This 1989 Yugo GVL has been part of the Edmunds Long-Term Fleet for the past 13 months. The car shows 41,857 miles which is likely close to original, but due to a sticky odometer total mileage is unknown. This Yugo retains its factory 1.1L inline-four and 4-speed manual transmission, both of which are said to be in good order following regular servicing over the last year. Work includes recently replaced tires, brake pads, a rebuilt carburetor, compression check, and more as detailed below. It is now being sold with all recent service records and is located in California with a clean Michigan title in Edmunds’ name.

According to the seller, this Yugo spent its entire life in the Boise, Idaho area, primarily under the care of its original owner. The Edmunds crew drove to Idaho, purchased the car, fitted new brake pads and tires, and drove it back to Los Angeles. An account of that trip can be seen here.

Shortly after getting the car to California, Edmunds drove the car to Monterey for the Concours d’Lemons where it won the Communist Car Class. They also took it to The Quail and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. That story is chronicled in an 11-part blog series here.

This Yugo is cosmetically original outside, with a straight body free of major dings or scratches. A 3″ crack in the windshield is said to have been present since the car was purchased over a year ago. No exterior modifications have been made, and the car sits on its factory 13″ wheels wrapped in Kumho Solus tires with good tread remaining.

Inside, the car has been left mostly stock with the addition of a Sony tape player head-unit and speakers on the rear deck as detailed in the photo gallery below. A fire extinguisher is kept in the back seat and will be included with the sale. Aftermarket window cranks were added after the OEM units broke.

The prior owner told the Edmunds crew that the original odometer was known to stick occasionally, and was frozen when they purchased the car. It has since been remedied and displays 41,857 miles which is likely close to the original mileage, though this cannot be confirmed. The temperature gauge works, while the fuel gauge and speedometer are noted to be only relatively accurate.

The interior presents decently overall with rip-free fabric seats. The driver’s lap belt receptacle lost its plastic housing and does not reliably accept the belt.

Mechanically, the factory 1.1L engine and 4-speed manual transmission are in good working order. Edmunds’ local Los Angeles mechanic rebuilt the carburetor and the car is now said to run smoothly. Other recent fixes include new brake pads, a new fuel filler neck, and a cleaned/re-sealed fuel tank. A recent compression check showed 175 psi on all four cylinders. Service receipts for all work performed during the seller’s ownership are included with the sale.

A moderate gear-oil leak at the driver’s-side front axle had drained around a quarter of the oil over the past six months. It was recently topped up, but the car does drop oil on the ground. Additionally, Edmunds believes the timing belt has been replaced based on an inspection of the installed belt’s date code.

Undercarriage photos of this Yugo show it to be fairly clean and free of major rust.

Spare parts include an extra gauge cluster, a complete Yugo toolkit, an XM Radio cassette adapter, light bulbs and factory owner’s/repair manuals.

This Yugo has been thoroughly enjoyed by the Edmunds staff, but company policy dictates that Long-Term Fleet cars can only be kept for around a year. The new owner has the opportunity to own what has proven to be a surprisingly reliable little car. Several Edmunds articles, videos and blogs on this Yugo can be found on their site, including one of the car hitting an indicated 91mph on the trip back from Idaho below and a 0-60mph and formal performance test here.