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My dad drove one of these in Italy when he was living there for a while for business (he's Italian). I had no idea they still made these...

I like the Defroster Joke! "Why do Yugo's have a defroster on the rear windshield? ... To keep your hands warm while you're pushing it!"

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There was no justification for buying a Yugo back then - ever. For the same money you spent on a new Yugo, you could buy a used car that was "more car", built better, need fewer repairs, and would outlast the new Yugo. You couldn't argue gas mileage because the Yugo got worse gas mileage than a bigger American econobox.

Nowadays the Yugo draws good attention at car shows. 57 Chevys are a dime a dozen, but Yugos are a rare commodity.
 
His was a car that was provided to him by the family he was staying with... It was hilarious... I have pictures of him beside it somewhere... I will see if I can dig 'em up. :)
 
Quick story for you...

When I met Fred Haley in 1978, he was driving a 1975 Datsun pickup. I had heard that he had a reputaion for being "frugal", and he proved it to me by driving that same truck until 1995.

Keep in mind that he was a guy that could have driven any car or truck that he wanted to, but he was raised through the Great Depression and would have none of this modern consumerism.

One day in 1995 he came into my shop and announced "I bought myself a new car!".

He proudly took us outside and showed us his brand new YUGO!!!

He drove that until he died about 10 years later.
 
My dad drove his for three years while in Italy without any problems... I think that its most people don't take care of their vehicles and then blame the manufacturer for not building it well.

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I used to work with a lady that had Yugo, she couldnt keep it out of the shop - if it wasnt one thing it was another every week.. She decided to sell it and the dealership offered her like $500 for it, and she still owed like $5,000 on it..

Did the Yugo even cost $5k new?? Not quite sure how she got so upside down, but she wasnt the brightest bulb, so they may have taken advantage of her

Brian
 
I wonder if the Check Engine light is wired to the key, so when the cars running it's always on and then goes out when there isn't a problem
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My good friend and ex-neighbor bought one from ebay 2 years ago. I watched him changed the fluid/sludge in that thing with amazement that something like that can run with fluid like those. It reminded me of time back east when old GI Jeeps of the Vietnam War era were still used and get oil changed every 5 years of stop-n-go traffic. That Yugo got that thing running with problem and used it as a toy car for 4 months and sold it for $700, the same price he got it for. It was running like a champ.
 
We have disposable cell-phones... (Well not in Canada), why not disposable cars? It should have a big-[censored] recycle sign on the back!
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Ah ..oneness with the machine. All that sensational input. Visual ..audio ..olfactory. Only a finely tuned driver can appreciate the communication that the car is sending your way
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Quote:
"This is driving in its most natural form. You feel every bump, squeak and jolt, and one can enjoy the sweet smell of gasoline and exhaust fumes," he said. "No car can replace it."


Popular Jokes About The Yugo:

# What do you call a Yugo's shock absorbers? Passengers.

# The new Yugo has an air bag. Before an accident, start pumping real fast.

# How do you double the value of a Yugo? Fill the gas tank!

# What do you call a Yugo at the top of a hill? A miracle.

# Man to car dealer: "I'd like a gas cap for my Yugo." Dealer: "Sounds like a fair trade."

A good friend of mine gave his son a new Yugo for graduation. He sorta said that his son was irresponsible due to it being on its 3rd axle in 6 months. I think it was an unfair evaluation.
 
My friend had a yugo back in the late 80's so I got quite a bit of the riding around in a yugo experience.

Don't remember him having much trouble mechanically with the car although he still hated it for image reasons.

The shifter was amazingly vague. More a suggestion lever.

Those were OSU years and he used to park it on the street close to campus. Not once, but twice, it was lifted from the street and deposited on the sidewalk.

One night a drunk plowed into his yugo as it was parked. This was not a particularly unusual event around campus. Anyway, that was the end of the yugo. I remember that my friend was very happy.
 
I sat in one at the auto show many moons ago. I couldn't tell 1st gear from neutral. Every gear had a complete "square" pattern to it. It was actually MUCH worse than a Pinto manual trans.
 
A few years ago, I ran across an old issue of Consumer Reports which compared the then-new Yugo with its competition (don't remember them all; probably the Tercel, Dodge Colt, etc). Now, normally I don't put much stock in anything I read in Consumer Reports, but this comparison was absolutely hilarious! They slammed the Yugo! It was brutal.

I wish I saved the issue. I don't remember all the specifics, but other than the vague, rubbery shifter, I do remember them bashing the HVAC temperature-control slider. Evidently it had a spring in the mechanism somewhere, that was so strong it tended to pull the slider back to the other end of the scale no matter where it was set. "Why is it so hot in here?!? Oh, its that [censored] temp thing again, stupid Yugo!"
 
My friend bought a Cabriolet Yugo in the early nineties used for less than a thousand dollars. It was only a few years old, if I recall correctly. It had an automatic transmission (!) and I believe a 45 hp engine that looked like a Briggs and Stratton design off of a pushmower.

Riding around town with the top down was an exercise in terror, as you didn't see other motorists, you saw panic inducing tanks that were set to run you over at any second. Seriously, even the tiny Hondas and Toyotas of the time were like monster trucks compared to this thing.

Finally one day he was riding down the street and the entire sub-frame just gave way to the pavement. Apparently it was rusting from the inside out. The passenger seat ended up down the road a good ways from the car. I always joked that had I been riding in it I would have died...
 
Originally Posted By: StevieC
I wonder if the Check Engine light is wired to the key, so when the cars running it's always on and then goes out when there isn't a problem
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That would be on a Skoda.
 
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