Where Soviet cars go to not-quite die | Lada

Where Soviet cars go to not quite die - driving adventures in northern Russia.
Directed by Dieter Deswarte (www.dieterdeswarte.com/)
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The Lada is a stalwart symbol of Soviet Russia. It has also been considered one of the worst cars ever made. Its heyday, if it had one, was in the 1970s, but a substantial number of vehicles remain on the roads today, and hold a special place in the hearts and minds of many Russians. To tell the story of this much-ridiculed car, the filmmaker Dieter Deswarte, the cinematographer Annegret Sachse and the sound engineer Yulia Glukhova travelled the Russian north, from Murmansk to Siberia, to find where the cheap and easily repairable - if reliably unreliable - vehicles are still in action. Along the way, they got to know a colourful range of drivers who recount the complexities of Lada ownership, and, more important still, show the car on the road - or sometimes what it takes to get it on the road. Undercutting broad Western stereotypes of a certain Russian dourness, the filmmakers find humour, warmth and kindness in their driving adventures across the icy landscape.
Lada debuted in 2014 as part of the award-winning omnibus documentary Cinetrain: Russian Winter. An ambitious and inventive filmmaking initiative, the Cinetrain project sent 21 filmmakers from around the world to all corners of Russia to explore its culture through the spectrum of stereotypes - from mail-order brides to heavy drinking. The project was inspired by the work of the influential Soviet Russian filmmaker Aleksandr Medvedkin (1900-89) who, in 1934, built a mobile film studio inside a train before setting out to document life across the country.
Director: Dieter Deswarte (www.dieterdeswarte.com/)
Cinematographer: Annegret Sachse (www.annegretsachse.com/)
Sound: Yulia Glukhova (holohz.com/ABOUT)
Producers: Mirumir Studio, Tanya Petrik, Guillaume Protsenko
#lada #cars #russia

[@jokullsteinar9619]

One of the rare videos where Lada is not labeled as a "communist" car just a Lada

[@JamesDebbah10]

Or even Soviet!

[@user-ku3jy9vd7n]

It's still Soviet, Communist car... Like it or not ))))

[@sarven5974]

@@user-ku3jy9vd7n What he means, is that he’s sick of some pompous cunts calling it communist and then shitting all over it for not being able to do what it wasn’t supposed to, while saying “it’s a communist car it’s automatically bad herhehrhehhe”

[@mitkosaz]

@@user-ku3jy9vd7n We like it!

[@ricardosuarez8023]

It's not a car. It's a lifestyle. It was designed and built with a purpose: easy, reliable, spartan transportation. You either love it or hate it. I had a Niva 2121, and I loved it. Thanks for the video.

[@vilemmitlohner5810]

I have too VAZ 2121 Niva 1.6 :-) Very good car.

[@user-ku3jy9vd7n]

I bought a new Lada Niva 2121 in 1997 and spent my time in the garage fixing it. Until it was stolen in 1998/ Good riddance. Russian cars are a joke.

[@vilemmitlohner5810]

@@user-ku3jy9vd7n I have not problems with my 1.6 Niva. The car is from 1993 Year.

[@user-ku3jy9vd7n]

@@vilemmitlohner5810 1) in the USSR cars for export were assembled from different parts, made of different materials, to the last bolt. 2) I still don't believe you, sorry. 3) If you own a car made for domestic market and stating you have no issues, then you are 146% liar. Having said that, you post is not relevant to mine, anyway. My Niva broke on the way from the store! And give me a break, I lived in the USSR and Russia long enough, to know the true opinion of Russians about Soviet cars. There are some hardcore people of course, who will be either nostalgic, or just praising anything Soviet, but when foreign cars started being available in Russia, it was only the matter of money to decide if you want to replace a Lada (Zhiguli).

[@vilemmitlohner5810]

@@user-ku3jy9vd7n But, i am from Czech Republic. No from Russia. My VAZ 2121 Niva is for West Germany shop. The car have not problem with quality. Motor is with Catalysator. There have been no serious problems during the whole time I have a car.

