I've known a few people who've owned older Lada Nivas (aka VAZ-2121), New Zealand traded milk powder for Ladas for a while in the 80's. The engine is horrible,

I've known a few people who've owned older Lada Nivas (aka VAZ-2121), New Zealand traded milk powder for Ladas for a while in the 80's. The engine is horrible, and the interior is what you'd expect, but they are built like a brick shithouse. You can literally barrel roll one down a hill and it will be fine. They're probably resistant to light small arms fire too.