The 1988 Volga GAZ 24-10 Is a Hilariously Bad Soviet Russian Car

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The Volga GAZ 24-10 is a Soviet car -- and a poorly built, laughably outdated one. Today I'm reviewing the GAZ 24-10, and I'm going to show you all the quirks and features of a Soviet car that lagged far behind what we had in North America. I'm also going to drive the Volga and show you what it's like on the road.
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[@bnast6849]

You wouldn't find it so funny if you saw a black Volga in front of your home in the middle of the night.. 😁

[@sollik5022]

hahahahahaha exactly xDDDD Then we will see who will laugh

[@rafalrodak7204]

That's true. That was like "death sentence". Black Volga means KGB is coming for you

[@lesliemiros6743]

It still look like an outdated car regardless of the color of the car. I still be laughing.

[@venelinkeremedchiev9643]

Especially if it was in the 70s and 80s in Soviet Union 🤣

[@turqutferhatli6979]

bruuh it will be 5.5 511 V8 😂🤣

[@fedorzaytsev410]

For anyone who is interested what exactly those bottles in the first aid kit First bottle is iodine solution, used for cuts/burns disinfection Second bottle is valerian tincture has a very calming effect, useful when driver/passenger is in shock Third bottle is boric acid solution, antiseptic useful in eye injuries Forth bottle is iodine solution again. There is never too much iodine solution Pills that Doug handles is charcoal I also see validol (hearth problem), valerian, analgin (US analog is tylenol) and besalol (no idea what it is, instruction says it is for stomach pain) in the instruction list on top on the aid kit I am not a doctor

[@baberkhan1472]

Underrated

[@MrManniG]

@@baberkhan1472 highly underrated

[@matthewmontgomery7764]

This is what I came to the comments for. Thank you!

[@DYNANiK.official]

... but I guess you are Russian =)

[@daniszakirov]

так. Русские тут? Заспорим Дага. Пусть приезжает, мы его удивим дизастером) Doug listen. I wrote you 3 e-mail's already? trying to welcome you in modern Russia. If you want to know, and may be others too, fu** politics. We need to union, sooo.. 1. 2410 is because there was also 21, and previous. check the wiki, bro. 2. There are still running in our cities. 3. Sorry for my English, i've studied it just 4,5 months in 2005 in Virgina Beach. 4. It's outdated. No question. ridiculous. But legendary in post USSR territory. So please be polite. There is a LOT people watching you, we are friendly, so friends need to be polite) That's why - come to Russia. Get your wife and children. There's a lot to see in Nature sightseeing, one of the most crazy cars in whole world, affable people) 5. Rose - one of the most popular attribute of cars in lately Soviet. It's the Meme right now. 6. And finally man! First aid kit. You Americans su**)) Out First aid kit - is powerful. It's like wizard you know) - first bottle - iodine solution for disinfecting wounds. - another bottle - actually - peels. this thing you ruined man) it's simple, but also good absorber stomaср poisoning - carbo activatus. 7. There's Kremlin Towers in logo up to deer. And deers are beautiful, by the way, I try to say, if you know what I mean)) 8. There was some crazy KGB modifications of this vehicle. So 200 kmh - was right, actually) 9. If you don't want to go through Europe to Moscow - go to Vladivostok. It's more European and Asian than most cities in Russia. 10. I live in Tatarstan, Kazan. It's the 3-d city of Russia. The sports, restourants and tourism "capital" of Russia. Welcome!

[@mac_pls]

the first aid kit is actually really good. So many antiseptic, even activated charcoal.

[@andriusduksta5744]

The pills are activated charcoal, and it's one of the most useful things to have in a first-aid kit. I remember soviet-era first aid kits, and frankly, they were way more useful than modern ones. The thing is, they were mostly designed to aid you in case of common ailments (you know, to help the driver feel better to continue the journey), not life-or-death situations. Modern first-aid kits are mostly useless for both cases.

[@infernaldaedra]

That's what I thought charcoal tablets are cheap and can cure car sickness or a multitude of issues from poisoning, drug overdose, dysentery or stomach bugs from bad water. I keep iodine in my car but charcoal tablets is very smart.

[@owagarodgers5554]

Why didn't he ask before the review, rather than just keep laughing like a fool he seems on this video!

[@ephedra443]

No matter how bad this car is, just remember Volga in the 80s still designed a better front grille than BMW does now.

[@whotf888]

"apply cold water to burnt area"

[@luizarthurbrito]

preach

[@sjm8510]

true, new BMWs would look better with the 88 Volga grills.

[@morallyemptycorruptedmaggot]

Damn! People are just letting them have lately! It's funny haha

[@CyAn-S]

overused meme at this point

[@asapliaguha8542]

Hello Doug, im from Ukraine and I am a proud owner of Gaz 24 1973 year. Im here to explain you about first aid kit. Those tablets called “Activated Coal” and they are for taking them in case you have stomach problems or diarrhea. One of the bottles is famous “Zelenka” (translates something like Greeny) its an antibacterial agent to treat wounds. Other bottles is “iodine” and other our national medical stuff that I have not been able to consider and I do not know what else is there included in the first aid kit those years. Guys like the comment so doug can read!

[@asapliaguha8542]

@Cristiano Lopes I also laughed when I watched the review, I must admit that Soviet cars were really bad compared to American or European at that time. But Dоug reviewed the transitional model 2410 and all next models of Volga were also bad (search 2410, 3102, 31029, 3110, 31105 the last two were with new engine with injector not with carburettor and on the last one was model with Chrysler engine. Fuck that, they still made engines with carburettor till 2004....)(Russia technical progress sucks). 24 came out in 70 and was a very great car in those years. And the Soviet person could not buy it for himself, they were not sold, they were bought by enterprises for taxis, medical institutions, and for employees of government services, and only after 10 years it became possible to buy them for ordinary people. 2410 was already for civilians initially and came out in times of shortage in the Soviet Union, so it turned out to be of rather poor quality

[@gavin9962]

@@asapliaguha8542 ahh yes iodine incase you get stuck in nuclear fallout and Activated charcoal incase you get cholera from soviet tap water

[@alexspareone3872]

@@gavin9962 I live in a "mudern" west European capital. We dont have cholera so often but Legionella is considered normal in the water supply as are cockroach infestations in the most modern buildings. Iodine is used as an antiseptic. If you know anything about treatig a cut you would know that. I am no fan of the USSR but theres such a thing as overdoing it.

[@Eggomania86]

This is true!! In order for a vehicle to pass inspection in the former Soviet Union it was required to have a first aide kit along with a fire extinguisher. All cars had to have these. What's so funny about a car having a first aid kit?? It's very practical.

[@MMGtheSERBIANqyqypoa]

@@asapliaguha8542 usa military is torturing Orthodox Christians refugees in ft hood texas concentration camps

[@olehfeia]

My uncle had a Volga like that. It was in central Ukraine. In the early ’90s, when I was a kid, I enjoyed riding with him, whether to his workplace or for errands. Watching this video now fills me with nostalgia. Once uncle was drunk and proposed me to go somewhere, but my mother said “no a way”. He went alone and ended up in a crash. He was thrown from the car, and the car spun several times. Miraculously, he survived with only minor injuries. He later repaired the car and used it until his death in 2006 from stomach cancer

[@-_J_-]

Condolences for your loss But... What happened to the car after his passing?

[@olehfeia]

@@-_J_- Thanks! I don't know. Perhaps, his wife sold it. My father died in 2020, and he had Moskvich, another famous soviet car. Me and my sister this year sold it to collectioner for $250. And yesterday in the street of Kyiv I have seen the Volga, but not like this, but with bigger cabin at the back. So, this cars are still used in Ukraine.

