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    Driving on frozen Lake Baikal pics

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      A Former User last edited by A Former User

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      • Blondude
        Blondude last edited by

        Words cannot describe how much I want a bukhanka.

        G'night Oppo

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          ttyymmnn @Guest last edited by

          @415s30 Nice to see it’s still freezing somewhere.

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          • TheDutchTexan
            TheDutchTexan last edited by

            Ever since I played Metro Exodus (caspian desert van) and saw "To the lake" I have a strange attraction to that UAZ van... "tabletka" they call it in Russia in case of the amberlamps. I freakin' love it!

            2005 Mustang GT 5MT // 2018 Passat GT 6DSG

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              RallyDarkstrike last edited by

              @TheDutchTexan @Blondude The craz thing is you can still buy them new! Youtuber MegaRetR does videos on cars in Russia and has a recent one that he was exploring in a dealership showroom!

              πŸ˜„

              '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                A Former User @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                @rallydarkstrike They can't really change anything, the people out in Sibera are used to them and can fix them. I remember watching The Long Way Around and they pulled these across rivers with a GAZ, they seemed to do pretty well on their own other than the impossible spots. If I was Leno I would have one and a Niva to mess around with.

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                  A Former User @ttyymmnn last edited by

                  @ttyymmnn Well they are not new pics.... Seems like the arctic is too warm this year, worse than they thought.

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                  • RallyDarkstrike
                    RallyDarkstrike @Guest last edited by

                    @415s30 said in Driving on frozen Lake Baikal pics:

                    @rallydarkstrike They can't really change anything, the people out in Sibera are used to them and can fix them. I remember watching The Long Way Around and they pulled these across rivers with a GAZ, they seemed to do pretty well on their own other than the impossible spots. If I was Leno I would have one and a Niva to mess around with.

                    True! I love the fact they still exist though...Russia has such a crazy car landscape...

                    '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                    • TheDutchTexan
                      TheDutchTexan @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                      @rallydarkstrike I found that out the moment I started researching it when I saw it in "To the lake". I have also had a strange affection for the Trabant as well. I just think they have such a cool vibe. Utilitarian. Won't win any races, but you could probably fix them with a screwdriver. Got to find a 25 year old example that isn't completely rusted to bits and then ship it to the US. Tall order I reckon. At least replacement parts would still be available, "overnighted" from Russia...

                      I would probably try and find one in The Netherlands myself since I speak the language and people do import them. Prices are insane though... Cheapest one I saw (before importing it to the US) is 15,500 euros which at time of writing is 18,350 US dollhairs. I'd be building some classic Americana for that kind of scratch (which is my original plan, buy a 70-72 Monte Carlo or equivalent and build it as a budget daily driver with the help of a mechanic friend. And by help I mean hire him, he runs a business as a classic car mechanic, so no way I am taking bread from his table).

                      2005 Mustang GT 5MT // 2018 Passat GT 6DSG

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                      • RallyDarkstrike
                        RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                        @TheDutchTexan I love the Trabant as well! A cool thing to do would be fly to Russia, buy a brand new or new UAZ van and then drive it all the way to a port in Europe...that'd be an experience! πŸ˜„

                        '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                        • TheDutchTexan
                          TheDutchTexan @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                          @rallydarkstrike can't you guys in Canada import at 15 years? Lucky! 10 less years of deterioration.

                          2005 Mustang GT 5MT // 2018 Passat GT 6DSG

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                            RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                            We can, yup! Lucky Trabant bodies don't rust, but the panels underneath the Duroplast do 😞

                            '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                            • Blondude
                              Blondude @TheDutchTexan last edited by

                              @thedutchtexan That's where I first came to love it too. Driving through Novosibirsk in that thing felt so badass.

                              G'night Oppo

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                              • TheDutchTexan
                                TheDutchTexan @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                                @rallydarkstrike yup. Kinda the Corvette and DeLorean curse there. Bodies look great, but the frames under them can be utter trash.

                                2005 Mustang GT 5MT // 2018 Passat GT 6DSG

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                                  RallyDarkstrike @TheDutchTexan last edited by

                                  @thedutchtexan said in Driving on frozen Lake Baikal pics:

                                  @rallydarkstrike yup. Kinda the Corvette and DeLorean curse there. Bodies look great, but the frames under them can be utter trash.

                                  Pretty much....part of the reason I like the FIAT 126...you know it's going to rust, but there's not much to it and it's monocoque, so if it's going to rust, you'll see it πŸ˜›

                                  '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                                    DAAAAAANG!

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