My grandfather had 14 of them. He gave me one when my Ford broke down. I drove that car around the moon and back. I changed the belt and tires. It was quirky, but I never had a problem with it. BTW.. I noticed that, in winter, when the heater was on, a red glow could be seen when looking into the duct at night. Heater worked well.
Engineer I knew making 6 figures drove Yugo for years, 120 miles daily RT commute. He told me why depreciate expensive car @ 30k miles/year, his was was reliable and he could easily fix any mechanical issues.
I found your channel today and started binge watching your videos after lunch. As a proud Croatian I must say that I'm very plesently suprised with facts you presented in this video. You really did your homework. One glitch is Yugoslav Royal Army - it was People's Army, but this is just a simple mistake. Although Croatians and Serbs aren't exactly friends after the war that tore Yugoslavia apart, the Yugo and older Zastava cars (also made with Fiat license) were a big part of our everyday life back in the days. Yugo's made for export had better equipment, and there was also a converible with spoilers for a more sportier look. GV and GVL trims weren't available here, they were named by the horsepower its engine produced (Yugo 45, Yugo 55). Top of the range was Yugo America, I presume it was sold under GVL trim in the States. You make awesome videos, keep up the good work :-)
First of all, greetings from the Balkans. Today, these cars in Serbia cost from 500 euros to an incredible 3500 euros (a Jugo convertible costs 3.5k with an automatic transmission). I am especially worried about the myths about this vehicle that they break down often, but they work very well for the price you pay today. Registration is not expensive, so you will see a lot of these vehicles in the Balkans. Greetings from Serbia once again.
BTW, I grew up in Buffalo in the 1960’s. There was a lot of drinking in the auto factories at the time. I knew one guy that had the job of fixing assembly lines. They never broke down. He went to a bar across the street from the factory. Every day for 20 years. The factory workers had the phone number to the bar just in case. The call never came. He did this until the factory closed.
Many years ago I was cleaning out my closet and selling a bunch of old Motor Trend, Car and Driver, etc. magazines on eBay. One of the magazines had a test of several super cars and a Yugo. In the eBay description I listed the contents of all the cars that were tested and mentioned that it also had a test of a Yugo but I couldn’t imagine that anyone would buy the magazine because of that. The auction winner replied to me later that he did in fact buy the magazine because of the Yugo test and that he was the president of the North American Yugo owners club (or something like that). Further proof that you can actually sell anything on eBay.
That car wasnt build on a Fiat 128 but a 127. The ones that were bulid on 128 was Zastava 101 and the later name Yugo 511 :) Yugo GV (45, 55 and so on) was build on the Fiat 127
I still have one from 1987, a red one. Really He have never let me on the road. And my kids are loving it. If you look good after yugo (it was named yugo because of one wind in Montenegro) it will be a good transporation Tool.
I recommend finding a GVX or GV Plus to drive. They have the 1.3L and a 5 speed, they're much quicker. My 88 GVX, with only larger exhaust tubing (original rusted away, only rust on it) is about 12.5 seconds to 60. That isn't fast by modern standards but for the late 80s that wasn't bad for a commuter car. A base model VW Golf in 1988 was more expensive and slower, heck a Mercedes 190D or 300D would have been slower, considerably so depending on the engine. I was really surprised by the car when I got it, sure the quality of the fit and finish is almost as bad as a Tesla (better panel gaps though!), but it's very easy to work on and the ride is actually much better than a lot of economy cars, especially considering the very short wheelbase. The engine is really a bit of fun, it was designed for it's peak power to be near the suggested 8000rpm redline (there is no tach unfortunately). It will leave tire stripes if you know what you're doing.
First new car I ever owned. Loved it. I didn’t maintain it well. One reason the parts were super high. First thing to go out was ignition switch. Instead of replacing I would wiggle the key like crazy till it turned. One day it stuck and burned up the starter. A new starter was over 200 in 1990 when a starter for other vehicles was about 30. So I parked uphill and pushed it off. For over a year. I never had no trouble out of my yugo. Till the clutch went out at 60.000. I’m bad on clutches anyway. Parts too high to fix. I was the butt of jokes. The dragnet movie didn’t help. When Dan ackroyd was reduced to drive one. First dependable car I ever had me and my wife went everywhere in this thing before the starter went out. Wish I could buy another new one and the parts be mow resonable
Parts are not bad now. I found this one sitting for some time. Did not take much in terms of $ to get it road worthy again, and i put new calipers on didn't rebuild, water pump, timing belt, radiator etc etc etc. (From colleens husband) pretty much everything is interchangable with fiat.
