505plus5 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Why is that?!!! You tell us why! Lol Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 So, if you read carefully, you know I meant to say, RATSUN.NET is an addiction! Lol!!! Not Datsun- Admin, please fix or tell me how to do so myself. ;-) Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Edit --> Use Full Editor, change topic title Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Error will be forgiven if you post pics of your Lada. 3 Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Yeah, I want to see that too. Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Lada is on bricks right now, in Central America, of course! Would live to have one here in So.Cal, though! Ok. Gonna try Full Editor, thisismatt... Or just leave as is! It's an attention getter! Hahahahahahah! Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Well, there goes my nights sleep Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 While waiting for the LADA, check out the Yugo. Same design plus who knows how many "modifications" to the basic Penin Farina design. Sad to say the Datsun 410 and 411 were originally a Pinin Farina design until the good old boys in Yokohama started to mitigate some of the grosser Italian flaws. Quite a few survived however in Japan the life cycle of an automobile was assumed to be 10 years at which point draconian inspection criteria were imposed. In some respectes the 10 year Japan criteria made the strict German criteria seem to be pussy. Don't ask why in God's name any sane designer would join the roof panel to a body based drip rail complete with a spot welded joint of the roof to the body channel. Yes, that's right! The rain sits on top of a spot welded open "welcom mat" the the body. "No problem" the open leak path is sealed with Non hardening and non shrinking sealant. Guess what? After 30 years it shrinks and cracks. Guess what happens to the spot welds sitting in the water puddle of the roof runoff! Oh! did I mention? It looked a whole loter better if the drip rail and the runoff water had a dip in the right and left rear sides of the roof! It really did. BUT! There was no outlet for the rain water which puddled in the left and right sections of the drip channel. Would you care to gues happened whenthe "non shrink non hardening" sealant did really shrink and non hardening sealant proved that the designer was either a liar or a fool? The LADA has the same Pinin Farina design defect roots so beware and bring an ice pick to the inspection before you exchange any cash! Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 MikeRL411: Another very insightful consideration! As I grew up, this particular place I grew up in had a lot of those Ladas. Many we're used as taxis. But, as a kid, I had no idea whether it was a Lada or a 510! All I knew is that I really liked the smooth squared shapes they had. So, a few years after, growing up here in the great U.S. of A., I still liked that same shape! But now, as an adult, I was able to find out about their particular histories and also be able to afford one, or two, or three... Of those neatly shaped cars! Lol. Well, at least 1 of those, pretty neat, Ladas! Knowing how QUICK us Ratsuners are: Can anyone take a one shot guess of what particular country that is?! I already have you a hint or two! Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Costa Rica? Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Wayno-No way, man. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Prior to the recognition of the JCCS auto show no one knew what I was driving [an Rl411] whith the exception of a man I worked with who raced at an now obsolite Southern California raceway and immediately knew what my RL411 was since he raced against them, The other one was the ditshit insurance investigator who messed up my rear bumper while "admiring" the bus which had just taken out a pickup truck! She insisted that I was driving a FIAT 124, So much for insurance company price estimators! Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 No one cares. Post pics. Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Here's another funny hint to see if y'all get it!: NWA! Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Ni**as Want Action. Post pics, or GTFO. 3 Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Hey everyone! Today's FLATCAT19's Birthday!!!! Happy Birthday, flatcat19!!! Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Flat, I don't have a way from my limited cheap cel right now. PM me your number so I can text you a couple of flics to help me load them up, bruh! Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Thank you. Post pics for my bday. Blah, blah, blah. No Datsun. 2 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Flat, I don't have a way from my limited cheap cel right now. PM me your number so I can text you a couple of flics to help me load them up, bruh! Not happening, n00b bruh. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 ^ lulz Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Well then my only other guess would be Cuba, but that is not central america to me. I don't know the countries down there good enough to know what ones had Russian cars imported to them, I know that Cuba likely did in the past as well as Costa Rica. Wayno-No way, man. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Panama. Quote Link to comment
505plus5 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 You know your stuff, wayno. You actually we're very close TWICE: North of Costa Rica, and almost as communist as Cuba (which had great influence in getting them to C.A.) It's Nicaragua! And, to my surprise, they still make them and have them there running around! Latest year I've seen was around a 2012 EFI model! And yes, they are similar and/or relatef to Fiats! Quote Link to comment
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