aw, not the epitome of serbocroatian car making industry!

(the car itself wasn't that bad, it was the really bad quality that did it in. even over in croatia people look funny at you when you show up in a Yugo. three guys from a classic car magazine tried it out, it's a hilarious story.)

That Serbian/Croatian nightmare was an utter piece of shit to drive. Roughly a poor mans copy of the Fiat 100, but made worse!

I had to drive one of these POS' for 6 months on one job and it was literally "whats going to break today?" type of car. Window roll up actions, seat settings, seat backs, dash instruments, suspension parts, drive train parts, various body parts rattled loose or off, even the rear window popping out when a pothole was hit.

My asshole boss bought two of them brand new, one Red , one Blue, the Blue one was eventually killed by a cyclist on a 10 speed bike not paying attention and broad siding the car, seriously caving in the side door with his body, actually bending the unibody frame. The Red one eventually just utterly fell apart within a year.

I was seeing a yellow one here in Madison a few years, but it eventually rusted itself to death.

I always joked I'd live to see a demolition derby involving Yugos, Smart cars, Reliant Robin, Dodge Omni's, and any Peugeot.

that's the building quality part, yeah. what do you expect from socialist workers bereft of any perspective or willpower? :P

the abovementioned ride revealed that even the backlight bulbs could come loose on that thing... apparently the material quality was very poor as well.

that would be not a derby that takes long. aside the plastic pices around the SMART would survive longest despite it's looks; german crash-tests against a mercedes S-class proved that. the car would bounce around like a tennis ball, but the passengers (I almost said, inmates) will most likely survive.
any peugeot, except Inspector Columbo's one, please. there are only 5 left of them worldwide...

>>what do you expect from socialist workers bereft of any perspective or willpower?
the AK47.

there are always ressources left for weapons.

Can you believe there was a car that made the Yugo look good?

Oh yeah! I have a "Car And Driver" magazine, where they road tested an East German Trabant.
(You can start laughing now)

0-60 in 33 seconds!

Cast iron 2-stroke engine!

Plastic body made from cotton waste and resin!

I know a guy in Minneapolis with THREE Trabants. He was stationed in Berlin during the collapse of East Germany. Bought one in decent running condition for a pack of Winston's, actually got the other two for free within a month later as they were simply tossed.

One he has painted Red and replaced the engine and transmission with one from a Fiat, plates read 'Commie' , the one he bought for a pack of smokes he maintains in original condition , it actually has a decal on the dash "If car starts to smoke, vacate car immediately!" thats factory installed. The third car is a source of parts for the other two. He managed to secure spares like brake drums and pads, shocks, certain electronics as well.

One of those blew off the Ambassador bridge in Michigan. I don't think a Smart (hockey puck) would even be allowed to through American side customs to get on the bridge today. I think there was a worst car built in east Germany that was made from all the garbage every other industry threw away, as ah, worthless garbage, glued together to make a car under communist rule, the Trabant.

Can you believe there was a car that made the Yugo look good?

Yup. It's called the Fiat Multipla. A Yugo and a Trabant might be worse made, but if we're going on aesthetics, few things make your eyes bleed as badly as a Multipla.

Especially the 1962 version!

You got me curious enough to go to Google Images and search "Fiat Multipla".

Dang, that's one strange car.

I would expect the sound of this to very much resemble squashing aluminum cans for recycling.

You drove a Yugo and survived?! Wow!

I drove TWO Yugos and survived.

Why do Centaurs wear tops? I've never gotten that. Everything else is hanging out in the breeze.

Yes, I've seen fully dressed Centaurs, it's worse.

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32812420/

Oh,and where did he FIND a Yugo to beat up?

Top has no fur like the bottom so ya need a shirt

Horses get cold too.

yes and then we grow shaggier coats

It just never looks right to me.

Well I'd rather see naked torso's myself... or at most only a harness

Indeed. Take a look at the like above.

Very nice

The whole premise of First World Centaur Problems is that Avery Tarquin is one of the very few mythical beings in a present-day human metropolis and its societal norms that he frequently doesn't fit into, but has to put up with, and all the difficulties that generates whereby the poor sod just cannot catch a break. There's also no magic, and thus no quick-fix solutions. There's a lot of material to work with, but also a limit to what you can show without ruining or overplaying the joke (the illustrations and entry descriptions would never be more than PG-rated, partly for this reason); but essentially it's a relatable series for anyone who finds modern life too complicated.

