How to quickly and reliably check the condition of the engine when buying a car

Buying a used car is always a lottery. As practice shows, most Russians rely on themselves and their friends. I want to seem like an expert, inspection often takes place with a thoughtful air of a connoisseur. Unfortunately, it is difficult to determine the problem areas of the car in this way. Is it going to look...

All-wheel drive "Volga" may well "punish" SUVs

What are Soviet off-road vehicles capable of? Now we mean unrecognized "monsters", like the "Niva" and UAZs of various models. No, regular cars...

17 Apr 2023

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A bike with square wheels that you can ride

Don't believe? And it's true! There are craftsmen in the world who practically “invented” the bicycle in a new way. Incredible but true, despite the tremendous progress in ...

17 Apr 2023

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MTZ-82.3 - did the Belarusians manage to finalize the Soviet tractor to the ideal

The MT-80/82 tractor is a legend of the Soviet Union. Probably, in the collective farms it was the most common agricultural equipment. The legendary tractor appeared...

17 Apr 2023

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Toyota Land Cruiser 78 - SUV for travel is not for everyone

Russian drivers believe that only in our country they continue to produce outdated SUVs. This refers to UAZs and Niva of different models. Yes, they have been...

17 Apr 2023

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Opel motorcycles - an unknown page in the history of the popular auto brand

German cars in Russia are considered the best. And no matter how much they say about the popularity of Japanese brands, sales say the opposite. Of course leaders...

16 Apr 2023

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Moskvich 3 vs. JAC JS4 - but they are different

The Moskvich plant was a legend in the Soviet automobile industry. The enterprise was considered a national one - they produced simple, but necessary cars for the country. Party elite...

16 Apr 2023

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SV-7 - a masterpiece home-made helicopter from a Russian craftsman

Which of us in childhood did not want to build an aircraft and see our native places from a bird's eye view? The author of the project Sverbil Vasily did not limit himself to...

16 Apr 2023

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2023 Jawa motorcycles - these are the models the brand is releasing now

Motorcycles of the Java brand are still dreamed of by some Russian men. They represent reckless youth. Bikes from Czechoslovakia were delivered to the USSR in large quantities, ...

15 Apr 2023

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It's time to go fishing - a comparative test of three Russian PVC boats

Fishing is traditionally a favorite hobby of men. Yes, and sometimes women are not averse to doing this. Sometimes they are superior in resourcefulness to men. What does this have to do with...

15 Apr 2023

Robur LO 3000 - German analogue of the Soviet "Pazik"

Soviet buses operated in rural areas did not differ in variety. These were PAZ and LAZ, and in some cases also models on truck chassis ...

14 Apr 2023

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GAZ-66 against all-wheel drive KAMAZ off-road - all cars in stock

Finally, the day came when KAMAZ got the opportunity to prove its patency. Of course, a classic truck from Tatarstan cannot be called an off-road language ...

14 Apr 2023

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Do-it-yourself electric motorcycle "Ural" - the main desire

"Ural" - how much in this sound for the heart of the Soviet merged. So you can paraphrase the words of the famous Russian poet Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin according to ...

13 Apr 2023

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Moped Alpha on saws - and drive on the ice, and cut firewood

Is screwing screws into tires too easy for you? How about circular saws instead of wheels then? This is how the author solved the problem of poor adhesion to ice ...

13 Apr 2023

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We will ride, swim and fly in a new way!

So many new vehicles that it takes your breath away: it seemed that this is it - take it and do it! But upon closer examination, it turns out: the new is the well-forgotten...

13 Apr 2023

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Do-it-yourself electric bike in 3 days almost from trash

Own electric motorcycle, and even assembled with your own hands! A dream that breaks on financial "rocks". Everything is expensive separately: battery, tires, ...

13 Apr 2023

Tractors New Holland 110-90 and MTZ-82: who wins?

You have never seen such a comparison of tractors. Not dry characteristics or prices, but a real off-road on agricultural machinery in the snow mixed with...

12 Apr 2023

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Praga V3S - Czech all-wheel drive truck, similar to a homemade ZIL

The Soviet Union produced a huge number of trucks. It just so happened - the country was actively built at all stages of development. Trucks in the USSR were on...

12 Apr 2023

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IL-62 - an affordable luxury flight for a Soviet citizen

Now it seems incredible, but the Soviet people, from the 50s to the end of the 80s, did not see anything luxurious in flights. Civil aviation has evolved...

12 Apr 2023

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