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Re: Yugo

To: "Mark Milotay" <mark.milotay@onthemark.bc.ca>,
Subject: Re: Yugo
From: "Laura G." <savercool@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 12:20:44 -0700
The UAZ sounds familiar-but I don't remember.

What is a Geo Tracker?

Laura G. in so. Cal

-----Original Message-----
From: Zach Zaletel <zzalet@po-box.mcgill.ca>
To: Mark Milotay <mark.milotay@onthemark.bc.ca>; Laura G.
<savercool@email.msn.com>; Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>;
Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: Yugo


>I think the other car is spelled Zil.  Isn't there also some sort of
>russian type jeep which was/is sold in the US under the UAZ label?  I
>recall reading about this a while back.  Another odd little fact:  You can
>buy Ladas here in Montreal.  I see little Geo Tracker sized Ladas driving
>around here every couple days.  Will wonders never cease!
>Zach Zaletel
>70 Spitfire Mk III
>freespeech.org/zach
>
>
>>Laura,
>>Is the other one you're thinking of the Zhil?
>>
>>
>>>
>>>You're thinking of the Lada-I think. And the name of the other "popular"
>>>russian made car escapes me at this moment.
>>>
>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Wasn't the Yugo the "commie" attempt at copying a Fiat, or am I thinking
of
>>>>the Russian-made Lada?
>>>>
>>>>Reid
>>>>'79 Spitfire
>
>>>>
>>>>>... I'd have about $7000 - enough to pick up a fully
>>>>>restored Yugo!
>>>>
>>>>ROTFLMAO
>>>>
>>>>The idea!<VBG>
>>>>
>>>>But seriously...when I lived in Italy, a Yugo was considered a good
>>>>economical car-low gas consumption with low insurance rate-at times
harder
>>>>to find on the market than , say an Alfa Duetto!
>>>>
>>>>Laura G. and Nigel
>
>




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