Re: Time is Ripe for Ruskie-Chrysler Car

Nomen Nescio snipped-for-privacy@dizum.com wrote

You lose. Where do I go pick that ticket up?

"Nomen Nescio" wrote

Terminal seriousness, or a troll? Get a life, loser.

Doofus, the top-selling car in Russia is the Lada, and AvtoVAZ production facilities cannot even keep up with the demand. VAZ is not interested in export until they have saturation in the Russian domestic maker. None of this is any big secret.

Ted

Serious, you may be, knowledgeable, you are not.

In non-legal definitions, "Copyright" effectively means that you "own" the rights to the work as published and that others cannot publish the work (a copy) without acknowledging your rights (often in the form of a royalty payment).

For example, works of fact or fiction may be copyright.

-- Rickety

The LADA and the NIVA(small 4x4) were imported into Canada from early 80s until mid 90s, though the sales fell off alot in the mid 80s.

The Lada was ok, tractor like engine, but body was prone to rust. The NIVA was tough. There are NIVA clubs still in Toronto area - they share old parts to keep them on the road.

James Linn

Wasn't Lada the car where, if you put it in reverse, the speedometer would run backwards?

I'm also not sure that the Lada owed anything to Russian engineering or design. iirc They bought the plant, dies, and complete production capability from Fiat to build the Fiat 124 locally.

-- Rickety

The speedometer ran backwards in the K-car. Once while spinning the wheels while trying to get out of a snow bank I saw it go counter-clockwise to

Damn NASA, getting incomplete combustion with hydrogen and oxygen.

The boosters are solid fuel, not Hydrogen/Oxygen.

Ted