The 1988 Volga GAZ 24-10 Is a Hilariously Bad Soviet Russian Car 

You wouldn't find it so funny if you saw a black Volga in front of your home in the middle of the night.. 😁

For anyone who is interested what exactly those bottles in the first aid kit First bottle is iodine solution, used for cuts/burns disinfection Second bottle is valerian tincture has a very calming effect, useful when driver/passenger is in shock Third bottle is boric acid solution, antiseptic useful in eye injuries Forth bottle is iodine solution again. There is never too much iodine solution Pills that Doug handles is charcoal I also see validol (hearth problem), valerian, analgin (US analog is tylenol) and besalol (no idea what it is, instruction says it is for stomach pain) in the instruction list on top on the aid kit I am not a doctor

The pills are activated charcoal, and it's one of the most useful things to have in a first-aid kit. I remember soviet-era first aid kits, and frankly, they were way more useful than modern ones. The thing is, they were mostly designed to aid you in case of common ailments (you know, to help the driver feel better to continue the journey), not life-or-death situations. Modern first-aid kits are mostly useless for both cases.

the first aid kit is actually really good. So many antiseptic, even activated charcoal.

The liquids in the medicine cabinet are: Iodine (for external treatment of the skin, nasopharyngeal mucosa), valerian tincture (sedative), boric ointment (antibacterial, antifungal and antiparasitic agent). Tablets are: "Activated charcoal", to restore the internal discomfort of the gastrointestinal tract. Well, a cup is needed for diluting iodine with water.

Some interesting facts about "Volgas" that Doug could include in his video: 1.Back then, you could meet them everywhere on the streets of Soviet Russia - taxi, highway patrol, the wagon versions would go as the ambulance vehicles and also work as a taxi or as the service vehicles at the airports, the top trim black ones would belong only to the special services (KGB), high ranking military, and communist party officials. But if you would have one in the family, like if you could afford one or even have your own private driver with it that was, of course, a real luxury back then. 2. About your question, GAZ is the name of the automaker, "Volga" is the name of the model, "24" is generation, the "10" in "24/10" points that it is a restyling. 3.A very interesting fact - GAZ would make a special version of every gen of "Volga" exclusively for KGB with a full size V8 under the hood. Yes, in Soviet Union we had V8 powered limos, made also by GAZ for the top government officials, so they would use those V8s for a small production of under 20 or so "Volga"'s (600 were made in total) for KGB in every Volga's generation. They also had 3-speed automatic transmission and yes - the power steering (and I think a full size climate control). Those are super rare to find even in Russia nowadays, there are just a few of them left in good condition, sitting tight either in museums or private collections. 4. Another interesting fact - the version for the taxi fleet would have a deforced petrol engine or could run on natural gas. There were also so called "export" versions with a diesel under the hood - they were sold in Europe under the brand "Scaldia-Volga" and equipped with Peugeot diesel engines. Please, bring this comment on top, I wanna make sure Doug reads this!)

My uncle had a Volga like that. It was in central Ukraine. In the early ’90s, when I was a kid, I enjoyed riding with him, whether to his workplace or for errands. Watching this video now fills me with nostalgia. Once uncle was drunk and proposed me to go somewhere, but my mother said “no a way”. He went alone and ended up in a crash. He was thrown from the car, and the car spun several times. Miraculously, he survived with only minor injuries. He later repaired the car and used it until his death in 2006 from stomach cancer

Here is a tip. All big car manufacturers in USSR used to have a unique range of numbers for their models. 1-99 was reserved for GAZ, 100-199 for ZIL, 450-499 for AZLK, etc. That is why you have GAZ 24-10 and AZLK 412 (Moskvitch). After 1966 the index convension was changed to the following: -1st digit - vehicle class. 1-engine up to 1.1L; 2-1,1L-1.8L; 3-1.8L-3.5L; 4->3.5L engine, etc -2nd digit - vehicle type. 1-car, 2-bus, 3-truck, 4-tractor, 5-dump truck, etc -3rd digit and further - model index assigned by the manufacturer. That's why you have GAZ 3102, VAZ 2101, KamAZ 4310, MAZ 5549, etc.

A few clarifications: 8:00 - Blue climate slider controls non-heated vents 8:00 - Red slider controls the temperature of heated vents 8:17 - The second red slider controls airflow direction: blue for windshield red for passengers 8:17 - The fourths slider(not mentioned in the video) controls the amount of air passing through a radiator. To make it clear, you need all of these controls because it can be -58F outside in winter and 120F in summer. 9:39 - Blank switches were used by government, police, ambulance cars. 13:34 - This bottle contains iodine to prevent infections. It's commonly used by surgeons nowadays. 13:39 - This is sedative. It may be useful for passengers with heart diseases after a car accident. And yes, you mix it with water and drink, because this way it works almost instantly. 13:43 - This bottle contains an acid that was used to stop blood flow from heavy open injuries. 13:49 - Iodine again. 14:05 - black pills are used to help with food poisoning.

Hello Doug, im from Ukraine and I am a proud owner of Gaz 24 1973 year. Im here to explain you about first aid kit. Those tablets called “Activated Coal” and they are for taking them in case you have stomach problems or diarrhea. One of the bottles is famous “Zelenka” (translates something like Greeny) its an antibacterial agent to treat wounds. Other bottles is “iodine” and other our national medical stuff that I have not been able to consider and I do not know what else is there included in the first aid kit those years. Guys like the comment so doug can read!

19:09 that's not the battery gauge, it's rather an alternator current gauge. If it goes into negative area, it means the battery is discharging. If it stands in the middle, it means the battery is fully charged. And, if it goes into positive (+) area, it means the alternator is charging the battery

Actually the car was unbreakable. We had one all the way back in 1985 and it was completely functional and comfortable until about 2010. Compared to my Hyundai Accent 2003 which is younger at this point, ( only 20 years old ) and feels like a museum exhibit , the Volga is pretty badass

Seriously speaking, the first aid kit is different just because it has a completely different purpose in mind. Looking at a modern first aid kit in a car, your first assumption is that you have to use it in case of *a car accident.* And that explains everything what is usually inside: antiseptics, bandages, medicine to stop the blood/to prevent the bacterial infection of the injury. You are not expected to use it for any other first aid rather than the injury/trauma in a car accident. The first aid kit in a Soviet car was *a general purpose.* A first aid kit that you would get for a remote trip, ... but the trip is just by the car. It assumed that you may get to a less-inhabited place (like, a countryside) and have some medical problem/condition, and be the only person with a first air kit (and likely, have no any _other_ first aid kits). And thus this kit is intended to help with *most typical medical issues,* not necessarily car-related. The pills you were looking at and laughing at, are just the activated carbon/activated charcoal, an early sorbent (these days we have more effective ones, but act carb is still used rather often). It can be used in case... for example of a food poisoning. There are other pills, and some are for heart problems, some are cough/cold medicine. There is even a light sedative/tranq (valerian-based). There are some antacids. The bottles should have some antiseptics, likely a medical spirit and/or iodine or something similar - and in 80s in Russia, you don't have to be a doctor to use iodine on the wound instead of a “modern self-adhesive wound dressing”. So that's it. Your typical “western first aid kit” helps you better in case of a road accident. A “soviet first aid kit” helps you better when you are far from home and have no any other first aids nearby. Simple. You don't need a _different_ first aid kit, if you want to stay in a house in the woods, this one will work. Though you maybe have less comfort and less gadgets in case of a road accident. But helps you even if you are on the road and got an unbearable heartburn after a bad meal.

This is way more interesting than seeing what the latest luxury crossovers looks like.

Its a 1967 model, that just happened to be produced almost unchanged for 40 years. It was a great car, for when it first came out.

Old soviet cars are a great work horse, very strong cars.

Даг: Волга до смешного плохая советская машина Мой дед, который мечтал о черной волге пол жизни: инфаркт жопы

Some notes from an owner of GAZ-24 in 2021: 1. Gaz 24-10 was outdated even by soviet standarts, and everyone understood that, so it's not really the laughing matter. In 1988 USSR was near his death. This model wasn't luxury anymore. At all. There were much more cheap plastic details, the interior and exterior were spoiled (less chrome elements, ugly door handles, wheel caps, and other). The thickness of body panels was reduced, same as it's anticorrosive properties. 24-10 got corroded much more fast than 24. Original Gaz-24 from 1969-1970 was incomparably superior. And I'm sad that the reviewer didn't chose original model. 2. The gauge panel was also much better on Gaz-24. All gauges had their own units. Current: Amperes [30 A Charge/Discharge], Water temperature: *C [40, 80, 120], Fuel level: [0, 0,5, Full], Oil pressure: kg/cm^2 [0, 2, 4, 6]. And the design of entire panel was cool. In my opinion the precise units of gauges much more informative that the modern "pictograms" in modern cars. And 24-10 unfortuneally had them too. 3. Gaz-24 had the vacuum hydraulic brake booster, which was really cool and modern thing in 1970-th. It also had full-flow oil filter, oil radiator, aluminum cylinder block and aluminum blockhead, which also was a really impressive things in terms of weight and heat transfer. Car had the hydraulic drive of the clutch, which was interesting thing in my opinion. The brake system includes a primitive but workable semi-automatic brake separator, which cuts off the brake circuit of the front or rear wheels in case of damaged pipes or fluid leaks. The car is able to stop using the remaining functional circuit. 4. Backseat passengers actually DO HAVE seatbelts, but you had to buy and install them manually. There were a threaded holes under the seat, and in the rear roof pillars on the left and right sides, under the decorative vinyl. I don't really know why the manufacturer chose to not install them, but the places for them are there. 5. The 2.45 l i-4 engine provided a max speed of the car about 160 km/h. Again, I don't know about the opinion of the reviewer, but in my opinion this is more than enough for the car with such non-streamlined form. Further increase in speed is simply unsafe - the front wheels begin to rise above the road. If you open a window at a speed of about 100-120 km/h, you will hear a loud crisp rustle of air, ripped by the angular front of the car. 0-100 is about 20-22 seconds by offical passport of car. (My personal record is 19 seconds and I didn't even push engine to the limits. I want to try to install carburetor from Gaz-53 truck with v8 engine ;D). 6. These old engines (called ZMZ by the way, Volga had ZMZ-24D engine) had one specific and somewhat unique advantage. Due to their low ratio of power/volume they can use unimaginably (any) bad oil, bad petrol, they can survive most poor service you can imagine and still run. They also have low rotational speed (4000-4500 rpm is highest, and you can damage the engine) which also provides survavability and long-life, and high torque (near the 2000 rpm), almost like tractors. ZMZ-2401 engine (used in taxi cars) had a lower compression ratio and could run on petrol, roughly equivalent in quality to kerosene or even diesel fuel. In general, this is a kind of exchange of specific power per 1 liter for durability. The manufacturer declared the engines mileage of 250,000 km without major repairs. This was true. There are known cases of mileage up to 370,000 km. Gaz-24 is the only car that could withstand the harsh barbaric operation as a taxi car. Neither Zhiguli (LADA) nor Moskvich (AZLK) could do this. The owners of the Volga have a local joke that the human driver's resource ends earlier, than the resource of this car. 7. Almost everything positive about this car has to do with simplicity, durability and survivability. For example the front suspension. It is assembled from four thick, incredibly strong forged arms. The wheels turn on king pins as thick as a man's thumb. The suspension is so strong that it can survive the impact of a wheel on an open hatch at high speed without any consequences. You can fix entire car at home, all you need is a box of wrenches. Even if you are unlucky enough to stop on a long road away from civilization, you can still make it drive to the nearest town or village. No jokes, 24 WILL take you home being almost completely broken - and die only on the doorstep of your garage, when she completely makes sure you are safe. Again, no jokes, this car has some soul inside, like kind twin of famous Christine. She will love you if you agree to truly love her. 8. If you look at all the Gaz-24 concepts together with the final version, you will see how beautiful the Gaz-24 is and how it stands out among them. There is no strained desire in it to resemble someone, "to be no worse than ...", its design is original and very beautiful. Unlike other Soviet cars, the Gaz-24 does not have an obvious foreign prototype. It just doesn't exist. In the first and in the last time USSR were able to create their own unique car design and style. Even now, after almost half a century, this car is not ashamed to be rolled out onto the road, it is not ashamed to put it next to a foreign one. There is no longer a country of origin manufacturer, no model, no brand, in fact, there is no longer even a factory where Gaz-24 was assembled. But Volga number 24 is still here. And it will be, forever.

"It never got really got warm in Soviet Russia." I can't take this 🤡 serious.

I am from Azerbaijan(Post soveit country) In the 90s my grandpa owned a big farm and was trading which made him very rich, yet he refused to buy imported cars like the S-600s and G-wagons which were very popular in post soviet countries at the time(and still are tbh). He only drove a gaz 24 and used to say that it was a "real mans car" and honestly, as bad as it is, I think I kinda understand him now.

Doug: The GAZ logo has a *_deer_* on it Me: It's... a Gazelle... GAZelle...

Doug DeMuro disappears misteriously after critiquing a volga. Last seen : entering a black volga. Edit: thanks for the thumbs up

Traveled from Volgograd to a Russian gas production facility six hours many times (cant-recall the time). For an old Russian car amazingly comfortable. Two westerners, interpreter & driver plus luggage. Well safe even compared to newer Russian car variants as a car did collide with us. Cosmetic damage to the car but it took us back to Volgograd.

you are missing the point. nobody was supposed to have a luxury car. this one was just slightly more expensive because it was slightly better than the VAZ, ZAZ and other cars. These cars may have been basic, but they were the most reliable things you have ever laid eyes on. My granddad had a VAZ Lada 2105. He bought it new in 1985 and drove it for 19 years, with only one somewhat major failure at the end. he fixed it and sold it and it continued to be used.

Me sees Ferrari 812 GTS video: "meh.. I'm going to bed" Me sees Volga: *в этом мире еще есть хорошее*

When I was a kid, my grandfather've had Niva with a broken tachometer, so I asked him, how does he know when it`s time to shift the gear. So he said "why do I need a tachometer, if have ears."

The air duct for the rear passengers is located under the front seats, it has a narrow rectangular shape. Greetings to all English-speaking car lovers from Andrey from Russia! You can also start this car with a curved key, the hole for it is located behind the license plate.

The bottle you pulled out was iodine, the pills were activated charcoal.

Doug's the type of guy to laugh at a car's first aid kit actually being effective.

No matter how bad this car is, just remember Volga in the 80s still designed a better front grille than BMW does now.

This was the first Doug DeMuro review that made me realize he's actually not good at his job.

I think the drivers sun visor has no mirror, because else it would be distracting, in modern cars (in my current one atleast) the drivers one is covered, but can be opened, while the passengers mirror is just there, idk

Hi Doug, I can narrate you what all these ridiculous things mean. For instance the medicine box. The black pills are nothing else than so called "activated carbon". It is some kind of remedy against been poisoned through eating some junk food. The 1s small bottle you held in your hand was the iodine medicine against injuries. And so on and so forth. All these silly things are extremely useful in case you had a crash somewhere in no man land and have no possibility to call for help. Help yourself with what you find in the small emergency box. Regards, George

This car was used in emergency services and police a lot, so blank switches are for emergency light and other accessories. It also had v8 version for secret service that could go to 180-190 kmh.

You need to look carefully what pills there are in aid kit. And raindeer is not symbol of power, its just symbol of city, where GAZ is located. GAZ is producer, Volga is model name, not brand, digits are for generation of this model with last digits stand for modification and trim. It was Volga 21xx before, and Volga 31xxxx after. And last one Volga has second name: Siber. It was Chrysler Sebring with m😅ds manufactured in Russia. I have supplied stainless pipes and flat steel to producer of exhaust systems here (well known USA company).

16:15 That light explains the strap. The strap is a copper braid, and its meant to ground the hood. My 85 F150 has traps just like that going from the back of the engine to the body since the entire electrical system grounds through a cable running to the front of the engine from the battery - post. Why GAZ went to the trouble of fitting a 150+ amp capable ground to run a 10 watt light bulb is beyond me, though.

With Doug laughing so bad at the Soviet first aid kit with basic stuff to treat small wounds and food poisoning out in the wild, I wonder what American first aid kits include.

When I was a kid in the 90s in Cuba, I only knew soviet cars, and old American cars from the 40s and 50s, modern cars were reserved for tourists who bring dollars into the country. For me, this Volga was a spectacular luxury car

Now, hear me out... - Black matte paint job - Black leather interior - Black wire wheel covers - Nice audio system - Dark windows I'm gonna call her... "Baba Yaga!"

I live in Azerbaijan and I am from the UK and I have a fascination for Soviet cars. You still see Ladas and Volgas , but they are fast disappearing. Every time I see one I stop And talk to the driver. I myself am an owner of a Zaz 968M

It's hilariously bad until a black one shows up in front of your house and you have to escape thru the back window

Doug the type of guy to hysterically laugh at soviet pills by himself in an empty parking lot

Regarding the First Aid kit. The activated charcoal would be swallowed and drank with water after intoxication, like food that made you sick or alcohol intoxication. Soviet people had chronic alcohol problems so this was actually much needed in a first aid kit. The valerian root was used as medicine for heart problems or to calm yourself down under stress or during panic attacks. Other fluids I saw there were Iodine solution which was used for disinfection of wounds. All people from the ex-Soviet Union understand very well what this medicine was for.

Seatbelts on back seats didn't exist in European cars as well in the 80s. My family used to own 1985 Golf 2, and it didn't have rear seat belts.

The Styling maybe outdated but am I the only one who thinks, it looks quite nice actually?

I’m from Bulgaria and in the 80’s this was the Maybach here. I know it sounds funny but that’s the truth.

In 20 years Doug will laugh at a jack and tire iron.

I don't really agree that these were incredibly dated in the 80s. I had a late 70s Toyota Crown that looked like the same era styling wise. Remember, the VW Beetle was in production almost unchanged for what was it, 60-70 years?

the black pills are Activated carbon to fight poisonings or alcohol overdoses. The brown liquid is iodine, there must have been also a green liquid which is Brilliant green (zelyonka, zelenka) - traditional in Russia for the case of wounds. The car has classic design and some features that were truly considered luxury. It used to be incredibly cool to own it.

My grandpa has the EXACT same car and still drives it to this day in Bulgaria.

Did America teach Russia how to get so little power from such a large engine?

14:00 man Doug was having a good time here 😂

Shortly after Russian media: Doug Demuro has commited suicide by shooting himself 7 times in the back. Revolver nowhere to be found.

doug: insults soviet car doug: goes missing putin 5 days later: *THIS....IS DOUG , AND TODAY...IM GONNA REVIEW HIM!*

this was a huuuuuuuugeee car by eastern european standards, Doug's big frame makes it look small on the outside, but you can see he fits easily to the back seats

One thing that has always impressed me about Soviet luxury cars is that inside there is always a smell that makes you vomit, who knows why...

If Doug is ever arrested, he would start filming and point out the quirks and features of the back seat of the cop car

If Doug thinks this car being built in 1988 is ridiculous, imagine what he would say when he sees the UAZ-452 and the Lada Niva, both of which were designed in the 60-70's and both are built as new cars TODAY with little to no difference to their original design.

