Buying an Old Soviet LADA? 🇺🇦 Ukraine.

[@miya7525]

I love this new Johnny character, please make sure he sticks around for future vids

[@MikeOxlong-]

👍

[@vikkibair1546]

I Love him too

[@gunnerbakke5020]

Make an origin video 😊

[@tiddlywinks456]

He has a good heart. My fave of your male pals.

[@kimberlyx4060]

This other Johnny seems very cool. I like to see more of him.

[@pabis6817]

Ukrainian dude with the Lada had the best English of any Ukrainian I’ve ever heard. It’s kinda wild

[@oleglishchenko4922]

I was surprised as well. He probably have studied abroad.

[@SteeGrav]

Back in 1987, (or maybe at the beginning of the '90's...) I learned to drive manual transmission in a Lada. It was my uncle's car. It was bright orange with yellow and brown stripes on the sides. It droves like a tractor. My uncle was very proud of his Lada. It was is first brand new car. He kept it for ten years with very few issues.

[@herefobeer]

It's mental that this is a 2006 car. I can't even recall a 90s car look like that in my country - inside and out. That push-to-open ash tray is a 70s leftover lol Russian state-owned tech at it's peak

[@carolwilliams8511]

Konstantin from the Inside Russia channel said they are shite.

[@MikeOxlong-]

I was thinking the same thing - and then I remembered something even crazier… The brand new Lada’s being made this year (for those “lucky” terrorists spouses or parents who may “win” them) are still being made to almost these standards (aside from body panels which look somewhat current)… They still have no ABS, no airbags, no electronic anything, no satnav or anything more than a basic CD player, no cruise control, no power steering or brakes… and the list just keeps going on… lol 😂

[@guy7gsa]

Ukraine is going to have so many tourists after the war, get ready I'm coming too. Lol

[@carolwilliams8511]

So true. No shortage of visitors and help with recovery.

[@joanfrancescromero2206]

@@blindmirorputinovbot2130 In less than 1 year and if Russia continues the war, it will be one of the poorest countries in the world and with it’s own reality… just like North Korea 🤣🤣

[@joanfrancescromero2206]

@@blindmirorputinovbot2130 just wait for it in front of your phone typing, or go to war if you are so patriotic… or maybe you are a coward? Pathetic in both cases 🤣🤣🤣

[@darkbrother8516]

Easily $45 each in San Francisco. I'm going there as soon as the war ends. Keep up the great contents about Ukraine Johnny. Thanks.

[@nickportelli3002]

More like 50 to 60,in Sydney.

[@scott7474]

You realize the prices are low because the average wage is extremely low compared to the U.S. and other countries… Not so cheap for the average Ukrainian…

[@VeganCossack]

@@scott7474 nevertheless, there's still "cost of living", which is much higher in US, UK or Canada. It's harder to work as an online freelancer there for example, whereas in Ukraine you can do it just fine, and have more spare time on your hands, and use it to volunteer and whatnot.

[@Baldricksturnip]

Aww. Lada.

[@rechtschreibungistsexy2202]

"Indestructible" vs. "repairs just queued one after another" seems to be LIKE contradictory. My experience with Lada: if you can't repair it yourself, you have a very good friend you visit very often: your local mechanic. And you always need a second car if you're really dependent on a car because you never know what stupid illness your Lada will have the next day.

[@Baldricksturnip]

@@rechtschreibungistsexy2202 True. It's contradictory. Under indestructible I mostly meant it was built like a tank. We had several parking accidents with other car owners, not a dent on Lada, just scrapes. But yes, visits to the repair shop were very common at the end of its life. It was almost certain it would just stop in the middle of nowhere during the worst blizzard.

[@nurseSean]

Oh my God ! The manual pump on the fuel pump is just like the 1964 Triumph Spitfire I had. It was my first car. It takes me back.

[@paulayala4816]

I had an old Triumph Herald with the same.

[@kenmay1572]

At least nobody would steal it.

[@carolwilliams8511]

😂

[@mtc2300]

Originally a Fiat 124 with communist improvements. In the mid 1980's it was for a short period in the top ten most sold vehicles due to the low pricetag.

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

That Lada commercial made me think that the Russian World needs a version of the Dukes of Hazard with a Lada standing in as the Gen Lee. Maybe call the Lada the Gen Zhukhov.

[@JohnEZang]

From what I understand these things got frighteningly abysmal crash ratings. Like crashing a go-cart. You may want to forgo the seatbelt anyhow and throw yourself from the car before a crash.

[@shnappi832]

I feel old because knew what a Choke is.

