While Vladimir Putin vigorously "promoted" products of the domestic auto industry, striking automobile race on the new road Chita - Khabarovsk canary "Lada-Kalina" in a simple Petersburg family thought as beneficial to get rid of another offspring of AvtoVAZ, whose past was also a high-ranking boss - current Russian President.
The family of a pensioner Stepan Lychakov cherish the vehicle passport to the white "Zhiguli" in which and stamped: "Name (name) the owner of the vehicle: Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev." There is no doubt that it is - "the same" Medvedev, the current president, can not be. Matches and address of the former owner of the car, and even his "autograph" is available. According to the records in the database traffic police, the future president, and then the first deputy head of presidential administration, and concurrently deputy chairman of the board of directors of "Gazprom" owned "Seven" for about five months - in 2001. Then he sold it. At the next owner she did not delayed, and that same year it was acquired by Vitaly - nephew Stepan Ivanovich. In 2007, when Medvedev named Putin's successor, Vitali and drew attention to the history of the car. He it was already not needed, however, to sell the car from St. Petersburg is still not in a hurry.
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- But now he is the big boss, he and his car better, and the service there - says Stepan Lychak. - So we had this "seven" and took on the power of attorney.
Stepan her to take his youngest son, that he learned to ride on it. But Alex was indifferent to art, even presidential.
- He's on it a couple of times and passed. And so it is in the garage is not the case - says Stepan. He himself in the "Toyota" dissecting. So Medvedev's curiosity was out of work.
- The machine is on the move, I only today it has surpassed - says the pensioner. - Of course, there are problems. But you know - it's a Mercedes, besides 1994 of release.
By the way, the former owner - Vitali - thoroughly went through "Zhiguli", made major repairs. Paint it as wasted! But the engine is native, and the body is not changed.
- Steering wheel hard turns. Silencer bankrupt. But I bought a new! But not yet put it in the trunk of lies. A whole window and the wheels on the ground, - praises his goods Stepan.
When the nephew gave him a car, all together laughing: "Another get rich on it." But so far the car only losses - 1,700 rubles per year have to pay tax.
- Friends say that the most valuable thing I have - it is not a machine, and the PTS to her, in which Medvedev recorded. So I sell it, and to him and the machine is ready to make - smiles Stepan Lychak.
How many retired willing to part with "Seven", he has not yet decided. But it would be more than fifty thousand. Otherwise it profitable to scrap the federal program, and money to invest in a new car.
- While Medvedev - President, you can attach it well. The auction to sell or a museum pass - expects pensioner.
- If you hold an auction, then the most difficult - to find an audience that is interested in purchasing this car, - warned us auktsionator Denis Terentyev.
He advised not to carry out commercial and charity auction. On it easier zazvat people. They can come in and those who are not interested in cars, but is ready to help orphans, homeless or sick. A portion of the proceeds at the auction, the seller can always keep. Of course, you need to entice potential buyers to the president. For example, a photograph taken by Medvedev, was sold at auction for 51 million rubles!
- But most of all, have to spend more on the organization of the event, to rent the room, such as a restaurant, and organize a small reception for the participants, - says Dmitry Terentyev.
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