The steering was a bit heavy at parking speeds.
Different gearbox to a Lada - it was a column-change box, but with a floor mounted lever - quite slick, really - except when the rod broke and left me with only third and fourth for 200 miles - got there, though.
Never had a window problem - very low-geared though, about ten turns top-to-bottom.
And the 'unofficial' hand-throttle.
And the double-skinned floor at the back, almost a foot of hidden volume underneath it.....