Quote Originally Posted by ReDSanchous
Thanks for the correct English spelling!

You're right about the Russian ladas. In my opinion, though, the principal problem with all Russian cars is they have no air bags. A car can be as environmentally unfriendly as possible but it has to be safe.
Lada is a meccano (do it yourself).
You get a pre-assembled version of the would be car and then trying to get it moving.

It's a healthy entertainment. You may spend days under its hood. The good part is that almost everything may be fixed with improvised means. I've used once female pantyhose as a generator belt on my VAZ 21063.
Alas. I drive Audi today and miss all that fun.