[@sillybirdy1994]

I am a lady from a small city in Kentucky, USA and the scene at 12:00 really struck me as so relatable. We really are so similar Russians and Americans. At least working class ones. The mother and children huddled in the car with the father outside trying his repair. They all are awaiting patiently but nervously, seeing what can be done. We have all been there. Although for my family it was a Ford, theirs a Lada. The experience is the same. It really struck me. Sending love and respect to the Russian people. Hoping for better times ahead. 🥂

[@giaopx]

back in the 70s in Vietnam, only the wealthy has a Lada. and a Volga is something no one ever even dreams of.

[@lauritoerni2080]

Same story here, today we call ladas "the mercedes of the east" as back then the price was comparable to buying a mercedes in the west

[@akoshutoczki3284]

I was in Cuba about 8 years ago and a taxi driver told me his dream is to get a lada instead of his old Yankee car that was held together by the holy spirit

[@bcubed72]

@@akoshutoczki3284 Wouldn't the "Yank tanks" draw in more fares for a cabbie, though? At least in the tourist areas.

[@akoshutoczki3284]

@@bcubed72 It's only one ride for each tourist. You then realise there's no AC and the fuel smell is absolutely sickening. This chap told me that due to lack of spare parts all those beautiful American cars now run on engines out of anything really. For the Russian cars there are lots of parts available so there's no down time.

[@tristan6509]

@@bcubed72 most of those cars are 70+ years old, they guzzle gas and is falling apart Infact most American cars in Cuba actually have Chinese or Lada(fiat) engines in them because the original ones have bogged down and there are no spareparts to repair them The lada meanwhile have been produced and is still produced since the 1960s with the same engine and the only difference being fuel injection added on newer ones.

[@maroko51]

Back in Czechoslovakia, when my dad was young, he bought a Lada with my mom. He says that they were some of the best cars that a normal person could buy back then and they were quite costly. Better quality than Skodas had back then. He is in his sixties now, changed many different cars since then, now drives a Kia. Not long ago he bought this old Lada 2105 again, to keep as a nostalgic piece and to drive to car meets. It is a great car with a character and requires a quite skilled driver to drive. I have a Mazda MX-5 which is fun to drive, but driving this Lada is a great experience. I hope to keep it for a long time. Anyways, great video, really enjoyed it. :)

[@vilemmitlohner5810]

Greetings from Czech republic. I have a Lada Niva and Skoda 120L. Both cars are very good.

[@TheGreatBritishFarm]

Kia will be made in slovenia

[@DubrovskyVolgovod]

Мы до сих пор на этих автомобилях двигаемся. Но наши земляки свои же автомобили ненавидят и стремятся купить что угодно, лишь бы это было произведено не в России...

[@vilemmitlohner5810]

@@DubrovskyVolgovod В Чехии аналогично. Тот, кто водит машину «Шкода», тоже идиот.

[@bacillusanthracis8399]

@@DubrovskyVolgovod наш автопром плохо пережил последние 30 лет, не удивительно, что люди предпочитают более современные и качественные корейские кредитопомойки устаревшим тазам. Соотношение цена/качество опять не в нашу пользу.

[@ror4ik339]

Детством веет от этого видео, вспоминаю как отец меня на семёрке зимой возил в школу, и вообще сколько воспоминаний было связанно с этой машиной. Дед на крышу копейки сажал, потом семёрку купил и семёрку давал водить.

[@Alex462047]

The next film you can write about Kamaz trucks, all the multitude of tricks to keep them running through the winter and all the colourful characters who drive them.

[@vehicles7462]

6:23 всю жизнь все вот так поправляли этот козырек, 6:30 а потом надоедает и совсем опускаешь его ))

[@wow_world]

Во-во-во жиза😁

[@iluha_3427]

советское качество)

[@EdvardBlek69]

Надо всего лишь подтянуть винт с левой стороны козырька.

[@claudedjawoye6345]

I had one in the 80...1600 ES...from UK and special edition...with a lot of extras...alloy wheels...some leather...vinyl roof...special audio and lights when opening front doors for safety with electrical aerial...rather nice and fairly good honestly for that time Drive it to France...Italy...90 average on motorways, not much trouble but a but heavy on gas and steering too hard Really in town... Still, Good memories indeed!

