Yugo

[the Teuton]

It's because old Volvos are just so much more aerodynamic than everything else.

Iffy, Dr. Noonien Soong must have installed the humor chip into your neural net lately.  Let's just hope it doesn't overload your positronic relays anytime soon.

[93JC]

Trek jokes...

[280Z Turbo]

http://www.daveyugo.com/

Still a piece of shit. A Rabbit is better in every way.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Me go? No, Yugo! 

[280Z Turbo]

Me go? No, Yugo! 

I go:

[Eye of the Tiger]

I go:

No, Yugo!

[r0tor]

if my attention span would hold up, i'd like to see a Yugo vs Tata Nano in a race around the nurburgring

[Onslaught]

if my attention span would hold up, i'd like to see a Yugo vs Tata Nano in a race around the nurburgring

The yugo would never make it without blowing up.

[Vinsanity]

if my attention span would hold up, i'd like to see a Yugo vs Tata Nano in a race around the nurburgring

Yeah, it would be a one lap race called "24 Hours of Nurburgring"


I want to see a Yugo vs. Tata Nano race on a rallycross track like in X Games

[Eye of the Tiger]

Yeah, it would be a one lap race called "24 Hours of Nurburgring"


I want to see a Yugo vs. Tata Nano race on a rallycross track like in X Games

LOLOL. Swift could do two laps in that time.

[r0tor]

The yugo would never make it without blowing up.

i'd put money on both tragically overheating

[2o6]

i'd put money on both tragically overheating

The tata is quite durable and reliable. That's what tata is known for, making durable and reliable cars.

[93JC]

By third-world standards...

The Rover CityRover, a Tata Indica in drag, was renowned for being a complete POS.

[2o6]

By third-world standards...

The Rover CityRover, a Tata Indica in drag, was renowned for being a complete POS.

It was a bit crude for the European market, but the drivetrain is known for being simple and reliable.

[Madman]

I'm seem to remember CAR Magazine saying the CityRover's (AKA Tata Indica's) engine was an old Peugeot unit.  I've never really heard any criticism of the engine itself.  It's the rest of the car everyone hated.  Oh, and the CityRover's outrageously inflated price, too.


Cheers,
Madman of the People

[MX793]

LOLOL. Swift could do two laps in that time.

That's not fair, the Swift was a purebred racing machine toned down for street use.

[Eye of the Tiger]

That's not fair, the Swift was a purebred racing machine toned down for street use.

Few people are willing to acknowledge that fact, and yet here you are. Thank you.

[Raza]

That's not fair, the Swift was a purebred racing machine toned down for street use.

Yeah, but wasn't it purebred for horse-drawn carriage racing? 

[L. ed foote]

Some people did.

My buddy Jim Thwaite's Yugo (since sold)


http://www.misfittoysracing.com/Yugo/index.htm

[thewizard16]

Yeah, but wasn't it purebred for horse-drawn carriage racing? 

It's been known to win a few donkey-drawn carriage races. I'm not sure about horse.

[r0tor]

The tata is quite durable and reliable. That's what tata is known for, making durable and reliable cars.

lets see it go flatout for its 30 minutes N-Ring lap and see how reliable it is...

[ChrisV]

My buddy Jim Thwaite's Yugo (since sold)


http://www.misfittoysracing.com/Yugo/index.htm

I posted that car on page 1 of this thread, but apparently no one noticed racing Yugos.

[Tave]

I think people appreciate the dedication, imagination, creativity, and skill involved in making a cool racer out of an "ugly duckling," but I don't expect anyone to change their opinion of the production car just because a few individuals put a lot of time and effort into making something unique and quirky.

[Onslaught]

I think people appreciate the dedication, imagination, creativity, and skill involved in making a cool racer out of an "ugly duckling," but I don't expect anyone to change their opinion of the production car just because a few individuals put a lot of time and effort into making something unique and quirky.

Well their wrong then! Look at the pictures of these clean cars and how their on a track! You must respect them even if just about everyone in the world thinks their dog shit.

Now forgive me, I must go turn a Chevette into a "racing car" and tell people how great they are.

[L. ed foote]

Well their wrong then! Look at the pictures of these clean cars and how their on a track! You must respect them even if just about everyone in the world thinks their dog shit.

Now forgive me, I must go turn a Chevette into a "racing car" and tell people how great they are.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Well their wrong then! Look at the pictures of these clean cars and how their on a track! You must respect them even if just about everyone in the world thinks their dog shit.

Now forgive me, I must go turn a Chevette into a "racing car" and tell people how great they are their.

Their. 

[ChrisV]

I think people appreciate the dedication, imagination, creativity, and skill involved in making a cool racer out of an "ugly duckling," but I don't expect anyone to change their opinion of the production car just because a few individuals put a lot of time and effort into making something unique and quirky.

People were talking about how a Yugo can't do something, or that no one bought them to modify, and I (and l.ed. foote BTW) posted pics of ones that can and were. A perfectly reasonable rebuttal. Sorry that you're too fucking brain dead to appreciate that.

Yeah, I'm a Big Meany. But at least I'm not a fuckin moron.

[Tave]

Always a pleasure, Chris.

[L. ed foote]

Funny thing about Jim's "Yugo From Hell" was that he used to be able to light up the tires.  Couldn't get the damn thing to hook up

[Onslaught]

Yeah, I'm a Big Meany. But at least I'm not a fuckin moron.

That's debatable.