[@olehfeia]

@@-_J_- These old cars need a lot of attention. In Ukraine still exist some amount of people, usually rather old, called Volga-guy, or Moskvich-guy, or Zhiguli-guy. They devote a considerable amount of time to repairing these old Soviet cars in their garages. My father was a Moskvich-guy, and my uncle was a Volga-guy. If nobody is willing to invest the time and effort into maintaining the car and spending countless hours in the garage, it might be better to sell it. And as I was small, I've also spent a lot of time with father repairing Moskvich) It was some kind of father-son buddy time. He died in 2020, but month before death he still repaired his car and wanted to use it again, but it never happened.

[@naturalnonsense]

@@olehfeia saw a volga lowrider in kyiv once, surprised how good it fits! so at least some (crazy) youngsters get involved with those :D

[@olehfeia]

@@naturalnonsense The same Volga as in the video stays abandoned near my house in Kyiv

[@andriyburlaka9061]

Here is a tip. All big car manufacturers in USSR used to have a unique range of numbers for their models. 1-99 was reserved for GAZ, 100-199 for ZIL, 450-499 for AZLK, etc. That is why you have GAZ 24-10 and AZLK 412 (Moskvitch). After 1966 the index convension was changed to the following: -1st digit - vehicle class. 1-engine up to 1.1L; 2-1,1L-1.8L; 3-1.8L-3.5L; 4->3.5L engine, etc -2nd digit - vehicle type. 1-car, 2-bus, 3-truck, 4-tractor, 5-dump truck, etc -3rd digit and further - model index assigned by the manufacturer. That's why you have GAZ 3102, VAZ 2101, KamAZ 4310, MAZ 5549, etc.

[@DTZoN]

Some notes from an owner of GAZ-24 in 2021: 1. Gaz 24-10 was outdated even by soviet standarts, and everyone understood that, so it's not really the laughing matter. In 1988 USSR was near his death. This model wasn't luxury anymore. At all. There were much more cheap plastic details, the interior and exterior were spoiled (less chrome elements, ugly door handles, wheel caps, and other). The thickness of body panels was reduced, same as it's anticorrosive properties. 24-10 got corroded much more fast than 24. Original Gaz-24 from 1969-1970 was incomparably superior. And I'm sad that the reviewer didn't chose original model. 2. The gauge panel was also much better on Gaz-24. All gauges had their own units. Current: Amperes [30 A Charge/Discharge], Water temperature: *C [40, 80, 120], Fuel level: [0, 0,5, Full], Oil pressure: kg/cm^2 [0, 2, 4, 6]. And the design of entire panel was cool. In my opinion the precise units of gauges much more informative that the modern "pictograms" in modern cars. And 24-10 unfortuneally had them too. 3. Gaz-24 had the vacuum hydraulic brake booster, which was really cool and modern thing in 1970-th. It also had full-flow oil filter, oil radiator, aluminum cylinder block and aluminum blockhead, which also was a really impressive things in terms of weight and heat transfer. Car had the hydraulic drive of the clutch, which was interesting thing in my opinion. The brake system includes a primitive but workable semi-automatic brake separator, which cuts off the brake circuit of the front or rear wheels in case of damaged pipes or fluid leaks. The car is able to stop using the remaining functional circuit. 4. Backseat passengers actually DO HAVE seatbelts, but you had to buy and install them manually. There were a threaded holes under the seat, and in the rear roof pillars on the left and right sides, under the decorative vinyl. I don't really know why the manufacturer chose to not install them, but the places for them are there. 5. The 2.45 l i-4 engine provided a max speed of the car about 160 km/h. Again, I don't know about the opinion of the reviewer, but in my opinion this is more than enough for the car with such non-streamlined form. Further increase in speed is simply unsafe - the front wheels begin to rise above the road. If you open a window at a speed of about 100-120 km/h, you will hear a loud crisp rustle of air, ripped by the angular front of the car. 0-100 is about 20-22 seconds by offical passport of car. (My personal record is 19 seconds and I didn't even push engine to the limits. I want to try to install carburetor from Gaz-53 truck with v8 engine ;D). 6. These old engines (called ZMZ by the way, Volga had ZMZ-24D engine) had one specific and somewhat unique advantage. Due to their low ratio of power/volume they can use unimaginably (any) bad oil, bad petrol, they can survive most poor service you can imagine and still run. They also have low rotational speed (4000-4500 rpm is highest, and you can damage the engine) which also provides survavability and long-life, and high torque (near the 2000 rpm), almost like tractors. ZMZ-2401 engine (used in taxi cars) had a lower compression ratio and could run on petrol, roughly equivalent in quality to kerosene or even diesel fuel. In general, this is a kind of exchange of specific power per 1 liter for durability. The manufacturer declared the engines mileage of 250,000 km without major repairs. This was true. There are known cases of mileage up to 370,000 km. Gaz-24 is the only car that could withstand the harsh barbaric operation as a taxi car. Neither Zhiguli (LADA) nor Moskvich (AZLK) could do this. The owners of the Volga have a local joke that the human driver's resource ends earlier, than the resource of this car. 7. Almost everything positive about this car has to do with simplicity, durability and survivability. For example the front suspension. It is assembled from four thick, incredibly strong forged arms. The wheels turn on king pins as thick as a man's thumb. The suspension is so strong that it can survive the impact of a wheel on an open hatch at high speed without any consequences. You can fix entire car at home, all you need is a box of wrenches. Even if you are unlucky enough to stop on a long road away from civilization, you can still make it drive to the nearest town or village. No jokes, 24 WILL take you home being almost completely broken - and die only on the doorstep of your garage, when she completely makes sure you are safe. Again, no jokes, this car has some soul inside, like kind twin of famous Christine. She will love you if you agree to truly love her. 8. If you look at all the Gaz-24 concepts together with the final version, you will see how beautiful the Gaz-24 is and how it stands out among them. There is no strained desire in it to resemble someone, "to be no worse than ...", its design is original and very beautiful. Unlike other Soviet cars, the Gaz-24 does not have an obvious foreign prototype. It just doesn't exist. In the first and in the last time USSR were able to create their own unique car design and style. Even now, after almost half a century, this car is not ashamed to be rolled out onto the road, it is not ashamed to put it next to a foreign one. There is no longer a country of origin manufacturer, no model, no brand, in fact, there is no longer even a factory where Gaz-24 was assembled. But Volga number 24 is still here. And it will be, forever.

[@jacobhaagerup7816]

Thank you for this thoughtful response. While the GAZ-24 was undoubtedly not a great car, when compared to a contemporary Mercedes, it is important to look at the design criteria for the particular vehicle and how they influence the design. Simply applying North America and free market as the yardstick to measure by, makes this Doug video less than interesting and watching him laugh for half the video over some iodine bottles in a first aid kit is frankly stupid. While I am not offended in the least (I have no affinity towards ex-USSR vehicles) as a car enthusiast I find this kind of video to be a low point in an otherwise interesting series from Doug.

[@player1GR]

Upvote!

[@christopherschmidt3335]

Thanks for the insight!

[@SamoTrnka]

That's a nice love letter, but the car is still awful and bad. It's sturdy, yes, because it's fitting to the drab life in communist era where centrally planned economy caused resources to be hard to come by. Everyone with a car had better understand its mechanics because they broke down a lot and car mechanics, if they weren't your friends, just robbed you blind. Let's not paint the history in nicer colours just because we were young then.

[@frankoconnel1598]

Thanks for the info

[@alexanderbabin9061]

Some interesting facts about "Volgas" that Doug could include in his video: 1.Back then, you could meet them everywhere on the streets of Soviet Russia - taxi, highway patrol, the wagon versions would go as the ambulance vehicles and also work as a taxi or as the service vehicles at the airports, the top trim black ones would belong only to the special services (KGB), high ranking military, and communist party officials. But if you would have one in the family, like if you could afford one or even have your own private driver with it that was, of course, a real luxury back then. 2. About your question, GAZ is the name of the automaker, "Volga" is the name of the model, "24" is generation, the "10" in "24/10" points that it is a restyling. 3.A very interesting fact - GAZ would make a special version of every gen of "Volga" exclusively for KGB with a full size V8 under the hood. Yes, in Soviet Union we had V8 powered limos, made also by GAZ for the top government officials, so they would use those V8s for a small production of under 20 or so "Volga"'s (600 were made in total) for KGB in every Volga's generation. They also had 3-speed automatic transmission and yes - the power steering (and I think a full size climate control). Those are super rare to find even in Russia nowadays, there are just a few of them left in good condition, sitting tight either in museums or private collections. 4. Another interesting fact - the version for the taxi fleet would have a deforced petrol engine or could run on natural gas. There were also so called "export" versions with a diesel under the hood - they were sold in Europe under the brand "Scaldia-Volga" and equipped with Peugeot diesel engines. Please, bring this comment on top, I wanna make sure Doug reads this!)

[@emixmim]

THanks for the info. I'm from eastern Europe and black Volgas here were exclusive for the security services as well.

[@wyrazowfkp]

There were also export versions for Finland called Konela with standard 2.45 , Peugeot 2.1 diesel or a Ford 3.0 V6 (Capri, Granada engine). Also later the 3102 (31013 ?) generation had the 3.9 V8 from a Rover - that was when Gaz 13 V8s ended or something - that is rare. I will try to replicate this in my 73 Volga as it begs for a V8 :) Also this car is absolutely fenomenal on bumps, potholes, mud, snow etc. - where western cars from the late 80s suck a... (The Volga 24 really started in 1968) and my has also a crank start handle :D

[@Misha29ify]

Awesome comment!

[@alexanderbabin9061]

@@wyrazowfkp I didn't know that they used Ford V6 in Volga's, wow! Also I didnt know that the V8s in later Volgas such as 3102 and 31013 were Rover V8s, very interesting. Yes, I agree about its smoothness on bumps, I think there was even a nickname of a "sofa with wheels" for Volga.

[@LordFetustheGreat]

The v8 used was an old truck engine.It was also more heavier and basically 0-60 was 14-15 seconds.

[@johanjanssens4530]

I had one, assembled in Belgium as a Scaldia-Volga by d'Ieteren. Gas or diesel, also with a gas V-8 ABSOLUTELY INDESTRUCTIBLE, the body was made of 1.5 mm steel plate. Nowadays bodies are O.10 mm crap plate. The crumple zone of my Volga was the other car !

[@MichailKnoller]

Indeed...another joke : what happens, if a lorry smashes into a Volga ? Bad luck for the lorry...Honestly, I feel 100 % safe in a Volga, people from the " West " may be happy with their plastic fart - box, a.k.a. " Smart "....as long as I do not have to drive it.

[@maxkuznetsov2909]

The bottle you pulled out was iodine, the pills were activated charcoal.

[@vovaspb10]

The liquids in the medicine cabinet are: Iodine (for external treatment of the skin, nasopharyngeal mucosa), valerian tincture (sedative), boric ointment (antibacterial, antifungal and antiparasitic agent). Tablets are: "Activated charcoal", to restore the internal discomfort of the gastrointestinal tract. Well, a cup is needed for diluting iodine with water.

[@arnet922]

Thanks! I was wondering what those are. I don't understand at all why Doug is laughing at having a well-equipped medical kit on the road.

[@deltajohnny]

Thank you very much! Doug has no clue... 🙉🙉🙉🙉

[@gabrielmejia6027]

He is used to having the first aid kits missing on his reviews and his many Mercedes.

[@OKANGUVEN99]

Cool. I didn't understand dougs reaction. A first aid kit that contains... medicine. How is that even remotely weird

[@enigmaPL]

@@arnet922 1. The quality of Soviet tinctures is sketchy, at best. 2. Most of that is out of date and probably no longer effective, assuming it ever was. 3. No one would ever need such things, 99.9% of the time. Most regular first-aid kits NEVER get used. That is why. In the Western world, we'll have an ambulance on the scene before you finishing diluding your iodine. I understand it's not as easy in other parts of the world.

[@ChR0nos_7734]

It's hilariously bad until a black one shows up in front of your house and you have to escape thru the back window

[@attilajavor8275]

So true!

[@whatthehell1012]

Laughs in KGB

[@espro436]

"black one"- are you speaking about people or car?

[@waNErBOY]

@@espro436 car, the KGB only drove black cars with tinted windows.

[@Psych0technic]

@@espro436 lol, both options are terrifying!😂

[@ThePsioch]

I'm from Poland, my grandfather was always saying that Volga was a dream car, best of the best, for them back in the time it was kind of s-class, that shows how shitty time it was in this part of the world.

[@MichailKnoller]

Reminds me of a friend...he said, he is driving Volgas now for 45 years - and the capitalists can kiss a..he also got an UAZ - but they work every day, the Volga towing heavy trailers. She will never fall apart. They will outlast him - as he is 84 now. And they would outlast him if he were a young fellow...

[@_devik]

Its a 1967 model, that just happened to be produced almost unchanged for 40 years. It was a great car, for when it first came out.

[@amyodov]

Seriously speaking, the first aid kit is different just because it has a completely different purpose in mind. Looking at a modern first aid kit in a car, your first assumption is that you have to use it in case of *a car accident.* And that explains everything what is usually inside: antiseptics, bandages, medicine to stop the blood/to prevent the bacterial infection of the injury. You are not expected to use it for any other first aid rather than the injury/trauma in a car accident. The first aid kit in a Soviet car was *a general purpose.* A first aid kit that you would get for a remote trip, ... but the trip is just by the car. It assumed that you may get to a less-inhabited place (like, a countryside) and have some medical problem/condition, and be the only person with a first air kit (and likely, have no any _other_ first aid kits). And thus this kit is intended to help with *most typical medical issues,* not necessarily car-related. The pills you were looking at and laughing at, are just the activated carbon/activated charcoal, an early sorbent (these days we have more effective ones, but act carb is still used rather often). It can be used in case... for example of a food poisoning. There are other pills, and some are for heart problems, some are cough/cold medicine. There is even a light sedative/tranq (valerian-based). There are some antacids. The bottles should have some antiseptics, likely a medical spirit and/or iodine or something similar - and in 80s in Russia, you don't have to be a doctor to use iodine on the wound instead of a “modern self-adhesive wound dressing”. So that's it. Your typical “western first aid kit” helps you better in case of a road accident. A “soviet first aid kit” helps you better when you are far from home and have no any other first aids nearby. Simple. You don't need a _different_ first aid kit, if you want to stay in a house in the woods, this one will work. Though you maybe have less comfort and less gadgets in case of a road accident. But helps you even if you are on the road and got an unbearable heartburn after a bad meal.

[@tarantul707]

Like a God said

[@jannchavez9257]

@@tarantul707 He's from California, give him an excuse.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

14:01 Cyanide Cold War style?

[@user-yg9nf1mr7q]

@@bradford_shaun_murray activated carbon/activated charcoal, an early sorbent

[@trento9891]

I think one of the reasons he found the first aid kit so hilarious was the fact that the back seats had no seatbelts and safety was obviously so far behind western cars at the time

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

Me sees Ferrari 812 GTS video: "meh.. I'm going to bed" Me sees Volga: *в этом мире еще есть хорошее*

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

*B E G O N E B O T S*

[@lewisprice-nutman6974]

Me

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

Yeah i mean i always skip the modern high end cars and watch modern low/mid-tier cars and all old cars. I've seen enough of modern sports to be sick and tired of them 😂

[@pihermoso11]

you have good taste...

[@hamletodua]

Да ведро ж позорное)

[@cumoforspotify]

Actually the car was unbreakable. We had one all the way back in 1985 and it was completely functional and comfortable until about 2010. Compared to my Hyundai Accent 2003 which is younger at this point, ( only 20 years old ) and feels like a museum exhibit , the Volga is pretty badass

[@MichailKnoller]

Honestly, how can you compare a plastic rice - burner with the solid, almost ever - lasting Volga ?

[@Project25O1]

Old soviet cars are a great work horse, very strong cars.

[@venomko]

A few clarifications: 8:00 - Blue climate slider controls non-heated vents 8:00 - Red slider controls the temperature of heated vents 8:17 - The second red slider controls airflow direction: blue for windshield red for passengers 8:17 - The fourths slider(not mentioned in the video) controls the amount of air passing through a radiator. To make it clear, you need all of these controls because it can be -58F outside in winter and 120F in summer. 9:39 - Blank switches were used by government, police, ambulance cars. 13:34 - This bottle contains iodine to prevent infections. It's commonly used by surgeons nowadays. 13:39 - This is sedative. It may be useful for passengers with heart diseases after a car accident. And yes, you mix it with water and drink, because this way it works almost instantly. 13:43 - This bottle contains an acid that was used to stop blood flow from heavy open injuries. 13:49 - Iodine again. 14:05 - black pills are used to help with food poisoning.

[@LeChat_Oleksii]

Your review is better than Doug's)

[@zest01]

Коммент в топ, пусть знают зачем нужны аптечки. Upvote for others to know the purpose of the aid kit.

[@thereallobster7786]

and black pills is an activated coal(don't know is it makes sense in English). Very helpful with stomach pain/diarrhea

[@venomko]

@@thereallobster7786 Thx, missed them.

[@MetalTrabant]

Finally, someone understands Eastern 'air conditioning'... :)

[@KloneOne1111]

Doug the type of guy to hysterically laugh at soviet pills by himself in an empty parking lot

[@ph03nixflame]

best one in a minute

[@medtik]

Those are actually activated charcoal pills

[@hassanbeydoun2460]

This is one of the "Doug the type of guy" jokes that made me chuckle out loud lmao 😄

[@hamishkay3010]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Pills lol

[@martinlyc.6012]

I'm afraid He might have mixed them with some liquids from the bottles...

[@yourbigfan1777]

19:09 that's not the battery gauge, it's rather an alternator current gauge. If it goes into negative area, it means the battery is discharging. If it stands in the middle, it means the battery is fully charged. And, if it goes into positive (+) area, it means the alternator is charging the battery

[@user-gt1er3zg7h]

The air duct for the rear passengers is located under the front seats, it has a narrow rectangular shape. Greetings to all English-speaking car lovers from Andrey from Russia! You can also start this car with a curved key, the hole for it is located behind the license plate.

[@salzwassersamunddiesoljank5573]

Americans: Haha soviet cars are terrible Also Americans in the 80s: 6 Liter engines with 150hp

[@LarryPigeon1]

Ikr

[@RadioactiveSaddam]

5,7 V8 with 130hp... in a Caprice. Or a 6,2 Detroit Diesel with 120hp in a truck (no turbo).

[@eusuffezzhariefelizany5732]

Gas crisis

[@mihneacireasa4613]

I was thinking the same thing. Doug seemed particularly critical while reviewing this car

[@olasek7972]

They were terrible not because of horsepower but because of shoddy construction, my dad had Moskvich in Poland, he later found out the factory must have ran out head gaskets so they folded a newspaper and used it instead!

[@kroneyt1493]

Doug: The GAZ logo has a *_deer_* on it Me: It's... a Gazelle... GAZelle...

[@keshakastet5980]

You right))), there is a big LCV family from GAZ next-gazel.ru/autos

[@yarkai]

It’s Gorkovskiy Automotive factory (can’t translate it right, word “factory” starts from Z in Russian) as well😉

[@yourcomputerhasvirus7733]

@@yarkai Factory or plant in Russian is "zavod" So that gives you Gorkovskiy Avtomobilny Zavod

[@wrencher1998]

Russian version of the Chevrolet Impala 😳

[@yarkai]

@@wrencher1998 no, Ford Falcon😏

[@0-Templar-0]

Now, hear me out... - Black matte paint job - Black leather interior - Black wire wheel covers - Nice audio system - Dark windows I'm gonna call her... "Baba Yaga!"

[@hasanaliakhmedov6826]

I am from Azerbaijan(Post soveit country) In the 90s my grandpa owned a big farm and was trading which made him very rich, yet he refused to buy imported cars like the S-600s and G-wagons which were very popular in post soviet countries at the time(and still are tbh). He only drove a gaz 24 and used to say that it was a "real mans car" and honestly, as bad as it is, I think I kinda understand him now.

[@AlexT-jm3lk]

So true

[@jargon2532]

doug: insults soviet car doug: goes missing putin 5 days later: *THIS....IS DOUG , AND TODAY...IM GONNA REVIEW HIM!*

[@snakeeyes9246]

In Soviet Russia, cars review you.

[@Cirvjakaac1]

He should avoid drinking tea for some time. Or keep an eye on his underwear so someone doesn't poison it...

[@yes8032]

Doug first I’m gonna drink your vodka then I will give it a doug score

[@yes8032]

*And before you review me make sure to check out cars and bids*

[@DmitriyChaikovskiy]

OMG Thats the funniest thing I ever seen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@richard343s]

This is way more interesting than seeing what the latest luxury crossovers looks like.

[@nikadadosta1029]

True.

[@nickerrico3195]

I find this more interesting than him reviewing a Ferrari or Lamborghini

[@sakal88]

This car wasn’t bad at all, it’s like he wants it to be bad no matter what. The pills seem to be against motion sickness and maybe some disinfectant for wounds. This guy is a good actor but bad reviewer, he made 0 research about his topic.

[@SETRAAKI]

Agree

[@MiGujack3]

@Tess Stickels Outdated doesn't make it bad, this is the main issue here. His way of explaining that was pretty bad, which pissed off a lot of Russians, but that's a guess.

[@joebannon9443]

Traveled from Volgograd to a Russian gas production facility six hours many times (cant-recall the time). For an old Russian car amazingly comfortable. Two westerners, interpreter & driver plus luggage. Well safe even compared to newer Russian car variants as a car did collide with us. Cosmetic damage to the car but it took us back to Volgograd.

[@MarginB]

sounds like an amazing trip

[@daught5007]

In 20 years Doug will laugh at a jack and tire iron.

[@sipandrei6403]

Doug DeMuro disappears misteriously after critiquing a volga. Last seen : entering a black volga. Edit: thanks for the thumbs up

[@TedKushner]

Black Volga of KGB )

[@railtrolley]

And not entirely of his own free will.

[@aislingmairead4939]

Or a Chaika 🤫

[@u.v.s.5583]

The KGB agents came too late. He accidently drank all the bottles from the 1988 first aid kit.

[@themaxcapri1481]

The mistery of the Black volga 😱😱

[@dvuksan8547]

Here in Russia we don't need seatbelts we die like real men with cigarettes in our mouths

[@jackdren9974]

I heard that russian drivers consider it an insult if the passengers wear seatbelts

[@puertousbmonkey]

is it truth you use real humans in crush tests?

[@scumfinessembsc1138]

Со стопочкой йода в руке

[@benten1443]

What about vodka?

[@DmitriyChaikovskiy]

@@puertousbmonkey yes

[@TrevorDodd-ev1sx]

I live in Azerbaijan and I am from the UK and I have a fascination for Soviet cars. You still see Ladas and Volgas , but they are fast disappearing. Every time I see one I stop And talk to the driver. I myself am an owner of a Zaz 968M

[@TestECull]

16:15 That light explains the strap. The strap is a copper braid, and its meant to ground the hood. My 85 F150 has traps just like that going from the back of the engine to the body since the entire electrical system grounds through a cable running to the front of the engine from the battery - post. Why GAZ went to the trouble of fitting a 150+ amp capable ground to run a 10 watt light bulb is beyond me, though.

[@huseyinuguralacatli5064]

It's for faraday cage affect for radio parasites

[@Radim0303875]

The Volga has more medicine than a typical american recieves from a state-funded healthcare program

[@vasiliy2394]

Savage

[@cconnon1912]

Iodine in a first aid kit is fancy. Most all cars sold in USA have nothing. Even purchased first aid kits just have alcohol pads. If I get a cut I would use the iodine. Alcohol pad would be painful. Lol

[@morallyemptycorruptedmaggot]

Well yeah, but no one really had these cars though.

[@MrManniG]

@@morallyemptycorruptedmaggot that is the good thing: these first aid kits came with every car.

[@dancheb]

@@cconnon1912 It was driven by necessity - lack of availability of fast emergency care, lack of phone accessibility and so on. A lot of these medicines are pharmacy grade and can have serous side effects.

[@kavitha3592]

Shortly after Russian media: Doug Demuro has commited suicide by shooting himself 7 times in the back. Revolver nowhere to be found.

[@melgibson7313]

With a revolver.

[@brianeighties4481]

7 times because it’s a Nagant Russian revolver

[@e.m7116]

”Falls” out of a window and gets poisoned before he hits the ground...

[@kalyanbv1000]

ODed on the black pills in the first aid kit

[@MyMarsham]

Slips and falls on a knife thirty seven times...

[@oliveryt7168]

"It never got really got warm in Soviet Russia." I can't take this 🤡 serious.

[@francescobonaccorso9332]

One thing that has always impressed me about Soviet luxury cars is that inside there is always a smell that makes you vomit, who knows why...

[@augustsmith6991]

When I was a kid, my grandfather've had Niva with a broken tachometer, so I asked him, how does he know when it`s time to shift the gear. So he said "why do I need a tachometer, if have ears."

[@Jik_weird]

Soooooo true😂

[@user-rf5vg5ul2l]

Niva is produsing in nowadays, and very popular in Russia and East Europe countries. Since 1977 this car have only one engine.

[@ahmedkamalhasin2070]

There are some 90's manual Mitsubishi Pajeros I've seen that have no tachometer. You shift just by feel or the sound.

[@NingunAmorParaMi]

I still use my ears. Who the hell watches the tachometer while driving?

[@bibox9487]

@@user-rf5vg5ul2l in Italy it was also sold with a 75hp 1.9 diesel

[@lettuceman306]

Doug's the type of guy to laugh at a car's first aid kit actually being effective.

[@dkthomas77]

Americans don't know first aid anyway

[@aggrodkreg4321]

I don't get why he laughed at the kit. I'm sure the contents of the kit made sense for anyone who knew first aid standards of the 1980s. Maybe it's because I was a combat medic for 12 years, but I'm aware of how much medicine can change in that short of a timespan, let alone 30+ years ago.

[@almosthappysandwich]

Activated charcoal? In first aid kit? Very funny! Hahaha

[@h8GW]

@Yule Calma Comrade, only 33,000 capitalist pigs die each year on their roads, despite driving American automobile trash, and not all of them were drivers. Losing 8 million puny republic lives would equal losing one of their largest cities each year. But boom, that is actually history of China.

[@sajedvanker2582]

Sounded so forced too smh

[@bigdapramirez6157]

It's a shame this thing is so bad because cosmetically I think it looks pretty good

[@protector1990]

Seatbelts on back seats didn't exist in European cars as well in the 80s. My family used to own 1985 Golf 2, and it didn't have rear seat belts.

[@supersonic_kitten]

With Doug laughing so bad at the Soviet first aid kit with basic stuff to treat small wounds and food poisoning out in the wild, I wonder what American first aid kits include.

[@djmips]

Similar in the 1970s.

[@sha8608]

A BigMac and a Coke Light :D

[@simonbone]

@@sha8608 There is no "Coke Light" in the US.

[@chan6565]

@@simonbone Coca Light then

[@redbread6852]

Also iodine in case of a meltdown or a nuclear war

[@Tenka-kun]

Аптечка прекрасна. Сразу видно, что Даг никогда не ездил по регионам типа Сибири и Дальнего Востока, когда на сотню километров нет ни одного человека.

[@georgetd8623]

Honestly, even for the slightest cut you might have, you really need something to clean it up. So, in fact, this aid kit is so helpful. Absolutely true indeed!

[@sggrant23]

И не имея понятия что такое йод, зелёнка и перекись водорода, думая что это нужно пить))

[@davidhollenshead4892]

Well said, nor does dag seem to comprehend that it was built for unpaved roads, and there are examples of Volga Taxis with 1,000,000 km on them still running in underdeveloped nations like Pakistan & Russia Federation...

[@DmitrKG]

​@@davidhollenshead4892 in Russia there are no longer Volgas left who work in a taxi and I would not say that Russia is underdeveloped...

[@martinfirak3689]

To je pravda a navíc ještě asi nebyl ani na světě .

[@nymbusDeveloper86]

Regarding the First Aid kit. The activated charcoal would be swallowed and drank with water after intoxication, like food that made you sick or alcohol intoxication. Soviet people had chronic alcohol problems so this was actually much needed in a first aid kit. The valerian root was used as medicine for heart problems or to calm yourself down under stress or during panic attacks. Other fluids I saw there were Iodine solution which was used for disinfection of wounds. All people from the ex-Soviet Union understand very well what this medicine was for.

[@kerc]

Doug laughing at the first aid kit and at the honestly clever gauge markings is goddamn cringey.

[@georgmurmann5407]

Hi Doug, I can narrate you what all these ridiculous things mean. For instance the medicine box. The black pills are nothing else than so called "activated carbon". It is some kind of remedy against been poisoned through eating some junk food. The 1s small bottle you held in your hand was the iodine medicine against injuries. And so on and so forth. All these silly things are extremely useful in case you had a crash somewhere in no man land and have no possibility to call for help. Help yourself with what you find in the small emergency box. Regards, George

[@jaroslavcharvat5171]

This is severely underrated comment.

[@jaroslavcharvat5171]

@Павел Васильев In my country we call it "animal coal", if you translate the name literally. ;)

[@cijey627]

Activated coal helps when you are drunk

[@UMORIEGA]

​@Павел Васильев It is either activated carbon or activated charcoal. You know, the world does not revolve around Russia and it's language. It is not our problem that in Russian you are lacking correct nouns...

[@UMORIEGA]

@Павел Васильев What I meant was that in Russian you don't have separate nouns for coal and charcoal. They both are уголь in your language. In English, "Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements; chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen." and "Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by strongly heating wood in minimal oxygen to remove all water and volatile constituents.". Hope you will understand now.

[@treartino835]

If Doug is ever arrested, he would start filming and point out the quirks and features of the back seat of the cop car

[@YegoYTP]

When doug is arrested*

[@killthemall55]

THIS!! Is a ford explorer 2012

[@YegoYTP]

@@killthemall55 and today, I am going to prison for embezzlement for two years.

[@kruleworld]

Doug is far too milquetoast to ever be arrested.

[@thehumanoid6543]

THIS......is a Ford Explorer with a V6 and a dude in a black uniform

[@kangarht]

this was a huuuuuuuugeee car by eastern european standards, Doug's big frame makes it look small on the outside, but you can see he fits easily to the back seats

[@FrankieProkop]

Alternate title: “Doug cracks up about Soviet pills”

[@andreiprisacaru550]

that sounds like a Less Doug DeMuro title

[@elviscamacho2784]

I guess is food in case you go down a cliff 🤪

[@Three_Random_Words]

The dull black pills look like Pyridostigmine Bromide, still today it's used as pretreatment in chemical warfare as a hedge against possible nerve agents.

[@xxCD7xx]

Those are coal pills - instead of immodium you have this. still works fine.

[@TommyCrosby]

Maybe he tried one and that is the result...

[@vend3ttaverano778]

passenger: “no seatbelts?” soviet Russia: nah, but help yourself to the Aspirin in the trunk

[@kalyanbv1000]

...and some cocktails

[@sbear8641]

More like morphine

[@DokTheKing6]

These black pills are activated carbon. In Russia, we take it in case of diarrhea

[@zaxarispetixos8728]

@@DokTheKing6 what? Diarrhea pills on a car?

[@PROZA4EG]

@@zaxarispetixos8728 yeah in case you get sudden diarrhea in long trip (Russia's big you know). There was also bottle of iodine, bottle of valerian tincture and boric acid in that first aid kit

[@caioverneck9661]

I don't really know a lot about this channel, but I feel like this guy doesn't actually like cars all that much

[@spaceghosttoast]

its amazing how people dont realize what makes this car bad isnt necessarily the car. Its the fact this was a "luxury vehicle" in soviet russia despite being 5-10 years behind damn near every vehicles of its year in Europe&America. The sovients always struggled with producing modern trucks and passanger vehicles. Its why they took so mamy American trucks during WW2.

[@VadiaRotor]

the black pills are Activated carbon to fight poisonings or alcohol overdoses. The brown liquid is iodine, there must have been also a green liquid which is Brilliant green (zelyonka, zelenka) - traditional in Russia for the case of wounds. The car has classic design and some features that were truly considered luxury. It used to be incredibly cool to own it.

[@canuckfixit7722]

Because you explained what those pills were for, and it is completely believable, I no longer empathize Doug's laughing fit.

[@m0nta6ix]

Yeah, I figured the black pills were at least iodine tablets. Pretty useful when you have no clean water around. Doug would not be laughing then!

[@nachoqualsevol554]

agree!

[@gagarin16]

@@m0nta6ix Oh... and the heater... hi should try it in the russian winter... instead of california. probably hi wouldn't laugh so loudly. :) Different world, different demands.

[@ML-dl1cp]

too bad Alexei Navalny didn't drive a Volga.

[@davebeat]

Those pills look like activated charcoal for bad stomachs, poisoning, and hangovers.

[@tedthesailor172]

Yes. Travel sickness can affect lots of people. Well done, the Russians. Then again; they may be suicide pills in case the secret police are on your case...

[@benrgrogan]

Yeah, i dont understand his reaction. I initially presumed it was pain relief, either way, seems like a very sensible thing to have in the first aid kit of a car

[@NikoBased]

@@benrgrogan My thoughts exactly. I have charcoal pills in my car as well, in case of poisoning or hangover. Doesn't everybody?

[@4ndrej]

@@NikoBased activated charcoal does not cure hangover

[@NikoBased]

@@4ndrej smh

[@danieleyre8913]

Doug de muro keeps calling this car a “disaster”, but then concedes that it actually drives well but was merely obsolete for 1988.

[@EV-wp1fj]

This was the first Doug DeMuro review that made me realize he's actually not good at his job.

[@heiniheinsen5866]

The Styling maybe outdated but am I the only one who thinks, it looks quite nice actually?

[@ForcesNL]

I can see why some people would buy one. It's rare, quirky and retro. Looks comfy too.

[@wmhhealth2018]

I like it as well

[@pilotpaul658]

I’m hoping to buy one soon

[@smbdythatyouused2knw579]

Stance it

[@teddibear1943]

I think it has a Nova'ish front end and a British saloon rear. Add another 2 to 3 hundred horses and now we are talking.

[@prostowww]

This car was used in emergency services and police a lot, so blank switches are for emergency light and other accessories. It also had v8 version for secret service that could go to 180-190 kmh.

[@bandvitromaniaios1307]

@@milankurcina6961 rotary? Wow Russian RX-8?

[@genepatrick1517]

Were the V8 versions the black volgas that people were afraid of?

[@genepatrick1517]

Were the V8 versions the black volgas that people were afraid of?

[@kooteika]

@@bandvitromaniaios1307 yep, in ussr most of road police had rotary engine in cars

[@bandvitromaniaios1307]

@@kooteika nice to know that there where RX-8s before the Mazda RX-8

[@MaxW-er1hm]

I really hate his never-ending fake chuckle when he thinks something is cheap or poor

[@MaxW-er1hm]

Hahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!!! HAHAHAAALOOOOLOLOLOLOL! A first aid kit. 🤨

[@Kekoapono]

I’m honestly surprised to see so many comments defending this. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” I suppose.

[@kristian3533]

I’m from Bulgaria and in the 80’s this was the Maybach here. I know it sounds funny but that’s the truth.

[@justinhenderson5710]

WTF

[@julosx]

Yeah, a Maybach with a live rear axle and blade springs. Well.

[@filmsandmovies988]

@@julosx It was the most luxurious car you can buy. It was reserved only for high ranking party members or other privileged people. Those were weird times.

[@andreiauditore8824]

@@filmsandmovies988 So much for equality

[@filmsandmovies988]

@@andreiauditore8824 Everyone is equal, but some are more equal :)

[@davidlambert6171]

If Doug was a Soviet citizen in the 1980s, he won't be laughing at this car but dreaming to have one.

[@johnbockelie3899]

"As long as it works, .........DON'T CHANGE IT." Russian saying.

[@saliman4874]

he will also be scared to hell if one of these will stop in front of his house with few man in black.....

[@kukuhaplus]

Кто на Буханке ездил, тот над Волгой не смеется. Let him try Buhanka UAZ-452, even current version, not those old soviet ones.

[@floro7687]

It was a good car, dependable, not American vulgar.

[@cowantom]

Yes, smug American laughs at Soviet practicality. Hilarious! And they wonder why the rest of the world is tired of America

[@thexchox1554]

Doug is laughing at that first aid kit yet it’s more useful than most first aid kits at home. Also, I’d take that over 99% of other cars out at the same time. So easy to work out and reliable as fuck. 🙂

[@roleplayinchatroom]

Not really

[@eduardocastillo9273]

When I was a kid in the 90s in Cuba, I only knew soviet cars, and old American cars from the 40s and 50s, modern cars were reserved for tourists who bring dollars into the country. For me, this Volga was a spectacular luxury car

[@delvictor7570]

Sad

[@mshvidogio]

Nothing sad, life was much happier than now, nobody was spending 50% of their time looking on phone screen.

[@delvictor7570]

@@mshvidogio No, they just spent 99% of their time wondering where their next meal would come from.

[@mycroftholmes5861]

come to Russia, in the regions they still drive to the Volga.

[@steveb8897]

@@delvictor7570 which is what makes someone thick skinned and humble 🤷‍♂️

[@TheJCJexe]

That aid kit is actually really well thought out, even has activated charcoal.

[@raymondleggs5508]

In case you get poisoned by KGB agents.

[@Kekoapono]

Turns out Doug knows more about cars than first aid kits.

[@SoylentGamer]

@@raymondleggs5508 This sounds like a joke, but honestly, I could see that as being a selling point to a wealthy Russian engineer.

[@teolynx3805]

​@@SoylentGamerit's not a special first aid kit, just a standard Soviet kit for cars. All those bottles inside contain drugs to aid with heart attack, cuts and to help people who have lost consciousness. It was a standard for Soviet first aid kit so every car from smallest ZAZ to trucks should have the same. It was purposed to use not only in car crash but to help person who needs it even if he/she just a random person who got hurt nearby.

[@samy7013]

@@teolynx3805 : I like that.

[@NiteRider165]

Oh no now Mother Russia is gonna come after you for this review

[@ogorekkiszony7236]

you are missing the point. nobody was supposed to have a luxury car. this one was just slightly more expensive because it was slightly better than the VAZ, ZAZ and other cars. These cars may have been basic, but they were the most reliable things you have ever laid eyes on. My granddad had a VAZ Lada 2105. He bought it new in 1985 and drove it for 19 years, with only one somewhat major failure at the end. he fixed it and sold it and it continued to be used.

[@valisechi2492]

I remember as a kid in the late ‘80s Romania whenever you saw one of these you just knew someone important was in town. If it was black we were scared shitless

[@ivascu_ivi]

Unchiul meu fusese securist si avea o volga neagra, v8 ul, toata lumea era speriat de el. My uncle was a soviet spy, he hsd a black volga with a v8, everyone was scared of him.

[@vv7299]

Dacia 1300 next

[@bronson7279]

The black ones had the bigger engine.

[@danielsuchan8804]

I am from Czech republic and my dad told me that when one parked infront of his school and the men inside were looking for him because he wanted to be an army pilot, he too, was scared shitless. And they drove him to some tests where they asked him to draw a tree, he drew a palm and basically told them to fuck off

[@draculaslots3870]

yep lol

[@timothyplesnik4204]

Those pills single handily dismantled Doug like we've ever seen before.

[@pat8593]

probably water purification tablets . but who knows.

[@gregorygant4242]

@@pat8593 Activated charcoal, for diarrhoea, food poisoning , overdoses etc , pretty useful in fact !

[@KB-xo1zg]

Pills are charcoal for food poisoning and liquids are probably: iodine for (painful) superficial desinfecion, some bitter drops, again for stomach problems and some smelling salts as a stimulant. Everyone has this stuff at home in the Eastern Europe :D

[@omfgwtfbbq90]

That's just American ignorance for you.

[@MDalton10]

@@gregorygant4242 interesting do these items still come with European cars? Charcoal won't kill food bourne bacteria though.

[@Gvozd111]

There’s actually a saying “Volga is a great car. Goes fast but not far” 😂

[@scardilat]

My aunt´s husband had this car as a Taxi cab here in Colombia, actually wehad some Russian models rolling in here for some years. My mother always says that the Volga looks like a launch, due to his large space. And that would be odd, but when you showed the interiors for the car, I recall the smell of gas that car had.

[@qwertgfdsaful]

If Doug thinks this car being built in 1988 is ridiculous, imagine what he would say when he sees the UAZ-452 and the Lada Niva, both of which were designed in the 60-70's and both are built as new cars TODAY with little to no difference to their original design.

[@kuro9410_ilust]

i mean if Mercedes could also make G-Wagens with the same platform since the 70s why not them? It's not about communism it's about if it ain't broke don't fix it

[@stingerredshock3418]

@@kuro9410_ilust the G wagen was updated over the years. Then they stopped to preserve the iconic design and only updated the platform and technology. This design was never iconic to the world and always looked like a generic 60-70s car.

[@Sergiovsousa]

With the diference the Lada Niva is a cult 4x4, in Portugal is a prized vehicule because more than being cheap...is rare and really fun to have;)

[@richardhammock2829]

The Niva’s do be a great workhorse tho

[@GlebLapham]

Absolutely love the Niva!

[@dimitarSlavov_]

My grandpa has the EXACT same car and still drives it to this day in Bulgaria.

[@pleasedontwatchthese9593]

Thats pretty cool

[@Vrediskin]

в болгарии полно и ваз копейка и нива 2121 )

[@PanaSonyc]

That GAZ will live longer than Doug

[@Seltsamisierend]

I think I bought it a few days ago would be a huge coincidence

[@stefanstefan2105]

Чудесни коли са прости без електроника просто тоя лигьо не е свикнал на истинска проста кола, а само на електрони пластмасови боклуци

[@urbanspaceman7183]

Did America teach Russia how to get so little power from such a large engine?

[@EricJh21690]

14:00 man Doug was having a good time here 😂

[@Akiralisk]

The first aid kit is actually not a special car-oriented one but a rather multi-purpose one. I believe its idea was not to aid you in an accident scenario but rather to help in long trips. It contains stomach pills in case food on the road side was bad (they didn't have roadside cafes with quality standards back then), liquids for heart in case you overheat in southern parts of the country at +40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) with no A/C and antiseptics for treating small injuries. Actually quite a nice set of stuff for long journeys with no pharmacy stores on the way

[@ApothecaryTerry]

I don't really get why he found it so funny...looks like it's full of some fairly sensible stuff.

[@sergueip2140]

Carrying first aid kit used to be a legal requirement and the police used to check if it is present and stocked.

[@moviegear]

Thats right, dude. This first aid kit can help more than modern ones in which with only a few bandages, tourniquets and plasters. Most likely he laughed at his ignorance.

[@careem3463]

I was confused at first as well, but when you look at it from the point that you buy car and it comes with pills, it's indeed very funny

[@foo1ish]

were those loose condoms in there?

[@paramveerjain2464]

As a Safety Scientist I can easily assure that First Aid kit actually is way more functional than what you get now.

[@terrymightyena5820]

Really?

[@Sseltraeh89]

I know, right? I mean, the bottles, i assume are probably disinfectants (i can't read cirillic so i can't be sure) and the pills that cracked him up so hard are regular activated carbon, which might be uncommon in car's first aid kit today, but at least where i'm from they are common to first aid kits at home and even required by work safety regulations in first aid kits in factories

[@fallenlordik3738]

@@Sseltraeh89 that's what i saw there are: tablets of validolum, acetylsalicylic acid, Activated carbon, besalol(Belladonna,phenylsalicylate), valerian tincrute, Lugol's iodine, Boric acid.

[@jwserge]

Это правда? Really?

[@SoylentGamer]

Admittedly, Doug has no clue what's in the bottles. I feel like knowing what is inside your first aid kit, and what you're using to treat an injury is important to a first aid kit's functionality.

[@dgusev]

Can't believe you was able to drive it and switch gears XD

[@cfabz2023]

A fellow comrade wanted to buy a car in the Soviet Union. After years of saving and getting the necessary paperwork and permissions, he finally went to the government office to order his car. After settling in and finalizing the order with the Soviet official, the official said, “Great, come back in 10 years to pick up the car.” The comrade genuinely asked, “OK, morning or afternoon?” The official snapped back angrily, “What difference does it make?! It's 10 years from now!” The comrade respectfully replied, “Well sir, I would like to know, because the plumber comes in the morning 10 years from now.”

[@ORDINATOR-1]

Даг смеётся, а Чёрная Волга уже выехала за ним . . . .

[@user-ce9uh7zm1i]

Вал канал?

[@TellMeWhay]

Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует созданный волей народов Единый, могучий Советский Союз!

[@JackJohnson-ds8cj]

Это он ещё семёрку 2010 года не видел))))))

[@redskywarrior]

Don’t mess with the KGB, Doug 😀

[@antondashchenko807]

@@JackJohnson-ds8cj Да, они их до 2012 выпускали, вот это уже немного стыдно

[@silhouette300]

Doug: Volga GAZ 24-10 is a Hilariously bad and outdated Soviet Car Doug's 1997 Land Rover Defender: Hold my beer

[@premierforce]

Ford Falcon in Argentina: Im a joke to you?

[@ziggybowman6875]

@@premierforce the Peugeot 504 too, but I can't bring myself to criticize those.

[@josemanuel5749]

Nissan Tsuru in Mejico: You both are noobs!

[@ARIES6181]

Trabant: Hold my cotton

[@ultraguy8771]

Tata Nano: LOL

[@HarbisonelII]

16:56 GAZ is the official name, Volga was the car's nickname. Volga was later adopted as an official name if I remember correctly, but the actual name of the automaker was just GAZ. Volga also was only related to the 21 and 24 models, not to all GAZ cars, as they also made trucks and other cars. Car brands in the USSR weren't united in any groups, like you had your GM in the states. All of them were independent, expect for the political parties, obviously.

[@michalgajdos7575]

It works in ANY CLIMATE. -40'C TO +50'C

[@JM-bn2xe]

Fuel gauge: shows red Communists: not great, not terrible.

