Comments by "TotalRookie_LV" (@TotalRookie_LV) on "Soviet Garage, a Must-Have of Every Car Owner. Soviet "Barn" Finds. Ushanka Digest" video.

  1. 14:18 - Oh, we rented one of those ZIM-12 fro our wedding! It was expensive, but that's one in a lifetime event, so why not?! Hopefully once in a lifetime. 😆 After all, we still enjoy each others company after 20+ years together.
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  2. I looked up average monthly salary in my country - around 1114 Euros after taxes, so in 1984 prices of monthly income they would cost: "Volga" x93.79 = 104'482 Euros, WoW, that's definitely a luxury car! Both "Moskvich" x44.48 = 49'217 Euros and "Lada" x42.72 = 47'701 Euros are relatively close, now that's also a good car, like some models of "Lexus", something from German brands or some electric Korean cars. "ZAZ" x33.02 = 36'784 Euros - also not exactly "peoples car" to put it mildly (starting price of BMW series 1 is around 31'000, series 3 start from 39'000), as my in-laws bought a new "Dacia" for only 12'000 Euros a year ago, and they are both retired, never owned a business or something, just simple workers.
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