Soviet tv's bought in U.S.A. and Australia

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Originally Posted by Sandy G

Yeah, they tried selling a Yugoslavian car called the Yugo here in the mid '80s. It was incredibly cheap-$4300, IIRC, & initially, they sold pretty well. But the bloom soon left the rose-it was basically a 10-15 yr old Fiat design to begin with, & the cars were pretty much junk. I don't know of anyone who bought a SECOND Yugo. I can't remember the last time I saw one.

Interesting. I knew that the Russian Lada cars marketed in Canada from
the early eighties were a Fiat 124 design, but I never realized that the
Yugo was also a Fiat design. Ladas were still available as late as 1997,
I got to test drive the brand new one a friend had bought despite my
advice of picking a used Toyota rather than a new Lada. One feature (?)
I remember was that it you stalled the engine (easy with the truck
style clutch) you had to return the ignition key to the OFF position
before starting again, otherwise the starter motor would not turn.