"The CIA sent me to steal Ruzzian technologies!" That cracked me up! 😂😂

@enginerd80

2 ай бұрын

Missed the opportunity to continue "Soon the western companies will be pumping out clones like crazy and then they will take over the market, muahahahaa!" 😃

@joshearhart6142

2 ай бұрын

As soon as he said all that, next scene both those dudes were on the phone lol 😮..

@Muddy283

2 ай бұрын

He said exactly the same thing when questioned by a member of staff while visiting and filming a UAZ car dealer (video of 5 days ago). LOL! Imust agree this guy IS funny!!

@thomasrush2095

2 ай бұрын

It cracked you up because the most inept person they could send to steal Russian car tech would be Ivan, or is it just laughable that the CIA would want to steal the design of a vehicle that could have been designed in the same year as the first Russian Revolution in 1918?

@SuperEmpathOne

2 ай бұрын

Discrediting russian car industry is illegal

Loved that "no airbags,driver is supposed to go down like ships captains" 😂

@VicariousAdventurer

2 ай бұрын

Needs airbags and to be crash worthy. For $10,000, doesn't need much else, except reliability.

@sagradamoly4234

2 ай бұрын

@@VicariousAdventurer Airbags were designed to save drunk drivers. Normal drivers never need airbags!

@ernstzundel736

2 ай бұрын

@@sagradamoly4234 Well, you have to be drunk to own one.😊 I must admit I do like these cars & the price is great compared to here in Toronto Canada. I would get the Vesta sport if it were an Auto trans, but none of them had auto, I wonder if it's even available?

@dzonikg

2 ай бұрын

Its weird they don't buy airbags from China

@sliwka621

2 ай бұрын

Airbags don't do anything if you have a seatbelt on. They were meant for idiots not wearing the seatbelt.

This guy is absolutely hilarious. He needs his own TV show. Russian top gear

@Gurovski

19 күн бұрын

I love his sarcasm, but he says it in such a way people think he's serious 😆 The Lada Niva is a fav of mine, off road few cars can stay with it...

Greetings from Wales. I loved my Ladas and had a Niva and a 1500 Riva estate that was a poor person's Volvo. One local taxi firmhad a fleet of them and swore by them (not at them! lol), with many having very high mileages on them. My friend purchased one off the taxi frim that had almost 300,000 miles on the clock and was still a fairly good car, until a tree fell on it partially crushing the roof when he was driving it. Despite the Riva being a write off, he reckoned the strength of the car saved his life. Mind you, no cars had air bags back then and a modern car with them will help hugely if you do crash and want to survive. .

@UtconoSS

17 сағат бұрын

Odometer on old ladas goes up to 100 000 km max. After that they're new again!

I burst out laughing when you told the car dealer guy, "We're trying to find out who stole the air bags". Hahaha

@tednugent8200

2 ай бұрын

Same

@localreviewking134

2 ай бұрын

@@tednugent8200 Putin took the air out of the Russians

You don't need airbags when your spare wheel flies into your face in an accident. The wheel has air.

@Alastair_Adana

2 ай бұрын

Ridiculous how the traitor Ivan promotes the degradation of his own country.

@Alastair_Adana

2 ай бұрын

Ivan is traitor

@waskus

2 ай бұрын

@@Alastair_Adanahow is a Traitor? He lives in a “free” country with “rights” Ofc he can say what he wants😂

@bambinaforever1402

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂👍

@Brahmeisterr

2 ай бұрын

Airwheel

Owner asks his mechanic: "Can I get a windscreen-wiper for my Lada?" The mechanic replies: "That sounds like a fair swap.".

@colonelfustercluck486

2 ай бұрын

why do Ladas have heated rear window? To keep your hands warm when pushing them. what do you call a Lada with a sunroof? a rubbish skip......

@KAzik10001

2 ай бұрын

That’s a yugo joke lol

I always thought Porsche was my dream car, but after seeing this video, it's definitely a Lada.

@Ravenought69

2 ай бұрын

LMAO

@BlueLineSwineExposer

2 ай бұрын

A Lada Merican beer cans and a Lada crap !

@SquashPile

2 ай бұрын

Great interest rate too! What interest the most is the interest. Not the engine lmao. Interested in what percentage of buyers finance a 10K death trap @ 20% interest? Things are going well in Lada land /s

@bambinaforever1402

2 ай бұрын

So go get a nice Fiat then

@BlueLineSwineExposer

2 ай бұрын

The Lada's fro the 80's were like drivin a porche@@bambinaforever1402

Ah, the sarcasm force is strong with this one. Love it, good job!