[@mixalbl4978]

I am the owner of a Lada, I will never sell it. Already 4 cars have changed and I do not sell Lada, as a memory of the past and as a hobby! :)

[@user-is1tt9yc9z]

семерка моя первая машина и походу единственная, даже если и куплю другую, то эту не буду продавать, лишней не будет

[@akexxki7225]

@@user-is1tt9yc9z да на импорт хорошую Ладу отправляли...

[@tannyshim3074]

I like lada , they are simple to repair. Anyone can repair them.

[@user-ie4rh6hz5c]

100% correct!

[@user-is1tt9yc9z]

i have lada 2107 on carburetor engine, one day i repaired it whith 2 wrenches and screwdriver, but with injector engines it not so easy

[@murzik191]

Its not, old toyotas are much easier to repair, in lada everything is rusty and not reliable. Nowadays most of mechanics in Russia will refuse to fix lada, because to much troubles

[@TheKacper2001]

And that's their only advantage.

[@murzik191]

@@TheKacper2001 I have never understood what is "easy to repair" means, considering Ladas? Almost any golf class car is easy to repair, any small SUV. But most of them are also more reliable then Ladas

[@TelmenBudsuren]

i live in mongolia, yesterday i bought a lada 2107 from sain-shand a small city and towed it by my friends toyota prius to capital, ulaan-baatar which is like 500km, both rear tires went flat but managed to bring it to the capital, it was like 3 days adventure and i will never forget sleeping in it on the side of narrow coutry road :D lada is very rare in mongolia because during 2008 beijing olymp everyone sold their lada and gaz cars to salvage and exported it to china

[@cleetushasnoprofilepic4441]

I love ladas and this video is so cool because it's so unique

[@tiko5876]

Can’t believe you have no comments. I enjoyed this film quite a bit.

[@ilcattivistapodcast4514]

I'm Italian and I lived 2 years in Anapa, I purchased a Zhiguli 21013 bright red...i really loved her.

[@metalbird89]

21013 is closed relative to fiat model, they look identical

[@ilcattivistapodcast4514]

@@metalbird89 yes it’s the Fiat 124, is not similar is exactly the same. In 1968 USSR bought Fiat production line and Italian engineers and laborers worked in Togliatti tu build Vaz factory and start the production.

[@fruitychink]

Loved this video . I had 2 ladas and they were both outstanding cars .....tough , easy to service and great for the Scottish Highlands . I did an enormous mileage in both and replaced the second with a subaru that crumbled in three years .

[@user-ku3jy9vd7n]

25 лет назад я жил в холодном заснеженном российском городе и обретал опыт вождения на жиге шестерке. С летней старой резиной по снегу. Теперь я живу в Канаде и зимой на своих бэхах 535 и х5 я везде первый. Ни у кого вокруг нет такого опыта и они все бедолаги ползают по снегу на четвереньках, когда зима ударяет. Сына тоже научил.

[@bored1980]

That was fun. I stumbled upon this video by pure chance and I'm glad I did. It's funny how old cars bond to us.

[@testcardsandmore1231]

In East Germany these Ladas were considered to be top of the line premium cars. Water cooled four stroke engine with four cylinders and a body made from metal. Pure luxury compared to the Trabant which had none of this.

[@Pfirtzer]

Trabbi has a cultstatus just like the Lada.I like German people, but the only German car I really liked were the older Mercedes end of the '80's. I remember in Serbia the Wartburgs estate versions big chunky indestructable only 2 stroke but could carry a lot of weght, farmers used it to sell the crops on the markets, filled with watermelons . Fond memories, my uncle had a Ami 8 break, still etched in my memory,.

[@testcardsandmore1231]

@@Pfirtzer Serbia... Well how did the Yugo/Zastava compare to for example Ladas and Polski Fiat?

[@keinerzuhause8148]

I own my 2121 and love my Цветы тоже завтра ГДР часов

[@hellgopstop]

Very emotional movie. It is a pity that so few views.

[@bangdobrich]

I got really emotional because it's not just a car, it's a way of living, an essential tool and so much more. Plus the different opinions and justifications for having it..

