Технократический уродец. Как впрочем и все остальные автомобили совка.

Let’s see... a bottle of Mercury. Something to help cure the vapors. Malaria pills and something to stop massive internal bleeding.

Oh yeah? This will easily outlast any other car on the road by a giant strech of the imagination Sure No luxery, no fancy electronics or a million safety systems But you can always fix one up quickly if it brakes down It'll run on anything closely related to gasoline And in newer cars, when something brakes, you'll need a bi-directional scantool to proberly diagnose most faults, where you just would need a pair of good ears, eyes and a kind of steady hand Would i use it as a daily driver? no, because the maintainace is high on older cars, but at the same time, it's a billion times easier and can be done by 90% of the population Any modern car can only be fixed by like .00005% of the world population

Seems like he hit a blunt before talking about the first aid kit.

This car is an example of government at work

Lots of triggers commie fan boys in the comment section.

russian homophobe spotted.

Not to different from the Opel Record 1987 my dad drove.

Carbon pills to clean water ? Not a bad idea.

I had a Saturn SL that didn't have a mirror on the drivers visor, I guess that was actually a Communist car.

Hey, love your video's .. But anyway, that car doesn't look like a car from the 70's. It looks like a car from the early 60's.

I'm not sure what all that stuff in the first aid kit is but it seems like a smart idea to have a lot of stuff in it to me, I think a lot of that was for if you got in a crash or maybe broke down or got hurt in a rural area. Honestly it's nice that was included considering that some Americans don't even have first aid kits in their cars.

I knew that this man was an idiot, but in this video you can see that not only is he an idiot, but he is also a bad person. Surely that car, so old and simple, is a better person than him.

I was really hoping Doug drank the four liquids that came in the first aid kit.

Yes, while the Volga was not a good car I believe comrade citizen Doug treats it unfairly. Rule no.1, you Never make fun of Russian car climate control. Might look ugly, but you set that puppy to full atomic blitz mode and it will burn a hole in your pants and then melt the hair on your marbles. Or set fire to your beard. Some village people keep this car as a toaster oven. A single dashboard will typically do 25 slices of bread in 3 minutes, a pig roast on the back seat in 45 minutes. Ideal for picnics. In fact, I read somewhere, so it is true, that the Volga is ultimately responsible for climate change. Earthwise, I mean. You know, careless Moscow cab drivers riding around with their windows rolled down. We've all seen 'em do it. I just can't stand these people.

Communism sucks. And so does this review.

Dude, this car was made also with V8 with 190hp (75-76y). Show some respect. It was made for Russian territory, taigas, tundras and bad roads, Russia is biggest country with enormously different terrain. Maybe its not so good, but it is not laughably bad.

Spotted teen, grow up

Everyone gangsta until the volga turns black

Well... At the time, THIS was a great car... if it where laughable by western standard is beside the point. This car was ROBUST, ok maybe not everything, the major hassle was RUST ... if you look at the logo in front, two simple screws to hold it in place and who ... apart from Americans and Automotive Journalists... who really does care about zero to sixty times ? ... Oh ... one more thing ... having a Ashtray WAS important... because smoking was a luxury 😜

Great video Doug!

Like Doug but this is awful to watch to be honest.

So many butt hurt communism fans. “Don’t you dare make fun of communism!!!”

Doug, your arrogance is only surpassed by your unbelievable lack of knowledge and technical understanding. I am certainly never going to look at any of your presentations again. You make far too many of them anyway. Having sensible things to say about all these vehicles would be beyond most people, but it certainly is beyond your qualifications. This was nothing short of embarrasing!

drive it in russia and you will understand why it is the way it is, lovely car wanted by many to this day

Man I like you reviews but sometimes your cringy af :D

Your criticism is overblown. This looks like a good, solid bit of transportation.

I've been around these "luxury" Volgas through the 90s, I gotta admit it's a bucket of bolts. And noone could afford it, in fact you were not even allowed to buy it, unless you are the member of the party. This apex of Soviet car making, no joke it was pride and joy top achievement, was strictly limited to people someway or somehow related to party or government.

What's so funny about the first aid kit? You said yourself that this car has NO SEATBELTS in the back! Any fender bender could end up at the cementary. And don't count on Soviet ambulances, you would be lucky if they arrive an hour after being called (good luck calling them using the Soviet telephony), and are not dead drunk.

I have driven this car with a load of 1000 kg (about 3000 lb). Very soft car. And many mini thermal power plants use this engine (ZMZ 402) as a gas piston unit. Motor overhaul $ 150

Content is good, but the nervous fake/ forced laughter destroys both your delivery and credibility. You have good content, be confident in your delivery.

Former Russian here Two bottles contain Iodine , really common antiseptic . There is a bottle of nerve calming medicine . Another anticeptic The pills are Activated charcoal , good for stomach aches and runs.

This guy is a car snob,,This russian car can be fixed by a bit of wire and duct tape,,and is built like a tank for the harsh Russian winters and roads,,Try fixing a Bring My Wallet BMW in the middle of Siberia,,Russian cars are built for work not looks.

the black pils are norit ... against diarea .. botels for disinfection.. for the rest the car stil drives and you cant say that for a lot of other brands.

Better panel gaps than a Tesla

Nyet, car is fine.

No need to update, volga born already updated. It is a good car, your jokes have to be updated. Мудак

I saw a jerk laughing at something that he simply doesn't understand, precious

Today it is American cars hat are 'rediculously mediocre'......

What a jack ass lol

It was a fun car. Since people kept buying it, there was no reason to stop production. Doug shouldn't have laughed his video all the way.

They look like activated charcoal pills. That would make sense, as people are constantly getting poisoned by their political opponents in Russia.

60s Ford Front, 77s Toyota Cressida rear... Nice 😅👍🏼

The pills are probably charcoal tablets. You use them in case of diarrhea or food poisoning. Remember, the Soviet Union was a huge country! 😆

It’s not a “mid-sized sedan”. It’s a large family saloon. It’s not an American car.

"mediocre" Much better than a Crown Vic.

thats gonna be an unsub for me

6000 angry communists in the comments and dislikes

Well, I guess you would feel blessed if you get hurt in the middle of nowhere in Russia and have a decent first-aid kit in the trunk. No laughing matter, I think.......

Those black pills seem to be (most likely) Carbo Medicinalis, which was a common anti-diarrhea medicine during Soviet times. So if you get diarrhea from driving a Volga, you can take one of them :)

Doug Monroe is a hilariously bad video maker.

The strap from the firewall to the hood acts as a ground strap for the hood light.

You did not mention safety, it had 0 stars

Aging wheels would have done a better job. Highly recommend to everyone

Before you post an overview of this car, you first need to thoroughly understand the object of the report. A lot of blunders. Namely: 1. The peculiarity of the socialist model of the economy is that the product produced by each sector of the economy is aimed at meeting the needs of the final consumer in the absence of competition between producers. This is a serious disadvantage of the system, in comparison with the ideology of the "consumer society" of the capitalist countries of the West. That is why the GAZ-24-10, like many other cars in the USSR, was delayed on the assembly line of state-owned factories for too long, since there were no natural incentives to modernize the model range of cars. 2.The Volga car has never been a "premium" car. In the conditions of the socialist economy, the Volga was indeed a hard-to-reach car for the average citizen. Premium models of Soviet cars are: "Chaika" GAZ-14 and other models of the ZIL plant. They were equipped with a factory-installed V8 engine, automatic transmission, power steering, air conditioning, premium stereo system, and other options. By the way, the fuel injection system was developed in the USSR in the early 1960s, the workers of TSNITA on the GAZ-21 were installed prototypes of the gasoline supply device in the heart of the car. Which showed themselves well, but unfortunately did not go into the series solely because of problems with the nomenclature. 3. The GAZ-24 car was developed in 1968, initially for a six-cylinder engine, released in several copies. The four-cylinder ZMZ-402 went to the car due to a number of simplifications. Since 1971, it has been put into mass production. 24-10 the latest upgrade of an outdated car design. The exterior of the Volga is typical of the late 1960s and corresponded to the automotive fashion of that historical era. The design is not unusual, classic. The "disadvantages" of the design listed by the author are not at all disadvantages. The air conditioning system, power steering, power windows and automatic transmission are options, and can not be attributed to the shortcomings of the technical characteristics! The engine is lower-shaft, the gas distribution mechanism is made on a textolite gear. It can run on any gasoline, even the worst quality. The maximum passport speed with this engine is 145 km/h. Simple and reliable ignition system, strong undercarriage, strong load-bearing body. Almost any repair can be done independently in the distance from civilization. To help the driver, a 12-volt socket is installed in the engine compartment next to the ignition switch, and there is a portable lamp in the tool kit. The interior heating system allows you to supply heated air to the legs of the rear passengers through the pipes laid under the front seats. To use this option, you need to switch the lower slider of the climate control control to the desired mode. The instrument panel has its own calibration and decoding of the scale gradations in the operating instructions. The concept of engineering solutions is as follows: extreme ease of maintenance of components and assemblies of the car, low cost of production, low cost of consumables and most importantly-reliability and durability. Cars of this brand were operated in the taxi service throughout the USSR. In general, judging by the author's style, the propaganda of the Cold War period and the ideology of the consumer society left its pronounced imprint on the objectivity of perception.

Looking at this car I can hear Borat exclaiming "It's a nice!", BUT I bet the car is reliable, easy to start in extreme wet, hot or cold weather. I imagine the heater will melt lead. I am not a fan of the new computerised cars that I can no longer fix and need a hoist to do normal maintenance on.

The Volga Gaz 24 also have a V8 option but it was just for the special police of soviet union KGB

As Russian/Ukrainian, I'm surprised Doug has the 4 cylinder version - that's rare, most Volgas had an 8 cylinder engine.

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For some weird reason, i like the car!

The mirror in the visor is collectivly owned! So everyone has a mirror. Sort of. And anyway safety belts are petit bourgeois decadent waste. If you rationalize them away, you also reduce the risk of lung cancer.

