My parents (west German) drove Ladas, first one bought in the late 70s (which was actually reasonably solid, built under license from Fiat. Came with a large ve

My parents (west German) drove Ladas, first one bought in the late 70s (which was actually reasonably solid, built under license from Fiat. Came with a large very solid cast iron set of tools, and a big pot of paint in the right color). Fully metal bumpers. My mother got into an accident with a Ford that totaled the Lada (and the Ford). They bought the same model again, but at this point Soviet manufacturing had deteriorated and that car was nothing but trouble. I do remember annual 2000km trips to the french coast though...