This car was one of my favourite... toys. I had a Soviet made "Saratov" toy - scale model in 1:43, baby blue with Aeroflot logo and when I was a little girl, I loved playing with it.
I haven't heard about the international racing success and was surprised by the volumes of export sales. I think I saw a couple of Ladas in Sweden and Finland, but would be genuinely surprised seeing a Moskvich in the UK.
I happen to own a 1980 Moskvich 412 and honestly for what it’s worth you are getting a solid car. Compared to something more desirable like a Lada 1200 (which I also have) it actually does have some positives -The steering compared to the lada is actually really nice and you don’t have to put so much strength in trying to turn the wheel in tight spots -It’s incredibly good on gas, like when I bought mine driving from Vinnitsya to Kiev I only had to stop and fill the tank once for a 6 hours drive, although the speed was roughly 80 km/h driving the whole way -If you fine tune the carburetor it can run really well and idles nicely while making it easier to use the clutch - It’s just as easy to maintain compared to a lada, and actually has a lot in common although you don’t get some fancy components like front ash trays for the driver or an electric windshield fluid dispenser And all of this does sound nice but it’s a vehicle with quirks too and can be terrifying to drive if you aren’t used to it such as: -Really poor breaks, which, no matter how much I tried to fix, just feel very soft and you quite literally have to pump them to get them to work. Lots of close calls and you really need to leave yourself distance to break -The transmission unlike something luxurious like (again) the lada, is a nightmare to deal with as it is older and grinds often, the biggest issue is trying to put it into the 3rd gear which a lot of the time is actually close to putting it in reverse due to it being in the position, just farther up and right. And on top of that it is awful to downshift with and you have to be going at a snails pace to even bother trying to do that in the first place -And in general it is very slow, having a hard time climbing up hills and, although it has great visibility, you should always be weary as most of the time they didn’t not come with any side mirrors, and the lights themselves have a tendency to work when they want and when they don’t. I could go on for longer but when you buy or drive this you shouldn’t come with the expectation that it will drive like a Mercedes from the 80s because for the time they were built it was for a different environment and different needs and car makers and consumers have different ideas and approaches from both the east and the west. It’s a fantastic car, it makes you feel like you are driving a piece of history, and is for the likeminded individual who sees practicality and sees it’s worth for what it is. Cheers!
Иностранный человек интересуется русской культурой. Это похвально❤🇷🇺 P.S. если что, были и ИЖевские 412 с такими же квадратными фарами. У них ещё сохранились боковые, круглые повторители, у этой уже убрали. И железная торпедо. Выдавали ИЖевские военным от Минобороны. Смотрятся они как по мне, куда эстетичнее... но этот Московский тоже в превосходном состоянии🔥
Hey: the song is here - th-cam.com/video/__z6chkWdFM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CVF5QckgMGN8O2IE Currently I don’t have extremely bad rust problem, but of course, soon that will be a big problem. However, I try to keep the car always dry. In terms of engine coolant - got a blue GO11 FEBI
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Lovely.
This car was one of my favourite... toys. I had a Soviet made "Saratov" toy - scale model in 1:43, baby blue with Aeroflot logo and when I was a little girl, I loved playing with it.
I haven't heard about the international racing success and was surprised by the volumes of export sales. I think I saw a couple of Ladas in Sweden and Finland, but would be genuinely surprised seeing a Moskvich in the UK.
I happen to own a 1980 Moskvich 412 and honestly for what it’s worth you are getting a solid car. Compared to something more desirable like a Lada 1200 (which I also have) it actually does have some positives
-The steering compared to the lada is actually really nice and you don’t have to put so much strength in trying to turn the wheel in tight spots
-It’s incredibly good on gas, like when I bought mine driving from Vinnitsya to Kiev I only had to stop and fill the tank once for a 6 hours drive, although the speed was roughly 80 km/h driving the whole way
-If you fine tune the carburetor it can run really well and idles nicely while making it easier to use the clutch
- It’s just as easy to maintain compared to a lada, and actually has a lot in common although you don’t get some fancy components like front ash trays for the driver or an electric windshield fluid dispenser
And all of this does sound nice but it’s a vehicle with quirks too and can be terrifying to drive if you aren’t used to it such as:
-Really poor breaks, which, no matter how much I tried to fix, just feel very soft and you quite literally have to pump them to get them to work. Lots of close calls and you really need to leave yourself distance to break
-The transmission unlike something luxurious like (again) the lada, is a nightmare to deal with as it is older and grinds often, the biggest issue is trying to put it into the 3rd gear which a lot of the time is actually close to putting it in reverse due to it being in the position, just farther up and right. And on top of that it is awful to downshift with and you have to be going at a snails pace to even bother trying to do that in the first place
-And in general it is very slow, having a hard time climbing up hills and, although it has great visibility, you should always be weary as most of the time they didn’t not come with any side mirrors, and the lights themselves have a tendency to work when they want and when they don’t.
I could go on for longer but when you buy or drive this you shouldn’t come with the expectation that it will drive like a Mercedes from the 80s because for the time they were built it was for a different environment and different needs and car makers and consumers have different ideas and approaches from both the east and the west.
It’s a fantastic car, it makes you feel like you are driving a piece of history, and is for the likeminded individual who sees practicality and sees it’s worth for what it is. Cheers!
Иностранный человек интересуется русской культурой. Это похвально❤🇷🇺
P.S. если что, были и ИЖевские 412 с такими же квадратными фарами. У них ещё сохранились боковые, круглые повторители, у этой уже убрали. И железная торпедо. Выдавали ИЖевские военным от Минобороны. Смотрятся они как по мне, куда эстетичнее... но этот Московский тоже в превосходном состоянии🔥
Very Nice. How do you perform rust prevention? Which engine coolant do you use?
Do you have a youtube.link to the song starting at 3:40 ?
Cheers!
Hey: the song is here - th-cam.com/video/__z6chkWdFM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CVF5QckgMGN8O2IE
Currently I don’t have extremely bad rust problem, but of course, soon that will be a big problem. However, I try to keep the car always dry.
In terms of engine coolant - got a blue GO11 FEBI
хм , у ауди тоже есть наклонные двигатели , они тоже у бмв скопированы ? 0.0
These cars where rusty faster as you can say peep!
💋 Promo>SM
А чего по русски не судьба рассказать? Хотя лапша на уши про бмв мотор лучше на английском звучит. Но тех. часть лучше конечно подтянуть.