@Parlour100

2 ай бұрын

I should add, my friend in University had a Lada back in the eighties, and sometimes I'd hitch a ride with her. The floor of the car was rusted out so bad (in Ontario in Canada, they put salt on the roads), that I would watch the pavement rush by under my feet, and she had duct tape to hold the bumpers on. But that sucker still ran, even though she rode the clutch way too much. She also couldn't afford decent snow tires in winter, and her summer tires were bald...so, that was fun.

Had a yellow Lada way back in the 80s. I've never driven a car with a better heater. We didn't need airbags back then either. Everything could be fixed with a crow bar, a big hammer and the cars own toolkit. The hammer was used often especially to get the starter motor to unstick. That worked for years. I'd still have it now if a scrap yard hadn't made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I still have the hammer.

@poopyfakeprophetmohammedra4337

2 ай бұрын

I worked valet and any v8 has a amazing heater the bigger the engine the better the heater

@awtistiaeth4699

2 ай бұрын

@@poopyfakeprophetmohammedra4337 ??????

@BlackPill-pu4vi

2 ай бұрын

@@poopyfakeprophetmohammedra4337 V8's were not available to the general population in the USSR. Lada's heater was made for Russian winters.

@anotheryoutubeaccount5259

2 ай бұрын

@@poopyfakeprophetmohammedra4337 ...wtf where are you, in dream land. 0.1 % of the populations owns 8 cylinder engined cars. Excessive for 100 % of applications.

Pretty soon all of us in the usa will be looking to buy Ladas...itll be all we can afford

@lostinthedesert-hp4bw

Ай бұрын

We’ll be riding scooters 🛴 like in China 🇨🇳. 😞

When Ladas were first sold here around 1976, they seemed impressive. The salesman kicked the door to show how heavy the metal was, it had a driveshaft like a five-ton truck, a serious tool kit, and even a crank. Seemed like a tough practical little car. Then I drove it and found out it was really a tractor.

@chrisbankhead9669

2 ай бұрын

Omg! Right! My grandpa had one on our ranch in Arkansas. I learned to drive it when I was 9! 😂

@DuckSherminator

2 ай бұрын

They used to be built like tanks, quality went down the drain many years ago. I bought a 2019, and it's appalling how bad it is. Yet still lovable, somehow. I'm calling mine Schrödinger due to the duality of feelings I have for it.

@PeterCieply

2 ай бұрын

I actually bought one for 5000. I managed to hit 120kmh.. she was a gas hog though

@PeterCieply

2 ай бұрын

Can you bring some to canada😊?

@PeterCieply

2 ай бұрын

Always answer "Im a spy man what do you think lol"

Here in Germany the Niva is mostly used by hunters, foresters, farmers and other people that need a light and small all wheel drive car for the forest or farmland. It's basically a secondary car to keep the primary car clean. Over the last years the Suzuki Jimny has become quite popular for this purpose.

@aivisabele

2 ай бұрын

Probably dacia duster too

@heinwlod3895

2 ай бұрын

@@aivisabeleYep

@michaelvonblucherafaltona1994

2 ай бұрын

Twenty years ago I owned a Lada Niva. The bloody thing could go anywhere, with the exception of swamp. It would sink down to its chassis and float. Apart from that, it was almost unstoppable. The Niva's biggest problems were the over-engineering (5 universal joins and a torsion donut. Separate 4WD transfer box to its gearbox) and really, really shit metallurgy. Everything was mild steel, with aluminum worked away in it. Bolts snapped, the floor cracked and had to be strengthened and welded, and universal joints, torsion donut and wheel bearings had to be replaced every 3 months. Even the Niva tires were shit and didn't last long! Had to use expensive Pirellis or Michellin. It was very expensive to maintain. The rule of thumb was, don't ever use genuine Niva parts. The cheaper knockoffs lasted longer and worked much better.

@hotenenko

2 ай бұрын

Here in Russia the Niva is mostly used by idiots. If you grouwn up dumb - you have to pay.

@bennyhannover9361

2 ай бұрын

I once saw a niva that was hit by a Chevy Trailblazer on the back none of the children survived that were not on the back seats. That is why the niva is only used on non public roads in the forest where the crash speed is only 25 kmh or less..

Great video. It's funny and informative at the same time. Keep it up

It's nice to look back. My parents actually drove a Schiguli 1200, later a Lada 1300 for 12 years, my brother drove it for another 2, then it was mine, sold it to two Russian soldiers for 2000 DM. I was telling them "you can geht a Volkswagen Golf for 500 DM, why the Lada?" They said that it looked phantastic for its age, almost no rust (my father was conserving the car since day 1) it's solid and they can get parts for it in Russia. Made sense. So I didn't really drive it myself, But that's history, it seems.

My cousin back home in Slovakia still has 34 years old Lada in red with metal trims and bumpers. Still runs great. I make fun of him but secretly like it.