The Trabant from DDR (East Germany) is by far much worse than the Yugo. The Trabant had a 26 hp 2 cylinder two stroke air cooled engine, and body panels made by duroplast. Duroplast is made of recycled chemicals and surplus cotton from the Soviet Union. The fuel tank was sitting in the engine compartment above the engine, because there were no fuel pump. To measure the fuel level you used a dipstick! The Yugo is not the worse car in the world, but is a runner up!
Funny to read this here, because I live in east Germany xD about 25 kilometres away from the czech republic border. And yes, the Trabant isn't really good. But it was the only way to travel with a car here, back in this time. You had no choice, it was the only thing available^^
@@IzzeeeGTAS There was one alternative to the Trabant in DDR. If you were a hot shot in the communist party (SED) you could drive a Volvo. Volvo even produced a special model for DDR, the Volvo 244 DLS. And the members of the government had the Volvo 264 TE limousine.
You reminded me of my favorite Speedvision commercial from their "How bad have you got it?" series of the middle 2000s. It's where a CHP officer pulls over a goofy looking guy in a Mazda GLC and asks the driver if he knew how fast he was going. The guy sheepishly guesses, "185... 190?" "Sir," the officer replies, "you were doing 55 in a 45 mile per hour zone. I'm going to need to see your license." The driver nods contritely, hands his driver's license to the officer with a $20 dollar bill paper clipped to it and asks with a bit of swagger in his voice ,"Uh, officer, are you sure I wasn't doing 190?"
Colleen, I really enjoy your postings on FB and YT. You remind me of the down to earth everyday girl whose Dad was into cars but not the typical Camaro or Mustang but European Exotics & Ferraris. So that is what you grew up knowing. So keep it up! Your knowledge of all cars is very impressive. BTW, don't know if you are acquainted with Richard Cole from Santa Maria. He helped me numerous times servicing the Ferraris I've own. Another one of those down to earth guys!
And what would they want for 4000 dollars... the car is quite correct in relation to the price... it has a lot of problems, but with the minimum and cheapest maintenance in the world, it will get you where you went...
Zastava Automobili (eng. Cars) was part of group factory called Zavodi Crvena Zastava (with factory Zastava Arms, Zastava Trucks ) , and those factory has a roots of factory Vojno-Tehnicki Zavod (Military Technical Institute - founded 1851), and after WWII change the name. The factory never change the name, it exist until it's bought by Fiat 2008. They created new brand YUGO in 1988 for all export model. So Uk there model of car Yugo 311/511, Yugoslavia and Serbia was called Zastava 101/ Zastava Skala 55. Zastava done rebrand of logo about 2002 when they introduce new line of redesing Yugo and Florida called IN ( Like mine ☺). You in USA got better Yugo, then us in YU and more expensive 🤣
I don't remember the reliability problems as much as it was so cheap that it had that tinny feel to it. You have to give credit to anyone that held on to it and kept it nice. Much like current AMC Pacer owners.
Love the bit about Zastava making machine guns, reminded me of my career from 1985-1987 when I worked out of an old arms plant in the Netherlands, started by Hispano Suiza. Company was operating under a different name, and was making diesel fuel injection pumps. When you spoke of the Yugo as an aerodynamic brick, it reminded me of the first Alfa Romeo I drove, a Giulia in 1977 which had a Perkins diesel engine in it, slow, noisy, but memorable !!!
The factory that made the C-17 aircraft was apparently riddled with not just drinking but most other drugs according to a fellow I used to work with. Yugos are kind of unique. The FIATs they were based on usually ran well and were reliable, rust being their biggest issue. Nice to see one in such nice shape. Wanna race?
Crvena Zastava (red flag) factory had two divisions: automotive and weapon/arms. Yugo was not Fiat based at all, it was the first independently designed and built car by the CZ company and it was intended to be a people's car.
@@FerrarisOnline Is it your Daily? If so kudos. You own the Yugoslavian Ferrari Mondial. Both cars are misunderstood and hated unjustly by many. I personally love Mondials. I would take a Yugo. Make mine a cabrio.
