did you know Trabant had a luxury package where it came with dual exhaust? the feature was hailed as a revolutionary wheelbarrow with heated handles.
A few months later he's driving in his - now repaired - Mercedes on the autobahn, and wouldn't you know it, there is the Trabant stuck by the side of the road with smoke coming out. The Mercedes owner (who has had his car upgraded with all manner of luxury) jumps out, grabs his fire extinguisher and sprints to the Trabant intent on saving the owner. But just as he's about to let loose with the spray a voice comes out of the Trabant: "Just a second, I'll be done with my sauna shortly".
How many people does it take to build a Trabant?
Two: One folds, one glues.
- hey who are you? - who? Me? I am a car! - yea, sure. If you are a car, I am a pizza!
Because when you drive one, a comrade pushes while you go "Brrrrrrrr" <raspberry like car noises>
German engineers from the Trabant factory toured an auto assembly line in Japan. At the end of the line they witnessed a Japanese worker put a live cat inside the car and shut the doors. Puzzled, the German engineers asked their tour guide why. The guide replied, "When we come back the next morning, if the cat is dead we know the car was built airtight and thus has passed inspection." The German engineers nod and take notes. When they get back to Germany they put a cat in a Trabant and roll up the windows. When they get back the next morning the cat is gone.
(The joke is that Trabants are built with engineering tolerance so poor that an animal as large as a cat could slip through the cracks.)
What’s the best device for measuring the Trabant‘s acceleration? A calendar.
When riding in a Trabant, the passengers carry most of the kinetic energy. To reduce damage to the Trabant in a collision, secure it to as many passengers as possible via seat belts.¹
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1. Offered as an add-on option, featured in the deluxe package.