A Soviet woman is trying to buy a Lada. The dealer tells her there is a shortage of these cars, despite their reputation for shoddy quality. Still, the woman insists on placing an order. The dealer gets out a large, dusty ledger and adds the woman’s name to the long waiting list.
Ladas were shit but so were most cheap 70s cars in the west. Especially french cars but also british cars were extremely prone to rust and broke down a lot. Similair to the west, only the expensive soviet cars were actually good. The Ladas were good for what they were designed for though.
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The Samara, in UK terms, was Lada’s ‘posh’ car, though it was still extremely cheap and also significantly worse than its arch-rival, the Skoda Favorit. Where the Skoda had a number of redeeming features, not least a (relatively) reasonable chassis and comfortable cabin, the Lada was pretty horrific. Ponderous handling, dreadful
In 2021, Lada sold 350,714 vehicles in Russia, which accounts for 21 percent of the country’s new car sales where Lada has been a leading force for over 50 years.
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I decided to choose an automotive "dirty dozen" -- 12 of the worst cars ever built. There were many candidates, from the well-known Soviet-era Lada, to obscure mechanical travesties like the
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The problem with Russian cars is unstable quality. I used to own three ladas. The first was old one my father gave me as a wedding gift. Simple to repair. Second car was used one too but 3 years only. Good one and quite reliable. Third car I bought was brand new. Worse than second lada. Gave it back to my father after a year using and bought a kia.
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