with a trailer so delivery is possible if it fits in with our plans - again just ask.
£600
Sale preference to known car enthusiasts or Autoshiters - I would prefer it to go to a good home than get butchered for off-roading.
Comes just as seen in the picture - except with a slightly different towball.
It also comes with one spare 1.6 carb engine from a D reg Niva.
Also comes with all the Petrol Niva components I have kicking around- including all the service parts needed to get the 1.6 engine up and running. Also included is at least one Niva 1.6 carb.
As described in the previous post, this car is now surplus to requirements and I have so many more projects on the go or yet to start that this one is likely to get put off and not deserve the attention it requires.
The engine is a 1.7 SPI using the same block and most of the components of the slightly older and smaller 1.6 carb Niva engine.
I would beg you to please read through this thread from the start to understand some of the issues I have had with the Niva. The main problems have been with the engine - I have rebuilt it twice and I am not sure of the ability of it to pass an emmisions test without work. Other work for an MOT should be fairly simple - there is an electrical fault with the indicators, they stay on constantly and don't blink. There is also an intermittent fault with the light stalk where the full beam flicks on and off when you turn the wheel but this issue seems to have resolved itself recently. Also the brakes may need bleeding - I will do this if you are planning to drive it away. Needs a couple new number plates unless your MOT tester is particularly lenient. Other than that and the emissions I am sure an MOT wont be a problem.
Body work needs minor attention on every panel - light surface rust, nothing rusted right through but it needs attention before it gets worse. It has never been welded or had any bodywork worked on before. A large dent in the front corner - this is on a single skin panel so won't be too difficult to work out and tidy up.
There is rust at the bottom of the drivers door that will need attention ASAP, a common place for rust on these, it has not rusted through yet but will only get worse.
Slight play in the steering but nothing dangerous - the steering boxes are known for being a bit slack but can be tightened up and greased without much hassle - I have done this once already when I first started using this car 3 years ago.
It also comes with one spare 1.6 carb engine from a D reg Niva (and all petrol related components) - the earlier 1.6 block could be dropped in with all the 1.7 injection and components, and when the DVLA have been informed it would be eligible for a much more lenient emissions test.
These cars are not really that large - much smaller than most 4x4s. I lined it up next to an early short wheelbase Rav4 we have and it was almost exactly the same dimensions - just chunkier,
