Lada abandoned the Canadian market in 1997. My parents had two Ladas...both 1986 Signets. In Sydney, Nova Scotia, they offered an automatic transmission from a Chevette for those customers wanting an automatic transmission. These cars were incredibly popular in Eastern Canada and Atlantic Canada where roads are bad and snow and ice are inevitable. I have fond memories of the two Ladas my parents had in the 1980s and early 1990s.

I had one of these (Canada) brand new and it was honestly a great car. It ended up getting stolen which made the legacy of owning on absolutely hilarious. If I could, I'd buy on, gut it and rally it.

It was a fantastic véhicule when purchased fully loaded, drove it in the alpes for 10 years in any sort of weather. Wishing I could find a car as reliable and easy to maintain today. Lol

@MotoringTV

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, we are impressed!

Awesome soviet history. Would love to own one of these.

This must’ve been a complete lemon! We had a 94 samara when I was growing up and didn’t have any of these problems. The gauge cluster would rattle but a piece of cardboard fixed that, the fan relay would act up so we just hard wired a switch to it and the exhaust rusted out once in 15 years we had it. It was slow but I don’t think 15 second slow. And if you learn how to drive standard on one of these I can tell you you’ll never have a problem driving any other car after because every clutch I’ve used since feels super easy lol I should also mention even after all those years it was still running great and in good shape. It had to go because it wouldn’t pass emissions where we lived anymore due to the carburetor. Even though we got around 40mpg with the thing 🙄

That car was 4995 dollars in 1992, I don't understand why it should get more than the double of its original price just for adding some details and a trunk. Just 2 years later, so it means it got obsolete. If it had keeped its original price no one would had complain. BTW, I love this car, but I also understand this guy

@mfitzy100

4 жыл бұрын

Never knew they bothered selling ladas to North America. With investment the brand could have been really developed into something but the Russians wasted too much time and energy on defence and general paranoia

Nice video lada in Canada was sold a lot know history and gone

Nice lada reliable car and fun to drive

Lada from Canada

Canada: Sagona Russia: Samara Other Countries: Sagora

@kierancurtis8545

3 жыл бұрын

Samara in the UK

@xxrs2009

2 жыл бұрын

@@kierancurtis8545 Also in Holland

@jackdough8164

Жыл бұрын

Most of them were called Samara in Canada too

@Atom_gun

4 ай бұрын

It's called Sputnik in Russia and Samara everywhere else

@nlpnt

Ай бұрын

@@jackdough8164 IIRC the hatchbacks were Samara and the "Sagona" name was used only on this sedan as part of a relaunch as a separate line.

"From a 'laughable' fit and finish to a rear passenger door that was jammed shut, it's safe to say the Sagona wasn't the shining star of Motoring 1994-or any season for that matter." I want me a Lada Sagona if the quality improves to a high standard.

they also had injection engines

@kierancurtis8545

3 жыл бұрын

Later on they did. The emission control carburettor was a pain in the bum and many Lada dealers had no idea how to sort the flawed carburettor. Fuel injection solved all of the fueling woes, but it came too late in the UK. The emission control carburettor did a lot of damage to Lada's reputation.

Is that a factory or aftermarket steering wheel in the Sagona at 1:30?

@MotoringTV

6 жыл бұрын

Everything right out of factory Kevron, maybe that was the problem!

@erlenddammen2174

4 жыл бұрын

@@MotoringTV Nope, all the extra stuff on this car is after market, the car left the factory without this steering wheel, body kit and spoiler.

@erlenddammen2174

4 жыл бұрын

Fitted by the importer or dealer at the time. Ladas from the factory were always bare bones. The stuff fitted is made by a third part.

@jackdough8164

Жыл бұрын

@@MotoringTV that’s not a factory lada steering wheel

The name Sagona is Greek for "protruding jaw".

Nice car good price

I wonder why we never got this or the hatch in the usa

Is this in Canada?

@MotoringTV

6 жыл бұрын

Yup

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY

6 жыл бұрын

gothips 4:32 km/h speedometre. 80 km/h = 50 MPH.

So sad that export Samaras were fitted with those cheap aftermarket fender flares and bumpers. The steering wheel isnt original either, the oem one is much larger and comfier. Also, after the collapse of the USSR, the Lada factory was on the verge of bankrupcy, and really lacked quality control. Samaras that was made before 92 were less prone for rusting, had better fitment at the panels, and being designed in the 70's, not a bad looking car. There is a video of its development, they really wanted something really good and up to date.

ЗНАЕШЬ КАК ГОВОРЯТ. В СССР. ПЛОХО СКРОЕНА ДА КРЕПКО ШИТО.

Later models did get fuel injection, I almost bought one back in 1997

Cost more than a Toyota Tercel (albeit presumably a strippo 2-door one of those). Nope nope nope.

Да вы чё? Пацаны ездят, и не жалуются, а вы ещё тут нос воротите! У нас такое с руками отрывают!

most of the modifications were fitted by the importer or dealer at the time. Ladas from the factory were always bare bones. The stuff fitted is made by a third party.

@MotoringTV

3 жыл бұрын

We actually had to take the first car back, could not open the doors!

@DaewooFestiva23

2 жыл бұрын

@@MotoringTV that actually amazes me, i know even the bare bone ladas are also trash but i didnt know they were that bad!

@vladgladkov237

Жыл бұрын

@@MotoringTV hard to believe you come on

This not a Sagona.is a Lada samara(Лада Самара)

@benboyle25

4 жыл бұрын

Lada Canada marketed the sedan under this name.

@jackdough8164

Жыл бұрын

@@benboyle25 only the one with the body kit. There was also a sedan samara that didn’t have all that stuff added

I remeber back in 92 to 94 i used to go to the carshow in toronto. They had cars organized alphabetically ie Alfa romea B bmw C citroen or chrysler anyways lada was always next to lambourghini . what a joke from one extreme to the next. Their pos cars were always locked behind ribbon barricade.like it was a 400.000k car or something. What a joke. Only russians living in toro to drove those pos cars. Now lada is totally different and they have some really awsome cars there.

@dankmemes8569

4 жыл бұрын

> have some really awsome cars there If it were true...

@Stephan-xl6pu

9 күн бұрын

Jaja que graciosa anécdota yo me compré uno el año pasado el LADA Samara 1.5 del 92 usado el chasis no tiene o ido la chapa es mejor que de los autos de ahora que venden en mi país para mí es un coche con alma tiene una figura simple es un auto noble fiel fácil de mantener estable al conducirlo nada de complicaciones con computadoras etc gracias por compartir la anécdota bendiciones para ti desde Uruguay 🇺🇾🙏

Woah what , america got Samara ?? ))

@runoflife87

3 жыл бұрын

Canada actually. But there was one Lada Samara spotted in NY.

@televisionandcheese

3 жыл бұрын

@@runoflife87 Really cool!)

Of course the journalist has to trash it because it's Russian. Been going on forever. Funny these cars are still going in Russia 30 yrs later, pounding over rural roads, etc.

Lada vesta,lada x-rey, russian cool avto.

These cars are compleat garbage ungly as well

@runoflife87

3 жыл бұрын

As bad as all GM/Chrysler compacts lol.