So my friend and I have been looking for a quirky car to buy and take to auto shows and last week we found the perfect match and it was cheap. It's a 1988 Yugo GVX (the "performance" model), one owner and only 9K miles. We got it for ~$1200 and we're going to do a tune-up, carb rebuild plus new tires and brakes before we put it on the road, but fortunately, parts are dirt cheap. The story behind the car is that the owner's husband wanted to a buy a new Porsche and she told him that she would only let him buy it if she got a new car too, so the Porsche dealer gave her the Yugo to seal the deal. It seems she didn't care too much for it because she then leased a 1990 300D and purchased it after the lease expired, and drove that until she had a stroke earlier this year. My parents bought that car and a 1991 F150 with the I6 and 5-speed.

It runs great if you fill the bowl of the carb but the carb is seized up and doesn't allow the mechanical fuel pump to get fuel into the bowl. The build quality is horrendous in some aspects but in general seems better put together than some American cars from the 80s. Seats are surprisingly comfortable. Once it's picked up, my friend wants to take it to autoshows and I want to use it for dates. Another friend works as a valet for an upscale restaurant so I'm sure I could get him to park it up front for everyone to see.

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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.