Re: Skodas and Ladas
My dad had one of the first Maestros.
We found 13 defects, when we picked it up from the show room, a further 20 by the time we got home, including the back bumper falling off (the securing pegs were missing) and the roof leaked (it didn't have a sunroof, just a normal metal roof, but the welding seams weren't airtight and the rubber seals weren't put in place properly!
The seat belt warning also wasn't a sensor, every time you turned on the ignition, the female voice would tell you to belt up! Get in car, fasten seatbelt, turn on ignition, "fasten seatbelt!" Stall in traffic, restart motor "fasten seatbelt!"