# Wherever YUGO, there you are! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 20, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401 "2020-10-20T19:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/1 "2020-10-20T19:19:36Z")
Here’s a few repurposed ones: ![P1010525](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/4/741c259a09594b628dd3bbb14d34209f044bc285.jpeg) ![P1010526](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/7/9775b82695873987f8c93edb9a7f1a201d37c75d.jpeg) ![P1010527](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/5/35758f6330ae98885b619fe9888a370e47c462a9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/2 "2020-10-20T20:18:23Z")
In 1985 or '86, Consumer Reports tested the recently-introduced Yugo and Hyundai Excel. Their summary: _For the same cost as one of these two really bad new cars, a wise consumer could buy a US-made vehicle that is ~ 3years old, and that would be far more reliable, and would have better driving dynamics._ That being said, I knew a woman who bought a Yugo, and after she dumped it, her best defense of it was… Well, it wasn’t _THAT_ bad! I never asked her to quantify the Yugo’s “badness”. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/3 "2020-10-20T20:32:58Z")
Never drove one. In my day it was the Fiat, like the 500. The boss had one painted purple for delivering chicken. It wasn’t THAT bad. A friend of his had the junk yard down the road which is probably where it came from. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/4 "2020-10-20T20:39:16Z")
It was a 70s Fiat design originally meant for local productions. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/5 "2020-10-20T20:41:09Z")
There was a popular joke in the Yugo era. Guy walks into a parts store. “Can I get a gas cap for a Yugo?” Clerk says “sounds like a fair swap.” If you want an interesting read, check out Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History. It’s amazing what a PT Barnum the guy who imported them was. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/6 "2020-10-20T22:31:03Z")
I used to work with a technician that bought one to commute from Southern PA to Laurel MD. It was a 100 mile round trip daily. He knew how bad the Yugo was, but he didn’t want to put 500 miles a week on a decent car. He had it for about 3 years before I left for a different job. It’s what he could afford. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/7 "2020-10-21T04:58:42Z")
the 1st one seems to be a “high line” Yugo . . . because it has alloy rims and what looks to be additional lighting, maybe fog lamps? between the tail lamps and the license plate lamps What a waste of alloy rims I like the 2nd one 👍 seems appropriate 💩 🚽🧻 > [@shadowfax](#): > > If you want an interesting read, check out Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History. It’s amazing what a PT Barnum the guy who imported them was. Was that Malcolm Bricklin . . . ? ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 6:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/8 "2020-10-21T06:08:35Z")
It’s better described in the book but the whole book covers the history of Zastava, the Yugo itself, and the various cars that Malcom Bricklin brought to market. Basically Bricklin wasn’t the first one to try to import the Yugo but he took the credit. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/9 "2020-10-21T12:23:09Z")
> [@wolyrobb](#): > > Basically Bricklin wasn’t the first one to try to import the Yugo but he took the credit. That because he was “successful” in importing it, unlike the first entity that attempted to do so. When the Yugo was first subjected to emissions testing in The US, it led to a fairly long delay before the manufacturer could figure out how to clean-up the emissions. During that delay, the first importer bailed, and Bricklin jumped onboard. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/10 "2020-10-21T14:25:39Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > Was that Malcolm Bricklin . . . ? Yep. Was also responsible for Subaru being here - at least that one worked out, unlike Yugo and the SV-1. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/11 "2020-10-21T15:10:12Z")
Sometimes YoGo…sometimes YoDon’t. Gas-Monkey-Garage sold one once…for a lot more then what they originally sold for. Seems people collect them. There was a YuGo dealer in Hudson NH that lasted for about 4 months. I can’t really complain too much about them…I use to own a Vega. At least the Vega is no longer considered the worse car sold in the US thanks to YuGo. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/12 "2020-10-21T16:04:23Z")
How 'bout this one? > **[1986 Yugo with Two Cadillac V8s – Engine Swap Depot](https://engineswapdepot.com/?p=2796)** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/13 "2020-10-21T20:04:00Z")
That man is warped. I hope he keeps up the good work. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/14 "2020-10-22T00:43:12Z")
I love the Cadillac powered Yugo, but disagree with the engine weight part of that story unless I’m just flat missing something. Cadillac 500 engines do not weigh 1500 to 1600 pounds each. They’re only mildly heavier than a small block Chevy and claimed weight on a complete engine top to bottom with everything in place is roughly 675 pounds. A 4100 pound car with a claimed engine weight of at or over a ton and a half? Something missing or I can’t seen the forest for the trees. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/15 "2020-10-22T00:59:40Z")
> [@ok4450](#): > > Cadillac 500 engines do not weigh 1500 to 1600 pounds each. The author of that article probably confused the total weight of engines plus transmissions with the weight of each. Even a Caddy with one 1500 lb engine under the hood would be hopelessly nose heavy. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/0/7054b67f1c6b82110130c4533731b32bb86b86ed.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/16 "2020-10-22T03:33:49Z")
David Letterman’s top 10 list of things that were good about the Yugo included, ‘At least no one will steal it.’ An American ambassador to Yugoslavia got a lot of good feelings there by driving one. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/17 "2020-10-22T03:52:08Z")
Was the SV-1 the particularly hideous looking “safety vehicle” . . . ?! If so, I clearly remember it was described as looking like it was trying to swallow an 8-track tape ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/18 "2020-10-22T05:35:28Z")
That’s the one ![Bricklin_SV-1_AMI](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/8/8/8894604c5c51acb58ffa9551ecbfa78d3e3b39f3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/19 "2020-10-22T13:36:23Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > If so, I clearly remember it was described as looking like it was trying to swallow an 8-track tape That’s a very apt description. I always regarded it to have been very close to looking cool, but missed the mark just right so that it looked incredibly stupid. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wherever-yugo-there-you-are/171401/20 "2020-10-22T14:34:53Z")
Additionally, the few people who had a slight frontal impact with a Bricklin reported that the bumper didn’t return to its normal position after impact.