Anyone remember the YUGO?

Italian automaker Fiat is set to take over Chrysler.   O-Bow-ma forced Chrysler into Chapter 11 bankruptsy last week.  Fiat incidently has a "fine record" of selling auto's in this country.  Does anyone remember the YUGO?  This boxy little piece of junk was the inspiration of a Paul Shanklin song.  

Lyrics to In a Yugo:

As the snow flies….

At a used car lot on the edge of town

 a liberal guy and a liberal girl buy a YUGO

and they drive with pride ‘cause if there’s one thing

that this world needs

is environmental friends that will take the lead

in a YUGO

People don’t ya understand those Suburbans are running the land

But they wish they had a full size van one day

They are not thinking like you and me and they were too blind to see

Or do we simply use our heads and choose another way

As those small wheels turn …

50 miles to a gallon and your knees in the chest

they will save enough gas for all the rest

In a YUGO

Then one day on the interstate, they suddenly lose control

They swerved to miss a baby duck

 and get squashed beneath a produce truck

But they drove with pride

As the crowd drives past the little flat car

They saved a little gas but they didn’t get far

In a YUGO

As they’re trapped inside….

At a used car lot on the other side of town

A liberal guy and a liberal gal buy

A YUGO

And they drive with pride

Funny YUGO commercial.