UAZ "Golovastik" - a small all-terrain vehicle

UAZ "Golovastik" ... This little van for its long period of existence has managed to conquer all the roadless roads of Russia and Ukraine. Almost in every village you can meet UAZ model 3303. It is known everywhere and everywhere, and almost every peasant can repair it. With the availability of spare parts no problems. And the price of them is sometimes ridiculous. And if in the Russian outback with this truck happens some trouble, you can always find the necessary parts. As the reviews of car owners say, the design of this car can be compared with a Kalashnikov assault rifle - it is just as simple and reliable.

Why "Tadpole"?

With the first copy of UAZ 3303 was called "tadpole." And all because of the funny shape of the cabin. This design was very strong, but had a big minus - after a few years it starts to rust. Therefore, in order to avoid this and keep all the properties of the body and cabin, when buying, you should pay attention to anti-corrosion treatment. After this procedure, UAZ "Golovastik" will serve you long and faithfully. Judging by the reviews, this truck is a fast-paying and reliable vehicle. Of course, the reliability of parts here is not at the same high level as the German "BMW" and "Mercedes", but still, their cost and availability makes us pay special attention to the UAZ "Tadpole." Tuning here refers only to technical components. Very few people manage to "make holes". But more about this later.

Construction, carrying capacity and technical characteristics

Externally, this car looks very modest and compact. By its design, it is a normal flatbed truck. The car belongs to the class of low-tonnage vehicles, since its carrying capacity is not more than 1300 kilograms (for comparison, GAZelle raises 1.5 tons). But what other commercial transport is able to easily overcome pits and impassability with additional load more than a ton, like UAZ "Golovastik"? With its characteristics of patency imported "Ford Transit" is beyond competition. The cabin of the all-terrain vehicle UAZ has a bonnet layout (that is, on the principle of "engine in the cabin, seats from above"). Thanks to this design, the driver and his two passengers are completely freezing in the cabin during the winter (although in the summer it gets too hot in the car). In addition, there is convenient access to the engine, which allows you to make repairs in all weather conditions.

Tuning UAZ "Golovastik"

As for tuning, here UAZ is very modest. "Protyuningovat" you can only bumper, installing a winch and additional navigation lights, or fog lights. You can supplement the machine with original aerography. No spoilers and other additional elements are not installed on it. In general, there are very few possibilities for tuning.

On pricing policy

The cost of the new UAZ 3303 is about 415 thousand rubles. In the secondary market, you can buy a used "tadpole" for 70-80 thousand rubles (here the main thing to pay attention to the rust of the body, and everything else will serve you for many years).