@JakeSDN

2 ай бұрын

So he has modern Lada.

@bambinaforever1402

2 ай бұрын

He probably keeps it in garage and never drives it in the rain, otherwise it would be all rusted and falling apart

@JakeSDN

2 ай бұрын

@bambinaforever1402 He can't have it in the rain, he doesn't have good shoes he can use whilst he pushes in the rain.

Your command of the English language, intellect and character is stunning. A tragedy that people with your capability and good nature are trapped in the growing repression.

In the US showroom the sales people would be immediately asking how you want to pay and following you all over the show room.

@Steven-zj2yw

2 ай бұрын

Land sharks 🦈

@EZ_Case

2 ай бұрын

Ya there’s no way anyone in the US is pulling anything like this without a talking suit in their face.

@normandduern2413

2 ай бұрын

As opposed to someone sizing you up for denunciation to the FSB/KGB as a foreign agent lined up for life in Siberia , or, more likely these days, death in Ukraine.

@shooster5884

2 ай бұрын

​@@normandduern2413I noticed the staff guy on his mobile phone immediately after Ivan spoke to him... was waiting for just that .. a couple of F-S-B guys to appear and arrest Ivan as a 'foreign agent'..😁

@normandduern2413

2 ай бұрын

@@shooster5884 Worrying.

I love you Eastern Europeans lol you guys have a sense of humor not many american understand lol

@lostinthedesert-hp4bw

Ай бұрын

I’m an American who understands it… hilarious 👍🏻😃!!

That's got to be the best car commentary I've heard in quite a while.

6:20 The CIA thanks you for this top secret information about Lada cars!

@adamsnook9542

2 ай бұрын

I hope that one day the decadent and corrupt West will be able to produce such an advanced vehicle.

Greetings from Finland, I've had many Lada's and they do what a cheap car should do, get you from A to place B, warm and cheap to maintain👍🏼

@Nyx_88888

2 ай бұрын

the legend is so cool! for 10K damn!

@WWRTheJudge

2 ай бұрын

@@Nyx_88888 Agree 👍🏼

@TheKentaurion

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, but now they have totally disappeared. Russians and Estonians have bought them all. I remember that at some point in the 70's it was the most sold car in Finland. Also the cheapest.

@murphy1772

2 ай бұрын

Juu, mullakin oli mosse aikoinaan. Lada oli ylesin etenkin itä-suomessa kun huonot tiet ja helppo hulyaa.

@joojoojeejee6058

2 ай бұрын

@@TheKentaurion Even if LADA was the most popular brand at one time, it was still only something like 20% of the total market, and the rest were Western brands (well maybe there were some Skodas as well). LADA was a poor man's car, and not particularly good even at that. It's like buying a $14.000 car from India today. Meh. (Not that you can, but if you could.)

a lada saved my life 40 years ago when i was a teenager because in those days the Lada steel was twice as thick as Europe cars (side swiped a lightpost at 70km even the windows were still ok but the right side looked like a steel accordeon if i was in any other car i would have been at least serious hurt i had nothing

I'm from the USA. I really enjoyed seeing the cars you have. I laughed a lot when he said the comment about the driver going down with the car like a captain goes down with his ship! Really really funny stuff!!! I enjoy seeing how the Russian people live and what they have available to them and what daily life looks like.

@user-zb4ig2li2t

2 ай бұрын

move from the USA to Russia. there you will quickly take off your rose-colored glasses

@HELESPONTify

2 ай бұрын

U Rusiji možeš vidjeti više Ford ova Mustang, Chevroleta Camaro

You're probably the best car salesman I've seen in a long time

Legendary Lada Niva, the only Russian car that was modern and competitive by its introduction (1977). I remember a test in a German car magazine (Auto, Motor und Sport) around 1980 with Mercedes G-class, Land Rover, VW Iltis and Toyota Land Cruiser. It reaches 3th place. The Niva was a big commercial success worldwide in the 80’s. Car was also sold in Canada, Australia and Japan.

@urugvajchernamazyj6240

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 it is still being made. You should get one. The icon really😂😂😂

@martinkasper197

2 ай бұрын

By the way VW Iltis was especially build for the Bundeswehr...🤓🤣🤣🤣

@marjieestivill

2 ай бұрын

The basic Lada Niva reminds me of the Yugo I had so long ago.

@west_park7993

2 ай бұрын

@@marjieestivill very different. yogo was very small, front wheel drive, super simple and super-unreliable. lada niva was much more sturdy, 4 wheel drive.

@oakld

2 ай бұрын

"Big commercial success" in this context means, that you *could* sell it. The market shares in the mentioned countries were like nothing...

Well done, Ivan. Thanks so much for showing us around a Lada showroom.

