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Posted by: mistermopar

Hi everyone,my name is Randy.I am new to this site and from what I have seen it is a very good site.
I would like to say hi and thank you to Bob for the email reply.
There are many resons that I wanted to join a site like this,
1 I have a great interest in Russian culture,history,architecture and ladies.
2 I am trying to learn the Russian language,not an easy job,but I am manageing.
3 It is nice to have people to chat with that have something in common with me.
4 I am looking for a friend of mine that I lost contact with years ago,she lives in Russia.I will put the info on a seperate thread.
A little about me,I am an average person.I like cars,drag racing,building engines,traveling,watching movies and writing letters.
I hope to get to know everyone here and have a good time.
Thanks
Randy

Posted by: searcher

Ah-ha!

A felow mopar fan. I go by the name MisterHemi on other forums.

Even my other email address is mopar related:

misterhemi@aol.com

Its also my name on AIM.

Posted by: rtking

Sorry Randy... just a friendly "jab!"

I'm actually a Ford fan. (I had many Fords in the past, but currently have a 1984 Mustang SVO and a 2003 Ford Mustang Mach 1)

I am also learning Russian and I agree... it's tough! There are some forum members who have mastered Russia (Vyesna comes to mind), so maybe she can provide some tips? I know that my trips to Russia have helped me to pronounce words more accurately and increase my vocabulary. If I could spend a year in Russia, I'm sure I'd be able to pick-up the language (or I'd go hungry!

)

Good luck finding your friend. There are some flower services on the 'net that also do "background checks." Perhaps one of those services can help you find your friend?

Good luck on the search and welcome to the forums!

Bob

Posted by: mistermopar

Hey,thanks for the warm welcome searcher and Bob.
Misterhemi....I like that,great name,do you have one?What do you have it in?I just picked up a 1969 Dart,set up for drag racing,I will be putting my 440 in it.
Mustang,isn't that a horse....lol.
My brother is running a 1987 Cobra with a stroked 302,when he can afFORD the gas for it.It is a quick car and the front wheels are just hovering on the pavement when he leaves the line.

How many trips have you guys made to Russia?Was it a plesent experiance?
Myself I have went 2 times,both times to Moscow.I would have to say my first trip was by far the best.The second trip was also good,but realized the girl that I went to meet had all of a sudden
changed her mind about leaving Russia.( Later found her on a scam site).But the art galleries,museums and cathedrals were worth the trip,oh we can't for get the great food.It was the first time I had ever had caviar,and I really liked it.
Unfortunatly 3 hours after I had arrived,the rebels took over the theater,and Red Square was shut down.I really wanted to go back there.
Thanks again,and keep up the great work.
Randy

Posted by: searcher

A 69 Dart huh??? LOL! Me too, here it is:
http://lewistechnogroup.com/69dart/

These pages are waaaaay old and I need to do some serious updates as much of the info has changed.

For now its on hold but I expect to resume again later. I am a Dart nut!!!!!

This is my 3rd dart.....

Posted by: Laters

Wow, I didn't know Darts had Hemi's

Posted by: Bordric

I did not know any darts actually survived the great age of recycling in the 90's!

Posted by: mistermopar

Well with mine and searcher's there is two,and then there was the one I seen while in Moscow,much to my surprise,I would have never believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.I wonder where he gets parts for a Dart in Russia.
I was very surprised to see so many American/Canadian made cars and trucks in Russia.The biggest surprise was to see a Ford police car there.

Here is a pic of my Dart

Posted by: Bordric

Wow they look very cool when setup right.

I can not even imagine the story of a Dart showing up in Moscow. That would be an interesting story.

Of course ford makes good police cars always have. I see some of the European police cars and wonder how they ever manage. Of course maybe they do not have the morons running from police like we do on a daily basis just for kicks.

Posted by: ConnerVT

Quote:

Originally posted by mistermopar
I was very surprised to see so many American/Canadian made cars and trucks in Russia.The biggest surprise was to see a Ford police car there.

It took me three months of being in Russia before I saw my first genuine pickup truck (on my way to the airport on my last trip). It was a Nissan. Though it was interesting to see the well dressed older couple in the Lada, with their goat sticking it's head out the back window just outside Moscow.

Most of the police cars I've seen were either Volgas or Ladas. Ford is the predominant "US" automobile you will see, but then, Ford also has the largest European Division of the "Big 3" (unless you consider that your Dart is now really a Mercedes

).

Other Western autos I noticed are from BMW, Mercedes, VW/Audi, Range Rover, and an occasional SUV (Caddy Escalade and Lincoln Navigator). I wonder how many of them were originally exported to Russia.

There also is a small number of Japanese cars, mostly Honda and Toyota.

Posted by: searcher

Quote:

Originally posted by ConnerVT
...unless you consider that your Dart is now really a Mercedes ).

Grrrrrrrrrr........they sure know how to ruin a perfectly profitable company!!!!!!

Posted by: Jutman

Hi

In her city there was also many Fiats. A dominant car in the streets amongs foreign cars is Daewoo.