Mine new would not go in gear or come put of gear..starter gave out three times..clutch gave put three times..underpowered..handles broke off radio total crap knobs fell off..speakers cracked new..shifter came off in hand..rolled backward..
One thing I really love about this channel is the research. Some of these car reviewers on UA-cam consider research and accuracy to be anathema. I was in high school when the Yugo was first sold here. They suckered people in with the low price but they were really awful. A girl I knew in high school had one and it was completely unreliable. She got it at the beginning of our senior year but she wasn't driving it by graduation. Then again, a modern Chrysler 200C is about as bad.
My grandfather had 14 of them. He gave me one when my Ford broke down. I drove that car around the moon and back. I changed the belt and tires. It was quirky, but I never had a problem with it.
BTW.. I noticed that, in winter, when the heater was on, a red glow could be seen when looking into the duct at night. Heater worked well.
Engineer I knew making 6 figures drove Yugo for years, 120 miles daily RT commute. He told me why depreciate expensive car @ 30k miles/year, his was was reliable and he could easily fix any mechanical issues.
I found your channel today and started binge watching your videos after lunch. As a proud Croatian I must say that I'm very plesently suprised with facts you presented in this video. You really did your homework. One glitch is Yugoslav Royal Army - it was People's Army, but this is just a simple mistake. Although Croatians and Serbs aren't exactly friends after the war that tore Yugoslavia apart, the Yugo and older Zastava cars (also made with Fiat license) were a big part of our everyday life back in the days. Yugo's made for export had better equipment, and there was also a converible with spoilers for a more sportier look. GV and GVL trims weren't available here, they were named by the horsepower its engine produced (Yugo 45, Yugo 55). Top of the range was Yugo America, I presume it was sold under GVL trim in the States. You make awesome videos, keep up the good work :-)
Thank you, glad you like the videos
One mistake..croats Are nin existent..it Is product of vatican and wienna..basicly catholic serbs called croats..otherwise spot on
First of all, greetings from the Balkans. Today, these cars in Serbia cost from 500 euros to an incredible 3500 euros (a Jugo convertible costs 3.5k with an automatic transmission). I am especially worried about the myths about this vehicle that they break down often, but they work very well for the price you pay today. Registration is not expensive, so you will see a lot of these vehicles in the Balkans. Greetings from Serbia once again.
12:58, thats why I still drive one as daily even in 2023. :)
BTW, I grew up in Buffalo in the 1960’s. There was a lot of drinking in the auto factories at the time. I knew one guy that had the job of fixing assembly lines. They never broke down. He went to a bar across the street from the factory. Every day for 20 years. The factory workers had the phone number to the bar just in case. The call never came. He did this until the factory closed.
Yugoslavia was in the cold war not in the eastern Block.
Ist was block free.
Nice video !
Thank you for not being biased like DougDeMuro. Greetings from Croatia.
Many years ago I was cleaning out my closet and selling a bunch of old Motor Trend, Car and Driver, etc. magazines on eBay. One of the magazines had a test of several super cars and a Yugo. In the eBay description I listed the contents of all the cars that were tested and mentioned that it also had a test of a Yugo but I couldn’t imagine that anyone would buy the magazine because of that. The auction winner replied to me later that he did in fact buy the magazine because of the Yugo test and that he was the president of the North American Yugo owners club (or something like that). Further proof that you can actually sell anything on eBay.
That car wasnt build on a Fiat 128 but a 127. The ones that were bulid on 128 was Zastava 101 and the later name Yugo 511 :)
Yugo GV (45, 55 and so on) was build on the Fiat 127
I still have one from 1987, a red one. Really He have never let me on the road. And my kids are loving it. If you look good after yugo (it was named yugo because of one wind in Montenegro) it will be a good transporation Tool.
I recommend finding a GVX or GV Plus to drive. They have the 1.3L and a 5 speed, they're much quicker. My 88 GVX, with only larger exhaust tubing (original rusted away, only rust on it) is about 12.5 seconds to 60. That isn't fast by modern standards but for the late 80s that wasn't bad for a commuter car. A base model VW Golf in 1988 was more expensive and slower, heck a Mercedes 190D or 300D would have been slower, considerably so depending on the engine.