[@mitkosaz]

I have seen it, soo 10K +

[@garyzhang5099]

it's not a car anymore, just like a symbol of Russia.

[@MrWolfSnack]

Mexico has the Beetle, USA has the Mustang, Australia has the Holden Ute, Russia has the Lada.

[@DefyDistrict]

@@MrWolfSnack mexico has the beetle? wtf. Mexico has the mule. thats what they use for transportation.

[@hugoflores5806]

@@DefyDistrict Nop. The Beetle and the "Ant" are mexican. The last mexican Beetle was made in 2003, and the "Ant" from 76 to 79. Both cars are loved a lot, and easily available here.

[@DefyDistrict]

@@hugoflores5806 No. Mexico has the dope mule.

[@hugoflores5806]

@@DefyDistrict Nop. In that case, they'd be donkeys. Also, mules where only for long distancie transport when Mexico whas New Spain

[@freebird7218]

Теперь весь запад будет думать что у нас кругом буряты, лады и лютая зима)

[@minimori1232]

Как будто раньше по-другому думали)

[@user-tk8lg6mh7k]

А разве не так на самом деле? Большая часть России именно такой и является.

[@Rooni25]

@@user-tk8lg6mh7k территории да ,но не населения явно

[@aye_vor228]

большая часть россии так и живет

[@user-ek5pp2wy3g]

В нашем западном регионе нет. Есть, но очень мало ))

[@the_expeditious]

так тепло стало на душе)

[@vraelbliz]

The car has so much quirk it almost feel like a human being

[@Factory_Muff]

My uncle in Romania had a Lada from the 80’s. He bought it used, drove it for 30 years and just recently got rid of it without my knowledge. He gave it to a Romanian version of “cash for clunkers” type program like we had under Obama. He ended up getting a Skoda Octavia or something like that. I’m in the US and only talk to him a few times a year and I always ask how the Lada is doing, and last time we spoke around Christmas, he gave me the news. I was devastated. I wish he kept it for me to put around in when I go on vacation there. They’re really good cars, and he took meticulous care of it. He still has a Soviet tractor from the 60’s that he can’t find parts for anymore so he’s forced to make his own parts on his lathe.

[@geraldhorst1]

once I had an old Lada Nova. I loved it. Not elegant, but it worked well, enough space and easy to repair. When you looked a bit after it there were not much to repair anyway. It was cheap in Insurance too. Of course all the BMW and so on were all much more fancy and faster and a lot of horsepower.... But I must say I liked my Lada a lot. It never let me down.

[@jasonoxenbury4720]

I had 2 Lada Rivas 1.2 X 1.5. . Never broke down .built like tanks. . . My friends had ford cars X Vauxhall's. . They always broke down X always asked for a tow home . .that shows you ladas are good cars. .love them. .they took the piss out of my Lada. I had the reliable car out of all of them

[@joedonnelly6721]

A fleet of ladas were used as taxis in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Previously Frobisher bay, northwest territory, Canada. Used for 20 years or so and sold on to private owners. Also canabilised to keep the rest going. A fine utility vehicle suitable for the cold. Iqaluit is in the Canadian Arctic.

[@Po6om_Bepmep]

Странно, что в классике стёкла замёрзшие. В них-то как раз печка всегда жарила как надо.

[@user-tk8lg6mh7k]

Надо немного приоткрывать окошко, чтобы не мёрзли.

[@shippo9906]

жарила на правую ногу) и больше никуда)

[@Po6om_Bepmep]

@@shippo9906 ой, да ладно. Классика всю жизнь была очень тёплыми машинами.

[@blade8271]

@@Po6om_Bepmep только шестерка. У семёрки печка ни о чем

[@Po6om_Bepmep]

@@blade8271 в "копейке" тоже всегда норм печка была.

[@user-fp1bv9gp6x]

I love the old car styles especially the soviet ones because they give you the russian feeling and they nice af

[@SuperStareGry]

So enjoyable to watch and so well made. Thanks for that!