Posted by: ConnerVT

That must be a regional thing. On the roads in Tver and Moscow, I saw very few of either. I saw some Daewoo trucks, but I do not remember seeing any automobiles. I had suspected it was due to the Russians' perception that items from the Fae East being of inferior quality. The Toyotas and Hondas have proven themselves as being well made and well engineered. But then, most of those I saw where usually the small SUV (Rav4, etc.).

Posted by: andrei

It depends on what border is closer. For sure, Moscow is close to Europe, so they have less Toyotas. In Siberia and especially in the Far East we all drive Toyotas. A European car cant beat Toyota, no way. Siberian roads are lethal to European cars (except Benzes and BMWs of course). We actually have no roads, only directions)))

Posted by: ConnerVT

That brings up an interesting question. Since Omsk is lacking a well developed road system, and it's not near any large seaport, how do goods (like automobiles) get shipped to the region? By rail? What would be the major POE (Point Of Entry) where an item would enter the country to be shipped to Omsk?

Posted by: Jutman

Sorry

but one the best roads I have seen in my life, is in Russia.

Posted by: andrei

Quote:

Originally posted by ConnerVT
That brings up an interesting question. Since Omsk is lacking a well developed road system, and it's not near any large seaport, how do goods (like automobiles) get shipped to the region? By rail? What would be the major POE (Point Of Entry) where an item would enter the country to be shipped to Omsk?

Well, first of all I was joking when I said we have no roads. We have ones, but if you'd try to use them they'd beat the hell out of you, it's too bumpy and no one seems to care.

Most of the cars Siberians buy are used ones. So they just reach Novosibirsk by rail where they are sold at the car market and then people just ride them to Omsk and re-sell them here. Some cars reach Omsk by rail but we dont have a large market here.

The major POE for cars and other goods that come from the East is Vladivostok, they have a large seaport. If anything's brought from abroad by airplanes then the POE must be Moscow, Novosibirsk or Omsk itself, why not. It's either from the West or from the East, because from North we get nothing but gas & oil and on the South we have Kazakhstan, which is a large desert with occasional villages and lone rangers.))))

Posted by: ConnerVT

I didn't mean you didn't have any roads.

But I'm pretty confident that Omsk lacks the major highway transport systems like the US Interstate Highway System or Europe's Autobahn. Even the highway I travel to Moscow (which is considered a main route) is usually only 3 lanes wide (one each dirrection, and one in the middle to get the adrenelin flowing

),

Here in the US, you will see many automobile transport trucks, with 7-8 cars being delivered. I think I have seen only one in Russia, and that was just outside Moscow. So I was just curious how cars and other large equipment finds it's way to Omsk.

Posted by: Jutman

Hi

When I travelled to Moscow I saw a train with cars !!

Posted by: mistermopar

Hi every one,I think I am learning something here.It is very interesting to hear about the roads and transportation in Russia.
I was only in Moscow so I never got the chance to see any roads out side of there.

One thing I did learn while there was to be very carefull crossing any streets,it did not matter if the light was red or green,they just keep going,it is like the padestrians are invisable....they will run you down.
I also noticed the way they park their cars,there was no order,any were there was an empty spot wheather it was in the street or on the side walk.I found this very interesting,here you would either get a ticket or be towed away.

Randy

Posted by: ConnerVT

Parking in Moscow is a big problem. I read an article in the Moscow Times on my last flight back. The police can once again impound cars that are illegally parked.

This had been prohibited for awhile, as there was a question whether it violated existing Russian constitutional law. I guess they resolved the question, for now your car can be towed and impounded.

In Tver, walking on the sidewalk isn't always safe. Many cars will take to the sidewalk to avoid the gigantic potholes in the streets.

Posted by: andrei

>>>In Tver, walking on the sidewalk isn't always safe. Many cars will take to the sidewalk to avoid the gigantic potholes in the streets.

Or to add an extra lane)))) Often you're stuck in a traffic jam sidewalk is the only way to get to your workplace in time.

One thing that I can't understand though Im Russian is the way people ignore traffic lights. You can see cars stop at the red light, wait for a while and then move again though it's not turned green yet. Question is, what were you waiting for if in the end you still didnt wait for the green light? There's no logic but that's how people usually do in my city. I try to avoid that practice, but there were some times when I ignored red))))

Your next question will be how come Im still alive))))))))

Posted by: mistermopar

Hi Andrei,nice to meet you.Yes,how did you know that would be my next gestion,how do you manage to stay alive?
While in Moscow I would watch the news on the television and it was amazing how many terrible accidents they would show for that day,most where people had died.Most of the time you could not even tell if it was a car or even how many cars were involved in the accident.It was just a big pile of scrap metal.

It is very sad to see people lossing there lives,just because they are so impatient and in such a hurry they can not wait a moment at a red light.

Randy

Posted by: Pin Boy

When I was in center city Odessa, I noticed the drivers did move faster than the condition of the streets allowed, but they always stopped for red lights. Red light running is becoming a large problem in the States. Symptomatic of our "24/7, gotta have it yesterday" lifestyle.