The Lada/VAZ 2101 was compact sedan built by AvtoVAZ starting in 1970 for Eastern Bloc needs. It doesn’t have the reliability of a classic German car, the handling of a British classic, or the speed of something domestic, but it has the undeniable cool factor of a Soviet sedan. Find this 1979 Lada 2101 Zhiguli offered […]
Utility is on par with strange proportions in this Nova Scotian assembled Lada Niva pickup truck. Although not really a rarity in the global car economy, the Lada Niva pickup is the Fabergé egg of the AutoVAZ offerings here in North America. I know that’s sort of like saying you have a favorite way to […]
by Adam — Occasionally you just want to drive something unique or different. To not see the same make or model next to you, across the light from you, in front and behind in the carpool lane. Well the more I think about that the only way to get a car that unique is to […]
In all my eBay surfing, I’ve seen some funky auctions– buy one get one free, buy one and you need to submit a core (or trade-in) but I’ve never seen someone offer two cars for one price, where the winner selects one car to take home. Why not create two different auctions? Seems a strange […]
Some folks get positively obsessed about being different. It starts with little things, like a black T-shirt, maybe a studded belt. Later the obsession is manifested by a custom skull tattoo on your ankle, maybe a hoop earring or two…and the next thing you know you are driving into downtown Québec City to score some […]
Sometimes the right car just appears in the right place at the right time for the right price. The decision is easy, you pull the trigger and become the owner of a new ride. Other times the car is located in Siberia and only contact information is a mysterious Russian sounding email address. Today’s feature […]
Forget everything you know about cool hipster mobiles – this feature is going to change everything. Take the cool of driving an Alfa Romeo Berlina Sedan, the “I don’t need to ride up hills” practicality of a vintage steel framed fixie bike and add the “I was wearing this before it was used on that […]
Typically on the DailyTurismo we regurgitate a bunch of facts and let our readers ask the questions, but today we throw process out the window for this post and just ask questions. First, what do you think of this 2001 Lada 110 1.5GLI 16-Valve bidding on ebay for $202 reserve-not-met with 6 days to go […]