Yugo cars - a brochure review.
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- Yugo cars - a brochure review
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Yes, the Yugo 1100/1300 was based on the Fiat 128. The front is virtually identical to the pre-facelift (1976) 128 which had steel bumpers and circular headlights on the standard models, rectangular on the more luxurious 128 Special. The post-facelift 128s all had plastic bumpers and rectangular headlights. Fiat should have offered a hatchback version of the 128 really. I find the 1100/1300 more interesting and appealing than later Yugos like the 45 and Sana, it has more Eastern Bloc character. Preferable to an FSO 125p and maybe a Lada Riva also, but the Skoda Estelle was still the top choice I think.
Based on a Fiat 128 but with a Simca 1100 style hatchack at the rear
I was once given a lovely little blue Yugo 45a, as a courtesy car, when my Lada Riva was having its first year service at the main dealer.
Being a huge fan of Eastern European budget motoring, I found the little Yugo cute, fun to drive, and compared to the only car I was used to at time, (my Lada), it had a feeling of modernity, with its rack and pinion steering and front wheel drive.
I found it to be a nippy little attractive hatch, I really liked it a lot❤.
When i worked at Waitrose back in the late 80s, my section manager owned the 1100 version and they loved it, they had it about 10 years then traded it in for a Ford Fiesta 1100L and said they missed the Yugo. There was also someone in High Wycombe who owned one, I remember seeing it when I used to go there as it was on the same street as my friends parents and that was about 1998 so it was quite old by that time but still going. Yes they are based on the Fiat 128 and they were quite an early hatchback too, this was before Ford and Vauxhall had a proper hatchback too.
Interesting thank you for your memories
Incredible, I drove one of these in Yugoslavia in 1989 or 90. A "101" or "stojadin " as they were called back then.
Back in the 80's, Yugo cars were quite a common sight on British roads. They sold on price, were crude and cheaply made. But given the choice between one of these and a clapped out Ford Fiesta, I can kind of understand the appeal. A new model in around 89/90, the Yugo Sana, was their attempt at modernity. By then however, Yugoslavia had degenerated into a state of civil war. As I understand it, the factory in Serbia was bombed out of existence.
The rear end was rather early seventies French looking, like the Renault 10. Someone else mentioned a Simca, which was an early hatchback. One of the benefits of the unusual rear hatch design was that when the rear seat was up, and the hatch was closed, you couldn't see what was in the boot. As for the loading lip height, it was a few years later when hatches that opened to bumper level became common. I owned a 1980 model Daihatsu Charade. It had an equally high loading lip. I bought the next generation of Daihatsu Charade in 1983, and it had a hatch that opened to bumper level. Mk 1 Fiestas and Golfs were also hatchbacks with a high loading lip. That Yugo 1300 ZLX E in the brochure was in my Higaonon wife's tribal colours of black, white and red. They'd be an extremely rare car at an event like the Festival of the Unexceptional.
We had a 128 wagon, and when the Yugo came out, it was similar enough that folk thought we had a Yugo! This did not go down well with my dad who was a bit snobby with cars...
TBH I always thought they were a neat little design. Certainly a lot fresher than the other designs from Eastern Europe that were stodgy by comparison.
I drove one towards the end of their run, I believe it had fuel injection, it drove well. Rubbery standard shift. I remember in the 80’s where one had the mobile phone antenna on the backlight!!
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'Every journey's an economy run' ... oh boy that's grim. Why not just stay at home? Much more economical. Joking aside thanks for a fascinating look at the Yugo range from the early 80s. I remember these cars very clearly from that time.
Yugos in America have similar reputation as old Skodas do in the UK with plenty of jokes to go along.Unfair imo, it served a purpose and drove better than, say, the cult classic Beetle everyone seems to love despite its flaws.
Looks like a updated Simca 1100 with it's weird hatchback.
I preferred the Yugo Sana based on the Fiat Tipo hatchback. It was the best offering in the Yugo line up with slightly better quality, fit and finish, and better to drive too.
It was a shame it didn't last long as Yugo, along with parent company Zastava, collapsed.
Also buying a remaining Yugo 45 at a knock down fire sale price was a bit of a false economy, because with the collapse of Yugo, the dealers disappeared as well, where would you get servicing and parts from?
I always remember that was the worry when Rover collapsed - resulting in knocked down end of line models.
Actually not that bad. OHC engines with decent power for the time , front wheel drive, independent suspension . I seem to remember the bodywork being a bit of a rust magnet though.
No doubt
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British people were real gluttons for punishment when it came to buying these sorts of pathetic attempts at,,, so called cars. Lets look at a few makes that came and went just as fast, in this time period. Ladas, FSOs, Yugos, Skodas and of course the Trabant. These eastern bloc creations were crudely made and a VERY cheap means of getting around. They also made a Morris Marina look like a Rolls Royce by comparison. Just plain nasty, regardless of the price.
Aw I can’t say I agree but appreciate the comment - the Skoda of course was sold for decades even in the UK.- don’t believe the Trabant was ever sold in the UK??