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"... unlike the Trabant or Lada, or even a Skoda, the Tatra is pretty" Weird - I think Lada and Trabant are genuinely smart wee cars if they're in good nick. V
by smcl 11y ago
"... unlike the Trabant or Lada, or even a Skoda, the Tatra is pretty"
Weird - I think Lada and Trabant are genuinely smart wee cars if they're in good nick. Volgas too.
- abrowne 11y agoThis also looks pretty similar to the pre-war Tatras — which I believe influenced the VW — and the communists didn't seize power in Czechoslovakia until their coup in 1948.
- creshal 11y agoAnd this Tatra looks extremely ugly in comparison. Each their own, I guess.
- jacquesm 11y agoThe Trabant is a very smart little car but it does have some major issues, for one the resin that it is made out of makes the car a death trap in case of any kind of fire and for another it is a really dangerous car in case of an accident. The Lada's that you're probably most familiar with are actually somewhat improved Fiat 124's.
- smcl 11y agoOh don't get me wrong - safety wise they're a total liability I am sure. But 1. That's the case with all old cars, and 2. The main thing I was saying was that IMO they're kinda pretty