[@klubberzvonhatzenbuhl563]

This is like buying an old Datsun 510 in the 90s. But not having the confidence that it will last.

[@martuk2006]

I can't even explain how expensive and popular this bar/restaurant would be in London!

[@rowdybme4584]

shit England prices seem reasonable compared to the USA. Watch Beard Meets Food. He goes to both and England has some great prices. America is stupid expensive.

[@exploring_things_my_way]

I bought a 1996 Lada in 2001. Five years old and it only cost me £150. Crazy how more expensive they are now.

[@Bighugz75]

Rest in peace Volodymyr Yezhov. Thank you for the countless hours of S.T.A.L.K.E.R you will be remembered for ever. Slava Ukraini!.... Thanks for sharing Johnny as always and I hope Johnny#2 gets a ride

[@Damian-Church-NZ]

❤

[@OlOlgaGo]

Well, this old car takes you from A to B, it works and it is all that matters. Thank you for sharing this experience, good vibes and jokes.😁

[@ekesandras1481]

it is not OLD, it was manufactured in 2006. Just the design is super old. It looks like it is from 1975 or something.

[@OlOlgaGo]

@@ekesandras1481 still old ) sorry

[@ekesandras1481]

@@OlOlgaGo a bit old, yes, but legally it doesn't qualify as oldtimer yet

[@OlOlgaGo]

@@ekesandras1481 oh..thank you 4 explaining, I don't know the legal aspect

[@AJS90210]

I’m so loving your new buddy Johnny ❤🤙

[@dianelively8582]

A real cutie pie! ❤

[@AJS90210]

@@dianelively8582 🤙

[@kamillioooo5906]

At first when meeting Johnny in your videos, Xmas party ect... I'm like this dude has some good weed hook ups in war times. The more I watch the more I appreciate his personality and his character. Totally cool dude with a positive vibe and a huge heart. Never ever judge ppl fellas. This Johnny is a gem 💎 happy to see him on your channel. Super cool dude that is street smart

[@JuanHerrera-pf6hc]

Just Came out of the plastic ???? The pictures show a dent on the passenger fender , scratches on the passenger rear door the back panel paint color is off. or is it just me

[@paulayala4816]

Looks like a well maintained Lada. It's funny how many young people nowadays have no idea about priming the pump or pulling the choke, "explicit terms to them", let alone how to drive a stick.

[@polster2]

Now Priming The Pump or Pulling The Choke are titles of porn films! :)

[@9FisterSpit9]

Its as funny as it is understandable. All the people who drove manuals give their kids automatics.

[@nancyp2992]

Gas mileage may be better or is it?

[@paulayala4816]

@@nancyp2992 With a stick shift you tend to get a little better gas mileage maybe a mile or two more per gallon than an automatic, but an old Lada like this, probably not. I don't think they were designed for max fuel efficiency in mind.

[@realBryanNimmo]

I can only speak for pre-2000 cars in the US. Manual transmissions were more efficient. Also, they were faster. I had both a 94 Corolla manual & an automatic. Both cars were efficient, well built cars. Although both were slow, the automatic was slower & got worse mpg. This was in 2003, when I first started driving. Even then, especially when it came to used sports cars, the manuals were more expensive and just more sought after.

[@alexandershevchenko4694]

Johnny, noooo!!! Don’t do it!!! Your Porsche will seem like a brand new car with no problems after this Lada!!! It’s a trap! Actually, every single car is better than old (and new, let’s be honest) Lada!

[@samparkerSAM]

It's a tragedy that the Designer of Stalker was killed Defending his Freedom and the Ukrainians he Loved...

[@jackhui2812]

Dang Johnny and Johnny, Bald is probably so jealous! And so am I! The Soviet music overlay 🤣. makes me wish I had my old 89 Honda Civic back, sounds just like it!

[@eugene8524]

Bald is ruzzian fascists supporter

[@Overbet]

My father taught me to drive a LADA 21011, then he had the same 2107 as you drove. There were a lot of problems with the repair, as I remember, there were always some problems. But then my father bought a Mazda 323 and just really got high, there were a lot less problems.

[@barryoverson4988]

time traveler in the comments

[@stevo091]

I remember my first time in Kharkiv Ukraine 🇺🇦. Visiting my mother in law. The neighbor Vladimir, who my wife's known since childhood. He picked me up from Kharkiv Airport. He was driving a Lada. Many problems with the car. Was a Snowy day icy roads. And he's windscreen wipers wasn't working or heating 😱. We had to keep stopping and wiping the windscreen. But the Lads was a car that was very reliable. Despite the few problems. Just a pity I didn't get to drive the Lada. Because of the icy roads. 😔

[@bofat6978]

Key on the left. Just like a Porsche Johnny. 😂

[@JohnnyFD]

And that's there the similiarties between the Lada and the Porsche end my friend...😂

[@gtir300hp]

You saying the clutch is very high before car starts to move often is just before it starts slipping. You can often adjust it so car starts to move with clutch closer to the floor. That if is adjustable. I think be able too on that car. It can wear out the trust bearing as well, as will be spinning all the time. It should only spin when you push the clutch in.

