arni Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 When I am deaf,blind and senile that is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Oh, dear. I will never knock BMC again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 They were clunky and chunky but as long as they get you from A-B who cares and they were reliable....I worked for a dealership that sold them over here when they were first sold in the UK,wouldn't get you any street cred and the original SEATs were little pocket rockets..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpion Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 There are quite a few of them still on the road in Croatia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 You should check out the film 'Drowning Mona'. Set in up-state New York everyone in the town drives a Yugo Its a B movie comedy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I was lent one for a couple of months while I was in the middle of rebuilding my Mini about '93ish. I didn't think it was too bad, decent Fiat based mechanicals but very lightweight so wouldn't have liked to be involved in an accident in it, but then again I've owned 8 Skoda Estelles so what would I know about quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Black Knight said: You should check out the film 'Drowning Mona'. Set in up-state New York everyone in the town drives a Yugo Its a B movie comedy. Come to think of it, they were a bit of a cult car in the states back in the day, although that stopped when the Zastava factory got bombed during the NATO intervention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Bonhoff said: Come to think of it, they were a bit of a cult car in the states back in the day, although that stopped when the Zastava factory got bombed during the NATO intervention. Yep,Bruce Wiliis had one in Moonlighting....He wasn't overhappy about it but that's life as a PI... Edited December 11, 2016 by Vince1159 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarz-Brot Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Don't really understand the bashing. It is built to a price and functionality is given. What else would one expect for one of the cheapest cars available? *Right now looking if I could find one to see for myself how bad or cool they really are * 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie the panda Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 http://freeweb.deltha.hu/zastava.in.hu/sport_1300_e3.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhoff Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Did a google search to see if there was a photo of a rally prepped Yugo that was sponsored by the dealer in Nottingham when I first started competing. Didn't find one but did find this Yugo that looked like a "Deltona" that had shrunk in the wash... How to make Lancia fans cry...... Me likey, but then I've owned 8 Skoda Estelles..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie the panda Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 On 12/12/2016 at 8:52 PM, Bonhoff said: Did a google search to see if there was a photo of a rally prepped Yugo that was sponsored by the dealer in Nottingham when I first started competing. Didn't find one but did find this Yugo that looked like a "Deltona" that had shrunk in the wash... How to make Lancia fans cry...... Me likey, but then I've owned 8 Skoda Estelles..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie the panda Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 They were a babe magnet too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I'd never noticed how much it resembles a Mark I Golf from some angles. Particularly the rear quarter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 28 minutes ago, Mike said: I'd never noticed how much it resembles a Mark I Golf from some angles. Particularly the rear quarter. Hush you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 pardon my language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) A lot of the little sub-compact hatches of the era had very similar rear quarters. Mk1 Golf, Mk1 Fiesta, Dodge Omni, Yugo...and I'm sure there are others. Though I will say the Yugo you posted is in much better shape than my Golf as it currently sits. Edited December 14, 2016 by helios16v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 My favorite yugo memory was trying to find the spare after a blow out in Florida, ,,, in the rain. It wasn't a bad little car. Ours would pull hard to the left under heavy acceleration. Scary until you got used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie the panda Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Don't forget Fiat's hot hatches...127 Sport & Ritmo Abarth! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I like the hot Strada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
directorcass Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 They had considered a stretched version at one point, called the "We-go". Thank you. I'll be here all week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, vinnie the panda said: Don't forget Fiat's hot hatches...127 Sport & Ritmo Abarth! That second one if fugly. I'm so glad that the bug eyed looks of the 90s has finally gone out of style. Am I the only one who sees "tiny" Volvo in the first pic? It looks like the product of an unholy night of passion between a Volvo 740 and a Golf. Edited December 15, 2016 by Thud4444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 3 hours ago, directorcass said: They had considered a stretched version at one point, called the "We-go". Thank you. I'll be here all week. You're not far from the truth. Zastava saw that the 2 door Yugo suited the 1 or 2 person market so they planned a 4 door version for families - it was to be called Forgo - four go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie the panda Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 The Fiat 127 was much smaller than either of those, tuned up with a 1301 Uno engine they could kick out 120BHP and match the XR3 or GTI. The Ritmo Abarth was a bit ugly but again they could fly with a tuned Twin Cam motor! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie the panda Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 9 minutes ago, Black Knight said: You're not far from the truth. Zastava saw that the 2 door Yugo suited the 1 or 2 person market so they planned a 4 door version for families - it was to be called Forgo - four go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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