VW Beetles in the 1960s had a "Standard" model with ONE sun visor. How many cars have a mirror in each sun visor? Name some! For safety the driver should not have a mirror as they should be watching the road. Modern cars have sloping rear windows that look so shapely but this car can have suitcases put in without getting a hernia. Nowadays we cannot even see the engine in cars as they are covered in plastic to stop us working on them. Next time could we have some objectivity and facts?

You guys are taking this way too seriously , doug knows cars doug loves cars.. Yea this car was outdated but they built a nice looking easily maintained car with what they had . I though the jokes where funny Idk . I have seen doug review dozens of antiques and nake fun of them . chill the fuck out lmao everybody so but hurt . Btw my parents from the soviet union only came here in 93 . My dad prolly had one of these ima ask em.

That was a bit harsh, cool factor is up there, like 8/10

The strap at the center rear of the hood is a ground strap to cut down on ignition noise on the radio.

This was quite painful to watch.

Remember don't touch the Russians and their cars! Laugh at Your country and your ugly cars.

This is a shitty review.

This really is just a segment laughing at "soviet Russia". You're no Jay Leno, but a clown.

this volga was designed in 1966 to "compete" with ford15M, opel record, dodge dart, and was designed to be comfortable to drive all day in not that perfect roads. Outdated even in it's release year, but quite nice to drive.

I think it’s beautiful

1960's styling not 70's

Thank You Doug!

THOSE black pills are a Suicide pills .

Doug was probably bullied from some Russian guy or his wife was unfaithful with one.

In Soviet Russia, the car drives you

I'm good with this car.

this Volga is SO CLEAN, in spite of being an 80's Soviet antique! I'd get one if I could find an example this well-kept

Эх, какую страну пр@ср@ли...

Doug finds first aid and loses it.

My dad had one of those, that time was consider a top of the line

Honestly. It’s a car from Soviet Russia. I’m surprised they didn’t package a suicide pill lol.

That car is beautiful! Looks better than most of these clones they make today. I bet at Mechum that car would go for more than a 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix of similar condition.

You know what’s really funny? You will all be driving communist cars just like this one in California a few years from now. If you lucky, of course. It’s a luxury car for a communist, after all!

The Soviet Union never had communism, only dictatorship. Just like the US has plutocracy, not capitalism.

Дуг, из тех, кто использует машину времени, чтобы украсть ГАЗ у КГБ.

This is one of the funniest videos I’ve seen in a long time! I watched it twice! 😂

Still better looking than just about any late 80’s American car.

American cars from the 80s were absolute pieces if shit, dude. I know because I drove them. At least this thing has a late 60s look to it, which I like.

looks like it built like a tank

who ist this girl in that beautiful car?

I like it. Compared to my father's constantly breaking ford from that era, I think it's pretty good.

This Volga, shape-wise, judging by the basic body panels, it is a rip-off of the Mercedes-Benz W123 platform.

70’s? It looks like a 64 Ford falcon

the black pills though are activated charcoal and were used to help with food poisoning I believe...

Yikes! "Swing and a miss" by DeMuro. What an ass you are. You realize in the USSR you could be hundreds of Km from anyone and hundreds more from any sort of medical facility of any kind. The first aide kit was essential and even today a really good idea. I found this video and it's maker obtuse.

Try finding a 1986 Hyundai Excel. It is pretty much as bad as this car but looks like it belongs in the '80s.

My grantfather has one its 1980 i like it its pretty nice

You obviously think this is the most hilarious car. I guess I understand that, but I think you could have done a better job learning about why things were done the way they were. Updates to vehicles wasn't always the race it is now. The VW Beetle looked basically the same from the 1940s up until 2003 - that's sixty years without any meaningful redesign of the exterior. The defrost controls are for both the front and rear windows - like you said, it was designed for a country with REALLY cold winters. The seats could recline and formed a sleeping space to two people. Seat belts weren't as important in Soviet countries since there simply weren't many other vehicles on the road to collide with. Waiting for traffic to go by before crossing the street was a rarity even in big cities. The first aid kit has weird looking items to American eyes, but completely normal to many Europeans. The black pills are activated charcoal for when you have the runs. I would guess that the bottles contain topical antiseptic like iodine, motion sickness medicine, smelling salts, etc, all of which were probably required items for the first aid kit when crossing a border (along with a reflective triangle, fire extinguisher, et al.. Roads themselves were (and still are) horrendous by any Western standard so beefiness and simplicity were way more valued by car owners than what we considered luxury. The engine in the Volga was considered extremely low maintenance and simple to work on. Even now I'll bet that the biggest selling "luxury" vehicles in Russia and other post-Soviet countries are SUVs and other vehicles designed for rough roads. Even as primitive as the Volga was, it was truly high end when compared to the other cars available to the average Josef and most likely would only belong to an accomplished doctor, engineer or professor or the director of a factory. Compare it to a Lada or Trabant and the luxury starts to become obvious. Luxury is a subjective target. People from other countries laugh when they find out that you can get through the exterior wall of a typical house with an axe here. They don't care that it's 5000 square feet, it's still cheaply made in their minds.

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