Hi Joe!

 JF>     Just wondering if any of you out there in BBS land remember the good
 JF> old  Yugo.

It was popular here in West Berlin for a short time in my youth. But then,
after Germany's reunification, these cars became pointless because you could
suddenly buy a Trabant for 1 symbolic Deutschmark, with almost infinite supply
in cheap spare parts, or spare cars. :-D The estate versions had actually a
bit of space, and for a 26hp engine, it had good low end torque, being a 2
stroke. Powered AND lubricated by a gasoline-oil mix, like a chainsaw, the
noise and odour it emitted at a quick start from a traffic light is hardly
rivalled by anything that would drive on a street. ;-D
When we were in East Berlin for the first time, still before reunification,
the whole city smelt like 2 stroke exhaust gas.

The last time ever that I saw a Yugo standing around was probably 15 years ago.
Im the most popular online car sales marketplace in Germany, only 1 Yugo is
listed for sale - a 1993 model for the East European market, imported by a
collector. So, there's really not much left of it. ;-) In comparison, there
are 280 Trabant for sale....


ius
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