I've noticed a LOT of interesting support/maintenance content from Siberian folks on various Japanese car forums. Things like Toyota Chasers, which are bullet-proof reliable drift sedans....but I wouldn't expect them to handle shitty Russian roads well.
>>>Famously unreliable undercarriage, factory tie rods, driveshaft snap like sticks.
Yeah they work great on immaculate Japanese roads, where we usually only kill clutches and maybe transmissions. I would expect Hiluxes and FJ Cruisers to be better suited to Russia but those are typically at a higher price point.
WagonR is known in India as an unkillable car. The suspension is jarring, guess its a constraint for a tall car. A glaring omission in the article IMO.
They don't fail as dramatically as weight optimised forged ones. Rather, they can bend, stretch, and tear a bit more gradually, and don't die from a single metallurgic defect
