Vlad Pokrovski parked his car overnight in a drainage ditch in Saratov . When he returned the following morning the car had been frozen in ice . Water poured into the £5,000 Lada Priora which later froze solid . Mechanics told Pokrovski that it might be cheaper to buy a new car . He was warned that even when it defrosts the engine is probably ruined .
Vlad Pokrovski parked his car overnight in a drainage ditch in Russia . When he returned the following morning the car had been frozen in ice . Water poured into the £5,000 Lada Priora which later froze solid . Mechanics told Pokrovski that it might be cheaper to buy a new car . He was warned that even when it defrosts the engine is probably ruined .