Wonder why no one brought in the ladas
THey may be dated, but solidly built cars with simple engines, may have been a good proposition for a cheap opc with minimal maintenance
IMHO still better than the china cars
The Lada Nivas were well commended for its robustness and off road ability - able to withstand punishment
I also find that the ladas have a some what muscular appeal to their design - poor man's range rover defender perhaps
Also remembered a friend having a lada samara, the gears required brute force to shift but the engine note , and the way the car moves - feels like a chunk of brute force being propelled against the road, quite a nice feeling