UAZ 469 Test Drive

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[jrea]

Watching Americans make a big deal about manually changing gears is hilarious..

[ssmith]

My 1982 Mustang 5.0 had a 4speed SROD manual. All Gears were synchronized, except 1st. The Idea was you did not downshift it to 1st unless you were stopped. Many American cars were like this even into the 1980s, until the B&W 5 speeds came out(1983). The new UAZ 469's have a copy of that trans, with all 5(yes 5 speed now!) gears synchronized. I'm sure you could upgrade easily.
Also, many of the early 5 speeds were just 4 speeds with an external overdrive unit(weak)that ran off the fourth gear. They were not acceleration, or hill climbing gears. They were only for cruising once you got to speed on level ground. Many VW's/German Cars/Nissans had the 5th gear fail because people overloaded them as if a normal gear.

[Schlipperschlopper]

I have just installed a re-jettet K126H carburetor from a Moskwitch with a nice Moskwitch 412 dry airfilter box, works great! P.S. you need to learn to drive the non synchronous box! Upshift double clouth and downshift intermediate throttle strike!

[jackhewitt]

I can't help but grimace every time the gears grind after all it's a good thing to do if you want to break your transmission.

[josenewtoncostacosta]

my friend when I saw you driving this UAZ, I was worried, you are an carrasco of vehicles of this type, I was driving a 1948 american jeep, changing the gears of the transmission box with my feet, honestly I was happy with pity give this UAZ . I don't know how he endured.. it can only be good. 😅😅😅😅

[PaulMielcarz]

At first I though to the right of the dashboard there were some bullet holes. It seems these are screw holes of the passenger handle.

[Gekido-nzmu]

Someone should explain to you guys, that the gears are not synchronized. You should only shift them at certain speeds.

[poptartmcjelly]

This thing should have the same engine and gearbox as the GAZ24 meaning all synchro gears.
Also you don't need to double clutch if you rev match even without synchros.
Edit: man after hearing the gears grind imma say i might be changing my mind, yikes.

[milanhumpola]

:D you need more experience how to shift Mr. teacher, really you don't have any feeling :D

[jimtalor]

Cant find it, grind it! I've been driving stick since I was teen without power steering, taught my kids to drive stick. First lesson NOT on the road, but a field or empty parking lot. Teaching the mechanics of stick for the first time is safer that way. Last lesson, stop on an incline without using the hand brake, go forward without rolling backwards, stalling or burning out the clutch.

[qwerqwer-yxvr]

That red light is a warning indicator. It is always on. :-)

[onanymouscuscus]

I'm just thinking this car have different manual clutch setting like trucks or semis because of his serious explanation

[deepakrajan]

Man.. that feels like alot of cog wheels inside the gear box gonna loose it's teeth.

[jacksimper]

Thought this was meant to be a test drive not a trip down the road and back . This is a tried and well tested vehicle in nearly all terrains and built like a brick shithouse . If you have a 4x4 take it out to show the customer what the vehicle can actually do off road as well .

[Marino_Speed_Shop]

Only in 1988 Soviet Russia could you get a car that still had a find-n-grind transmission

[ghostface]

Never knew this was a real car until now cause I only knew this from pubg as it was a preferred car of mine in that game it was either the buggy or the uaz for me in that game unless I couldn't find one of them

[fulvioschiari]

Ma quando impara questo a scalare senza grattare? Non l'ha mai visto un cambio non sincronizzato?

[nancychristoph]

My wife would say, What the hell are you crazy doing ALL this shifting, WHO does this to drive?

[Medic-ryuk]

Pre 1985 partially synchronized, 1985 and later fully synchronized gear box

[mjaxygali]

That engines need to have 45 degC prior to move. Driving with Red knob not recommended, Best way kill this engine