A lotta' Ladas...

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A post by Lee with a tribute to the most common car in Ukraine; attempting to define its many styles, moods, temperaments and capture the true essence of this unique little vehicle.

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Our time is approaching four weeks.  The end is in sight - sometime within the next two weeks;  and while our time here has been great - parts of it also are getting long.  To help pass the time the boys and I made it our goal to photograph as many colors, shapes and sizes of the Lada as we could this week.  We found: yellow, orange, tan, purple, khaki, white, gray, blue, green, navy (never black) and red.

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Why not import these little wonders to America?   I searched on Yahoo - and there appear to be 3 answers.  If anyone wants to do more exhaustive research - we would love to hear your findings.

• unsure if these cars would pass US emissions.
• apparently there were some in Canada - but they rusted quickly
• and my favorite - maybe there aren't a 'lada' people that would want them.

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In case you are interested.  

• A Lada 21073 (sedan) can be purchased for 34350 rph or about $7,400 USD.
• A Lada  21043 (station wagon) can be purchased for 39485 rph or $8,500 USD.
• The new Ladas and the old Ladas look about the same.

 

One last car topic before the photos.  I mentioned I saw a Suburban in Kiev; today I saw a Escalade in our Kharkov neighborhood - how someone can maneuver that around the streets, traffic and parking is beyond me.

Enjoy that Lada!