Smart Car Coming To the US In Jan. 2008 575
Blahbooboo3 writes "After many delays and missed promises, the Smart Car is finally coming to the US in January 2008. Smart Car uses a specially designed crash cage to protect the driver and gets upwards of 40 miles per gallon. Crash tests are very positive. The car is deceptively large inside, as showcased by this great ad from the Smart USA site. The second-generation Fortwo will be offered first, starting around $14,000. Unfortunately the slick roadster isn't coming any time soon."
Smart indeed (Score:4, Funny)
inaccessible by normal means - like closer to the mall entrance than a
regular parking spot.
Re:Forget smart cars... (Score:5, Funny)
I can only assume that the extremely small size of the Smart leads to an attempt to overcompensate. Most Smarts are driven as fast as the can go, whenever possible (which isn't very fast, but far faster than safe for the size of car). They will cut you up at junctions, they will race you, they park in a manner that is often extremely selfish.
It seems that in Europe, only total dicks buy the Smart.
Re:I thought this car was a joke... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Rather get one of the scion models or even a ya (Score:3, Funny)
That might be the stupidest statement I've ever read at Slashdot, and I browse at -1.
Re:I thought this car was a joke... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Rather get one of the scion models or even a ya (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:Forget smart cars... (Score:3, Funny)
We need to get them to convert to Smarts.
I'm sure it's cute (Score:5, Funny)
And you can be sure that the rednecks down here in NC will pass some kind of law making it prohibitively expensive or uninsurable. Because as we all know, small is faggoty Eurocommunism. Down here in AMERICA, guldurnit, 75% all new Veee-hick-ul registrations are trucks and SUVs. Learn the damn rules.
Re:Forget smart cars... (Score:4, Funny)
After all, nobody could envision the car wandering off the road under this scenario without a proper test, could they?
Re:Rather get one of the scion models or even a ya (Score:3, Funny)
I have a wife and one child. I also have two cats. My sedan is fine to drive around the city but when we want to drive to our other home two adults, one child and two cats (in carriers) will not fit so we're going to need to get an SUV just to manage that. (We don't have one atm, but we plan on one.)
If you have one or two kids and a pet or two an SUV is just practical, it's nothing to do with a 'power trip' or whatever.
I will admit a station wagon would also work but I couldn't possibly
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Deja Vu (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Rather get one of the scion models or even a ya (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Rather get one of the scion models or even a ya (Score:3, Funny)