YUGO production ends . . . - The Firearms Forum

mrkirker · 11-21-2008, 09:35 AM

Read today that the YUGO production was ending. So, to celebrate the automobile oddities demise . . .

Yu*go (yoo-go)
n. 1) Small, economical, Yugoslavian-built automobile. 2) 4x4 hood ornament.
adj. 1) What dosen't happen when you press the accelerator.

Q. How do you double the value of a Yugo?
A. Put a gallon of milk in the back seat.

Q. What comes with every Yugo User's Manual?
A. The bus schedule.

What do Yugos have in common with Ferarris?
- A Ferarri can go from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds.
- A Yugo can go from 0 to 4 in 60 seconds.
Actually, a Yugo CAN accelerate as fast as a Ferarri,
...if you give it a fast enough running start, so it clears the cliff's edge...

Q. How do you fix a broken Yugo?
A. 1) Lift off the radiator cap.
2) Push off cliff.
3) and drive brand-new one underneath radiator cap.
(30-mile/3-day warranty included!)

A man entered an auto parts store...
Man: "I need a windshield wiper blade for a Yugo."
Clerk: "Well, only if you throw $20 into the trade."

I once bought a Yugo with a tow package.
...It was in the front.

Q. Why does a Yugo have rear a window defroster?
A. To keep your hands warm as you push it.

Q. What do you call a Yugo at the top of a big hill?
A. A miracle!

What do you call the shock absorbers inside a Yugo?
Passengers.

Two guys in a Yugo were arrested last night in Oakland following
a push-by shooting incident.

The new Yugo has an air bag. When you sense an impending accident,
start pumping real fast.

A friend went to a dealer the other day and said, "I'd like a gas
cap for my Yugo." The dealer replied, "Okay. Sounds like a fair
trade."

I have also said for years that the car is named because "Yugo,
but it doesn't".

How can you get a Yugo to do 60 miles an hour?
Push it over a cliff.

Why don't Yugo's sustain much damage in a front-end collision?
The tow truck takes the impact.

What do you call a Yugo with a flat tire?
Totalled.

TranterUK · 11-21-2008, 09:40 AM

Excellent. Reminds me of some of the cars I had as a kid.

USMC-03 · 11-21-2008, 09:57 AM

Don't worry, the Yugo will be back. Just wait until the marketing experts and automotive engineers in the U.S. Congress and Sierra Club are done, we'll all be driving three cylinder pieces of feces; it may say Ford, Chevy or Dodge, but it will be a basically Yugo.

mrkirker · 11-21-2008, 11:00 AM

I HAD a three cylinder Subaru "Justy". Loved it.

lead · 11-21-2008, 05:04 PM

I hesitate to admit it, but I had a Yugo in the early 80's. I put over 100,000 miles on it, but not much over. It was just an Italian Fiat, built by the Yugoslavs. But the Fiats had a better engine, Bosch fuel injection, and a 5 speed. They sold Yugos with a smaller engine, a Weber carb(same one in the first Ford Escorts), and a 4 speed.
The guys at work used to say it was easy to maintain. To change the oil, you just take off the oil cap, turn the car upside down and drain it, put it down and add new oil.

11-21-2008, 09:35 AM	#1
mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	YUGO production ends . . . Read today that the YUGO production was ending. So, to celebrate the automobile oddities demise . . . Yugo (yoo-go) n. 1) Small, economical, Yugoslavian-built automobile. 2) 4x4 hood ornament. adj. 1) What dosen't happen when you press the accelerator. Q. How do you double the value of a Yugo? A. Put a gallon of milk in the back seat. Q. What comes with every Yugo User's Manual? A. The bus schedule. What do Yugos have in common with Ferarris? - A Ferarri can go from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds. - A Yugo can go from 0 to 4 in 60 seconds. Actually, a Yugo CAN accelerate as fast as a Ferarri, ...if you give it a fast enough running start, so it clears the cliff's edge... Q. How do you fix a broken Yugo? A. 1) Lift off the radiator cap. 2) Push off cliff. 3) and drive brand-new one underneath radiator cap. (30-mile/3-day warranty included!) A man entered an auto parts store... Man: "I need a windshield wiper blade for a Yugo." Clerk: "Well, only if you throw $20 into the trade." I once bought a Yugo with a tow package. ...It was in the front. Q. Why does a Yugo have rear a window defroster? A. To keep your hands warm as you push it. Q. What do you call a Yugo at the top of a big hill? A. A miracle! What do you call the shock absorbers inside a Yugo? Passengers. Two guys in a Yugo were arrested last night in Oakland following a push-by shooting incident. The new Yugo has an air bag. When you sense an impending accident, start pumping real fast. A friend went to a dealer the other day and said, "I'd like a gas cap for my Yugo." The dealer replied, "Okay. Sounds like a fair trade." I have also said for years that the car is named because "Yugo, but it doesn't". How can you get a Yugo to do 60 miles an hour? Push it over a cliff. Why don't Yugo's sustain much damage in a front-end collision? The tow truck takes the impact. What do you call a Yugo with a flat tire? Totalled. __________________ I don't know if dogs have a heaven, but there will be dogs in mine.* -->

11-21-2008, 09:40 AM	#2
TranterUK Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 5,103	Re: YUGO production ends . . . Excellent. Reminds me of some of the cars I had as a kid. __________________ DVC - Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas - Accuracy, Power, Speed. The light at the end of the recession tunnel IS a train coming the other way!

11-21-2008, 09:57 AM	#3
USMC-03 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of the Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,825	Re: YUGO production ends . . . Don't worry, the Yugo will be back. Just wait until the marketing experts and automotive engineers in the U.S. Congress and Sierra Club are done, we'll all be driving three cylinder pieces of feces; it may say Ford, Chevy or Dodge, but it will be a basically Yugo. __________________ Let not the rifles of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots. - Fortes Fortuna Javat -

11-21-2008, 11:00 AM	#4
mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	Re: YUGO production ends . . . I HAD a three cylinder Subaru "Justy". Loved it. __________________ *I don't know if dogs have a heaven, but there will be dogs in mine.*

11-21-2008, 05:04 PM	#5
lead Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,522	Re: YUGO production ends . . . I hesitate to admit it, but I had a Yugo in the early 80's. I put over 100,000 miles on it, but not much over. It was just an Italian Fiat, built by the Yugoslavs. But the Fiats had a better engine, Bosch fuel injection, and a 5 speed. They sold Yugos with a smaller engine, a Weber carb(same one in the first Ford Escorts), and a 4 speed. The guys at work used to say it was easy to maintain. To change the oil, you just take off the oil cap, turn the car upside down and drain it, put it down and add new oil. __________________ The best things in life, are not things.