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From: andrew@grkermi.UUCP (Andrew W. Rogers)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Information reagarding YUGO
Message-ID: <617@grkermi.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 12:34:15 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 20 12:34:15 1985
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In article <462@sbcs.UUCP> divy@sbcs.UUCP (Divyakant Agrawal) writes:
>
>	I am thinking of buying the Yugoslavian car YUGO. I will be 
>	grateful if the readers of this group can warn / encourage about
>	this car. I have been told that this car is being marketed(sp) in
>	England for almost two years now and has received good reviews from
>	the auto critics. 

I've heard that it is *very* slow - 0-50 in about 19 seconds.  That's 
comparable to a mid-60's VW Beetle (no great surprise since the Yugo's engine
is only 1100 cc) - not something I'd care to take on Route 128 every day.

I've also heard that it is basically a late-60's Fiat design, although the
person who told me that may have been thinking of the Lada.

>	The only information I can provide to the net is this: the dealer in
>	Long Island is charging  approx $5000 (base price $3990), and if you
>	book it today you can hope to get it by Feb 86. (There are no options
>	included with the car - ie no a/c, no radio etc.)

SHPX THAT!  The only appealing feature of the Yugo is its price - and when
the dealers are talking $5K for it, FORGET IT!  For only about $500 more, you
could get a Dodge Colt E, Ford Escort (especially a leftover) or even (gag)
a Chevette, all of which (even the latter) are far more modern designs than
the Yugo and are far more suited for U.S. driving conditions!  Not only that,
but you wouldn't be waiting 5+ months for one!

AWR

P.S.: The Yugo is imported by Malcolm Brickin, whose previous forays into
the auto industry (Subaru 360, Bricklin) have not exactly been resounding
successes...


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