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Originally Posted by PBH
Can you a) put a weeks groceries and a passenger in your smart car? or b) take a kid to hockey (or any sport with bulky equipment) in a Smart car. Not practically.
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The smart is not designed for those functions. Neither is the Toyota MR2, the Porsche Boxster, the Audi TT, and so on.
The smart car is designed to be a light-weight, small commuter car to be used primarily in city traffic. For folks who live in large metro areas, it can make sense. Granted, the Toyota Yaris / Honda Fit are alternatives to the smart - and one may argue that both may be better value for the money. Similarly, one may also argue that a used Toyota MR2 Turbo is better value than a Porsche Boxster, yet most folks here favor the Boxster.
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Originally Posted by PBH
Z-man - shouldn't you be declaring a conflict of interest here?
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Yes and no. While I do work for Mercedes-Benz, USA's corporate HQ in the IT department, we
technically don't have a main interest in the smartcar, since it is being imported by the Roger Penske auto group. Actually, the smart car isn't even on our employee purchase plan (yet), but OTOH, I can still get a Chrysler product with an employee discount.
Would I buy a smart? Since most of my commute is on highways, and I feel that the smart car isn't well suited for highway driving, the car doesn't make much sense for me. If I were living in Hoboken and working in Jersey City (the next town over), it would DEFINATELY make sense to me.
-Z-man.