Test drive: to Nezhin on "Lesnichke"

For the first test of our new vehicle by a country trip we have decided to choose not the most distant and very simple route. Impassability in plans yet did not appear. To begin with it would be desirable to check up rideable qualities of the car on a good line, and also on the broken roads of the Ukrainian remote places. And, at the same time, to visit any new place. Rather warm and solar day has just stood out. Have decided to go to Nezhin.

The day before we became happy owners of new model Subaru Forester 2.0. The desire to replace a wheel has become stronger for a long time already. Mitsubishi Carisma, of course, the good car: reliable, rather comfortable, capacious, adapted for bad roads and poor-quality gasoline. 100 thousand in km has sustained easily, practically never having complained. In the plate felt and on German avtobanah, and on «a washing board» Arabatsky arrow, and on snow-covered karpatskih streamers. But the soul aspired to bolshemu. First of all - to bolshej passableness. Time and again we "Mitsyk" gave in to, apparently, harmless obstacles: sand, a dirt, deep kolejami. It began to be felt and some lack of comfort, especially in distant wanderings.

Thus, the basic requirements to the new car have been formulated. It should be something as much as possible approached on level of comfort to a sedan of middle class, but with a full drive and the increased road gleam. Variants of high-grade off-road cars in which because of dimensions it will be inconvenient in narrow small streets and on close parkings of the European cities and which are not too adapted to mnogotysjachekilimetrovym to moving on lines have unequivocally been rejected. To ideally our requirements there corresponded only three models: Audi Allroad, Volvo XC70 and Subaru Outback. First two have disappeared at once for financial reasons. And here of leader Subaru thought very long. While in salon "Mega-motors" had not an opportunity directly to compare Outback and Forester. Last concedes on comfort level a little, but unequivocally wins on sensation of the control over road (read – safety). Here both magnificent visibility, and accurate sensation of dimensions, and "pripodnjatost" over road. More shortly, have sharply changed the decision and have reserved to itself silvery two-litre "Forester" in one of the richest complete sets. Two months has left on order expectation, credit registration ("Mitsyk" has left as the first payment) and naveshivanie dop. The equipment. And here we have got out for the first time far for a city.

It is a pity, that the mode obkatki did not allow to be dispersed above 140, the blessing the Chernigov line allows. Speed in "Forestere" is felt much less, than in "Karizme". In a city has noticed what to have to distract constantly on a speedometer, and that an arrow all time somehow imperceptibly creeps away for 100. The engine begs to untwist it on full («the red zone» on a tachometre begins from 7,5) but while above 4 thousand turns it is impossible. But over a head – the sky and the sun! The hatch – on half-roofs, a fairy tale.

From Koptej – turn on the Moscow line. «The bad road» for which now try to adapt all foreign cars sold at us begins. Rather rigid suspension bracket responds a rumble and easy jolting which always serves in Ukraine as a guarantee from zasypanija at the wheel. Holes "are swallowed" absolutely without serious consequences. Still kilometres 17 to the right from a line, and we drive to Nezhin. Indexes in the centre conduct to the big crossroads where at random successfully we turn on the left (on the right there is a bridge), and further on main easily reach the central part of a city.

And small town not young, almost 950 years. However, the considerable part of history has fallen to "dark centuries» tataro-Mongolian yoke. So "modern history" begins from 1625 the Most remarkable fact from city "biography" – in 1663 here has taken place "Black Is glad" on which the hetman of Ukraine had been selected I.Brjuhovetsky who has given Ukraine under the power of the Moscow tsar. There was new "invasion", this time Greek further. Children Ellady "occupied" a city in XVIII century, having based a powerful Greek community which began to play not last role in local government. Two Greek churches remind of those times on street Grebinki, 29, the Alexandria school on-neighbourhood, the Greek hotel in a complex of a museum of Post station (street Soviet, 4), a coffee house of Greek Stefaneva (Yanovsky's street, 3) and some other buildings.

In general, ancient buildings in a city the set was saved. All of them a maximum two-storeyed, but very picturesque, underlining provincial spirit of district small town. And churches the large quantity, as for such small settlement, apparently, is simple. Only in the centre – pieces 10. It is surprising, as they were saved throughout Soviet times. The majority operates, some are restored. A historical kernel it is possible to name Gogol's square, near to which it is the most convenient to park to begin from here city studying. Eh if now there was not a slushy late autumn, and any warmer and pure season, it would be possible to wander well on ancient quarters. We will necessarily carry out this plan later.

On the main area the restaurant and hotel have noted almost ready new building in which the trading complex is supposed. We will wait. While for a dinner it is possible to choose one of three institutions on the same area among which «the Overseas prince» is allocated certain. It is light and chistenko, but without taste. The kitchen did not manage to be estimated because of the full notice. But it is not terrible. After all on road home at us will be Kozelets with old kind "Mislivtsem"!

The machine has passed the first test by road not that with honour, and it is simple igrajuchi. And not test it was, and so – easy walk on fresh autumn air. It is time to think of more serious trips. Only run this time has not allowed – it is necessary to pass urgently the first THAT.