[@fadilh8188]

Anyone else read this in a Russian accent? 😂

[@felixarvidulfkjellberg6361]

@@fadilh8188 yeah, it sounds like 'Коммюнистс: нот греат, нот террибле'

[@cchan571]

3.6 gallons, Not great,not terrible

[@ihteshamkhan4696]

i love the Chernobyl references

[@user-vk7zc2zd3x]

@@fadilh8188 I can't read this without a russian accent, becouse I'm from Russia. 😅

[@kovalenkotrun]

Даг: Волга до смешного плохая советская машина Мой дед, который мечтал о черной волге пол жизни: инфаркт жопы

[@user-hu1kh4ut5y]

Ахаха

[@marcmiyamoto]

I don’t speak square

[@daniszakirov]

так. Русские тут? Заспорим Дага. Пусть приезжает, мы его удивим дизастером) Doug listen. I wrote you 3 e-mail's already? trying to welcome you in modern Russia. If you want to know, and may be others too, fu** politics. We need to union, sooo.. 1. 2410 is because there was also 21, and previous. check the wiki, bro. 2. There are still running in our cities. 3. Sorry for my English, i've studied it just 4,5 months in 2005 in Virgina Beach. 4. It's outdated. No question. ridiculous. But legendary in post USSR territory. So please be polite. There is a LOT people watching you, we are friendly, so friends need to be polite) That's why - come to Russia. Get your wife and children. There's a lot to see in Nature sightseeing, one of the most crazy cars in whole world, affable people) 5. Rose - one of the most popular attribute of cars in lately Soviet. It's the Meme right now. 6. And finally man! First aid kit. You Americans su**)) Out First aid kit - is powerful. It's like wizard you know) - first bottle - iodine solution for disinfecting wounds. - another bottle - actually - peels. this thing you ruined man) it's simple, but also good absorber stomaср poisoning - carbo activatus. 7. There's Kremlin Towers in logo up to deer. And deers are beautiful, by the way, I try to say, if you know what I mean)) 8. There was some crazy KGB modifications of this vehicle. So 200 kmh - was right, actually) 9. If you don't want to go through Europe to Moscow - go to Vladivostok. It's more European and Asian than most cities in Russia. 10. I live in Tatarstan, Kazan. It's the 3-d city of Russia. The sports, restourants and tourism "capital" of Russia. Welcome!

[@maximm8697]

axaxaxa

[@pstone4410]

Ето удивительно что ето лучший екземпляр-предствавитель советской авто индустрии того временное. Машына времени прибыла из прошлого в момент создания)

[@oleksandrsemenov9825]

The most impressive thing about this car is a sudden opening of the hood while driving. I have experienced this as a child somewhere in 1980s - unbelievable. The problem is known and they joked that Volga drivers are driving according to instrument rules (like Instrument Flight Rules in aviation).

[@aidanpysher2764]

I'd actually love to have one of these. Combloc cars have a really neat aesthetic to them.

[@codyp9208]

Doug’s gonna restart the Cold War with all his passive aggressive comments lmao

[@F40PH-2CAT]

Passive?

[@joshw2929]

He's not wrong. Communism is Cancer. Its like being a nazi but worse.

[@mackjsm7105]

@@joshw2929 I AGREE I LIVED IT.

[@ForcesNL]

@@joshw2929 Shame how "important" people admire China these days on how they keep people in line. With the covid nonsense. Msm keep people in fear and feel bad about themselves. Anyway. Doug had me with those pills. Haha, I couldn't stop either.

[@AlexMartinez-uw6mh]

Hilarious 😂

[@alexvorobej5280]

Doug: laughs at pills which people use to treat poisonings. Me going outside of Moscow to search for mushrooms and berries in a deep forest on a modern-day Volkswagen: “my first aid kit is a garbage 😐”

[@GeoPePeTto]

Makes sense, seeing as you still have problems with politicians and journalists getting poisoned, I imagine it was even worse back then.

[@EM-fi2qg]

I think Doug is trying to get on CNN's good side with this arrogant video.

[@GeoPePeTto]

@@EM-fi2qg yep, can’t wait his new show on CNN, it’s called Offense, is it taken or given. First season he goes to ask some russians.

[@AR-zq9hq]

These are also good for hangovers

[@GregorsChannel]

@@GeoPePeTto Firstly: Lol. who in the world don't have any problems with politicians, its ridiculous. Secondly: Russian Federation is 30 years old country with hybrid regime, which was established as a step in transition from Soviet totalitarianism. Russia didn't inherited from USSR strong social institutions because there's wasn't any at moment when Soviet fell. Of course 30 years is not enough to build solid social institutions, so you look a bit silly saying "STILL have problems" about state that existing less than a half century. We didn't fell into civil war in the begining at least, like some other states done, all other is gradually improving. Thirdly: go ahead and tell me that structures like FBI don't have a dark stains in history.

[@humanbeing2420]

It's interesting that the US federal government required front and rear seat belts in all new cars by the mid-1960's, while over two decades later, the Soviet government was manufacturing cars without rear seat belts......

[@mylandofenchantment]

Dude, as a Russian, tell you that you will not be happy if you are chased by 5 bandits on the white Volga, who can kill you. You wouldn't be so funny in Russia in the 90s. but activated charcoal came in handy, over which you are so freaking out.

[@johndong7524]

Russian gangsters drove Mercs, BMWs and Jeeps, not Volgas.

[@busystudying6711]

“What do you drive?” *”I drive a Volga Gaz 24-”* “Big deal” *”dash 10”* “Woah.”

[@JavierCR25]

You know you’ve made it if you own a dash ten

[@Czechbound]

"If you had a minor injury in your car". Clearly, Daddy Doug hasn't seen Russian Driving Accident Compilations

[@crikeynate]

*our car

[@thetrumpnewsnetwork7503]

lmao indeed

[@TheTravisTube]

It’s okay though because everyone was trained in Soviet CPR. 15 chest compressions followed by 2 slugs between the eyes 😂

[@VorticyHP]

the medicine in the trunk must be senzu beans if it can remedy the injuries from a Russian car accident

[@abhi2349]

These guys beat you to space.. it’s not that they didn’t have the technology to make more modern cars but their priorities were different ! These machines were designed to be durable and last long which they did!

[@leosv0]

Not at all ahead in space. They have never been able to fly to the moon, their shuttle flew 1 time, they do not have a rover on Mars, reusable rockets are not theirs either.

[@abhi2349]

@@leosv0 they did mate ! They got your space agency all panicky when they sent a rocket to space !

[@AlekseyVitebskiy]

"Gaz" is the automaker, like "Toyota" or "Mercedes". "Volga" is the car model like "Corolla". 24-10 is the model number and the trim level. Since they didn't change almost at all between the model years, that's how you tell what the car is essentially. They had station wagon and ambulance versions for example. They also had a V-8 version that had around 190 Hp, which is why it has that 200 km/h speedometer. That version was almost exclusively used as a police interceptor by KGB. You have to remember that very few individuals could actually own these. These cars were mostly for institutional or commercial use. The majority of them were taxis. That's probably why it has the different medicines in the first aid kit besides just the stuff for injuries. It's stuff like the activated carbon pills for diarrhea, or the valerian root extract for panic attacks and heart problems. There's probably aspirin there as well. If you lived in that time in USSR, you knew exactly what that stuff was. In fact, bus drivers had similar stuff in stock in case a passenger got ill.

[@dawn7020]

Alternate title: Doug laughs at a trunk for 22 minutes.

[@cooperpianoman4748]

Or Doug laughs at a first aid kit for 22 minutes

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Or Doug laughs at the whole car for 22 minutes 🙄 👈😂👌

[@dawn7020]

@@anibalbabilonia1867 yes

[@SirNyanPanda]

@@cooperpianoman4748 Doug doesn't recognize a single thing in first aid kit and laughs at things he doesn't understand

[@theglassishalf]

@@SirNyanPanda It's probably just aspirin or similar. It's a nice thing to include in a first aid kit. Headaches are a thing. And iodine, in case you get cut.

[@DaniilVodopian]

FYI pills are likely activated coal, which was the most common anti-poisoning pill in USSR

[@psisteak4122]

Does it work against the novichok too?

[@wachotekeremata]

I was thinking the same ting , but we use coal pills for when you have diarrhea

[@ianfrench1577]

Was poisoning a common thing to occur in USSR?

[@vadim6385]

@@ianfrench1577 yes, very

[@ProkhorovTweets]

Probably meant food poisoning. I don't know exactly why it was so popular back in a days that they even put that into the first aid kid.