[@fightingfinn1503]

I wish ladas were avaliable back in the states, if your real lucky you can find a yugo for sale here. Would love to have one of those too.

[@VL1975]

You could easily find a Lada in the US. You haven't searched hard enough.

[@Kim-J312]

Friend in HS in 80s had a Yugo car 😅 , but worked just fine , the she took it to college w her too

[@yehah]

Friend of ours bought one and returned to original spec. Not in Eastern Europe or the american continent so don't know how the car made it so far from its origin. Nice little cars

[@kaiserfrank1129]

I’m Ukrainian/Eastern European,so I can say that all of these car’s looks good in Europe,it just reminds me about 1960th year’s.

[@Monaghan]

The rust hole at the bottom of the windshield at 6:44. Yikes.

[@BendyLemmy]

Haha love this - once Americans get outside the country, they learn they can live almost anywhere in the world and not be worse off for quality of life. I had a similar experience moving to Thailand from the UK - it's just so much more chill here, but I like the look of Ukraine better (but not the cold).

[@kaiserfrank1129]

Maybe because Ukraine is a European country?

[@BendyLemmy]

@@kaiserfrank1129 For sure, looking at pictures of Ukrainian cities they often do look quite European... but also I'm guessing the Soviet past means many times the prices are less European ;)

[@apa100]

Had 2 ladas in Sweden 1997 both both for about 50 euros was under 60000km on meter for both of them the run very well no problem but the gearbox is like when you gave 4 gear on in a ladas is like 2 or 3 gear in a modern car don't drive faster than 75 kmh

[@yuriikryvyi3974]

What's the name of that bar?

[@BendyLemmy]

ROFLMAO I actually bought a Lada in England - drove it for a month, what a blast. Steering is lumbering - and the wheel had some play in it... this Lada looks pretty much like that one, but about 10 years newer - different steering wheel (i.e. not a hard shiny plastic ring). I swapped it after a month for a Ford Fiesta 1.1 which was better, but had no class.

[@mk6022]

That Lada commercial 🙄😂

[@carolwilliams8511]

Very bad wasn't it.

[@art_wild_west]

When I drive my lada with a huge "new driver" sign on it everyone prefers to give me way 😅

[@ltbrutusq6202]

Never heard "Have Lada you will walk to work."

[@mo-ni]

Actually Lada NIVA is the best cheap 4x4 in the whole world.

[@pauledwards9493]

Vampire laugh gets me every time - what a car though!

[@Wizardofwords-g7v]

My first VW Citi Golf started with a choke in the mornings, had no power steering and almost vents like that. This was in the mid 90s. The Citi Golf s before the 90's had a clutch cable problem as well. I had 3 Citi Golfs after that. The engine improved (fuel injection etc), the look improved on the inside, but none of them had power steerings. Obviously I loved the Citi Golf very much, power steering or not. Nobody ever knew when I replaced my car because on the outside the shape didn't change and I always bought a white one. It's a pity they don't make them anymore. I now drive a Kia Seltos GT with power steering and can't imagine how I managed all those years without it. Unfortunately I also lost the muscle mass in my arms when I changed from ordinary steering to power steering. 😊

[@RFXZ67966]

"Isn't it crazy that biblioteca is the same in Spanish as here?" "That's amazing!" I'm not going to lie. I love this new character in the Johnny-verse

[@tiberiusvindex804]

For a second I thought that was the AK Guy, Brandon Herrera, with you.

[@artemstepanishchev4521]

This soviet thing is good for a winter drift

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

I'm old I guess.. But my family had a Lada in Sweden (early 80's)... It was horrible, but we were not that rich 🙂 Nissan 240SX! Cool I had two Nissan 200SX (same S13 body but with CA18DET instead of the KA24DE). But it had power steering though (Both of them, one 1990 model and then a 1992 "uplift" model). Anyway... Cars in general seems expensive in Ukraine...

[@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle]

Hey we had a Gen 1 Hyundai Pony in the early 80s. It was biodegradable. My mother wanted a new car and it was all we could afford.

[@katden220]

Does Bald know yet? Jealousy will be his! Lol!

