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**paul8488** · 06-08-2005, 01:46 PM

The old Nivas are super cool. I still want to buy one. Towards the end in Canada they had fuel injection (GM I think), 5-speed transmissions, and nice alloy wheels. Running boards, roof racks, and a sunroof were optional, and made them look really nice. My family had a 1979 Niva. It was just awesome off-road. Low gear made it just creep over anything. It was sure strained on the highway, but I work with a guy who had a newer one and said in later years the 5-speed helped highway cruising out.

The Niva listed here is different. I still think it looks good, but I'm not sure if it's as capable off road. Here are pics of the old and new ones, just for interest sake:

06-08-2005, 01:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
paul8488 GMI Europe Editor Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Drives: 2007 MBK Flipper Scooter Posts: 13,477	Re: GM Big In Russia The old Nivas are super cool. I still want to buy one. Towards the end in Canada they had fuel injection (GM I think), 5-speed transmissions, and nice alloy wheels. Running boards, roof racks, and a sunroof were optional, and made them look really nice. My family had a 1979 Niva. It was just awesome off-road. Low gear made it just creep over anything. It was sure strained on the highway, but I work with a guy who had a newer one and said in later years the 5-speed helped highway cruising out. The Niva listed here is different. I still think it looks good, but I'm not sure if it's as capable off road. Here are pics of the old and new ones, just for interest sake: __________________ *The department of redundancy department.*