Ok, so Lada has changed it's owner, however I could say it was a different experience compared to the shitheap I used to own last year(sure, the estate is a shitheap as well, but it was functionable and actually drove well 
).
I actually liked it. With the welded diff it was pure joy bringing it sideways, even just feinting into the corners, I never wanted to go simply around the bend with it. It was actually forgiving and a memorable experience, which changed the way I now think about Ladas. The fuel consumption wasn't even that bad with the 1.7 injection engine, and it provided quite more than enough for the slidy winter roads.
And guess what. I used to own a Civic before swapping to the Lada estate. I got that Civic back, since the Lada's previous owner would've liked the Lada back.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1494425/WP_000188.jpg
This was the only sensible picture I took from that, after honoring the car with a traditional slav squat.
After doing lots of kilometres during this week with yet another low vehicle, there's absolutely no problems and it goes like it used to when I owned it, minus the fact that it's a tad lower than it used to be.
Now I've taken it off the road for a while, waiting for the inspiration to hit. My plan is to make something out of that for real, as my plans faded away last time when I decided I needed a winter beater that was RWD.
).I actually liked it. With the welded diff it was pure joy bringing it sideways, even just feinting into the corners, I never wanted to go simply around the bend with it. It was actually forgiving and a memorable experience, which changed the way I now think about Ladas. The fuel consumption wasn't even that bad with the 1.7 injection engine, and it provided quite more than enough for the slidy winter roads.
And guess what. I used to own a Civic before swapping to the Lada estate. I got that Civic back, since the Lada's previous owner would've liked the Lada back.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1494425/WP_000188.jpg
This was the only sensible picture I took from that, after honoring the car with a traditional slav squat.
After doing lots of kilometres during this week with yet another low vehicle, there's absolutely no problems and it goes like it used to when I owned it, minus the fact that it's a tad lower than it used to be.
Now I've taken it off the road for a while, waiting for the inspiration to hit. My plan is to make something out of that for real, as my plans faded away last time when I decided I needed a winter beater that was RWD.
