my mother used to drive a 2108 model Samara... We had problems with the carburetor (didn't start very well) but other than that, the car could hold together on Moscow roads.. Which in itself is an achievement, since the highway system in Moscow lacks some serious funding... I'm talking about potholes that could easily ruin a Mercedes in a few months...:) The gas mileage on them is pretty impressive, as well, even though Lada engines don't get much bigger than 2 liters..
first off, I'm russian... please abstain from the commie jokes:) i moved to the states in 1994.. At first I was sceptical about the E2K actually being tested somewhere (and yes, rc5 is garbage), but I know one thing - russians have been working on the E2K chip for a while, I'd say at least 15 years. Just last year they picked up a few sponsors, so you never know... The might actually have it running (somewhat) by now.
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my mother used to drive a 2108 model Samara... We had problems with the carburetor (didn't start very well) but other than that, the car could hold together on Moscow roads.. Which in itself is an achievement, since the highway system in Moscow lacks some serious funding... I'm talking about potholes that could easily ruin a Mercedes in a few months... :)
The gas mileage on them is pretty impressive, as well, even though Lada engines don't get much bigger than 2 liters..
first off, I'm russian... please abstain from the commie jokes :)
i moved to the states in 1994..
At first I was sceptical about the E2K actually being tested somewhere (and yes, rc5 is garbage), but I know one thing - russians have been working on the E2K chip for a while, I'd say at least 15 years. Just last year they picked up a few sponsors, so you never know... The might actually have it running (somewhat) by now.
i'll do some research on that, methinks...