My sister's ex boyfriend had a Lada here in Canada in the 90's. What I remember was that it would start perfectly in Winter every time, even when it was -35 Celsius. Unfortunately in Summer the engine would catch fire.

@briandawkins984

2 ай бұрын

Yes indeed, I saw one around 1985 in Edmonton, Alberta downtown, with blackened windows, it had clearly caught fire. That was summer. Edmonton had I think, three dealerships for Lada.

@loridavis9904

2 ай бұрын

😂

This was one of your best videos. I like the history and your candid statements. Plus you had some funny moments with the Lada personnel.

Careful, don't get conscripted...

@ptrekboxbreaks5198

2 ай бұрын

Who says that?

@gubmentchz3570

2 ай бұрын

I think this every time I watch one of these videos - lots of suspicious eyes watching everywhere he goes; happily speaking English in the open. Big brother is everywhere.

@allieflounder5764

2 ай бұрын

You could do a great car show…you have a real passion for it?😊

@allenhill1223

2 ай бұрын

Think you best stop. At some point its not funny😮

@adamsnook9542

2 ай бұрын

He's relatively safe if he's in Moscow. Most of the cannon fodder comes from the poorer parts of Russia (basically anywhere that's not Moscow or St. Petersberg).

I drive a truck from 1997 here in America and it's very basic. Very easy to fix, cheap parts, and the luxuries I have are air condition, power steering, and the radio. That's all I need. $10000 is cheap, you can't even get a halfway decent used car for that price here.

I love this guy. I laughed at the comment about the gloves, to push the Lada in the winter.

IVAN I FIGURED IT OUT YOU ARE THE RUSSIAN JAY LENO YOUR A LEGEND

I have a soft spot in my heart for Ladas since seeing the TV show Top Gear

I got in a taxi in Jamaica in 1989, driven by a fantastic Rastafarian called Homer, it was like getting in a taxi with Bob Marley. It was a Lada, he was so proud of it. I wonder if he is still driving it now. I had never seen anything like it in my life.

I bought a manual Jeep Gladiator in 2020 for $32K. Even windows manual. Has air/heat, a radio, reverse camera. Bought mine in Louisville, Kentucky. But I agree the Lady Legend for $10K looked fine for basic transportation.

A few years ago in Canada, they sold tickets for a brand new Lada. It was parked on a lot beside a crane, and the winner of the lottery got to pull the lever that dropped a wrecking ball on it. True story.

@444coole444

2 ай бұрын

thats just hilarious

@jackmorrison8269

2 ай бұрын

😂 👍🇨🇦

@hydrashieldbasementservice8453

2 ай бұрын

Yaroslav Hunka pulled the lever!

@adrianshephard224

2 ай бұрын

Who would have thought Canadians were that rich? I met few of them on vacation in Croatia, most rude, stingy, always complaining and never satisfied not to mention never either fulfilled food wise costumers. Canadians are type of costumers that would take a chair to the Swedish table (buffet-style table) and then complain why everyone is molesting them and trying to eat their food.

@bunzeebear2973

2 ай бұрын

Did the wrecking ball break? Or did the LADA go up in a puff of smoke(like the T series tanks?

Tucker Carlson would love this. Especially historical reference.

@urugvajchernamazyj6240

2 ай бұрын

Depends on donation received by Trucker.

@vinkerdoodles

2 ай бұрын

If a Lada had a little penis, Tucker would suck it on camera and be like, "we don't have anything like this in america!"

@Torch4ya

2 ай бұрын

Tucker loves everything Russian, especially Putin's pickle. He lives under his desk, too.

Props to you for being able to keep your composure while that guy stands there with his arms folded next to you, asking you why you're recording in English. I love your response bro, that was hilarious. I probably would've just started swinging on the dude 🤺because that's what we do here in America 😂😂😂

This guys sarcasm is the laugh of the century, it killed me when he showed the “LADA” Merchandise 😂😂😂

20% interest rate is crazy

@AUmarcus

2 ай бұрын

They've had to increase interest rates to control inflation because of the sanctions. The economy is hanging by a thread.

@RickR69

2 ай бұрын

For no airbags. Holy shit lol.

@chrisbankhead9669

2 ай бұрын

I get upset about the 7.99% I’m paying now! 😲

@LinasR

2 ай бұрын

It is a direct reflection of the currency health. Imagine Argentina currency and what interest rate would be

@AquariumRuss

2 ай бұрын

why do you need an interest rate if the price of a new car is equal to the average salary for 8-10 months?

