1995 ZAZ 1102 Tavria
1995 ZAZ 1102 Tavria in Tylko mnie kochaj (Just Love Me), Movie, 2006
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◊ 2007-01-29 00:17 |
1986,1st ZAZ with FWD(like other new Russian cars of the period,the Lada 2108 Samara and the Moskvitch 2141 Aleko) |
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◊ 2010-01-12 17:37 |
Side strips, metalic paint, wheel covers... Luxury Tavria. :P Well, it's probably 1995+ car assembled in Łódź (Poland) by DAMIS Motor Poland, since 01/1995 to 1997. Cars were assembled from SKD-kits (coated & equipped bodies, suspensions, engines with transmissions in boxes). Screwed better with richer dashboard, more elegant steering wheel and some Polish spares (max 18 % of all) like coils, spark plugs, tyres, batteries, liquids and Czech catalityc converters (>07/1995). DAMIS made 2800 Tavrias in 1995 and about 1300 in 1996. They could do better because car was truly cheap and wamted. Fiat 126 had price 10.000 PLN, Tavria - 14.000, Fiat Cinquecento 700 - 17,000 PLN and up. Unfortunately Ukrainian partner didn't provide more CKD-kits. In 1997 transports of spares from ZAZ started to arrive painfully erratic and delayed. The assembly suspended time to time because lack of parts, so impatient buyers deleted PL Tavria's orders and/or walked to competitors. It was simply way to stall Tavria sale in Poland. :P -- Last edit: 2010-02-22 19:35:59 |
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◊ 2010-01-12 19:16 |
Does some still exists? When I made in 2003 a trip up to the former Westpreußen, where my father's family had lived until Jan.1945, I've never seen such a car. |
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◊ 2010-01-12 19:18 |
Of corse, they are. Little bit rusted, but still alive. |
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◊ 2010-01-12 20:14 |
Tavrias disappear quickly in last few years.  Around a turn of the century they're quite frequent featuring of streets. Today they're a grow rarity because have poor reliablity (even when you service and drive it carefull) and were prone to rust. Not always, if you hit a lucky Tavria. .gif ";)") It's truly nightmare to sell it. Even at new-Chinese-bicycle price. :P So first costly repair mean a "death sentence" for each Tavria now. Even if you try to repair it, without bothering expenses, because you're Tavria-freak, you'll soon "hit the wall" of lack many untypical parts. Today ZAZ-1102s in Poland rest on junkyards mostly. Or shave our beards. Similar fate to Oltcit.You can sight still running examples on East-South Poland near Ukrainian border, thanks to better avability of parts. Poor cars in bottom of its history. :P Too old and too problematic for daily drivers. Too young and too plastic for youngtimer lovers. -- Last edit: 2010-01-12 20:19:09 |
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◊ 2010-01-12 20:18 |
I have two of them near my home (and I live in Warsaw). .gif ":)") Or I had - I saw them 3-4 months ago... Of corse they're not mine.  -- Last edit: 2010-01-12 20:28:54 |
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◊ 2010-01-12 20:48 |
But they can be, think about it. I haven't seen any for a years, though for sure they are still hidden somwhere. Before the Damis period there was also an import in the very early 90's - someone would got impression that most of cars imported back then was white. I remeber in 1990 or 1991 a grandfather of my friend from the class "0" :P had one (white too). Never understand why these later Tavrias had more unmodern grill than the older ones... @Ingo the car had also a short career on the (West)German market (if you do not know). Who had in hands "Samochody Świata 1992" can remember the mini catalogue of European electric cars and there is an electric conversion of Tavria, prepared by the Swiss Fridez, assembled in Hungary and marketed in Germany by some Maass from Stuttgart as... Pinguin(?) Tavria. |
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◊ 2010-01-12 22:37 |
I haven't seen Tavria for 2-3 years [in West Poland]. In early 90s many cheap exotics were imported to PL. Tavria, Oltcit, Dacia 1310 (with tin shadow of its own 70s quality). DAMIS was an expert in than piece of market. Was an importer of short-period bestseller Maruti Suzuki (1990-1993 near 10,000 pcs!). Later assembled Tavria (6000 pcs), tried to assembly ARO off-roaders (finally import only) and Yugo Koral & Florida (around 700 assembled in 1997-2000 period). BTW small post-USRR cars, I have the A-bomb. http://www.okaauto.com/ They have been sell Oka-1111 in US for 2007! -- Last edit: 2010-06-14 15:25:31 |
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◊ 2010-01-12 23:20 |
Yes, an electric version of the Oka is offered as a "neighborhood electric vehicle", limited to 25mph. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhood_electric_vehicle |
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◊ 2010-01-13 00:46 |
@Weasel: oh, I haven't known, that there was an export to Germany. Was there a real import or not rather just an announcement? I even cannot remember short notices in a motor-magazine or so. |
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◊ 2010-01-13 21:33 |
Hard to say. The cars on the pics have "normal" German plates, but I'm not plate expert. I think, even if (import) really existed, then same like the entire cooperation with Swiss didn't last long and, as I guess, has collapsed after the collapsing of SU at the end of 1991. Mentioned materials were from the 1991. The Oka definitely refreshed the term "little imports" in the States. -- Last edit: 2010-01-13 21:40:19 |
