(EDIT - I'm an idiot) So, Borsuq linked this to me this morning...

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike) 01/20/2018 at 06:55 • Filed to: Lada

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(EDIT - So, another Oppo pointed out that Borsuq and I both missed the date...it was from April 1st last year....err, whoops. :P)

Not holding my breath, but it would be pretty hilarious! They used to be sold here up until 1998 and I actually remember seeing Nivas and the occasional Riva running around as a kid!

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SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/20/2018 at 07:03

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April 1st 2017. It will Niva happen.

pip bip - choose Corrour > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/20/2018 at 07:11

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awesome if it does.

well spotted Borsuq

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/20/2018 at 07:29

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Their newer cars don’t look too bad....would be OK cheaper cars I would think. I can’t see the Niva meeting any sort of crash requirements, but their new cars would.

The Vesta is decent looking, styling wise...and things have to be built at least half decent to survive on Russian roads:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_Vesta

E90M3 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/20/2018 at 08:10

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Did you look at the date on the article.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > E90M3 01/20/2018 at 08:18

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Nope, but yeah, it’s awhile ago....neither of us noticed!

BJ > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/20/2018 at 08:48

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Safety is the big problem. Some of the smaller cars might be of a more modern construction but the Niva will never be allowed as a new vehicle here.

Which is too bad because anyone who buys it probably knows what they’re getting - and what they’re not getting!

E90M3 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/20/2018 at 09:00

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Not that it’s a while ago, it’s on April 1st, aka April fools day.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > E90M3 01/20/2018 at 09:11

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Oh wow, I never even clued in to that XD

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/20/2018 at 09:56

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That’s because Lada had a plant close too the Volvo plant in Halifax.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 01/20/2018 at 10:12

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Couldn’t have been a plant, was it? I thought all Canadian-spec Ladas were imported? Or do you mean a ‘plant’ where the imported Ladas were brought up to code?

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/20/2018 at 10:14

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I’m pretty sure they were built there. Just all the parts were brought in.

fintail > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/20/2018 at 12:26

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It’d be kind of cool if not a joke. I don’t know if I’d buy a new one out of political reasons alone, but the cars are interesting.