QUOTE OF THE DAY!😂 10:41 Who needs airbags... You go down with your car like the ship with its captain 😂😂

Looks like they are using the Renault/Nissan engines that were produced in Renault's factory on basically everything , 1.6l with 16 valves. If you change the oil regularly it's actually quite a good engine

There are still around 200 early Lada Nivas,( Turists, Cossacks and Taigas) registered in New Zealand, (sold here in the 1980s and 1990s) and a good one can still sell for NZD $14,000. Still a good little off roader, and have a good following. Body based on a Fiat 127 originally (hoods still have the upper headlight cutout where the Niva indicators are now. We also had the Samara and 2105s, (1600cc) - Lada agent was the NZ Dairy Board who were paid for fertilizer, meat and dairy exports to Russia in the 80s, mainly with Ladas, vodka and Belarus tractors.!

@sandrodunatov485

2 ай бұрын

I think the Niva was mechanically a Fiat 124/Ziguli (modified by VAZ in a 4x4) as you can see in the video: longitudinal engine. The frame was derived from neither 124 or 127 but specifically developed by VAZ. It was the first unibody 4x4 car to enter mass production. Other mechanical parts and the initial 1.5 engines were sourced from Fiat 125, a slightly bigger and heavier car than the 124. Notice that 125s manufactured in East Europe had the much older 1.5 Fiat engine, not the fancy DOHC powerful units that moved 125 (Italian production) , 132 and other Fiat cars later. Styling was clearly influenced by Fiat 127. My boss had a Niva in '98 (used it to travel around his land in the Alps) and I clearly remember it was fun and noisy. Also the car was not designed with fuel economy in mind, but surely it could climb.

@jrbaeronz9840

2 ай бұрын

Hi Sandro, I owned a Fiat i27, and to me , some of the body parts were identical, such as the bonnet, front screen, door tops, back top 1/4 panels and tailgate, (like the 127 hatch) but most with extensions added on to lengthen or deepen them. If you put a 127 and a Niva side by side, you will see what I mean. I always thought that they had obtained old moulds from Fiat and modified them to suit the Niva design , but with a new frame for the longitudinal engine layout. Also the forward opening bonnet and spare wheel placement was the same. They looked too close to be a coincidence. If you look up the Vaz -1101(which never went into production) you will see that the 127 was then used as a base for the Niva. .@@sandrodunatov485

@sandrodunatov485

2 ай бұрын

@@jrbaeronz9840yep I perfectly understand what you mean, 124 - Ziguli were for the time a very conservative 'failsafe' design. Yet the Niva is in all practicalities a 124. Aesthetically, VAZ made all possible effort to differentiate it from the 'established' 124, taking obviously all possible influences/clues from much more fancy 127 but also 128 and others, which were the 'way of the future'. But these obviously had front MacPherson suspensions and independent rear wheels (an instant canon for mid-sized cars, adopted by everybody else, VW Golf first) , but not a wise choice for a rough 4x4 car, and rightfully VAZ had clear and different plans. Under the bonnet and the frame, all cries 124. The gearbox is very similar, the engine almost identical, gear shift lever in same position, also in the drive seat you are clearly in a 124 not in a 127. The 128 and the subsequent 127 (128 came first) famously btw had an asymmetrical driving wheel, Niva's was perfectly straight and centered like the 124 (longitudinal engine, thus no such problem).

@jrbaeronz9840

2 ай бұрын

Still a popular car here for 4x4 clubs, but hard to find now. Two for sale here at the moment,- one for NZD $6000 (1998 not registered) and another for NZD $50,000 (1999 registered, but a silly price he will never get) has some rust as well@@sandrodunatov485

You crack me up, Ivan. I'm glad that you're able to make these videos and I hope that you don't get in too much trouble over them. My parents owned Ziguli when I was a 3 year old kid in socialist Czechoslovakia back in 1972. Amusing to see that these cars haven't changed all that much since then.

@andrewallen9993

2 ай бұрын

Neither has the Jawa 350 two stroke!

@judithbradford9130

2 ай бұрын

i remember making friends with another ten year old who escaped Czechoslovakia around 1979

@heinwlod3895

2 ай бұрын

Interesting that you say how Lada stayed the same, when you consider how other parts of eastern Europe have catched up. The newest generation of Dacia cars for example look so much better than the Ladas shown here and I could get a new Dacia Sandero for just 11.000€ in Germany...

45 years ago in Canada, we had a few Lada dealer. A coworker had one and it looked identical to the white one. LOL

@TheLobstersoup

2 ай бұрын

The original Niva had horizontal taillights. It actually looked better. But limited trunk access.

@sheilamorrell6329

2 ай бұрын

I test drove a Lada Niva in Kamloops about 35 years ago. The dealer didn't last long. The stick shift was so far away from the seat!!!!

You are correct,the world does love Lada. I worked for Lada here in the UK back in 1999 ish....just when all the Ladas had to be shipped back to Russia. Off roaders loved the Niva here.

