We Drove the Worst Reviewed Car of All Time

The Yugo is often described as the worst car of all time, but is it really?

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[zaneverovati]

My uncle had one when I was a kid, living in rural Serbia in the 90's meant that this one Yugo basically kept 50-100 people and their homes provided with goods from the town. Flour, fruits and vegetables, sunflower oil - all of that in a Yugo, the little car that could. Hell, craziest memory was him transporting a couple of sheep in the back seat. I remember vividly how badly the car smelled, he just left it in his garage for a couple of weeks (garage was more akin to a shed) with windows down and the smell faded away. He also transported a fuckton of raspberries in baskets on top of the car, he had that extra thingy for transporting goods. Good stuff.

[NorthernChev]

There were TWO kinds of Yugos. Ones that fell apart and broke down all the time and ones that were of superior quality and rarely ever broke down. There was NO, "In Between". I owned one that practically never failed me, ever.

[elmowilcox]

Yugo got my mama through an old school “the woman has nothing when she leaves” divorce. It was the only vehicle she could afford. Got her to work and back, and got us to school and the sitter. I cant speak an ill word about it.

[Jeronator]

Here are some Yugo jokes, they are originaly in Serbo-Croatian, so i hope it doesent get lost in translation:

-Why does a Yugo have a rear view defroster ? Because yo dont get cold hands in the winter when you push it.
-Yugo is a 5 person car, 1 drives, the other 4 push it.
-What do you call a Yugo with a flat tire ? Totalled.
-How do you increase the value of a Yugo when you sell it ? Leave a full tank of gas.
-Whats a difference between a Yugo sport and a regular ? The sport ones driver is wearing Nikes.
-How does a Yugo go faster up a hill ? You kick out the passengers.
-What do you call a Yugo on top of a hill ? A miracle.
-What is a difference between a Yugo and a police station ? You are less ashamed of exiting a police station.

[matijanikodijevic]

I’m so proud that you actually reviewed a Yugo. As a Serbian, this warms my heart so much, generations used the Yugo and people loved it. Even today you can see people driving them, and you can buy them for $50 in some cases.
Cheers guys!

[NarwahlGaming]

This was my first car. I bought it for $175 in 1992. 😂

Everyone at school loved that car, too.
I was a legend.

[Randyy]

I'm from Serbia and I love this car. Never drove it, but my uncle did when I was a kid, we went on so many road trips in this thing, it was awesome.

Of course it's not very safe or well built, or comfortable, but it was cheap. And really easy to repair, a lot of people did minor repairs by themselves, and you can still find parts anywhere.

If you live in a much richer country, you might not understand, but for us (especially in the 90s) it was a special vehicle, and we're proud of it.

[grumpysmurf]

Fun fact: Zastava makes some of the finest AK-47s on the market

[misseselise]

i love how someone managed to take care of the car for 30 years and donut fucks it up in ten minutes

[ryanlemoine]

The yugo had an optional rear defroster which was really good for keeping your hands warm when pushing it

[quick]

I’m from the Former Yugoslavia and this car got my family through the war, from 1991 all the way until we came to the United States. I will buy this car from you when you are done with your videos.

Also, we were never under the influence of the USSR. We were a unique communist country where private companies still existed and social programs worked. We just didn’t know how to get along with each other.

[mrgalaxy]

I'm from former Yugoslavia and this car is known here as the AK-47 of cars. Basically you can abuse it to all hell and it will still work (granted with some DIY repairs). Cheap piece of shit that refused to kick the bucket permanently. It's a magnificent car in a way. I instantly recognized it from the thumbnail and chuckled thinking "yeah, it would be the Yugo alright".

Just to highlight the experience of riding a Yugo is, there is a comedic sketch video in Serbian. A hillbilly gets pulled over by police. When they try to measure his alcohol level, he nearly breaks the national record. The cops ask the guy if he is crazy and the guy just shrugs and responds "the car is made by design to be driven drunk, it's too stressful sober".

Also the transmission bit, everyone jokes here you didn't need to go to the gym if you drove a Yugo, the transmission was enough of a workout in itself and you needed some serious strength to drive it.

[larkguit]

A guy goes into an auto parts store and asks "Can I get windshield wipers for my Yugo? The guy thinks for a second and says "That sounds like an even swap"

[shannonmarlowe]

Well maintained Yugo’s were generally reliable cars. I usually see beaters in all these videos. The shift linkage was a common issue that was easily resolved with a couple bolts added to that problem and significantly improved shift feel. The 1.3L drivetrain in the later Yugo’s was highly superior in power and performance as well.

[AversaS]

The best bumper sticker I ever saw on a Yugo “If you hit me, we both die.” 😂

[Mytwistedvoices]

I worked for Delta, there was a large YUGO following. They were cheap commuters. One of the guys needed to replace the exhaust. Party date was made. They threw down and old mattress. Pulled the mirror and rolled it on it's side.

[djdulerep]

I drove Yugo for 7 years with 0.904 L engine ...45hp ....it was always braking down but you can fix it yourself by the road....not like cars this days
It was a crappy car but lots of fun. Thank you for this episode, cheers !

[jdrakeh]

In high school, my good friend had one of these in white. One night, when taking a lefthand turn, his entire fuse box fell out from underneath the dashboard. Quality workmanship!

[Jameskii]

You guys should come over and drive mine LOL

[nikolaterziski]

My dad had an USA market Yugo, but he tuned it, lowered the suspensions, tinted the windows and everything, and it drove up to 180kmh, and also many people had yugos in my country and they had even travelled with them, going to vacations to other countries so the yugos weren't that much of a fail, and as another guy in the comments said, you can fix it yourself on the side of the road😂