I saw my first Smart car today

[TerryBPP]

Pulling out of a parking lot after lunch I saw the new 2 seater Smart fortwo car. Took a look inside. Tiny isnt the word for it. It was a partial convertible, kinda reminded me of a Suzuki Samauri. Very interesting look. Two ugly women drivers wiith a "SCUBADVR" lisense plate.

[FrayAdjacent911]

Smart car? Got a link or something?


ETA:

This thing:

http://www.zapworld.com/cars/smartCar.asp

[VaSteve]

The SMART cars are not coming to the US. In fact they are scaling back production in Europe as well.

[stomachmonkey]

There are several here in Huntington.

See em all the time.

They even have dedicated parking with charging at the train station.

Scott

[mikes72t]

Charigng? I don't thin kthe SMART cars are electric, I think they are 3 cylinder 1.0L turbo diesel, I saw one in Canada, it was tiny.

[Vipergrün]

Originally posted by TerryBPP
Pulling out of a parking lot after lunch I saw the new 2 seater Smart fortwo car. Took a look inside. Tiny isnt the word for it. It was a partial convertible, kinda reminded me of a Suzuki Samauri. Very interesting look. Two ugly women drivers wiith a "SCUBADVR" lisense plate.

Are you sure the plate didn't say MUFFDVR
Sounds like that would me more in line.....

[CamB]

They make a lot of sense in congested Euro cities, eg Paris, where the average (parallel) car park space if about 80% the size of a medium sized car...

I always wondered how they would go with a high power sports bike engine (like, GSR1300, 175hp sort of thing).

[TerryBPP]

Originally posted by FrayAdjacent911
Smart car? Got a link or something?


ETA:

This thing:

http://www.zapworld.com/cars/smartCar.asp

Thats the one.

It must have been a special import. Wish I had my digi cam wiith me at the time.

[RickM]

Didn't Zman have one? He works for Mercedes here in the Garden State.

[Christien]

I'm surprised they're scaling back production. They went on sale here in Ontario last year, and from what I understand, the dealerships can't keep them in stock. It's a 2-3 month waiting list for the cabrios. I think it's a bit easier to get a coupe. They're not electric or diesel (at least not the ones on sale here). They're just extremely fuel efficient, and really cheap ($16K for the coupe, $19 for the cabrio, with about $3k in options available, if memory serves). Something like $4 in gas for a 250km trip, at about $0.80/litre.

[VaSteve]

Originally posted by Christien
I'm surprised they're scaling back production. They went on sale here in Ontario last year, and from what I understand, the dealerships can't keep them in stock. It's a 2-3 month waiting list for the cabrios. I think it's a bit easier to get a coupe. They're not electric or diesel (at least not the ones on sale here). They're just extremely fuel efficient, and really cheap ($16K for the coupe, $19 for the cabrio, with about $3k in options available, if memory serves). Something like $4 in gas for a 250km trip, at about $0.80/litre.

The new CEO said they don't contribute enough to the bottom line. Buy them now. Perhaps Z-man will ring in the true MB party line, I get it from my brother who works there. Here's some fun photos of the standard one (not the sport).

If the Porsche gets you no attention, try this!

[RickM]

Here's the last thread on the subject with pics. 60 mph Smart car cleared for US market