20 Cars You Don’t Want To Be Seen Driving
13. Yugo GV
Notorious for breaking down, these cars were known for their failing electrical systems and unreliable engines.
While importers wanted to infuse the market with ultra-standard cars with budget-friendly price tags, the result was a cheap car that broke down with astounding regularity. Somehow these cars that screamed Communism just never caught on in the U.S.
When it was released to the American market in 1986, it cost less than $4,000. Although that seems like a bargain for four wheels, a couple seats, and an engine, the cost of repairs offset the deal.
Interestingly, however, the Yugo GV did illustrate the need for more quality economy cars in the U.S. Consumers, in fact, demanded more emphasis be placed on quality. As the Yugo continued to be produced, its quality slipped even further so that dashboards of the vehicles didn’t even fit properly in the cars.
Of course, many of the Yugo’s problems became associated with the political instability that ensued in the Yugoslavian region in the early 1990s. The cars went from bad to worse and, so, have earned their reputation as some of the worst cars to be seen driving.
