Comments by "test143000" (@test143000) on "Cold War Motoring: The Communist Cars of the Soviet Union" video.

@MetalTrabant Lada 2101 exterior and interior looked modern and European, Lada was wider and more spacious, Lada 2101 handled better, Lada 2101 had front disc brakes, Moskvitch 412 had drums, Lada had fine tuned transmission with unprecedented for USSR level of precision in gear selection, with Lada 2101 production USSR started to produce oil, brake fluid, and coolant that allowed to drive a car in winter without flushing water from engine and radiator each evening and filling with hot water in the morning
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VAZ 2101 was a more upmarket model than Moskvitch (AZLK) . Actually, Moskvitch fell from favour by mid 1970s , the sales were so bad the Government offered an interest free loan. People, who had money to buy a car, which was a very expensive purchase in the USSR, prefered VAZ and Volga(GAZ 24), there was a waiting list for VAZ (~ 2 years) and Volga (~4 years). Some VAZ models, like VAZ 2103 and VAZ 2106, were considered close to Volga(GAZ 24) by the level of luxury and prestige.
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