Motoring Discussion > The Russians are coming.	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Dog	Replies: 23

Mon 13 Dec 10 21:00   The Russians are coming. - Dog

New Russian hybrid car The 'Yo' ~ www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132023561 Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 21:17   The Russians are coming. - Zero

You'll be waiting a long time. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 21:28   The Russians are coming. - AnotherJohnH

well, they've got a big magnate.... that's a start. I'll get me coat. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 21:34   The Russians are coming. - corax

I'd like a Russian 4X4. Made of iron girders with a big simple diesel engine, ugly but purposeful in that way that Russian trucks are. A sort of glorified Lada Niva. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 21:44   The Russians are coming. - Iffy

I've always hankered after a Zil limo. www.amo-zil.ru/zil_eng/66.html Probably no better than an elongated Lada, but at least no one else would have one. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 21:56   The Russians are coming. - corax

>> I've always hankered after a Zil limo. >> >> www.amo-zil.ru/zil_eng/66.html I love it! Especially the name. Now all I need to do is get myself a faux fur trapper hat. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 21:59   The Russians are coming. - Iffy

...I love it! Especially the name... Same here, I'd just love to have a Zil, its qualities as a car are irrelevant. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 22:04   The Russians are coming. - Runfer D'Hills

I like the hat idea Corax. I've always thought Davy Crockett had a certain style. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 22:13   The Russians are coming. - Dog

>>I've always hankered after a Zil limo<< Wow! ... V-type, petrol, carburetor engine & 3 speed automatic - any UK dealers? Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 22:26   The Russians are coming. - Iffy

A Zil would have coped well with our recent cold weather. According to the spec: "Intended for operation on roads with hard surface of the 1st and 2nd categories at the temperature from +40 to -40°C." Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 22:35   The Russians are coming. - Stuartli

Recalling a Russian cars review being on Top Gear once, found this link. www.uksaabs.eu/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=39913&start=0 Gaz Chalka looks very US... Along with: klassika.wordpress.com/category/soviet-steel/ Last edited by: Stuartli on Mon 13 Dec 10 at 22:36 Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 22:56   The Russians are coming. - Dog

>>Recalling a Russian cars review being on Top Gear once, found this link.<< "Second biggest expense after fuel is presumably chrome cleaner" (I like that!) Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 13 Dec 10 22:53   The Russians are coming. - Dog

>>According to the spec: "Intended for operation on roads with hard surface of the 1st and 2nd categories at the temperature from +40 to -40°C."<< Yeah, but its a dry cold - nothing like our cold, cold. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Dec 10 11:17   The Russians are coming. - DP

'Mass of the loaded car' is 3550kg. What a tank! :-) Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Dec 10 20:58   The Russians are coming. - corax

How about this 'slightly' modified Volga. It featured in Top Gear magazine years ago. An amazing conversion. forums.beyond.ca/showthread/t-6928.html Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 15 Dec 10 09:26   The Russians are coming. - Dog

>>How about this 'slightly' modified Volga<< Awesome! and not-so vulgar - a real crumpet puller I'll wager :) Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 18 Dec 10 18:28   The Russians are coming. - corax

>> A Zil would have coped well with our recent cold weather. >> >> According to the spec: "Intended for operation on roads with hard surface of the 1st >> and 2nd categories at the temperature from +40 to -40°C." Do you think this Zil would cope with our weather? www.youtube.com/watch?v=afJ18eJeNgU&feature=related Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 18 Dec 10 18:32   The Russians are coming. - Dog

Ah! ... screw drive, just what's required on the M25 today. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 18 Dec 10 18:40   The Russians are coming. - swiss tony

>> Do you think this Zil would cope with our weather? >> >> >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=afJ18eJeNgU&feature=related >> Old idea..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBjlSJf4274 Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Dec 10 16:33   The Russians are coming. - corax

Just read in Auto Express today that an importer is selling the Lada Niva - barely changed from when it was axed 15 years ago. The 1.7 litre three-door starts from £7995. Also Lada said it could return within two or three years, as "this was one of the few markets where it was a success". Has anyone here owned a Niva, and would you buy one now? Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Dec 10 17:26   The Russians are coming. - Dog

I tuned and hence roadtested quite a few in the 80's - 90's and they didn't do anything for me at all. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Dec 10 17:28   The Russians are coming. - Zero

>> Also Lada said it could return within two or three years, as "this was one >> of the few markets where it was a success". Given what you can buy now, new, for 7995, they are living in a dream world. Reply to this message | Report message

Wed 22 Dec 10 17:57   The Russians are coming. - Cliff Pope

The Russians have snow on their boots. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 23 Dec 10 11:43   The Russians are coming. - Tooslow

How about a Russian Ferrari rival? www.bbc.co.uk/news/11935565 John Reply to this message | Report message