No it isn't, Mark. The Yugo had a Serbian-built version of the Fiat 128 1100/1300 SOHC engine, not the 1438/1998 DOHC 124/125 engine that the 124 Spiders came with.
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Mark Dearing <VWBrain@aol.com> wrote: > Oh I forgot to add this is the same motor that is in a Yugo :) later > mark d > > > In a message dated 6/17/2011 4:48:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > tombuese@COMCAST.NET writes: > > On Jun 17, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Jeff Palmer wrote: > > > So as my 40th birthday approaches and along with it a self-imposed > mid-life crisis, can someone tell me why I shouldn't buy a red Fiat 124 > Spider > convertible with 46,000 miles. > > Because FIAT stands for "Fix It Again Tony", & I had a buddy that owned > the exact same one new & the timing belt broke early on, snapped all the > valves off, & it only cost $3k to fix the engine. > > YMMV, > > Mr BZ-no disrespect for the Italians! > > > > ThanksJeff >
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