[@wackyruss]

LADAs are good cars to have if you live in the former USSR. Their engines are simple and all parts readily available in former USSR countries. Also, mechanics of former USSR know how to fix them easily. Western vehicles are super complicated with all their computer gadgetry and complex engines, power steering, etc. However if you are not a “fixer-up” type person, a LADA might give you tons of headaches.

[@based3765]

Transported an entire refrigerator on top of this exact model couple years ago with my grandpa. He doesn't have any seats except for the drivers one and breaks do not work. So I enjoyed my time there on some sand bags with a couple chickens

[@yvesgardner9612]

What is that trumpet we hear in the background...

[@alexandershevchenko4694]

Stalker radio

[@chriszenko3598]

I tried driving a Lada when I worked in Kiev best thing about them they are easy to push start

[@carolwilliams8511]

😂

[@haakonchristensen2880]

If it wasn't for Russia, I would love to own one. But after what Rusaia is doing now I'll never get one

[@kateleatherbarrow4502]

Built in 2007? We had one in the 80s and it wasn't much different. My neighbours have a Trabant and I'd probably not advise that unless you're a hobby mechanic, seeing how much work they do on it.

[@kateleatherbarrow4502]

I'd not advise a Trabant, I should say. A Lada is a lot more solid.

[@JAMMAJ-cq2bl]

I used to see Ladas in early 2000`s in the GTA/Toronto and then they disappered😂😂👏💙💛💪❤

[@KerrisonA]

You're too young to remember but that sounded like James Mason voiceover in the ad 🎬

[@bradg350]

I owned one of these in Australia, way back in the day....

[@richardsingh5827]

Paint 3 stripes on it, and play hardbass

[@xsto01]

yea Ladas are cheap as dirt right now. Cause russians are getting all new Ladas.

[@oleglishchenko4922]

Which restaurant was it? Thx

[@kevjtnbtmglr]

You chose the right music for this video :D

[@thecarpathiancouple4425]

Same in Ivano-Frankivsk. I had great food at great restaurants. I had an amazing Ribeye Steak with grilled Vegetables and Scallops as an appy with Roasted Potatoes. Roza had Duck Breast with caramelized Pear and Wine Risotto. I had a Beer and Roza a Hot Chocolate. Came out to 45$ with tip included. Wish I could post pictures on here😁

[@JohnnyFD]

That would had easily been $45 each before tax and tip in the US.

[@jerrykorolchuk6114]

Jonny I like ladas they old classic cars it's old school but it's cool.

[@richardj9016]

These were brought to London after the Soviet collapse for hipsters.

[@ericyuan9718]

He didn't choose the Lada Lyfe. The Lada Lyfe chose him.

[@ekesandras1481]

25:05 in German you can also say "Spital". And the way you pronounce "Krankenhaus" is just right out of your imaginary stereotype. Nobody says it like that. Actually for most of the Middle Ages it was German scholars who kept the beacon of the Latin language alight, while in the romance speaking countries they mixed it more and more with their native dialect and hence spoke a bad Latin, which to some extent is still true today. And from whom do you think the Poles, or the Hungarians, or even the Romanians learned Classical Latin (and thereby introduced the word "hospital" in their language)? From Italy? No from Germans.

[@wackyruss]

If you buy a LADA…. Get ready for a WHOLE LADA PROBLEMS !!!

[@matthewgray3375]

I am assuming the indicator was making the fuel gauge jump?

[@sashkoukrainian8111]

Если купить "Жигули" чтобы научиться ездить, то ты научишься ремонтировать "Жигули", а не ездить на них.

[@JohnnyFD]

"If you buy a Zhiguli to learn to drive, you will learn to repair Zhiguli, not drive them."

[@sashkoukrainian8111]

@@JohnnyFD thanks. You are right 👍

[@gordslater]

it needs a soviet sink to be authentic

[@charlottethien3749]

Johnny , Glad you went with the volunteers ❣️

[@robertellis1281]

have him fix the power steering or knock money off to get fixed --that power steering is fluid i have electronic power steering which would go out intermittently and ended up being my alternator voltage regulator putting out too much volts --- that of course has fluid i would look at the fluid and pump ---- goodluck-----Did alittle research and some models lada don't have power steering crazy and newer ones have electronic power steering----- and GM and lada working together

[@gshadura]

Johny with MotoBieda?

[@jackibagbaga7638]

It looks like a 1968 toyota Cressida or Corona; use to have a 68 Corona.

[@j.p.h.8126]

The lada mite actualy bee more reliable then the porche. But unfortunately is a soviet thing and maybe not that populat atm. My dad had a Lada in Finland back in the 80's. It was a good car it worked like in any weather -25c and no issues.

