Lada's are OK John. I admit to having 4 of them and they were all fine. Not saying they didn't break down - they did - but when they did they were SOOOO easy to fix. My toolbox comprised of a hammer to knock things off and a roll of Duck tape to stick them back;-)

Seriously though. The 1200 and 1500 (never had a 1600) engines were normaly aspirated analogue ignition models that dated from the 70's. Tons of room to work round them. You could save a lot of fuel (and the odd problems) by putting on a genuine Webber carb and an electronic ignition system but that sort off spoiled the fun...

I've never had motoring that cheap since! Shame they can't pass the emmision tests anymore.

Cheers

DtG