Choosing a car for 100 rubles - VAZ / GAZ or a foreign car?

It happens that you urgently need a car, and the money to buy 100 rubles. It doesn’t matter why it happened, the most important thing is that the car is needed right now, and there is no way to allocate a large amount ...


It seems that for 100 you will not find anything. Many are sure that for this money the car will not leave on its own. But in this price range, the choice is huge. You can take a domestic car or a foreign car.

Two opposing camps

Even in this price category, there are two camps of motorists. Some stubbornly say that it is better to take the VAZ or the Volga. There are few "Volgars", they are distinguished into a separate subgroup.

Others ridicule opponents, arguing that there are foreign cars that are dozens of times better than the domestic auto industry.



Arguments of VAZ lovers:

• ? penny spare parts
  
• ? Ease of repair and the ability to repair the car yourself
  
• ? Less frills, the better, less likely to break
  

Adherents of foreign cars claim that a 30-year-old Mazda or Mercedes is more modern than the “fresh” VAZ-2107. The car is more comfortable, faster, able to give the owner the pleasure of driving.

The cost of cars is approximately equal, most drivers come to the conclusion that it is better to take a foreign car. VAZ and Volga are not prestigious! Whether it's an Audi 100 or an old Mercedes E-class! It's premium, it gets better with age! How can you buy a domestic car?



But this is a mistake - if the amount to buy a car is limited to 100 rubles, then the financial situation is difficult. The choice is clear - WHA! If you want comfort - Volga.

Why VAZ

In fact, the reasons for buying the domestic auto industry in the price category of 100 rubles are obvious. It is enough to think, and it becomes clear that the amount is minimal, as much as a new Chinese scooter or a small-capacity motorcycle costs. Do you think it is possible to take a normal car for this money, and even business class?

It doesn’t matter whether a car for 100 rubles will be a foreign car or not, the fact is that the foreign model has much more problems. No one will sell an ideal car, but a VAZ can be found in decent condition.



There are a lot of spare parts for the Zhiguli, they are inexpensive, most are branded, no Chinese fakes. Of course, the quality of domestic parts is worse than the original for foreign cars, but who buys them? Unless fans of certain models, like BMW E38 or Mercedes W140.

When a foreign car breaks down, this is a small tragedy for the owner, often a big one, leading to downtime. You may not find the right spare part, or it will cost more than the car if it is new.



When a VAZ or Volga breaks down, the owner goes to the store for parts, and finds what he needs there for a small amount.

What awaits the owner of an old foreign car

Be honest, is there a great chance to buy a foreign car in good condition for 100? You can find it, but this is an old model from the 000s or the first half of the 1980s.

Let's say the car is on the move, but it will break down sooner or later. There is no getting away from this. The owner will go to the store for spare parts, or will monitor sites in the search. And then a revelation awaits him - there are few details, they are expensive, as they are often original!



Is the owner of a foreign car ready to pay 1/10 of the cost of the car for adjusting the KE-Jetronic?

Purchase of spare parts

Sometimes on sale come across models in good condition, but with "little problems" as their owners say. For example, old Saabs or Volvos from the 1980s.

When buying, you can hear stories about a junk carburetor that needs to be sorted out. But in a week there will be time and money to set up this assembly, it turns out that nothing works and a new part is needed.



Need specific examples? The generator on a BMW 730 in the back of an E32 costs $1 - like a car. The wiper motor for an old Japanese foreign car will easily cost $500-200, and you will have to order it from the Land of the Rising Sun.



What about popular models? Old Volkswagen Passat B3, Audi 100, etc.? They were reliable! Yes, it was so, but now cars are being repaired by Chinese spare parts.

Friends from the Middle Kingdom are ready to provide the owners of old popular cars with parts. There are also high-quality spare parts, but no one will sell a serviced Volkswagen Golf 2 for 100.

Many people like to put parts and assemblies from VAZ or GAZ on an old foreign car - then what is the point of buying?

What does practice show?

By purchasing a VAZ or GAZ Volga, drivers become the object of ridicule of friends and relatives. Some do not care about the opinions of others, but someone is worried, changing the domestic auto industry to a foreign car.

It's good when there are funds to service the car, but then the purchase budget is unlikely to be one hundred thousand. If you invest in an old foreign car, such an amount can easily “fly away” in a year, and this is provided that the car is simple, and not an Audi 200 or something like that. Even old Fords and Opels are many times more expensive to maintain.



Therefore, it is not uncommon for a driver to change a VAZ for a foreign car, then face repairs and the high cost of spare parts and again buy a Zhiguli.

How serious units of foreign cars and VAZ / GAZ are repaired

If a classic VAZ, like models 2106/07, has an engine or gearbox failure, the units are usually repaired. New parts are purchased, everything is repaired, then back on the road! From strength, simple for 3-4 days, if not hastily - a week.

Engines and gearboxes in old foreign cars are either changed to contract ones, or they try to repair it by assembling one unit out of two or three. It is clear that it is impossible to give guarantees for such work. If repaired with new spare parts, then the cost will easily exceed 100 rubles.

So old foreign cars often stand under the windows, they rust, because the owner cannot step over himself and give an amount exceeding the cost of the car for repairs. The car is being sold for parts.

Detail search

What are the good old VAZ and GAZ? The fact that the parts on them are interchangeable. No, you can’t put a checkpoint from the Volga and other units on the Six. The same spare parts are suitable for the old VAZ-2106 of 1980 as for the car of 2006.

And for foreign cars of the same model and generation, it can be difficult to pick up some detail. Not only will it be expensive, but it may not fit!



Having 100 rubles in your pocket, you should not look at old foreign cars. If you want, it's better to choose something a year younger and structurally simpler, like the Hyundai Accent. But less money will go to the domestic auto industry - that's for sure.

With a budget of 300 rubles, you can find a foreign car in good condition. The main thing is not to buy premium models - the annual maintenance will easily take half the amount spent on the car. And this is subject to perfect condition and the absence of serious damage.

For this reason, the VAZ classic is so popular on the used market in the lower price category. These are "workhorses" that are not a pity to scratch or load with bags of potatoes. In a difficult financial situation, a car will help you “stay on wheels” at minimal cost!