[@russthebiker]

I owned 3 Ladas, all of them excellent well built rugged motorcars, Always got me to my destination, even in very poor weather when other cars were not on the road, I miss mine

[@samrussell9264]

Excellent. Good subject, good composition, good editing. Liked the story.

[@morganahoff2242]

OMG this brought back memories! I drove Ladas as a teenager, when my dad got the idea he wanted a simple, basic car (ended up with three: one to drive, while we were working on the other, and a third for parts...) The woman manually pumping the fuel, the sun visor that wouldn't stay up, swinging the rear end around on an icy road! And it took me a minute to calculate what that guy said at the end...my dad's 1982 Lada would be 37 years old now! Maybe it's still out there somewhere...

[@thepub245]

Back in the 80's my mates Grandfather sold Ladas to Russian sailors that came into port in Belfast! They would go to his place, do the deal then drive them back, no insurance, probably no other paperwork, load them on the ship and take them back home. Must have been cheaper for them rather than buying one at home.

[@Anirossa]

Gives me flashbacks to last winter when I drove a Ford Fiesta Mk1 with manual choke as my winter car, was in Norway, so was pretty cold too, hehe

[@sanjayj1432]

You can sense how thick the steel is just by hearing the door thump while closing. At the end of the day, its a car that would be able to start tomorrow and could run on fumes while covering snow ridden roads.

[@FALpwn]

I want a Lada.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

Fiat 124......Same thing.

[@jakekaywell5972]

@@chaosdemonwolf1 Except completely different. VAZ engineers made something like 800 changes to the original 124 design.

[@LukeTEvans]

living in canada i would try to import one new from russia proably save half the cost on it compared to a western car, probably dependable

[@newwesterngrove]

@@LukeTEvans You can't, you can import a new Lada Niva, but not the Fiat 124 based one was discontinued in 2017

[@riotagus]

I have had many cars,from a Toyota Celica ST coupe,a BMW 520,a Audi 100 LS,a Saab 99 GL that I swop for a lovely Lada Combi 1.500,all good cars but the Lada was the one I liked the must! It is true .

[@thepub245]

The same mate also got one as his first car, probably courtesy of his Grandfather again. Anyway, after a few months he rolled it into a field, we both walked away luckily, they were built tough and the field was soft and muddy. Went back the next day to recover it and someone had knicked his tax disc! Afterwards, I got my first car, a Ford Capri, that was a rust bucket. Happy times.

[@davidspez7267]

Precious beautiful film of a history of machine and the connection with people . Thank you

[@VendPrekmurec]

Lada is an old Lady, my grand mother called it also Ladya (in slovene as a "boat")

[@Alex462047]

That is interesting, because the name Lada comes from the sail boats that plied the Volga river years ago. It seems your grandmother understood the name correctly.☺

[@VendPrekmurec]

@@Alex462047 The city Ladoga also derives from "Lada" (Ladyaga: where "Yaga" was equal to the word "Baba Yaga" and norse Ygdrasil (Yaga Drasil) ... Russians have lost many words from old Slovene (Slavic). Including the Dual conjugations of verbs. (jaz (i) vem / znam (i know),... midva veva / znava (you 2 know), vidva vesta / znata (you 2 know), onadva vesta / znata (they 2 know), mi vemo / znamo... (they (plural) know...verb "vedeti" (to know. from "Veda" (knowledge). Also note that the old name of Novgorod or "New City" was called Slovensk by Ilmen Slovenes, ruled by the dynasty of Krivich, the center of this city was called Gorodišče (Gorodishche)...from which later derived "Novo Gorodishche" or "Novi grad" or "Nov gorod"... Krivichi were a dynasty along Riurik or Rurik, that is why Russia is still until today known as "Krievs"(called by Latvians and Lithuanians)...

[@VendPrekmurec]

@@Alex462047 Volga was named after the "Volkhvs or Volhvs"... or mages (also a name for kings). The old name for the Volga river was Ra...also check the "Ra" god in Egypt... and the boat which was carrying the dead in the After life...and this "Ladya" (Ladushka) Lady - Lada goddess was called "Hathor... Note that "Hathor" was simply mother of god Horus or Horo which was simply old Ukrainian, Russian god Hors or Horo, the word remained until today as the name for Horovod dance

[@Alex462047]

@@VendPrekmurec That's a subject I don't know much about, but sounds interesting. There are a number of towns by name of Gorodishchi (Городищи) in different regions around European Russia. The Egyptian connection is not one I've ever heard. The boats, as used historically, and in the Lada emblem, were used by traders and river pirates, so I heard.

