Test Drive Daewoo Nexia (Kletn) 1995 - NV Sedan

The sum of technology

The idea of \u200b\u200bthis test suggested a real purchase. Many car dealers have now become multi-brands, you will beat by cars of different brands. More than once it was necessary to observe how a person comes at one machine, but acquires another. So my friend walked to buy Vaz 21103, as a result I went to Daewoo Nexia. The difference in price between the Uzbek foreign car and the domestic one hundred third in a simple configuration is already less than a thousand dollars. Buyer who has accumulated $ 7,800 to one of the most expensive Russian models, pay such an amount completely on the shoulder. Moreover, many immediately give up no less money for alloy wheels, plastic body kit, expensive audio equipment.
Performance presentation
VAZ 21103, having fallen into our hands, cost 225 thousand rubles ($ 7800). Color silver metallic, sixteen-valley engine, glasses with factory tinting, power windows in the front doors, central locking, immobilizer, electric trunk castle. For Nexia, 252 thousand rubles ($ 8700) were asked in the most simple configuration. In the arsenal of the Uzbek machine, the engine with two valves on a cylinder, more modest characteristics and without a neutralizer, electric trunk electric drives and a gas tank trim, a regular radio tape recorder.
A visible inspection immediately discredited the products of the native car industry. I remembered the first editorial ten, the product of experimental production. Non-uniform gaps in some even seizure the little finger, most body parts do not coincide with each other. It is possible that these are the builders of the assembly and embarrassed by the oscillating buyer. Inside no better. It costs to design a massive dashboard consisting of a variety of elements so that later to collect it! It looks, of course, modern and nobleness of Uzbek, but only published. Details are fitted badly, the gaps are almost like on the body, on the visor of the dashboard of the chip.
How comfortable to open the rear windows, appreciated our photographer, which decided to shoot on the go. Glass fell only by two thirds, and an effort had to be applied to the handle. More glass windows did not touch, so as not to break, and the upset operator moved to the front seat. True, there is a spoonful of honey in the targe of the tarch of honey, all the doors are closed as in foreign cars, without effort and metallic sound.
Against the background of the VAZ 21103, Nexia really looks like a foreign guest. Body gaps, albeit too narrow, but uniform, there are no obvious, throwing panels stuck in the eyes. In the decoration of the salon, inexpensive materials, but all the details are exactly fitted. Handles and buttons do not hide, plug-in items do not hang out. In addition, the steering switches, the instrument shield and the display of the radio tank are carefully closed with transport films.
Do not think that Nexia is devoid of flaws and flaws of the assembly are simply less than that of tens. For example, a large-sized luggage can break the song casually laid to the rear speakers. Of course, it is easier to correct this embossed than to fit body parts. But I would like to make finches specialists in the factories, and not owners in garages.
Of course, compared to the dozen interior (as well as the exterior) of Nexia looks simple, but thanks to the good assembly is hospitable and friendly. Whether it is not better to give money for a simple, but normally assembled instrument panel than the modern, but at the same time peashed and squeaky!
Notes with wheels
The running tests are partly rehabilitated the top ten. The seats have smooth adjustment of the back, the movable steering column, the belts with tuning in the height of these by no means can not boast of useless trifles. And in general, ergonomics at the VAZ 21103 is better. This is quite natural, because the Uzbek car is essentially Opel Cadet, in comparison with which a dozen young features.
Under the model age and goes Lada more fun of the Uzbek classmate. According to our measurements (SM, 2001, No. 6; 2000, No. 3), the VAZ 21103 swaps a hundred for more than two seconds faster, and when overclocking on the fifth gear from 80 to 120 km / h wins 3.5 s. Miracles do not have additional horses and Newton meters make their job. Where Nexia requests the fourth, one hundred and third without tension pulls on the fifth gear. Lada keeps the road confidently, responds calmly to driving movements, less rolls in turns.
All constructive advantages of VAZ 21103 ruthlessly crosses the quality of the assembly and components. It is better to switch transmission five times on nonsense than one time move the arm one hundred third inclusions fuzzy, the moves are large. In addition, in the car, which came to our test, implant the first, stuck in the traffic jam, was able to be difficult. But you can do it with this, it is developed. And what about the malfunction in the motor control system? After 150 km, the treacherously caught fire a check engine light bulb, the minimum revolutions were jumping for two thousand, and during acceleration, detonation knocks were heard. For the company refused the right direction indicator.
Highlander 60-gram weights are spoken about the quality of disks and rubber. However, they do not save from vibrations, which at speed above 80 km / h are transmitted to the steering wheel.
Together in life
It is believed that it is more expensive to serve a foreign car than a domestic car. Our couple prices for most of the original spare parts are almost no different, and in some positions Korean-Uzbek details even cheaper than the Russian hood or the driver's door to the native model one and a half times more expensive! It turns out, rumors that cheap a foreign car will leave without pants, are clearly exaggerated.
Also, dealer rates for nexia only 510% are higher. True, the factory standards of DEU have to serve every 10 thousand km, and Lada is one and a half times less. However, many years of experience in communicating with these cars shows: less often to meet with repairmen will be the owner of the Uzbek brand. Two malfunctions of the VAZ 21103, which appeared on the first three hundred kilometers, this is confirmed. And even if they are eliminated under warranty, no one will pay for you.
It cannot be said that Nexia does not break at all. It is still alive for children's diseases for example, due to the fault of designers in the rear brake mechanisms, dirt falls, so because of the rapid wear, the drums and the pads are in two or three times more often than on the VAZ 21103. Does not tolerate Uzbek and heavy work When overloading rear springs burst. If still you are going to experience freight qualities of this car, it is better to establish more rigid springs, for example, from Daewoo Espero (for more details, see SM, 2004, No. 1). However, Nexia, in contrast to dozens, will not bother on trifles: current glands, burned relays, failed sensors are usually found on the age-wide machines.
Nexia stays for so long on the market, which many no longer consider it a foreign car. For example, for the sink of the other machine, the same amounts took the same amounts. Yes, and hijackers this car do not complain Lada them more like.
Let's summarize the test. Both cars are not deprived of the merits, as, however, the disadvantages. VAZ 21103 appears to the title of modern car. There is no way to be such a quality. Nexia, on the contrary, does not hide age, it looks simple, but it is collected for conscience. Alas, in this price niche, combine the advantages of the Russian and the Uzbek car, it is not possible, so decide why you give your blood. For me personally, the choice is obvious: the car, even inexpensive, should ride, and not hang on the lift.

SUMMARY
VAZ 21103 The most expensive serial domestic model with a complaint to modernity. Convenient for long journeys, but loses to foreign classmates in reliability.
+ Not bad dynamic indicators, good stability and handling.
- Low quality components and assembly, high prices for body parts.

SUMMARY
Daewoo Nexia is the cheapest car among something-classnatives. The optimal option for those who need a simple inexpensive machine, trouble-free, spacious one.
+ One of the best indicators in terms of price / quality ratio, inexpensive amar cars spare parts and service.
- Morally outdated interior and exterior, unavailable rear seat back.

Average prices in Moscow
On original details (rub).
Vaz- Daewoo.
21103 Nexia
Air filter 120 150
Front brakes. Pads 150 500
Brake discs 700 750
Rear shock absorber 550 750
Clutch disc
(lead / slave) 700/400 850/1000
Front bumper assembly 4000 5000
Headlight 1300 1500.
(2900*)
Hood 5500 3500.
Front door
(left / right) 7200/4000 4000/4000
Windbreaker glass 1600 2700
* With the proofreader.
 
Maxim Sachkov. Photo: Konstantin Yakubov

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"