I was really surprised by the car when I got it, sure the quality of the fit and finish is almost as bad as a Tesla (better panel gaps though!), but it's very easy to work on and the ride is actually much better than a lot of economy cars, especially considering the very short wheelbase. The engine is really a bit of fun, it was designed for it's peak power to be near the suggested 8000rpm redline (there is no tach unfortunately). It will leave tire stripes if you know what you're doing.
First new car I ever owned. Loved it. I didn’t maintain it well. One reason the parts were super high. First thing to go out was ignition switch. Instead of replacing I would wiggle the key like crazy till it turned. One day it stuck and burned up the starter. A new starter was over 200 in 1990 when a starter for other vehicles was about 30. So I parked uphill and pushed it off. For over a year. I never had no trouble out of my yugo. Till the clutch went out at 60.000. I’m bad on clutches anyway. Parts too high to fix. I was the butt of jokes. The dragnet movie didn’t help. When Dan ackroyd was reduced to drive one. First dependable car I ever had me and my wife went everywhere in this thing before the starter went out. Wish I could buy another new one and the parts be mow resonable
Parts are not bad now. I found this one sitting for some time. Did not take much in terms of $ to get it road worthy again, and i put new calipers on didn't rebuild, water pump, timing belt, radiator etc etc etc. (From colleens husband) pretty much everything is interchangable with fiat.
yugo was like kalasnikov... cheap and work on all roads with super cheap maintance DYI :)
Your channel should have at least 1 million subscribers!!!
You make great reviews!
Greetings from Brazil
Thanks!
Very positive and honest review. ❤
What a great review!! A real hoot!! I can see how much fun you had making this one!!
The Trabant from DDR (East Germany) is by far much worse than the Yugo. The Trabant had a 26 hp 2 cylinder two stroke air cooled engine, and body panels made by duroplast. Duroplast is made of recycled chemicals and surplus cotton from the Soviet Union. The fuel tank was sitting in the engine compartment above the engine, because there were no fuel pump. To measure the fuel level you used a dipstick! The Yugo is not the worse car in the world, but is a runner up!
Funny to read this here, because I live in east Germany xD about 25 kilometres away from the czech republic border. And yes, the Trabant isn't really good. But it was the only way to travel with a car here, back in this time. You had no choice, it was the only thing available^^
@@IzzeeeGTAS There was one alternative to the Trabant in DDR. If you were a hot shot in the communist party (SED) you could drive a Volvo. Volvo even produced a special model for DDR, the Volvo 244 DLS. And the members of the government had the Volvo 264 TE limousine.
The car that Zeus and John McClane stared with a gold bar in Die Hard with a Vengeance
You reminded me of my favorite Speedvision commercial from their "How bad have you got it?" series of the middle 2000s. It's where a CHP officer pulls over a goofy looking guy in a Mazda GLC and asks the driver if he knew how fast he was going. The guy sheepishly guesses, "185... 190?"
"Sir," the officer replies, "you were doing 55 in a 45 mile per hour zone. I'm going to need to see your license."
The driver nods contritely, hands his driver's license to the officer with a $20 dollar bill paper clipped to it and asks with a bit of swagger in his voice ,"Uh, officer, are you sure I wasn't doing 190?"
Colleen, I’d like to see a video on the Citroën SM.
It we get one in we will do a video. :)
Great video! I was hoping for some engine and interior shots, but I guess that would have been underwhelming...
Colleen, I really enjoy your postings on FB and YT. You remind me of the down to earth everyday girl whose Dad was into cars but not the typical Camaro or Mustang but European Exotics & Ferraris. So that is what you grew up knowing. So keep it up! Your knowledge of all cars is very impressive. BTW, don't know if you are acquainted with Richard Cole from Santa Maria. He helped me numerous times servicing the Ferraris I've own. Another one of those down to earth guys!
And what would they want for 4000 dollars... the car is quite correct in relation to the price... it has a lot of problems, but with the minimum and cheapest maintenance in the world, it will get you where you went...
I bought one yesterday
Zastava Automobili (eng. Cars) was part of group factory called Zavodi Crvena Zastava (with factory Zastava Arms, Zastava Trucks ) , and those factory has a roots of factory Vojno-Tehnicki Zavod (Military Technical Institute - founded 1851), and after WWII change the name. The factory never change the name, it exist until it's bought by Fiat 2008. They created new brand YUGO in 1988 for all export model. So Uk there model of car Yugo 311/511, Yugoslavia and Serbia was called Zastava 101/ Zastava Skala 55. Zastava done rebrand of logo about 2002 when they introduce new line of redesing Yugo and Florida called IN ( Like mine ☺). You in USA got better Yugo, then us in YU and more expensive 🤣
Well done Coleen. Love the juxtaposition and intro hype to the yugo
Colleen having a “I can sell anything” moment 😂
1:10 - 1:17 ❤️
I don't remember the reliability problems as much as it was so cheap that it had that tinny feel to it.
