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LADA car sad but true?

Question by misskitti7®: LADA motor car sad but true?
thinking back over the years i once had a Lada estate and that car was the best car i had, very basic always started first turn of the key no matter what the weather, in the two years i had it i never topped the radiator up and just had to replaces the tyres for it’s MOT

what car would you say was or is the best you ever had

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Answer by Colin M
Agree with you. Had a Riva for a while, primitive, thirsty and handled like a farm cart, but anything could be fixed with an adjustable, a screwdriver & large hammer. Utterly reliable too, must come from being designed for Russian winters.

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  1. Petrocelli says

    At the end of the 70's I had a Renault 16 – it was an amazing car. It had a column change – comfy seats and (AFAIK) it was the first ever hatchback.

    It was a wierd shape though – you either loved it or hated it.

    I ran it for 4 years until it finally dropped to pieces through rust. Fond memories though.

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  2. richard c says

    Without a doubt Skoda are the best cars to buy. Ive had a Superb for years and its fantastic. My neighbour is a BMW mechanic and he still drives an Estelle. He reckons pound for pound Skoda are better than BMW……i agree.

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  3. kris d says

    ive had loads Kitti the best one for me was an old beat up escort lol she was good to me xxx

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  4. Ron says

    I'm lucky, I've never had one, but the Lada rminds me of one of my old Welsh jokes.

    Whats the difference between a sheep and a Lada?

    Keep scrolling!

    You wouldn't feel embarrassed being seen getting out of the back of a sheep!!

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  5. Vikki says

    My first car was an old Fiat Uno (tomato orange re-spray job!) It was awful. Everytime i drove it, something went wrong. Ended up going on fire one day i was driving through town. I was about to jump out of it when this group of kids appeared and started pushing it for me, thinking they were doing me a favour! Worst car i've ever had.

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  6. In the pink says

    I had a Lada estate a few years ago, brilliant and cheap to run, the only thing I wish it had was power assisted steering, but it did wonders for my muscles lol

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  7. sicknote says

    My first car was a Morris 1000 Traveller, LOL it even had a starting handle, so if your battery was flat all you needed to do was leave the ignision on and crank over the engine by hand.

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  8. confuzoid says

    astra sri. had good fun in that car lol

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  9. ChocLover says

    LOL, I have got a Skoda!!
    It's a great car, I just use it to and from work as we have 2 cars as hubby works in a completely different direction to me and does different hours.
    I love my Skoda! I don't care about the jokes, I just laugh at the people in BMW's that are broken down on the side of the road and toot my horn and wave as I speed past!!

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  10. JD says

    my skoda octavia, the only thing i have had to replace was a brake light switch £6:37 not bad for 147000 miles eh?

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  11. dreams says

    hey funky girl
    my fav was a seat leon 🙂

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  12. Baps . says

    My Daewoo – Kalos, that car was brilliant, it looked good and never gave me any trouble and it was extremely strong. When I sold it I know that it went to a very good home

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