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Tyrannosaurus Ex's best friend had one of those, and it was a screaming hunk of fuck. I had no idea they were still being built somewhere. I can appreciate the "pure driving experience" as much as the next guy (you should see some of the "pure" cars I've owned and driven), but those cars were junk from the word "go". Ever try to re-glue a plastic clutch linkage? They got bought out... big deal. The Fiat Punto, as a motivational device, is one thousand times better. Good final riddance.
 
Did you know that all Yugo's came standard with rear window defrosters?


It was to keep your hands warm while you pushed it. :doh:
 
Or their plans for the super mini, one passenger car, called the "Mego" :rolleyes:
 
68R/T said:
Or their plans for the super mini, one passenger car, called the "Mego" :rolleyes:
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They also had a curved dashboard that was way too close to the driver. You constantly banged your knees on it. It was called the "negro."
 
I don't care! Besides, it makes sense-your knee "gros" after getting smacked against the dashboard enough.
 
68R/T said:
Or their plans for the super mini, one passenger car, called the "Mego" :rolleyes:
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I think they had plans to tap into the illegal immigrant population, hoping that when they came to the US they would all want a-megos. :doh:
 
Guy at parts counter: "I'll take a headlight for a Yugo."
Parts Guy: "That's a fair trade."
 
Two Yugos sit at the approach to the Mackinac Bridge... their windows are open, and the drivers are yelling to each other, "You Go!" "No, you go!"

Link to the source of this joke. It was a popular joke in MI for quite some time.

The article is fatally flawed in one respect (actually, probably written to make the woman a victim of some kind): Ms. Pluhar never stopped her car. A friend of mine was on the bridge that night and witnessed the accident from less than 100 yards. In his words, "It was really windy that night, and everyone was going slow. She must've been going 70MPH when she blew past me. She was weaving in and out of traffic like a psychopath." Methinks if the wind had been strong enough to lift a Yugo several feet in the air and over the rails, it would have at least knocked over a few of the semis on the bridge, considering frontal area to the wind. It didn't.

Also, from the damage to the car, it was pretty obvious Dave's account was true: "She cut the wheel hard at a pretty good clip, the wind caught her, and she bounced down the railing for what seemed like an eternity... but it was probably only 50-75 feet. It was slow-motion at the time." That doesn't happen standing still.
 
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