You have to give credit to anyone that held on to it and kept it nice. Much like current AMC Pacer owners.
Love the bit about Zastava making machine guns, reminded me of my career from 1985-1987 when I worked out of an old arms plant in the Netherlands, started by Hispano Suiza. Company was operating under a different name, and was making diesel fuel injection pumps.
When you spoke of the Yugo as an aerodynamic brick, it reminded me of the first Alfa Romeo I drove, a Giulia in 1977 which had a Perkins diesel engine in it, slow, noisy, but memorable !!!
here from donuts comment section. liking the format!
The factory that made the C-17 aircraft was apparently riddled with not just drinking but most other drugs according to a fellow I used to work with. Yugos are kind of unique. The FIATs they were based on usually ran well and were reliable, rust being their biggest issue. Nice to see one in such nice shape. Wanna race?
RJ's baby! LOL! Great video Colleen!
HA! I never thought I would see a YUGO on your channel!! Very fun!!
Cool video! Greetings from Montenegro
Fun video! Did the cop let you guys off with no citation?
Yeah after we explained what we were doing and it was just some crazy lady he was like "yeah...... just go home."
Great video 🏆
it was Blown off of the Mackinaw Bridge here in Michigan.
What happened to all the Yugos in the US? Are they sitting in junkyards?
Luckily many not. Some are in good condition. You can check channel of kompas garage man in iowa with many Yugos
Nice thumbnail
Almost got me
Crvena Zastava (red flag) factory had two divisions: automotive and weapon/arms. Yugo was not Fiat based at all, it was the first independently designed and built car by the CZ company and it was intended to be a people's car.
I can afford this one!!!!!
This is one of the best thumbnail click bait excellent still watch till the end in Europe (polen) some of these still are around
WAIT?! THIS CAR IS YOURS??!!!
The yugo, yes it is :)
@@FerrarisOnline Is it your Daily? If so kudos. You own the Yugoslavian Ferrari Mondial. Both cars are misunderstood and hated unjustly by many. I personally love Mondials. I would take a Yugo. Make mine a cabrio.
@@FerrarisOnline I kinda wish we could get back to simple cars now.
They were half the price of other cars. I used to joke. Buy two and use one for parts.
Mine new would not go in gear or come put of gear..starter gave out three times..clutch gave put three times..underpowered..handles broke off radio total crap knobs fell off..speakers cracked new..shifter came off in hand..rolled backward..
Yugo on UA-cam. 😄
To me that was hilarious
There is many videos of many Yugos
Damn it,. socialist* Yugoslavia - otherwise good video! Great to see the Yugo in contrast with the Ford XD
How do people like Malcolm Bricklin find investors for so many failures.
real problem was they rusted on salted roads
Maintained well they were falling apart..new..things were breaking..they were poorly made..i had one of the first in us a..an 85 gv
One thing I really love about this channel is the research. Some of these car reviewers on UA-cam consider research and accuracy to be anathema. I was in high school when the Yugo was first sold here. They suckered people in with the low price but they were really awful. A girl I knew in high school had one and it was completely unreliable. She got it at the beginning of our senior year but she wasn't driving it by graduation. Then again, a modern Chrysler 200C is about as bad.
If you didnt have sex in it ....
The best car EVER!
They remind me of a vw golf in terms of the body.
Yugo is best car. Even Chinese cant copy
We need bonus footage in the form of some intense police chase action.
They ended up catching up to us while we were doing a photoshoot in a parking lot. So no chase scene.
Wtf you dont have wooden stick to hold that bsck door?!?!?you are not real yugo lover hahaha😂
I have a sharpay dog! They are not ugly! Unsubcribed! Jk! I hate dogs.
This was a really fun video to be in. Many thanks to Ferraris-Online!
Thanks so much. It made the video. Plus we wouldnt have a hilarious story to share without you.
you never saw a Trabant, obviously.....