I did some of my best work with a lady who had to push my Morris Minor so I could bump start it on our first date.

Those seats! Worth the price of admission alone.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Saw these at a mid '80s Washington D.C. auto show. The Yugo theme was 'Whats Right for America' so they had a red one, a white one, and a blue one.
Each car already had something broken on the interior -
Hood release.
Heater control.
Door handle.
A few years later, at the shop where I worked, I needed a new relay for one of these. Nobody had one in stock. Then I thought maybe find one for a Fiat. So I brought the dead relay to a local Buick dealer, that sold Fiats at one time, and they actually had one in stock.
Interesting cars.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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With that many miles, it probably had received a new engine while still in the warranty period.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

We replaced the carb again from another Escort, this one doesn't say Ford on it and it worked great. My friend was able to get it over to our favorite exhaust shop so it doesn't leak carbon monoxide into the cabin. The thing runs really well so we were able to take it out for a proper drive over to our favorite autoparts store.



The exhaust setup is a Flowmaster catalytic converter (wanted an O2 bung plus didn't want the smell of untreated gas) and 2-inch pipe all the way back to an Acura TL muffler. We figured that this would be a temporary setup but it ended up sounding very nice so we'll keep it for now but eventually we want to do something better for the tip (were going to reuse the original but it was too rusty to weld). The stock exhaust was puny, maybe 1.5 inches but because of how it was bent, the pipe crunched down to under an inch in diameter in some spots. The new exhaust flows a lot better. Here's a video of it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpQaD4W5gw0.

So the next step is actually getting the correct size tires. We bought what we could get relatively quickly but they're slightly too tall and rub when going over bumps if two people are in the car.

That being said, here's my impressions as a passenger in the car:

• Though this is an economy car and very lightweight, the ride is legitimately good. It doesn't feel boxy like many other economy cars I've spent time in. It's smooth over bumps, not at all jarring. Not a luxurious ride but damn good considering what it is.
• This thing is decently peppy. Stock 0-60 time is actually the same as a W123 300D Turbo at 13.2s, it's probably slightly better with the less restrictive exhaust. Note, the Yugo with the 1.1 and the 4 speed takes 20 seconds to get to 60 so a GVX is definitely the way to go.
• The seat is actually adequately comfortable. Not great, but I didn't have any back pain after an hour in the car. Maybe Ford should take notes.
• It cruises great at 70. We haven't taken it on the interstate yet so I can't say how it does above 70 but it'll do 70 no problem and is stable at speed. The 5-speed really seems to help there.

Overall just a fun little car, one of my favorite (co-)purchases.

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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon.

On the 'Simpsons', years ago, Homer looks at a strange little foreign car.
When he can't understand the symbols on the dash, he asks the dealer
"What country is this car from?'
Dealer replies
"It no longer exists!"

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW

That exhaust looks well done ~ many stock exhausts use twists & turns to reduce the amount of noise and at the same time create excess back pressure .

? Will it need to be smog tested ? .

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1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I recall a story somewhere that the build quality of these cars dropped horrendously depending on VIN numbers. Apparently, the factory workers would get stupid drunk on the weekends and show up to work hung over which would then correlate to horrible quality. If you managed to get a Yugo with a build number for somewhere in the middle of the week, they were fabulously decent little cheapo cars.

I won't lie, I'm strangely fascinated with these little cars. I would probably get a Trebant over a Yugo however.

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Our exhaust guy really does great work. $180 for the piping and welding, maybe a bit more than some other shops but his work is top notch.

No smog testing as it's over 25 years old but I think it would pass. We did delete the smog pump though so if it were inspected it might not pass.

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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon.

I had two back in the day...A 1986 GV in Beige that a USPS car hit in an intersection, and a Blue GVX as the replacement. All in all, they aren't bad little cars, and I would love to have one today, due to the MPG I used to get out of it. The idea was great, but the execution was poorly done.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

Is that the Doppler effect on the seats?

My GVX had the same rims as your Yugo does. Mine was blue with blue interior. One issue I had with both cars that was always a pain...the horn cap would pop out when I hit a bump.

I noticed your parcel shelf was not connected...are the rubber straps still viable? To be honest, a couple rubber bungee style cords could be altered to work. If I remember correctly, the shelf snaps in place in the rear, and only connected to the hatch gate with the rubber straps.

My first one didn't come with a radio...I bought it with $1000 down, and $2990 financed, all with newspaper deliver money I earned. I was the only one in high school that could say they bought their own car, and mine was brand new.

BTW...the machine that flared the pipes used for the steering column was made in the US, at a tool and die shop named MegaCity Tool and Die in West Carrolton, Ohio. The guy that designed and built the machine was a guy by the name of Ed Mittman. How do I know this? I know because I worked in the same shop for my dad, and Ed taught me much of what I know about designing and building special machines. I learned a lot working on that machine with him.

They claimed the car was entirely made in Yugoslavia by Zastava...it was only assembled there, as you have found out using the Ford Escort carb. There were other Escort based pieces on the car, as well...just look at some of the emissions system.

I am now actually missing my old Yugo a bunch. Even though it was a general piece of crap, it was a piece of history I'd love to have back.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

We're missing one of the straps, the other one is fine and holds the whole shelf. That picture was from when we were picking it up, got it in an auction (plus a 1990 300D and a 91 F150, and things such as a sofa, loveseat, and chair set for the house where we have most of our parties) so we were stuffing the thing full of cushions and such as they wouldn't all fit in the van.

Here's an interesting number:
We decided to do a proper 0-60 test in it today, with about 400lbs of passengers, we got 11.52 seconds and our tires are too large so it reads slower than it's actually going. Official number was 13.2 seconds to 60, and I'll bet it's with one passenger. Seems that opening up the exhaust really helps with power.

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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon.

These days, car testers whine if something can't hit 60 in under 10 seconds.
Around 12 seconds is pretty decent for that car, especially if well loaded and
wearing oversize tires.
Back in 1960, Mercedes Fintail 220S 0-60 times used to road-test at around 13 seconds, and the Ponton gas 180b came in around 21. I think the diesel Pontons took at least half a minute!

Happy Motoring, Mark

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Had our first real breakdown, the alternator shorted out. Now, it was a Ford alternator that we installed (with some creative brackets) because the original alternator, a 65 amp unit made for the upper trim level Yugos, has bad bearings (grease dried out after 31 years, most of which was sitting) and they're NLA. The alternator worked fine while the engine was idling for about an hour but about a mile into our test drive, it died and we had to disconnect the charge wire so we could drive home. This is the second time that the car had major issues in our ownership and both times they were parts stamped Ford Motorcraft. We could probably blame whoever remanufactured the alternator, but I'll just blame Ford.

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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon.