I think this car should get a discount on detailing

[Mary S]

http://www.smartusa.com/

[Michael Stoops]

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2 for 1 special, perhaps?

[J. A. Michaels]

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They are neat.

[ClearlyCoated]

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LOL! That's a cute car!




But I prefer the rollerblade version myself

[Tuck91]

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They could be a big mess inside.

[cnfowler]

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They are neat.

Yeah, if you want to die when a pedestrian walks into the side of it!!


"Dang!! Did you get hit by a Mack truck?" "No. A stupid pedestrian ran into the side of me!!"


Colin

[dope92cc]

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Have you ever seen a large person driving one?
Quite a sight.

[Bill Davidson]

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Have you ever seen a large person driving one?
Quite a sight.

I'm 6'3 and built like a truck and I fit in... no problem at all. It's amazingly roomy.

I'd want to black out the windows so nobody could see me. Likely the officer pulling me over would understand and let me go

[Fly Bye]

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41 mpg isn't anything to write home about.

[J. A. Michaels]

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Well, the wife wants one for her drive to work. But know that her office has moved farther away, I am a little Leary of it.

[Michael Stoops]

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These actually hold up better than you might expect in crash testing.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/medialink/7677-smart-car-crash-test-results-video.htm

One of the contributors to Sports Car Market Magazine recently mentioned that he and his wife were broadsided in their Smart fortwo by a Buick doing 40mph. The Smart was totaled but they both walked away from the accident.

Keep in mind, too, that this is really a "city car" and not truly designed for freeway cruising.

There are, of course, tradeoffs with anything. You certainly wouldn't want to be broadsided by a semi in one, but then again would you really want to be broadsided by a semi while driving any passenger vehicle?

[cnfowler]

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With the terrible fuel mileage they get (I would expect 100mpg out of something that weighs 250lbs fully loaded), I don't understand why anyone would buy one of those death buckets. A VW Jetta TDI gets better fuel mileage and would be a far safer vehicle to be in.

I've worked 1000's of crashes over the years, and I know what happens when a large vehicle, SUV, or truck hits a small vehicle - not good. I wouldn't dare put a loved one in a Smart Car, even if it was free. JMO.

Colin

[boiler7904]

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Have you ever seen a large person driving one?
Quite a sight.

Yep. I was following a guy on I-294 near Chicago in one last fall. He was actually leaning to the right to fit in it. His head was about centered in the car. It didn't look like he was tall - just extremely short for his weight. It looked like the proverbial 10 pounds of stuff in a 5 pound bag. My wife's first question was how did he get in there? quickly followed by How will he get out without the jaws of life? Literally wearing your car can not be safe.

Keep in mind, too, that this is really a "city car" and not truly designed for freeway cruising.

Tell that to the Mario Andretti wanna be I followed on I-80 in Omaha this afternoon that he shouldn't be cruising the interstate in one. He was weaving in and out of traffic like it was a CHP high speed chase or something. I've hit potholes around here that could swallow a Smart whole.

[Fly Bye]

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You certainly wouldn't want to be broadsided by a semi in one

I wouldn't want to be broadsided by a semi, in a semi.

[cnfowler]

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Yep. I was following a guy on I-294 near Chicago in one last fall. He was actually leaning to the right to fit in it. His head was about centered in the car. It didn't look like he was tall - just extremely short for his weight. It looked like the proverbial 10 pounds of stuff in a 5 pound bag. My wife's first question was how did he get in there? quickly followed by How will he get out without the jaws of life? Literally wearing your car can not be safe.



Tell that to the Mario Andretti wanna be I followed on I-80 in Omaha this afternoon that he shouldn't be cruising the interstate in one. He was weaving in and out of traffic like it was a CHP high speed chase or something. I've hit potholes around here that could swallow a Smart whole.