As someone who lives not only in a post-soviet country, but also at the very border of Russia, I can say that here Ladas, especially NIVAs are not only a very common sight, but also a rather favorite vehicle to use. Since a small town is rather limited in terms of snow removal, a rather low-weight 4x4 is not only a good choice because of its reliability on the road, but also due to the fact that the niva is generally very cheap to repair.
I have a VW Passat for the same reason, the less electronics onboard, the less of a chance that they can fail, and it oes hand in hand with low maintenance costs.
The fact that the Niva is still being produced only shows that people are still interested in simple offroad vehicles.
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