Just read in the news today that Ladas might be coming back to the uk.This brings back memorys for me .My Father bought a Red Lada riva when i was 18 years old .It was my fathers first new car Bright Red with sport wheel trims and racing head lights . He loved it mum thought its just a car but for me and my brother this was a disaster in fact my brother never went into it he point blanked refused for me it was diffrent you see I had just passed my driving test and had a great desirer to get on the open road .
So i had to make a choice have a driving licence and no car or use the car I chose to use the car
you see in those days it was about having freedom not how good you look in your car .
The deal was simple at the weekends i took my parents were they were going and picked them up the car was mine so off I would go every weekend now this is were things changed advantages of driving a lada at the weekends
1 some of your mates would not get into the car so you never had to taxie everyone around all night
2 have a takeaway in the car with vinyl seats things get spilled you just cleaned it up
3 the engine was not great and the steering terrible and the gears were terrible so no stupid boy racer stuff you had to drive the thing
4 cold weather never bothered it snow was nothing for it so weather was not a problem
5 driving a lada gives you some humility
6 girls did get into the car but that was thanks to the local taxi firm in falkirk that used ladas as taxis
7 Drunken guys would get into your car thinking it was a taxi you made some pocket money (only did this a couple of times )
Driving a lada is a experience i will never forget but i don't regret it
mum does dad tried to teach her to drive and she ended up crashing in to the side of the house big crack up the wall its still there today
Bring back the lada I for one don't think its a joke now
