It was designed in Japan by Suzuki and manufactured by Suzuki of America, which, at the time, was in a joint venture with GM. You'd be surprised to know how many GM vehicles were designed abroad and simply federalized and rebadged for the US market.
Not only that. GM Europe (Opel) is behind most platform designs for the Group since the '70s. Plenty of Pontiacs and Chevys in the past were rebadged Opels. Most Buicks available today are Opels. Plenty of GM Korea (formerly known as Daewoo) designs in the current lineups, like the Chevy Sonic and Cruze.
Finally! Somebody with a reason for a car being the worst other than "It's basic" and "I don't like it"! --- Post updated --- I'd say doing a Scandinavian flick with a mini-truck is the problem, but what do I know? --- Post updated --- Also, I don't get all the Yugo hate. Out of the 80s Eastern Bloc's small cars (Yugo, Zaporozhetz, Trabant, 126p), the Yugo was the best-handling, most spacious and best-equipped. Rest of the ranking: Zaporozhetz - 2nd place, Trabant - 3rd, 126p - 4th.
Here's what I've been thinking, the wind probably didn't have 100% of the blame, but I think it can't be ruled out entirely. The wind still could've contributed to her losing control of the vehicle. And if you couple that with poor road conditions, that makes it sound even more dangerous. Has anyone ever felt the wind cause their vehicle to slightly veer? Not enough to lose control, but just enough that you can feel a slight change in direction? I'm thinking the wind causing a mild veer and poor road conditions is probably what doomed Leslie.
Okay, what's the problem with a cheap price? Sure, it might not have the best quality, but if it satisfies, then the price won't effect to make it bad. Also, people DID buy the Yugo (some even confident, and were pleased), and it doesn't look that bad, actually.
I'm suprised no one ever mentioned 70's British cars, they're built like shit, Austin Princess, Rover SD1 and nearly most Triumphs, nice looking cars but were shit at most, infact, a VW Beetle and Datsun 100A were more trusted than any British cars during the 70's.
In western countries, they were built worse. Most US trabbies were imported when they were unable to pass inspection in Hungary. I know a man who went to Hungary to buy a Trabant and drove it Back to Ireland. --- Post updated --- Irish winds are vicious, but even used tires grip well in wet conditions --- Post updated --- Also- new Škodas. After barely a year of ownership the sront suspension developed a squeak and rode badly. Our old skoda gave up after 11 years of school runs
Well, plenty of countries have bad weather. Serbia, for example, has extreme snow. Anyways, I personally think that any attempts at reviving classic cars in the late 90s and early to mid 2000s suck because they butcher them, making appreciation for the original car bigger.
I disasgree; the Miata, for example, was meant to revive the classic sports roadster genre, replicating classic british roadsters, and was a huge success. Unless, of course, you mean people who take actual classics and modify them to ridiculous extent. In that case I agree completely
Not the Miata, in-fact, none of the Japanese ones actually. Of course, it had to be America. I don't like what Ford did to the Thunderbird and what Chevrolet did to the Bel Air. Not only do they look like they want to use nostalgia to market it, it doesn't have the spirit in design that made the original a classic. Also, the Bel Air stayed a concept, and the Thunderbird didn't last so long.
I've heard you can get a really nice Yugo in mint condition in eastern Europe for like $800. They would never survive where I live though, we use so much road salt. Only two things dissolve faster than an alka seltzer in water: A Chevy Vega and a Yugo!
Well, do anyone ever heard about modern Malaysian "turds" such as the new Proton Persona and the new Proton Perdana?