Thanks for the video. When i was somewhere between 5 and 9 yrsold my father put me to drive for first time a blue jigula he owned at this time. I couldn't reach the clutch, i couldn't put the gears correct and i was thrilled...my father was laughing, and all this happened near my village on a not so flat area which was used for sheeps eating the grass. This cars are legendary.

Older guys like me can appreciate the LADA. Thanks for the video

Thank you Ivan, that was fun and informative, I was considering whether to buy a Lada and you just cleared all my doubts 😂 cheers to Evelina and please don't get in trouble

My uncle bought a brand new Lada years ago, i love the look of them

@lostinthedesert-hp4bw

Ай бұрын

I’m a 58 year old American. Frankly, I love the old Soviet Union era of Lada’s. Simple, no frills, tough and many still on the road 🚙👍🏻😃!!

This dude sense of humor is freaking awesome!

Fantastic video! The sarcasm makes me giggle. It reminds me of going to see new cars in Western Europe and the US back in the late 1990's. The Ladas look the same, inside and out!

Pure gold man, very entertaining :)).

Wow a Lada clock. I had no idea they were made so many years ago, I remember them coming to the UK, as a no fuss basic cars.

Cheers Ivan Back in the day was invited to Togliatti to Avto Lada. Spent time with several directors and had very very interesting time and friendships. That was a long time ago now before the modernisation in the plant. LOVED YOUR REVIEW AND HISTORICAL REVIEW. BROUGHT BACK LOTS OF HAPPY MEMORIES. GREAT STUFF. THANK YOU IVAN. All the very best mate. John Farley

lol. That guy cracked me up he sounded afraid. Insane this is 2024. Love how you handled that situation. had a good laugh! CIA! I love the 1st LADA you showed the Blue one.

Entertaining thanks Ivan, yes we here in New Zealand use to get Ladas and Belarus tractors for exchange for our dairy products.

@grantadamson3478

2 ай бұрын

I remember that. They couldn't afford our produce so they gave us Ladas. There are very few still around. Two of my friends had them.

My favorite part was the logo sticker popping off. Quality!

Entertaining bro!!! 😎 Subbed

Fascinating to learn what Russian citizens consider "affordable".

@bambinaforever1402

2 ай бұрын

Keep in mind that the rest of russia gets between 250 to 500 dollars a month and a pension for retired people are 120 dollars and 200 dollars for those who reached 80 years old. So no cars for those, they dig dumpsters for food. It is all over youtube

@zeljkomikulicic4378

2 ай бұрын

​@@bambinaforever1402yes. But prices are 50-100% lower than in the west.

@nigelsenchez

2 ай бұрын

@@zeljkomikulicic4378 and you dont get airbags.

@spawnsen823

2 ай бұрын

"100% lower than in the west." So these cars are free? Learn mathematics.

@zeljkomikulicic4378

2 ай бұрын

@@nigelsenchez my car doesn't have airbag. Actually have but doesn't work. Same thing.

Respect for Evelyna's camera work

This is pure gold! Maybe you can make a serie: “Tucker Carlson would love this” and show random places that live in the passed? Great video you made me laugh a lot 😂👏🏾❤

I love "spartan" type vehicles. No-frills, roll up windows, manual. My 0-60 "eventually" manual trans Jeep has nothing in it, no carpet either. The only upgrade is a aftermarket stereo system. Less is more to me. At the end of the day, what are we really doing in a car? Pretty much the basics, steering, gas, brake, A-to-B...all those extra gadgets is just more trouble. Most of today's cars you spend a ton of money on just labor to take apart digging down into an engine to replace a $20 part. Engine bays are so tight & crowded with crap these days. It's insane.

@verliebt3465

2 ай бұрын

as far as i'm concerned with a more or less fully-loaded mid size executive sedan, the resting after a day's work starts when i get into my car as oppossed to it starting when i get home. I had a basic Mazda before and now there is a huge difference. my back aches little less when i get home compared to when i finish work because i specced the car with the most comfy seats i could. the radar guided cruise control makes it immune to brake checks or idiots cutting me off, auto-brakes too if something jumps in front. auxilliary heating that i can program or start from my phone so that i dont have to scrape the windows in the winter, very quiet when cruising at motorway speeds. in town i can't even hear the engine. much quieter than my previous car. 4-5 hour drive is like a warmup, i only have to stop for fuel or toilet break, no physical discomfort even after 10 hours of driving.

@ArthurShedsJackson

2 ай бұрын

@@verliebt3465 all good. Just my personal preference. I drive an old base model Jeep TJ. Manual, roll up windows, zero carpet, just the basics. The seats are really comfortable. I mostly work from home, but drive into work occasionally. It's a 375 mile round trip. No discomfort at all. It's paid for and it works for me. Again all good!

