# Are there any functional Yugos left? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 22, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704 "2003-02-22T02:37:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/1 "2003-02-22T02:37:51Z")
Ah, the Yugo. The butt of many a stand-up comedian’s jokes. Thousands were sold because they were cheap ($3995 at a time when cars were just crossing over the $10K mark). They fell apart on test drives, there were blown off the road by Chevettes, they just sucked in general. I haven’t seen one on the road in at 12 years. Has anybody seen any lately? RUNNING? Not too long ago, artists took some dead ones and made them into various art projects. As for other cars that suck, I will, on rare occasion, see a Pacer, Gremlin, Pinto, Chevette, and the odd Vega around town. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/2 "2003-02-22T02:43:54Z")
Yeah, theres even a couple for sale at [autotrader.com](http://autotrader.com) ---
**Author:** ![jjohnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@jjohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjohnny)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/3 "2003-02-22T02:50:32Z")
Saw a Yugo in Indianapolis a few months ago. Didn’t sound very healthy. ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/4 "2003-02-22T03:00:47Z")
There was a woman who worked at my company about 2 years ago who was driving a Yugo to work each day. Even so it was the first one I had seen in years. She doesn’t work there any more. ---
**Author:** ![Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/5 "2003-02-22T03:14:54Z")
I saw one driving down the road about a month ago. ---
**Author:** ![irkenDoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@irkenDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irkenDoom)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/6 "2003-02-22T03:31:15Z")
I once saw 2 Yugos. _2!_ In. One. Day. On the road! Running, even! :eek: I think that brought my total lifetime [functional] Yugo sightings up to 4. Which is 4 more than most have and will ever see, I imagine. ---
**Author:** ![AmbushBug](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ambushbug/32/4600_2.png) [@AmbushBug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmbushBug)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/7 "2003-02-22T05:45:40Z")
In Tucson, about 3 months ago, parked near where I usually park at my place of employment. Quite rusted, missing the rear window. “FOR SALE $75” in faded white shoe polish on one remaining window; closer inspection showed it said “$750” at one time. Next day it wasn’t there; I assumed it was driven away. -AmbushBug ---
**Author:** ![Hometownboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5e9695/32.png) [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/8 "2003-02-22T06:36:12Z")
A favorite Jay Leno line: Do you know why Yugos have rear window defrosters? To keep your hands warm when you’re pushing them! ::rimshot:: ---
**Author:** ![Lure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@Lure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lure)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/9 "2003-02-22T07:19:28Z")
I don’t remember how recently it was,but I saw the height of paranoia one day. A Yugo parked in a shopping center lot with a \*club \* on the steering wheel! I did not make this up,tho it sounds like a line. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/10 "2003-02-22T08:36:34Z")
My mom had a Yugo. It didn’t come with a glove compartment, it was an _option_. I haven’t seen a Yugo on the road in years. I also haven’t seen a Gremlin, Vega, Pinto or a Pacer. ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/11 "2003-02-22T08:55:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lure \* > \*\*I don’t remember how recently it was,but I saw the height of paranoia one day. > > A Yugo parked in a shopping center lot with a \*club \* on the steering wheel! > > I did not make this up,tho it sounds like a line. \*\* It _was_ a line. I forget the comedian, but he followed it up with “So I broke into the car and stole the Club. Those things are worth something!” And I have to admit to having owned a Yugo once. I got it for about $100, drove it for a couple of years, gave it to my sister when she desperately needed a car, who then sold it for $100 after a year or so, when she no longer needed it. It had about 100,000 miles on it when she got rid of it. For all I know, it could still be running. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Calculus\_of\_Logic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@The\_Calculus\_of\_Logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Calculus_of_Logic)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/12 "2003-02-22T12:02:39Z")
I had no idea Yugos were this rare. THere are only 3 in the entire country according to [autotrader.com](http://autotrader.com). A couple were sold on ebay, $500 & 800 each. I always thought the chevette was the de facto crappy economy car. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/13 "2003-02-22T12:21:11Z")
[Nearly gone, but not forgotten.](http://cartalk.cars.com/About/Worst-Cars/results5.html) (Quick, how do you double the value of a Yugo?) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/14 "2003-02-22T15:43:00Z")
Back in the '90s a co-worker had a Yugo. Sometimes he would drive when some of us went out to lunch. Yes! I’ve actually ridden in a Yugo! The co-worker said that is wasn’t much of a car, but it was cheap. I never heard him say anything about mechanical problems. Of course he eventually replaced it with something better. ---
**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/15 "2003-02-22T15:51:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by flodnak \* > \*\*[(Quick, how do you double the value of a Yugo?) \*\* Fill the gas tank (although these days, that’d probably triple the value). ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/16 "2003-02-22T16:05:38Z")
A man walks into an auto parts store and says “I’d like to get a new gas cap for my Yugo”. The guy behind the counter says “Yep, that sounds like a fair trade!” ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/17 "2003-02-22T16:16:43Z")
A friend in grad school had a Yugo. Darn thing held up for a couple of years, but if you ever need spare parts, you’re SOL. He had a minor accident and had to get rid of it because it would have cost more to buy parts to repair it than the car was worth. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/18 "2003-02-22T16:28:24Z")
Anybody seen Drowning Mona? Well, they found enough Yugos to have practically everyone in that movie driving around town in one. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/19 "2003-02-22T16:35:47Z")
The country fell apart and we’re asking whether the _car_ survived? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704/20 "2003-02-22T18:28:33Z")
Big page of [Yugo links](http://www.hszk.bme.hu/~oj002/yugo/links.htm) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-functional-yugos-left/156704.md?page=2)