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1989 Yugo GVL Long-Term Road Test Introduction | Edmunds
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1989 Yugo GVL Long-Term Road Test Introduction | Edmunds
We bought a 1989 Yugo GVL in Boise. Our mission? Drive it home to L.A., or possibly die trying. Join us for an unforgettable trip in one of the worst modern cars ever made.
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Indeed. This sounds much like the '79 Fiat Strada I owned for a few years past high school. Yes, I admit that.
I would guess it is also time to pull the gas tank and inspect for rust and perhaps coat it with tank sealer or (if you can find one) replace it.
BTW, you guys should get a bravery medal for driving that thing on the 405.
Speaking of Fiat engines, I once owned a Fiat Regatta 100S, 1600cc, 100hp, AC. Over two years that car covered 30,000 miles traveling from Sicily to Normandy and all over Europe. It cruised at 100mph, hauled 4 with luggage up the Alps, and never missed a beat. A Bullet proof car.
Fun fact: My 2014 FIAT 500L was built at the same plant where this Yugo was assembled. The plant is now wholly-owned by FIAT and is one of the most state-of-the-art production facilities in Europe: http://www.fiat.com/news/fiat-serbia-award
It's early days still, so I can't speak to long-term reliability; but I can say that the assembly of my car is excellent, and the ride & handling are as solid as you can get in this class.
Yugo Next (crookedbrains.net)
-JS
Didn't find any listings on Autotrader and suspect nobody is going to buy this relic on eBay.
You can also check out Serbian jokes about the car and people driving it. My personal favorite is - why do Yugo drivers go to heaven when they die? Cause they've already been in hell...
3:D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9oTNMUoWOA
Why does a Yugo have rear windshield heaters?! - So that the ones pushing it for jump start wouldn't freeze their hands.
What's on two last pages of Yugo's owner manual? - Local public transport timetable.
How do you call brakes on Yugo? - Accessories!
How do you double Yugo's value? - Top up it's tank.
How do you call a Yugo on mountain top? - A miracle!
And a lot more...
For all the hell the car catches I found mine to be mechanically pretty sound. Certainly on par with other sub-$1000 cars. Sure there were electrical fires in the dash and all the interior door handles and window cranks were broken but it never let me down. I rewired all the lights to toggles and as long as I had my trusty vice grips to clamp the stripped window crank gear I could get to my destination, roll down the window and use the outside handle and get out. A great joy of mine was loaning out the car minus the vice grips. Hearing the embarrassment from friends about being locked IN the car and having to flag down passersby was/is priceless to me.
First time, I'm on your site and I was really happy when I saw that you have repotražu about my only car that I had.
With him I came to the Croatian sea and I was right atrakcvija. Beautiful are the times were. But he began to tell the real problem anaser so I sold 200 EUR, which I paid for it. He spent less than 6 liters per 100 km
Now it no longer came down to the interior bicycle but the memories remain.
Respectfully driver YOGO 55 from Serbia, Loznica
Sreten Popovic
Btw: great article!
Regards from Slovenia!