[@radektk5173]

but consumption is terrible, easily 10l/100km

[@joanfrancescromero2206]

@@radektk5173 10l of gas or Petrol?

[@radektk5173]

@@joanfrancescromero2206 petrol

[@MasterPuppets206]

That gas gauge is dancing

[@aussie-green-skull-7824]

I had a 85 car it had a automatic choke shows how behind larders where with a manual choke

[@leadfootgarage]

That guys English is really good

[@speedtrap420]

Just needs some roundels on the doors and some sponsor decals!

[@NewCityMedia]

The car was based on a 1960s/1970s Fiat 124. Fiat sold the plans and tools to the Soviets. I had a Fiat 124 and it was the best car I've ever had. It was very powerful and was a popular rally car ay the time. The best thing about it was the all round visibility, unlike modern cars with their swept back windows, which I hate. Of course it was a very simple design, but it was very reliable.

[@JohnnyFD]

It would be cool if Fiat reintroduced it for 2024 in the retro style.

[@gtir300hp]

Johnny you have to send that clip of the lada with 2 steering wheels to bald and bankrupt lol. Classic. I live in NZ. We used to get a lot of the ladas here and the Nivas

[@HyroDaily]

$1600!?! I have a shitbox that is about to collapse in the middle.. Can I get it instead?

[@TheJtjensen]

I would love to have a lada or a trabant it's cool cars

[@salemsmith2878]

I was hoping this car would be a regular on this channel!

[@JohnnyFD]

It would be regularly in the shop if it was. 😂

[@CiaranxavierH86]

You should follow johnnys lead and donate your vehicle johnny!!

[@JohnnyFD]

That's very generous of you, I'd be happy to! How would you like to pay for it Paypal or Bank transfer?

[@CiaranxavierH86]

@@JohnnyFD oh my bad i thought by what you guys said that johnny donated his car out of kindness and to aid Ukraine not because people were paying for it!! My mistake. L.L.A.P

[@KyleRuggles]

I'd love to buy this and soup it up! 2006... looks from the 80's lol. So cool.

[@vkt2805]

Design is the 80's, the make is 2006)

[@nurseSean]

For a security contractor taking a clean Lada body and swapping out the engine, the transmission, … well the entire drive train , would be amazing. No one would believe you are a security contractor until you keep up with a Mercedes on the highway. Then you would have a brief psychological advantage as the person you follow reassessed what he knows about Lada and every other car around him. It would work in a movie. Слава Україні

[@danielsellers8707]

@@vkt2805 Based on 1960s Fiat 124.

[@-Yurkey]

Lada is just a Soviet Fiat (Many parts in Ladas are off Fiats) ... A Niva would be a better choice in all honesty...

[@davidporter281]

A great video, really cool shame about no sale but hopefully someone will buy it thankyou Johnny for sharing these things with us all, lots of love Davexx

[@SadieSadie24]

Heya Johnny x 2 😎 the seatbelt wouldn’t recoil cuz it’s a Russian car and it may not have known it was supposed to recoil 😁Just like their military 😆

[@s_larionov]

It's really difficult to drive this car, it's like a traktor. Next models - lada 2108 and lada 2109 are a bit easier in driving.

[@chickenlickin3820]

not buying a lada with a dodgy fuel gauge!

[@elokuusorrow]

I think I stayed in an Airbnb right in that building in the beginning of the video

[@devonvankraft]

Teslada ❤ Model -3 Cool huh.

[@Bigtflies321]

Johnny ... you forgot US prices. each of those items would be at least 10-15 dollars each

[@Bigtflies321]

beer would've been 6-8 dollars for an "ipa" style beer

[@JohnnyFD]

I'll be glad never to remember it again. ;)

[@Yaroslav_Tselovanskyi]

You could've bought a classic BMW or Mercedes or Audi, but you want to buy this soviet bucket of nails... Whyyy?

[@joeway8665]

Kick-ass car!

[@stevengaskill6515]

I have been watching car crash videos on the internet for almost 20 years. I swear 90% are caused by Lada drivers.

[@walterneilson8119]

That is one “cooking” mobile

[@alan15768]

It looks like a 1964 car.

[@danielsellers8707]

Original car was 1960s Fiat 124.

[@littlebrit]

I don't think those dual LPG and gasoline are good. Lada made in USSR would be good, but not newer Ladas after 1993.

[@joanfrancescromero2206]

I’ve visited Georgia a few years ago and most of the cars had this modification… in fact there was more “gas stations” than petrol ones!

[@cottonhiker]

OMG I’ve been waiting for this video since you started the channel!? 🙏👍🏻👏