VAZ 2108 - elegance and convenience

VAZ 2108 - the first car created in the USSR, whose driving wheels are not rear (like the classic VAZ family and the rest of the car fleet of the USSR), and the front. By Western standards, today's models of the VAZ are not very modern, even if it's PRIORA, but at the time of its debut VAZ 2108, the shark was absolutely modern compared to its classmates, such as Ford Eskort, Golf and the entire golf class of those years.

Eight can be called an attractive car, remember classmates of those years, the car is not the smallest in the class, so it exceeds in length, for example - Fiat UNO. VAZ 2108 performance is excellent. The car turned out to be very light, only 900 kg, so the engine of 1499 cubic centimeters can easily pull the car in the city stream, and a weaker engine of 1300 cubes was installed. And today well-groomed eight can be called a high-speed car: five- speed gearbox, light weight, clear steering distinguishes it from the "Classic". Only here the family car can not be called Eight, the trunk only 270 liters, the rear seats are not too spacious, and three adults behind will be really tight. A significant difference from the classical family is seen in the location of the engine, it is located transversely, and not longitudinally, as it was done earlier in the VAZ. By the way, on the VAZ to this day, thus, complete the engine compartment.

The car VAZ 2108 is quite economical and, when driving on the highway, on the fifth Transmission can be packed in 6 liters per 100 kilometers. In the nineties each guy dreamed of such a machine, it was then that she was nicknamed "chisel". Such a nickname the eight got thanks to the angular body. Years of driving and ownership of the car showed its weak and strong sides, the factory bumpers made of black plastic are made quite qualitatively and do not crack with a slight impact, when the same force is struck the bumper of the dozen or the upgraded eight will fly, so decide whether to sacrifice strength for the sake of beauty. The gearshifts are fairly short and the gears turn on easily.

The unpleasant moment is that the front and rear gear are very close and there have been occasions when the car does not go forward at the traffic light, but back is not a bike or a legend - it happened in everyday life for various motorists. The best advantage of the front drive of the VAZ 2108 is evident in the winter, the car with the front suspension is much easier to move on slippery, rolled ice than a car with a rear drive without any electronic assistance systems. Landing on the car is almost the same as on foreign cars, with legs extended forward, this can be liked by those who have long traveled on the classics. Today, the eight is best suited to a young man who is interested and still loves cars that are ready to bring this old technology back to life. Then VAZ 2108 will please him with good behavior on the road and a sense of freedom. This car is simply designed for comfortable travel. After its acquisition, enough savings and quality tuning.