agree about the loaded or not point... people buy what they want or what they can afford... sure a used lada will be expected to have more problems than a new cadillac, but a certain level of quality should be expected.
Due to mine being a willy's wheeler, it's slightly different, so i'd have a bit of frankensteining to do to get the door switched... a couple trim bits and such... but it might come to that. i was only planning on keeping it a short time so i would have really enjoyed not having this issue for almost the whole time i owned it.
i'll let the shop try one more fix. if it doesn't work to my satisfaction, i'll find another way.