[@VendPrekmurec]

@@Alex462047 old name of Russia was also "Gardarike" or "Gardariki" after many "Gards" (like Midgard...). Gard is Grad or Gorod. Stargard in current Germany was the main capital of Vagri or later "Variagi"(not Vikings)... After their unification with Ilmen Slovenes from Slovensk they moved their capital city to Novgorod (Slovensk).

[@gwennaelguignard7567]

Enjoyed this short film very much, was well done.

[@Anirossa]

This video is about a lot more than just the Ladas, great video.

[@sunbeam8866]

Amazing what Russia has done with the 1966 Fiat 124. I live in the Washington DC area and saw one on the road many years ago. About 20 years ago, a friend picked up a '51 Moskvitch. I helped him get it running and got to drive it. More recently, I saw a black Volga sedan for sale, parked at a gas-station. But it was Sunday and the owner wasn't around to ask about it.

[@ShanePoison]

Wish there be more videos like that, without any hate towards Lada, and more about how they play their part in people’s lives. Great video, thank you!

[@46FreddieMercury91]

I had a Riva in the early 90s in the UK. It had it's share of problems, but it was easy to work on. Used to service it myself too

[@kyriakosevangelakos9971]

I own a 1990 lada niva in Greece.. i bought it 1 year ago and i am impressed.. and Nooo it's not like new at all.. it had a hard life the owners before me was farmers,hunters etc when and it's not in great shape burns a bit of oil etc.. i painted it myself with spray paint because it was a wreck but this thing is a beast it won't say no to anything i have driven it for 10.000km in a year in all conditions.. snow gravel rocks dirt sand in temperatures from -15 to +42 it just don't care.... The russian know very well how to make cars

[@kierancurtis8545]

Thanks! That was great!

[@catalinilie306]

Excellent film. Congratulations ! Very nostalgic.

[@potatopotato8360]

Quite a few people are still driving 1980s Dodge's and Chrysler's where I live.

[@HIDHIFDB]

Sadly in mexico lots of 80's american cars are still rolling

[@duchnic4862]

говно эти ваши Dodges и Cryslers много топлива потребляют, сложны в ремонте и абсолютно не семейные

[@duchnic4862]

shit, your Dodges and Cryslers consume a lot of fuel, are difficult to repair and absolutely not family

[@MrRromy]

Yeah they are much better then ladas :D

[@patriciomunoz2830]

@@MrRromy not so far in the shitty quality tbh

[@alcrook6662]

Sweet video, a slice of russian life. Really enjoyable work.

[@user-ie4rh6hz5c]

Hi from Greece! My Lada Samara from 1992 works perfectly!

[@jewpsyaltprager4947]

Excellently done documentary!

[@samonekide4051]

Ten years ago my father bought Lada 111 1.6l 16V and we had it up to 2020. It was really good car and first things about car maintenance and repairing I learned on that car. Since my first rides in that Lada I started to dream about my own. We bought in 2019 Lada Kalina 1119 and year later the old 111 was sold unfortunately. I was sad about that, so I collected some money (about 450€) and bought 2003 Lada 110 1.5 GLI 16V. It was in terrible condition and now it's true Russian beast on four wheels. Especially during winter 😎 I said to myself that I will never sell that car!

[@erlenddammen2174]

I have a Lada 111 1,5 16V which I bought as a two year old car in 2005. Unfortunetly it is now quite rusty and since 2016 not in trafic anymore. I drove 11 years in that car. It was very reliable and cheap to own. Still have it, can´t get myself to scrap it.

[@Chupikk]

The silent scenes with girl studies to drive is priceless. I know her feelings - this cars has no power steering.

[@AugustSonne2988]

Great video

[@brose2323]

Reminds me of my 83 Starlette. Rear wheel drive, small engine , no heat but ran like a champ.

