Agree. I owned a 1993 Xantia 1.9D between about 1996 & 1999. Damn thing cost me a fortune - blown head gasket, radiator hose, some bizarre wiring panel cover on the underside. The biggest WTF though was when the sacrifical £1.50 part that's there to protect the expensive hydropneumatic suspension from failing…

Porsche aren't the only sports car people to have a go with Lada. There was an early episode of new-style Top Gear where they took a guy's Lada to Lotus for a tune-up. Well, a complete re-engineering, really.

What, no Jaaaag?