# Oh, no! Now we won't be able to buy **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 10, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921 "2022-03-10T16:48:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/1 "2022-03-10T16:48:59Z")
… the Russian-made vehicles that we all were hankering for. 😏 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/f/b/fb978b933204f50d8b8625f76777f4f6034ce6c6.jpeg) **Russia has banned exports of auto equipment** Items include cars, railway carriages, and containers. > **[Russia hits back at Western sanctions with export bans](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60689279)** > > Russia will halt exports of some types of timber and other goods until the end of 2022. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/2 "2022-03-10T16:56:24Z")
the front kind of looks like an old dodge van. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/3 "2022-03-10T16:57:19Z")
But I always wanted a Moskvitch ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/4 "2022-03-10T16:57:42Z")
dodged a bullet! ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/5 "2022-03-10T16:59:43Z")
> [@pyrolord314](#): > > dodged a bullet! I know! I had already narrowed my choices down to a Lexus or a Volga, so now I will just have to settle for a Lexus. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/6 "2022-03-10T17:01:39Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > I know! > I had already narrowed my choices down to a Lexus or a Volga, so now I will just have to settle for a Lexus. > 😃 such a pity! A Volga would’ve looked just lovely in your driveway!! 😂 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/7 "2022-03-10T17:06:12Z")
> [@pyrolord314](#): > > A Volga would’ve looked just lovely in your driveway!! I know. 😔 And, they are renowned for their superior passenger protection in the event of a crash! ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/4/145f0d2592e51454c17a7e703773a9fe03af8261.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/8 "2022-03-10T19:47:55Z")
I have decided that I simply MUST have a car that was manufactured in a totalitarian nation, even if it isn’t new. No, this isn’t one of those highly-prized Russian vehicles, but North Korean cars don’t seem to be available, so I will have to settle for something that was made in Communist East Germany, instead. So, I have been putting out feelers overseas for the purchase of a Trabant. And, because I already decided to treat myself to a luxury car, the model that I want is the Trabant _Limousine_! ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/5/15d095f444c4997417da5b0a274542c30b0a4299.jpeg) 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/9 "2022-03-10T19:49:39Z")
Bigger impact from shutting down the parts plants in Ukraine. No Porsches being made in Germany as a result. First the ship burned, now this. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/10 "2022-03-10T20:02:37Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > So, I have been putting out feelers overseas for the purchase of a Trabant I hear that the infotainment system in those are really simple to operate and pretty reliable. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/11 "2022-03-10T20:06:21Z")
> [@Scrapyard-John](#): > > I hear that the infotainment system in those are really simple to operate and pretty reliable. Very simple! And it’s hands-free!! ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/d/3d114709d1139380f8b22da0e5c17bb645bc43be.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/12 "2022-03-10T20:30:14Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > I have decided that I simply MUST have a car that was manufactured in a totalitarian nation, even if it isn’t new. As the professor would say,. please compare and contrast. But silly humans, think they will be riding and not walking? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/13 "2022-03-10T21:25:09Z")
> [@Scrapyard-John](#): > > I hear that the infotainment system in those are really simple to operate and pretty reliable. Simple? Yes Reliable? Surely you jest. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/14 "2022-03-10T21:28:38Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > Reliable? > Surely you jest Well…the infotainment system would be reliable. How could you break what probably doesn’t exist? I wouldn’t think you’d have issues with that kazoo…or German crack pipe…whatever it was that Texases posted a pic of. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/15 "2022-03-10T21:38:36Z")
> [@Scrapyard-John](#): > > How could you break what probably doesn’t exist? Didn’t those awful little cars have a radio, so that one could listen to the constant Commie propaganda? If they followed the example in George Orwell’s _1984_, that stream of propaganda couldn’t be turned off. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/16 "2022-03-10T21:41:17Z")
Yeah, maybe they did have a radio. I was just joking. You’ll probably only ever have to replace one speaker at least. That’s probably all they have. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/17 "2022-03-10T21:44:07Z")
> [@Scrapyard-John](#): > > You’ll probably only ever have to replace one speaker at least. That’s probably all they have. Yes, but, I’m sure that it was a gem of high-fidelity. Didn’t Bose copy their technology? 😏 ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/18 "2022-03-10T22:51:51Z")
> [@Scrapyard-John](#): > > Yeah, maybe they did have a radio. Maybe a radio I dunno but Radio Free Europe was shut down so what’s left? Can’t believe you can mention the 1984 play book and not get flagged. ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/19 "2022-03-11T02:10:13Z")
The BBC brought back shortwave : [Why BBC Revived Shortwave Radio Dispatches in Ukraine - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/business/media/bbc-shortwave-radio-ukraine.html) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921/20 "2022-03-11T12:45:12Z")
> [@bing](#): > > Radio Free Europe was shut down > **[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty](https://www.rferl.org/)** > > RFE/RL journalists report the news in 27 languages in 23 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many people cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate 👍 [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oh-no-now-we-wont-be-able-to-buy/182921.md?page=2)