[@nothinfune8144]

Lada unlike most cars have common life span of 30 years my uncle had lad for 24 years.

[@idepravo2809]

Great video, thanks!

[@goclunker]

“Buckle up”, yeah like that will help when the lada ends up crunched in a crash

[@hondacrx4909]

It doesn’t get crunched if you crash less than 45km/h

[@Pfirtzer]

You must be a fool, the steel used is thicker and chances are your dinky toy of plastic is into oblivion after a crash.

[@goclunker]

@@Pfirtzer that’s not how crumble zones work 😂🤣

[@Zombipoika]

I like how that man arguet with cops for a whole day lol

[@Harv72b]

The first Lada rolled off the assembly line in 1970. In 1971 they got it started.

[@marcoceccarelli6415]

I would love to own one. They remind me of the Ford 300 6 cylinder and the Chevy small block very dependable. I really enjoyed your video

[@mikebond6060]

The design is very cool

[@Zomer2003]

You can feel it when the snow crunches... Ahh, that noise....

[@ziolupo259]

I own a 1992 Lada Niva 1.6 and I love it. I live in the Woods of central Italy and my Niva is the perfect car. She Is what I Need. She climbs like hell!!! I love my Niva

[@erichruby6215]

I have a Trabant 601, and I love it Like all Soviet Cars. Greetings from Austria

[@Pfirtzer]

lol, you know there were also estate versions of the trabi?

[@erichruby6215]

@@Pfirtzer Yes i have one. Called „Universal“

[@user-mc5mu1xl4w]

Очень душевно, и по-русски

[@allancopland1768]

Good video. Thanks.

[@aligathorchicago]

We had Lada 2105, but 2107 was so luxurious for me, wow

[@MrSparklespring]

The old ladas (with rear wheel drive) are actually Fiats who have been altered and upgraded for the hard russian winters and have a better quality of steel. They descend from the Fiats 124 and 125.

[@rodolfotorres6289]

Cuba is full of them! Love them Ladas. They go forever.

[@rolandtiiroja]

This makes me appreciate my 2004y toyota rav4 much more. I will go for a drive soon.

[@tabinaasti8531]

saya suka sekali dengan film ini, keren.. i love lada

[@dereisbaer1977]

The biggest mistake is to compare a Lada to modern cars - it is a kind of its own - (mostly) reliable, easy to maintain and repair and if you know how to drive it right - nearly unstoppable. If you drive a Lada and enjoy it, you are almost understanding the russian soul.

[@76notam]

life's old Lada today ...fantastic 😉👌

[@jdnrotterdam2150]

1:54 my parents car. In 1990 untill 1992 i was a small kid but weirdly I remember the car… my mom had difficulty to drive the lada 1200s. Because of the heavy steering

[@svenerikhansen]

I want a Lada again, had two of them, solid cars👍

[@simonjames3990]

I had one it never failed me I went through the winter snow and other cars failed

[@heyholetsgo530]

Wish I had one, greetings from Argentina!

[@andrewbridges8270]

They used to sell those cars in the 80's early 90's in Canada they sold that one model the Samara oh there was as well the Niva man that takes me back:))

[@andrewbridges8270]

They were a better higher quality car than previous models plus as well some optional features like WOW automatic transmission actually I'd buy one with that option I never did learn how to drive a car with a manual gear box too late now it might cost me what let's see automatic transmission am/fm radio,rear window defroster maybe,glove box oh were cloth seats available that would cost me at most $1000 Canadian much later model though 90's model 1991,1992 not sure beyond that going by memory feel free to correct me about when the automatic transmission was available for those cars sold in Canada as well as what you could get as extra cost options at the dealership oh not just Canada but the United States just curious thanks cheers:))

[@joeydepalmer4457]

If I am not mistaken, but that larger blue Lada is not a Soviet Lada. It was made in the 1990s. The 1 parked beside it was (the model I am not sure about the actual car)

[@HaggeBanke]

Just got myself a Lada Niva ❤

[@HaggeBanke]

Already had to fix it 😂

[@JSabini]

I have to own a Lada before I die!

