Summary:
A great little car
Faults:
Nothing at all!
This car is very reliable - much more so than I expected.
General Comments:
This car is the rare four-stroke version, made between 1989 and 1991. This car was very unpopular as the collapse of East Germany meant that East Germans could buy western cars and nobody wanted the little Trabi. This one came to Romania from East Germany. It had been used as a student car, and had covered very few miles.
As a result the exterior and interior are in perfect condition.
My car has had a radio and cassette player fitted and a few other things. The performance is fine for towns, but it struggles on long distance roads.
It has excellent economy and I like driving it.
It is above all a cool car to have. The styling is very "cute" and it is an ideal first car for going around town in. I love it!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 10th December, 2002
20th Apr 2003, 06:22
What exactly were the performance statistics for a Trabant 1.1? How many horsepower did it have?
21st Mar 2004, 04:02
Were could I get Trabant 1,1.
I'm trabillac fan and I have Traby 601 (1987).
I'd like to have also the new (if 89-91 is new) version of this magnificent car.
Jkovacic@s5.net.
Slovenia.
25th Nov 2010, 04:11
The Trabant 1.1 (actually 1043cc) was much faster and more economical than the Polo that used the same engine, due to the Trabant's light body. For me though, it's neither a true Trabant or a Volkswagen, and I'd rather have the two stroke Trabi, with its column gear change.
The 1989 one is probably the best one to have, just before the Volkswagen four stroke came into play. These last two strokes had electronic ignition, which makes a great improvement with two strokes.