2023 Yugo - $39999
LOL!!!!!!! As bad as the Communist countries were, I do admit I have a guilty admiration for some of their automobiles. They were simple to fix, run and so on. No frills, I know but if you just want bare bones basic transportation, they can't be beat. I had a co-worker from Poland. Her uncle still lives there and maintains the old system made better cars but that's the only good thing they did. He bought a Polski Fiat type in 1964 and still drives it today. He bought it and painted the underside with tar to keep the frame from rusting.
There was an old joke from the USSR and Eastern Europe. It went like something like this. "Yuri, I just bought a new Lada last week and one day it did not start and I had to fix it." Mikhail replied to Yuri, "Yeah, that's true, but at least you were able to fix it."
I remember in the early 1970's where they showed the VW Beetle in commercials for the low price of $2999.
I remember then we had the Chevy Vegas, Ford Pintos and Mavericks and my Aunt had a 1971/72 Plymouth Cricket. It was made in the UK, over there it was the Hillman Avenger. I was 6 at the time and thought the Cricket was the coolest car ever made. When my uncle rolled it in an accident and totaled it, I cried my eyes out. It was a neat car but no more.
