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How Do You Make A Yugo Cool? Turn It Into A Book.

National Public Radio -- How do you double the value of a Yugo? Fill the gas tank.

What do you call a Yugo that breaks down after 100 miles? An overachiever.

Remember the Yugo? Jason Vuic would like to remind you of its not-so-illustrious story. The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History is Vuic's book on the tiny, no-frills, breakdown-prone automobile imported from communist Yugoslavia in the 1980s that is better known today as a punchline than a piece of machinery that might (or might not) take you from point A to point Y.

Despite his book's title, Vuic says that the Yugo is far from the worst car in history. There was even a time when the car ignited a sort of Yugo-mania in America. Between 1984 and 1992, Americans bought 150,000 Yugos.

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Submitted Mar 13, 2010 By: Sneakers55

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VDubBill Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,010 Points:488,895 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:51:30 PM Ignore VDubBill Report Abuse The Yugo mirrored the country and broke up about the same time. I remember how thin the doors were. They were about as thick as a 150-page book.
Zeke33 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,851 Points:970,175 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:48:26 PM Ignore Zeke33 Report Abuse Interesying information. It is easy to see why the Yugo was not a very popular car.
ops3 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,229 Points:737,025 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:47:07 PM Ignore ops3 Report Abuse Car: Yugo Owner's Lament: No you don't!!!
danreino Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,801 Points:678,170 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:18:09 PM Ignore danreino Report Abuse I never had the pleasure of driving the Ultimate Laughing Machine; however my posse & I had the childish pleasure of blowing one up, during my high school days.
MG_Sputnik Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:3,243 Points:1,033,480 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:12:52 PM Ignore MG_Sputnik Report Abuse The only car worse than the Yugo (maybe) was the Volkswagen "Thing". What a piece of s - - - !
derKraut All-Star Author Ontario Posts:787 Points:411,335 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:08:49 PM Ignore derKraut Report Abuse I remember and am sure, as the article says there were worse cars around especially those from the UK.
pliskin Champion Author Syracuse Posts:3,212 Points:981,945 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:05:20 PM Ignore pliskin Report Abuse Why? You'd be lucky if you could find a dozen people who even remember what a Yugo was much less how long they were around.
saveongasNC Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,297 Points:727,550 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:02:05 PM Ignore saveongasNC Report Abuse Who cares!
Filluptanks Champion Author Ohio Posts:9,494 Points:1,863,005 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:02:03 PM Ignore Filluptanks Report Abuse Actually you don't get what you paid for. You still would have gotten ripped off.
Amtrgas Champion Author Oakland Posts:2,149 Points:788,985 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:58:41 PM Ignore Amtrgas Report Abuse What do you aspect for $3990. you get what you pay for.
pnd1 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,890 Points:376,705 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:55:34 PM Ignore pnd1 Report Abuse Who cares? What a waste of space.
ACTown All-Star Author Oregon Posts:894 Points:715,660 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:55:18 PM Ignore ACTown Report Abuse No they were in the 80's. You might be thinking about the VW thing.
SUPERQUACK Champion Author Sacramento Posts:1,489 Points:989,000 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:52:08 PM Ignore SUPERQUACK Report Abuse WERE THESE IN THE U S A IN THE 1960'S ???
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:4,021 Points:672,285 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:42:21 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Where are those 150,000 Yugos now, that is minus the one turned into a book? I'm sure Jay Leno must also have one.