That sounds very cool idea... and I completely get it...

Work dress codes. And occasionally, other reasons.

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/31249332/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/31829580/

Some music to listen to while bashing the so called car: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzCvljJIJQw

No mate, it's this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nHzkPSQbxc

Have some nice proper Victorian Era Centaurs http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hfMoQXXSK.....3+centaurs.jpg

They still have their bits in the breeze.

Which, given the attitudes of the period, is likely part of the joke.

Reminds me very much of Donna Barr's late-80s Dreamery work, with the fashions and detailed linework.

Not surprised. The only car that arrived pre-rusted. Most could be shipped right from the ship to the junk yard.

Only Yugoslavia could take a basic crappy Fiat and make it worse.

I was forced to drive one for 6 months. Utter pieces of crap.

That was the Dodge Omni. My brother was commenting about if a car has four wheels and tail lights it is legal to drive in Michigan when a rust bucket Dodge Omni drove on by with no exterior body left and the underbody showing the passengers holding their seats to floor inside.

I didn't think it was that bad... but I never got close enough or saw one outside of videos and games, so I wouldn't know. >.o

I am deeply sorry. I has an undead Mavrick for about three months if it helps.

PERFECT
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"...oh my god"

To be fair, it never was intended to be a fast car. Or sporty. Or good looking. Or even to meet the emissions standards...

If it were made today... Oh wait, it is made today. It's called a Mitsubishi Mirage. XD Granted, I will admit I'm just going off Doug Demuro's review, but from what I've seen of them, he doesn't seem that off. They are just underwhelming little cars on the road. Basic wheels, super cheap, nothing more. Though for what you get, the Smart cars are worse because they are super slow. They are safe, though.

The absolute WORST car of recent years has to be the Tata Nano. Regular Car Reviews described it as "A seven layer burrito of disappointment." and that made me laugh. XD

To be fair, it never was intended to be a fast car. Or sporty. Or good looking. Or even to meet the emissions standards...

It was hailed as the second coming of the VW Bug, affordable reliable inexpensive transportation. It was everything but. Even the transportation part.

OK it was cheap.

The second coming of the VW? HAH! NOTHING could match the VW for simplicity and reliability, not to mention ease to work on. Granted, it was slow as molasses, but the VW was still a far better car.

I just said that. It was hailed as such, mainly by Yugo themselves. It was as demonstrated, a total failure in all respects.

I disagree that the VW Bug cannot be equaled. No one has, but the engineering is not beyond the possible. It is not the direction cars are going. You don't start cars anyone, you boot them.

I should have been more specific. The VW can be equaled, but it won't be by most modern cars. Most. Some of the older generation Toyotas are reliable and relatively easy to work on, but that's my opinion. Of course, I've never worked on a car, I just get frustrated and limp it to a mechanic. x.x The most I've done is change an engine air filter.

I changed a water pump in my driveway. Modern cars I call a tow truck. I'm lucky to identify the engine.

Catharsis must be destroyed!

My brother bought the first of two Hyundais from a dealer who was also selling Yugos. When he went to pick up his car there was a line of unhappy Yugo customers that went all the way around the building, waiting to scream at the Service Manager. One major problem was, the early shipments all had the same keys.

That... is priceless. XD

Sadly no, you paid between four and five grand for the experience.

Yep, based in the Fiat 128, only worse.

Love it. Ghod I had a coworker in 1988/1989 who bought a Yugo because his old MG sports car was breaking down all the time. should have kept the MG - the Yugo died in under a month

Lol that's funny 😂

What... No love for the lovable, breakdown prone, poorly constructed, Yugo?

Had a co worker had one for a few months, before he repowered it with a Dodge Omni powertrain.

Good pose, fun comic. I miss her still, too.

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Has anyone seen my Yugo?

:D

Oh boy, seeing this image all I can think of is the Greek Taxi Drivers from GTA:IV just going:

"You Stupid Malaka!" (Malaka in Greek in some contexts is used as an insult meaning a "Wanker") Or "What is this Shit, My car!"