Dodge Intrepid 2nd Gen

From my other blog, VreMax, where I also used to run a series of posts on every-day car spotting before transferring such activities to this current blog.

The subject is this Dodge Intrepid Second Generation (pictured below) and was seen on a dealer's lot quite some time ago.

Not the first Chrysler product on this series... to be fair this one is neither RWD nor does it seat six people but is surely classed as a full-size car as it checks most of the other boxes -- V6 power (at least), length over 5,000 mm, a roomy passenger compartment, etc.

It may have been in a minor accident -- or, God forbid, it struck somebody in the safe hands of its previous owners... also "rust coloration" is visible in places.

This car is likely over 10 years old at the very least as production was ended in 2003.

But it is now available to buy as somebody's trade-in at my Ford dealer where I made these photos some time ago.

Chrysler's LH platform, cab-forward design or something. I actually like the look of this car... coming from a time when car designers were willing to try something new, to introduce new concepts and their designs ended up mostly looking much better than current blobs of cars which almost all look boring and unappealing... to me anyway, also bloated like.

Other than the front end, it doesn't look that bad for a ten (at least) year old car.

Lada Kalina Sedan

Here is a first-gen (2005-2011) Lada Kalina Sedan.

The Lada Kalina is a supermini car produced by Lada in a hatchback, sedan (like pictured) and combi versions.

The car is now in the second generation, except for the sedan version which did not get the luxury of a second generation and instead was terminated by 2011.

The pictured car is the sedan version no longer in the Kalina line-up. 

It is also alternatively known as Lada 1118 or VAZ-1118.

These cars, especially sedan versions, were never produced in number to rivals Lada's earlier mass-production models so they are not very often seen here in Moscow nowadays but are not yet exactly rare.

Lada Niva with curtains

Here is a well used-up but still solid Lada Niva with curtains in the window.

I say "Lada Niva" but the proper name for this long-running VAZ-2121 model is "Lada 4x4" as the "Niva" name migrated to Lada's Chevy Niva in the early 1990s which is the same car but with a different body.

This is a regular 3-door Lada 4x4, there is also a 5-door version and two (3-dr and 5-dr) Urban versions.

Lada Racer Crashed

Here is a crashed classic Lada racer.

Seen locally (to me) in the first snows of this (2016) fall.

This No. 74 hit something pretty hard but not hard enough to cause injuries (I hope), the windshield is intact or maybe it was hit while stationary. In any case it is now well and truly crashed.

As to the model, I think it's either a VAZ-21011 or VAZ-21013 - both are versions of the first Lada model - the Lada VAZ-2101 and look pretty similar.

Toyota Chaser Avante

Only a couple of posts back there was a Toyota Chaser but here is another one.

A proper Japan car, not some rubbish they send over to rest of the world as export; this is JDM.

The Toyota Chaser is the X chassis which it also shares with the Toyota Cressida / Mark II; and there is also a Toyota Chaser (and X chassis) global forum and community.

And while the other one was a Tourer (sportier version) this one is an Avante (more luxury).

Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder

Here is a 3rd-Gen Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder.

Photographed on a very warm and humid day in last July (2016); even my cellphone seemed wet.

The 2000-05 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder is a soft roof convertible and is one of the models of the base 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse coupe.

Although nominally Japanese, the car was designed and built by a Mitsu-Chrysler JV with the North American market in mind and had its Chrysler siblings in the 2003-05 Chrysler Sebring coupe and the 2001 Dodge Stratus coupe. But the Mitsubishi version looks way better.

I still see 3rd-gen Mitsubishi Eclipse coupes here in Moscow.

Chevrolet Caprice

Detroit iron in Moscow...rusty.

I think it's a 4th Gen (1991-96) Chevrolet Caprice, post-1993, I believe.

Huge barge, huge air scoops.

Toyota Chaser Tourer V

Here is a Toyota Chaser Tourer V spotted last spring.

The Toyota Chaser is a mid-size car (4-door sedan) with (more than) pretensions of luxury and/or sportiness (the Tourer specs).

I think this one a 6-gen (1996-2001) Toyota Chaser.

Lada VAZ-2102

Here is a two-tone (paint scheme not original) Lada VAZ-2102 spotted last summer.

The Lada VAZ-2102 is the estate version of the Lada VAZ-2101 and also known as "Combi" or "Universal" (in Russia). In 1985 it was succeeded by the Lada VAZ-2104.

On a Moscow Central Circle train

A little train journey along the Moscow Central Circle, aka Line 14.



The line was originally built in 1908, passenger service re-opened in October 2016 - 82 years after it was suspended in 1934 previously.

Nothing much to see out the window though.

The train itself is a ES2G Lastochka high-speed electric train.

Lada 2107 To Serve and Protect Edition

Here is a Lada 2107 To Serve and Protect edition... something like that anyway.

It may be a thing with certain racers to paint their cars (however crudely) as US police cruisers... either that or those from the GTA series.

River Ship Spotting 2

River ship spotting 2 in Moscow from last summer.

Starting off with the Moskva-89 motor ship on which I went.

On my way I passed the Princess Anastasia (Княжна Анастасия).

 The newer Moskva-198 below.

The Alexander II.

 Some utility boat.

The TO-004.

Lada 110 Lowered

To continue with my blog, here is a Lada 110.

And not just a Lada 110 but a lowered one.

And not just lowered but more like slammed or even dumped!

Ladas 110 have always been a prime target for tuning and the lowered culture lives on especially in the North Caucuses regions. 

The Lada 110 is also known as the VAZ-2110.

The Lada 110 is a compact sedan, the so-called "10th family (or series)" of the Lada cars, in production until 2007 or 2008 and in Egypt apparently until 2015.