I'm from Poland, my grandfather was always saying that Volga was a dream car, best of the best, for them back in the time it was kind of s-class, that shows how shitty time it was in this part of the world.

its amazing how people dont realize what makes this car bad isnt necessarily the car. Its the fact this was a "luxury vehicle" in soviet russia despite being 5-10 years behind damn near every vehicles of its year in Europe&America. The sovients always struggled with producing modern trucks and passanger vehicles. Its why they took so mamy American trucks during WW2.

That aid kit is actually really well thought out, even has activated charcoal.

The first aid kit is actually not a special car-oriented one but a rather multi-purpose one. I believe its idea was not to aid you in an accident scenario but rather to help in long trips. It contains stomach pills in case food on the road side was bad (they didn't have roadside cafes with quality standards back then), liquids for heart in case you overheat in southern parts of the country at +40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) with no A/C and antiseptics for treating small injuries. Actually quite a nice set of stuff for long journeys with no pharmacy stores on the way

13:01 That automatically puts this car ahead of anything made in the last 35 years in my eyes. I want that space. I don't haul passengers, but I do haul RC airplanes, and all that space in the back is a godsend for them.

Well, this is the hardest we’ve seen Doug laugh… he’s almost ready to break down in tears.

Those pills single handily dismantled Doug like we've ever seen before.

I remember as a kid in the late ‘80s Romania whenever you saw one of these you just knew someone important was in town. If it was black we were scared shitless

Dude, as a Russian, tell you that you will not be happy if you are chased by 5 bandits on the white Volga, who can kill you. You wouldn't be so funny in Russia in the 90s. but activated charcoal came in handy, over which you are so freaking out.

Doug is laughing at that first aid kit yet it’s more useful than most first aid kits at home. Also, I’d take that over 99% of other cars out at the same time. So easy to work out and reliable as fuck. 🙂

As a Safety Scientist I can easily assure that First Aid kit actually is way more functional than what you get now.

If Doug was a Soviet citizen in the 1980s, he won't be laughing at this car but dreaming to have one.

"Gaz" is the automaker, like "Toyota" or "Mercedes". "Volga" is the car model like "Corolla". 24-10 is the model number and the trim level. Since they didn't change almost at all between the model years, that's how you tell what the car is essentially. They had station wagon and ambulance versions for example. They also had a V-8 version that had around 190 Hp, which is why it has that 200 km/h speedometer. That version was almost exclusively used as a police interceptor by KGB. You have to remember that very few individuals could actually own these. These cars were mostly for institutional or commercial use. The majority of them were taxis. That's probably why it has the different medicines in the first aid kit besides just the stuff for injuries. It's stuff like the activated carbon pills for diarrhea, or the valerian root extract for panic attacks and heart problems. There's probably aspirin there as well. If you lived in that time in USSR, you knew exactly what that stuff was. In fact, bus drivers had similar stuff in stock in case a passenger got ill.

I'd actually love to have one of these. Combloc cars have a really neat aesthetic to them.

passenger: “no seatbelts?” soviet Russia: nah, but help yourself to the Aspirin in the trunk

Alternate title: “Doug cracks up about Soviet pills”

My aunt´s husband had this car as a Taxi cab here in Colombia, actually wehad some Russian models rolling in here for some years. My mother always says that the Volga looks like a launch, due to his large space. And that would be odd, but when you showed the interiors for the car, I recall the smell of gas that car had.

Doug: Volga GAZ 24-10 is a Hilariously bad and outdated Soviet Car Doug's 1997 Land Rover Defender: Hold my beer

This car had a fast version , was called "доганялка"(like interceptor) or "волга КГБ", this version was build for agents of KGB(soviet FBI). Volga KGB have a V8 5.5 liters, from GAZ 13, even older luxury soviet car. p.s. sorry for english, im from Ukraine

I don't really know a lot about this channel, but I feel like this guy doesn't actually like cars all that much

Doug, wish you were there in the 80’s. Unless you were you’ll never get it. This is a gem 💎.

