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maynard

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Remember, a nightmare is a dream.
 

Boink

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The car "might" be of value if left in that garage for another 50 years.
 

Gliderman8

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These cars are easy to make go faster..... just call a tow truck.
 

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I had the "pleasure" of driving a Yugo back when I was stationed at Scott AFB. It belonged to a co-worker who let me borrow it one day (I don't recall why I ended to borrow his car - probably mine was in the shop). I will never forget how flimsy and cheap the car felt. I wondered how anyone could spend hard-earned cash on such a piece of -
 

sail

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My dream car is s an LBC I don't have to lay under for half of my life.
 

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Not surprisingly, I'd have it. Not for 10k but fun is fun and there wouldn't be two at a cruise night. :smile:
 

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Not surprisingly, I'd have it. Not for 10k but fun is fun and there wouldn't be two at a cruise night. :smile:
There may not be ONE at cruise night based on reliability.
 
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And I read at one point that in order to be sold the importer had to replace all the glass, lights, tires and a number of other things that didn't meet federal standards of the times. So just imagine how much worse they must have been coming off the boat.
 

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As we sat in the office area of our shop about a decade ago, surrounded by cars like a Jag XK150, a 300SL Gullwing, a few Rolls and older Benz examples, a woman walks in and looks around... then asks if we worked on Yugos.

... All three of us burst out in spontaneous laughter. She got 'a bit miffed' and shouted: "Well you don't have to LAUGH!" and stomped out. True story.
 

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I had a Friend who was service manager for the local
Oldsmobile dealer.When a Olds diesel (car) would come in,
ALL the mechanics would disappear.
 

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Yeah,but what do you know - you own a Fiat.......

I know! :grin: and, right now, as it sits, in a barn with rust and dents and completely stripped it is worth more than any other car I own. figure that out! :rolleyes:
 
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