@anotheryoutubeaccount5259

2 ай бұрын

Yeah? But then someone presents a basic car and everyone gets a laugh at how basic it is. We've moved on.

@ArthurShedsJackson

2 ай бұрын

@@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 Plenty of cars with less even today. You can move on all ya want. Enjoy!

I remember my uncle having a Lada in the early 80’s. Everyone described a Lada as an upside-down skip. The Lada may be a bit backward, but it has improved upon its early design.

I had Lada Niva this thing was indestructible you can laugh but years later brought a Range Rover which was a big mistake. Now proud owner of Toyota Hilux. My brother had a Trabant and later on Skoda...happy times.

I had 2 Lada's during the 1980's , they were solid , easy to maintain and repair but slow and awkward handling . The toolkit included tyre levers (tyres had inner tubes) , tools and a stirup pump and starting handle . The only car I could keep up with was a Skoda .

I want a Lada Niva, probably not to drive on a highway but to cruise to the store and chat up the old timers and see if they recognize the car haha.

@suzannetisseur2872

2 ай бұрын

Living in Montreal, there were quite a few Lada cars on the road from the late seventies to around 1990. A new 1980 Lada would set you back about $3500. Lada had to pull out of Canada because airbags had become mandatory for passenger cars, and Lada wasn't at that level of technology yet. My brother had purchased a new Niva 4x4 about 2 years before Lada had left Canada, and that thing was like a tractor with its lowest gear ratio selected for trails. It's off-road abilities would put Jeeps to shame accept for it spending a third of its life at the dealership undergoing repairs under warranty. My brother was extremely happy that he had purchased the extended warranty. Lol, and while it was still under warranty, he traded it in on a new Chevy Cobalt, which turned out to be an even bigger piece of crap.

@xxxy9928

2 ай бұрын

@@suzannetisseur2872and its a typical deerhunter car in europe !

Love ❤️ your channel! You are such a smartaz! Love ❤️ from Texas!

@lostinthedesert-hp4bw

Ай бұрын

I love how Ivan talks shit to anyone who questions him videoing things. He’s not afraid to bring the heat 🔥 in the name of free speech 👍🏻😃!!

I had one of these 2121's for nearly 10 years. My elder son learned to drive in his own which I put together, a striped pile of parts the previous owner had. It cost me $70 for the tabletop tow. He ran it for years until he traded in for a new car. Awesome things.

Your English is better than quite a few Americans I know! 17:27 was my favorite! “BMW 3 series wagon?…..Noh!”

So many people watching. Please press the like button.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@Cyberpunk7088EI

2 ай бұрын

👍🏻

Quality, Innovation, Stylish Design, I've driven the UAZ and LADA for thousands of kilometers in PUBG. The shooting angles while you drive are astounding!!

I love that the KIA dealership next door is the upscale choice.

@anotheryoutubeaccount5259

2 ай бұрын

Kia is nice.

The safety features and amenities in the Lada Legend are like trip back in time

I had 2 lada rivas, I paid £400 for the 1st one and £50 for the second. They were both admirable and appalling in equal measure. I admired the ruggedness and the amazing heaters in them, but the plastic that made up the dashboard was so cheap that it warped around the heater vents. Parking them was a workout for the upper body.

Ivan . I'm not telling you what to do but i think you are pressing your luck. . Please stay safe and get the heck out of there while you can . take care ivan

Loved your video! Also cool was the KIA dealership next door. That's the car that I currently drive. -Carey from Michigan

This is great man !…. Best episode! So funny ! Humor level 1000🎉

Thank you Ivan for this visit to Lada! Here in France, I would love to have a Lada Niva because I like its rudimentary side as well as the total absence of electronics.

@larswhitt1549

2 ай бұрын

Why not an old Renault - much cheaper and 1000 more reliable.

@melorca1962

2 ай бұрын

A Lada would probably still totally function after a nuclear-bomb caused EMP. And then fail for completely other reasons.

@metameow1

2 ай бұрын

y’en a plein sur leboncoin

This video was awesome, I loved the sarcasm and could not stop laughing!!

@SanctionedIvan

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the video!

Every single video I see from your channel, you just amaze me brother…… Sarcasm to the extreme but gently delivered! Freaking amazing…… “get a coffee, while you get a 60 year loan”…. Dude, you’re the best!! How does this channel not in the millions of subs…. Seriously…..😅😅😅😅😅❤

If you are actually living in a town in the middle of Siberia, the Lada Niva is best suited for it

In America, I don't think manufacturers can even sell a car without an airbag for the driver.

@J-1410

2 ай бұрын

I think it is the law in North America

@michaelamiller4567

2 ай бұрын

USA has a fucked up laws. Just like the one having to stop for a school bus. The little bastards must be really stupid,if they don't know that they don't supposed to cross the road when a car is coming. Only in the USA. 😂😂😂

@johnstone7697

2 ай бұрын

@@J-1410 And everywhere in W. Europe.

@sagradamoly4234

2 ай бұрын

Airbags are required by law to protect drunk drivers who refuse to use seat-belts. That's why they're called "Supplemental" restraints.

@J-1410

2 ай бұрын

@@sagradamoly4234That is not the reason

I remember almost buying a Niva in 1990 in Canada The price was around $7800.00 bought a new 3/4 ton suburban in 92 cost $26000. Three times the truck three times the price. Those Ladas would sell like hotcakes in Canada at that price.

👌🤣👉♥️Your Airbag is the tire!! I like that car! I remember when I was a teen in the early 80s living in Chicago, I used to love building models and buy diecast cars models. I would go to the hobby shops And I found a Russian made 1/43 scale diecast model of that exact car! The Lada Niva, It had a lot of details for that time! Opening doors, rear lid and the front bonnet! Plus it has working suspension too! I still have it! For some reason I love that little bugger! It looks simple and sturdy for a cheap car, all you need, and nothing you don’t. Wow! Amazing it hasn’t changed in all those years!👌😎👍I like it!

"Trying to find out who stole the air bags" 😂😂😂

Hello from the US Ivan. I have recently subscribed and enjoy your content very much. Love your sense of humor. I’m not so sure your government is crazy about it though. Anyway, I live in Vermont just 85 kilometers from the Canadian border. I would love to own a Lada 4 wheel drive with low range and manual transmission! Years ago I owned a 1984 Subaru/Daihatsu Justy 4 wheel drive with low range. It was a very small three door hatch powered by an inline 3 cylinder front mounted motor. I loved the car as it was so light that you could actually drive it on snowmobile trails in the wilderness. Or in very loose sand at the beach.

sometime you just gotta love youtubes suggested videos! this ones gold. Being a Canadian I've never actually seen a lada in person. Mind you that first one you showed thats 4x4 would be awesome to beat in the bush with my 90s hilux.

You can hear the top quality of craftsmanship when closing the vehicle doors. Pure luxury😅.

@lostinthedesert-hp4bw

Ай бұрын

🤣!!

Lada's weren't bad cars. They worked rain or shine until they broke down. And then it was easy to fix yourself. You did not need to be an expert mechanic to fix them. So if the point is to get from point A to point B then not a bad choice.

I liked how you told that guy you were a spy lol

@SanctionedIvan

2 ай бұрын

lol wasn't lying

@ptrekboxbreaks5198

2 ай бұрын

​@@SanctionedIvan CIA confirmed

@keyboard5494

2 ай бұрын

Speaking English seems to be suspicious. Would it be accepted to speak Russian with lousy skills and a German accent for example? However: Everyone knows Ivan doesn' speak English, he speaks Irish 😊 I can smell wonderful green gras, sheeps and delicious butter while he is explaining the cars technology to me.

You should walk in a car dealer with dark glasses, a black trench coat and black fedora hat...that'll screw with their brains for sure. BTW, been watching your older videos going all the way back and getting caught up with all you've done. You've gone thru a lot my friend from what I've seen so far. You're run-for-the-boarder to get to Turkey a year ago was crazy. Stay safe, and keep sharing Russian life best you can safely. Highly recommend any new subscribers go and watch all Ivan's videos from the Oldest forward to see some great videos and click Like on them as you go, good stuff Boyz!

Great en funny video. My Sunday started with e big smile 😀

for someone who has worked at multiple dealers in the us this dealer looks very nice especially for being Lada

Dude, these are the best cars you will find, in Cuba today they still travel the roads like the first day and we adore them.

@awpetersen5909

2 ай бұрын

If it is reliable, why not!

@baneofbanes

2 ай бұрын

@@awpetersen5909eh airbags sound nice.

@ahmedmeshkin4599

2 ай бұрын

you adore them because you got nothing better lol

@mambicubano7303

2 ай бұрын

@@ahmedmeshkin4599No no my friend, it's not like that, in Cuba you find whatever you want, but we feel identified with the Ladas, UAZ and others.

@ahmedmeshkin4599

2 ай бұрын

@@mambicubano7303 sure buddy haha not even russians are driving these craps if they have means to purchase better european or american car... even ivan is driving american chevy if not mistaken

The dry humor is pure gold! 🤣 "In a car crash the spare tire will fly straight into your face with the steering column. Very very nice." 🤣 You've got balls talking smack like that in a dealership! Keep up the good work!

So funny😂 Love the sarcasm 👍

Your sense of humor keeps you safe. Stay charged!

I remember seeing a few Lada Niva’s and a couple Yugo’s in Canada. Even at 10 years old in 1989, I intuitively knew that they weren’t a very quality ride.