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

I would not mind drving BMW, but I do mind PAYING for "computer monitored" electronic monsters. After my 2 Ladas -89 -95, I`ve had several "fine" cars, but I am NOT in love with "rolling computers", I have NO use for "tools" or mechanic skills with them. ................................

[@SB-uw9nz]

I agree.I'm a lada owner and i'm happy with it

[@RIZFERD]

Cars before "Y2K" are indeed the best! Russia has Lada (today belong to Renault Group), Indonesia has Kijang (Toyota). And Lada in Indonesian language means Pepper! Legendary "Kijang" a combination of SUV and MPV. Made in Indonesia worldwide marketed except Europe and America. Kijang means Deer but also stands for "Kerjasama Indonesia-Jepang" (Collaboration of Indonesia and Japan) Kijang since 1970. I've found this on #OLX. What do you think? Kijang Krista Diesel Manual 2.4 Full Original Terawat www.olx.co.id/item/kijang-krista-diesel-manual-24-full-original-terawat-iid-784191452

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

@@RIZFERD Maybe ....................

[@petermikus2363]

Thats the thing with old cars you Can work on them repair them without that many special tools if any at All an you just fall in love with them unlike the overpeiced driving computers

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

@@petermikus2363 Yep, I have an old Fiat Punto as reserve car, and it is not "comfortable oe fast", but it is simple, so I know when all the "fine" gadgets Fail, I take out the small Fiat, and it works !. Take care : Ralf ................

[@No-timeforimbeciles]

Kara's are brilliant cars, I'd have a Riva estate if I could find a decent one at a reasonable price, their prices have gone into classic prices in the last decade, well expensive !

[@JohnDoe-ph6if]

maybe consider importing from ex ussr, theyre dirt cheap there

[@izzatfauzimustafa6535]

Somewhere along the way, a 90s Japanese scrap car is also up and running to challenge Lada's durability in icy cold winters of northern Russia lol

[@mathieumelenhorst8308]

Loved the video! Try driving a western-made car wearing a fur hat and a thick coat. I owned a kalina: simpele, sturdy: a rough diamond.

[@themegajediOBVM]

1:30 I also have such a car and this situation is too familiar for me! I'm laughing and crying at the same time!

[@kristijan.1]

this is great

[@DaNargh42]

In Russia we don't know how to make cars, we can only make Lada

[@kennethocongerskin9460]

I still have my 1988 Lada Riva here in the UK 👍

[@VendPrekmurec]

0:30"Shkola" (School) "i 18" (and 18; probably for "adult") . "Podgotovka" (i dont know what that means in russian, "pod" means "under" something and "gotovka" from slavic "gotovo" (finished) in slavic... "Tel (for telephone) 5-32-14"... A so a driving school car Lada

[@AlexGonoff]

It's translated "Driving School No. 18", literally "School No. 18 of preparation of drivers".

[@vasiliansotirov6976]

podgotovka = preparation

[@user-pi4vp5uf9u]

5:49- у мужика форма лица как у голливудской звезды

[@blade8271]

Вылитый Винни Джонс

[@georgeargyris7834]

Soviet era cars were simple and tough.Many Ladas were purchased in Greece.It was a good and affordable car to buy a worker.

[@CapS1939]

Lada - never die!

[@ianward8107]

очень интересно!!! мне это очень понравилось!

[@ivannovoselac3518]

You say russians don't know to make cars??? Hey lada is a live legend!! It has soul and serves to people! Im buying one kopeika these days! Lada forever! 💪. Greeatings from srbia my slav brothers!

[@davidhollenshead4892]

The Lada is a Fiat with all the flaws removed. By not constantly changing designs every two years, the flaws in the design can be removed, making a better product than the "west" does...

[@shaskins15]

I'm in NYS and I want a LADA

[@polarborealis688]

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[@Konata228]

@@davidhollenshead4892 i was an owner of a lada, 2107 is a big downgrade if you compare it with 2106.

[@greglockhart8315]

We have people in Western Australia who won't sell their Lada nivas even when i offered them 2 times what they're worth

[@theskguy.]

good video but unable to find the musics. someone help

[@shitnomore]

Хороший фильм!