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The Yugo was a lemon, but this lemonade is more Country Time powder than fresh-squeezed

The Yugo: The Rise and Fall of the Worst Car in History by Jason Vuic

May 12, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 6 Comments

I wanted to love this one, I really did! Much like my affinity for the dopey little Yugo, I thought I could at least love this book ironically. Unfortunately, I found myself feeling like no Yugo customers found themselves feeling: bland pleasantness. I love a good micro-history, and I love a good world-wide failure, and while this book is well-researched, it just could not hold my attention. Perhaps it was because I listened as opposed to reading, but I frequently felt like I had somehow […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, audio, automotive history, Business, cars, Communism, economy, grifters, grifting, Jason Vuic, lemons, scammers, scamming, yugo, yugoslavia

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR14 Review No:28 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, audio, automotive history, Business, cars, Communism, economy, grifters, grifting, Jason Vuic, lemons, scammers, scamming, yugo, yugoslavia ·
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