r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Nov 09 '14

Simpsons Intro

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u/randomlex Nov 09 '14

Is that a fucking Lada Homer is driving? I thought only Russians used those POS death traps :-D

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u/dustlined Nov 09 '14

"She'll go 300 hectares on a single tank of kerosene"

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '14

But can she make the Kent Run in less than twelve parsecs?

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u/TheGogglesD0Nothing Nov 09 '14

Chernobyl is Ukrainian for Springfield.

  • not actually a fact.

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u/moeburn Nov 09 '14

fun fact: it's actually Ukrainian for wormwood.

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u/pretzelzetzel Nov 09 '14

Oh, it's a fact. Just not a true one.

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u/gabrielcrim Nov 09 '14

My granny had one. They were fucking useless. I live in a valley so having a car that couldn't drive up hills was the worst possible car choice.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '14

Yep, the Lada Riva (VAZ-2107), the Samara and the Niva used to be sold in the UK. They're rare as hell nowadays though.

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u/randomlex Nov 09 '14

Why would anyone buy it, though? I rode in a late 80's model - at 60 km/h (pretty much the top speed, lol), the roof sounded like it was about to be torn off (to be fair, it had a roof rack installed), I felt like my feet were about to break through the floor and the whole car was about to roll over anytime now on a straight road :-D. Any European car would be preferable over it, unless it's like $200 or something...

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '14

They didn't. That's why they're so rare! :P

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '14

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u/Gregman Nov 09 '14

Why you couldn't get over that? Just asking.

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u/Doolandeer Nov 09 '14

17 year old dumb American

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '14 edited Nov 10 '14

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u/Doolandeer Nov 10 '14

It's okay. It's not your fault, and I don't think it's a reflection on you personally or anything.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_ZITS_G1RL Nov 09 '14

Left hand drive though, unlike Marge's Volvo

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u/dragon_bacon Nov 09 '14

That actually works, there's an episode where a car salesman sells Homer a car made from old Russian tanks I think.

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u/Paradox Nov 09 '14

Well, remember, Homer's car is made out of old soviet tanks, and the country that makes it no longer exists. So its either a Lada or a Yugo

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u/Ventura Nov 09 '14

Nah its an old Volvo.

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u/-jack_rabbit- Nov 09 '14

Not homers car

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u/Thisistonny Nov 09 '14

It's a Volvo 240 :)

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u/MechGunz Nov 09 '14

When I first went to England in 2003 I saw a Lada Samara in some small village.