Comments on: Consider the Yugo http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/18/consider-the-yugo/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 02:51:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael Burke http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/18/consider-the-yugo/#comment-10695 Michael Burke Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:04:58 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1361#comment-10695 To paraphrase, "inexpensive and built not to stay that way". We now expect so much more of automobiles: safety, economy, low price, reliability. There was a time not so long ago there were gas station repair facilities everywhere. Why, because they were needed. I drive a 1953 GMC Pickup truck. No safety features, lousy gas mileage, poor handling and it requires much more maintenance than a modern car or truck. You can buy one for about $5,000, more or less depending on the condition. I own mine for sentimental reasons, not transportation. If you want a low cost car, know there will always be sacrifices. To paraphrase, “inexpensive and built not to stay that way”. We now expect so much more of automobiles: safety, economy, low price, reliability. There was a time not so long ago there were gas station repair facilities everywhere. Why, because they were needed. I drive a 1953 GMC Pickup truck. No safety features, lousy gas mileage, poor handling and it requires much more maintenance than a modern car or truck. You can buy one for about $5,000, more or less depending on the condition. I own mine for sentimental reasons, not transportation. If you want a low cost car, know there will always be sacrifices.

]]> By: Josh R http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/18/consider-the-yugo/#comment-10683 Josh R Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:58:44 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1361#comment-10683 I remember the Yugo. A friend at the time went to a dealership to take a look at one. While talking to the sales guy he leaned on the front side panel of the car and caused a dent. Not the "put pressure on the metal and it pops in, take the pressure away and it pops out" harmless kind, but a permanent "you need a bodywork tool to remove it" dent. And he wasn't a heavy guy either. He chose not to buy one. I remember the Yugo. A friend at the time went to a dealership to take a look at one. While talking to the sales guy he leaned on the front side panel of the car and caused a dent. Not the “put pressure on the metal and it pops in, take the pressure away and it pops out” harmless kind, but a permanent “you need a bodywork tool to remove it” dent. And he wasn’t a heavy guy either.

He chose not to buy one.

]]> By: Paul Johnson http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/01/18/consider-the-yugo/#comment-10681 Paul Johnson Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:41:48 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1361#comment-10681 We need to get back to the inexpensive car. It's stupid that we're stuck with overpriced plastic hulks because we're too concerned in alleviating drivers of responsibility by mandating traction control, airbags and crumple zones... Whatever happened to not causing an accident to start with? We need to get back to the inexpensive car. It’s stupid that we’re stuck with overpriced plastic hulks because we’re too concerned in alleviating drivers of responsibility by mandating traction control, airbags and crumple zones… Whatever happened to not causing an accident to start with?

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