Doug: This car is hilariously bad My grandad: The day he exited the factory in Kiev, multiple people were waiting outside to offer to buy it. One person even offered 3 times the original price. But my grandad said no and kept it for himself :D Yes... this was a dream car for any man back in soviet Russia

About the heater controls: - top left knob opens up a SEPARATE airway that sort of replaces air that would have gone from opening quarter windows, so it does not control temperature, it opens cold air only through a pair of central deflectors. this is crazy, but that's what it is:D - bottom left knob redirects air from the heater either on the windshield or on your feet - top right knob is a heater tap control - you can block it in summer so the heat can't come in (and yes, Russia DOES have hot terrible summers). 80% of Volgas in 2021 do not have the tap at all, as it seizes open or starts to leak. - Bottom right knob controls an airflow flap within the heater. It allows to close off hot air passage from the heater core and only leave cold air intake for summer. Which kind of adds to the heater tap knob. It's built really hilarious, as cold air can always pass by the heater core, which reduces efficiency like A LOT and people who drive it in winter (like me), shut this with cloth. I'm glad Doug didn't go underneath, where he would find a 4-wheel drum brake and front suspension with PIVOTS instead of ball joints (this system was installed on later models of Volga until redesign in 2003!)

It's a shame this thing is so bad because cosmetically I think it looks pretty good

Doug losing it about the first aid kit made my day, two years later!

“What do you drive?” *”I drive a Volga Gaz 24-”* “Big deal” *”dash 10”* “Woah.”

Those pills look like activated charcoal for bad stomachs, poisoning, and hangovers.

The radiator grill belongs to GAZ-24, the original was black and made of plastic. The wheel covers looks like taken from GAZ-3102, the original ones were silver plastic. My parents bought one in 1988, they've just started to sell it to ordinary people. The engine was 2L 100HP, midgrade gasoline (most of old GAS-24s were using Regular). The most exciting for me was the electric antenna :)

Oh no now Mother Russia is gonna come after you for this review

My mom always told me, that when she was teenager, and someone drove around in Volga, all the kids were just silent and looking. It was really symbol of luxury and respect those days here in former soviet union area. One in 100000 was so lucky to have that car, because of its price and political restrictions.

Fuel gauge: shows red Communists: not great, not terrible.

17:14 so GAZ (Gorkovsky Avtomobilniy Zavod, or Gorky Auto Plant in English) is the factory where the car was made, located in the Soviet city of Gorky (now Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia). For most of the USSR's history, large private companies didn't exist, so most cars and other vehicles (and lots of other products) were branded with the factory or city where they were made. "Volga" is the model name, 24-10 designates the version of the car. The Volga line existed for several decades, with each version designated with a number like that (literally exactly the same as like the Mark I, II, III, and IV VW Golf GTI, just as a for-instance).

Why is it whenever a subpar Soviet car gets reviewed by a prominent car critic, Tankies swarm the comments section to defend the car to the death?

Friend of Doug: Hey I got a car for you to review Doug:... Doug: *Roast his car for 20 mins*

Аптечка прекрасна. Сразу видно, что Даг никогда не ездил по регионам типа Сибири и Дальнего Востока, когда на сотню километров нет ни одного человека.

15:30 I had a fiat 128 in Egypt. Same concept as this. Spare parts EVERYWHERE and used to cost an average of $50 for parts each year after it past 250,000km So yeah... having a particular model for a long time was awesome. Joke is on you.... again.

By 2025 all cars sold in the U.S. are required to have Narcan in the first aid kit.

"If you had a minor injury in your car". Clearly, Daddy Doug hasn't seen Russian Driving Accident Compilations

Volga was a status symbol for a soviet worker. My grandfather had one because he was one of those important people. That thing was built like a tank and drove like a dream. At least that's how I felt 20 years ago.

These guys beat you to space.. it’s not that they didn’t have the technology to make more modern cars but their priorities were different ! These machines were designed to be durable and last long which they did!

Tachometers in in europe were aparently a really luxury feature because our škoda felicia didnt have i tachometer until like 2000s

FYI pills are likely activated coal, which was the most common anti-poisoning pill in USSR