The Smart car?

[DeclinetoState]

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061102/061102_smartcar_hmed12p.hmedium.jpg

Where's the rest of it?

Yes, I've seen a couple of them on the road. There are a couple of problems that I can see: It's a two-seater. It doesn't get great gas mileage (a little over 30 mpg, I believe). A four-seater Prius costs a lot more, but gets equal or even much better gas mileage.

[Naturalized-Texan]

The "smart car" reminds me of the Shanklin parody song, "In a Yugo," played by Rush. The libs in their Yugo are crushed by a garbage truck in the original version and by an SUV in the revised version. One would have to be dumb to drive a dangerous car like the "smart car."

[Wyatt_Junker]

Unless there's 18 holes on my drive into work, I don't see why I should hop into that cart.

[Taylor1]

Theres a lot of em' around here. I saw them on a transporter, they are like half the length of a car.

[DesertFox]

Soon as they deliver 150 mpg, a 15 gallon tank, four seats and top end at 120 mph, I'm gonna git me one.

Oh, yeah: Those little bitty tires don't cut it. Smaller the tires, rougher the ride. Put 17's on there, boys.

[DeclinetoState]

Quitcherbitchin', DF. If one of those wittle tires goes flat, you've probably got a spare on yer wheelbarrow.

:D

[S-T]

Saw a bunch of these when I went to Europe last year. They're great for somewhere like Rome, where the streets are tiny and parking is at a premium. For the US? Not so much. The "Urkelmobile" might be cool, but it is not practical.

[MSGT]

The "smart car" reminds me of the Shanklin parody song, "In a Yugo," played by Rush. The libs in their Yugo are crushed by a garbage truck in the original version and by an SUV in the revised version. One would have to be dumb to drive a dangerous car like the "smart car."<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ju6t-yyoU8s&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ju6t-yyoU8s&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

[MSGT]

Soon as they deliver 150 mpg, a 15 gallon tank, four seats and top end at 120 mph, I'm gonna git me one.

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[MSGT]

No point to them. I just like crashes and weird little cars.

Still want my challenger.

http://images.motortrend.com/auto_shows/coverage/detroit/112_06naias_01z_dodge_challenger_concept_front_pas senger_side.jpg
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[DeclinetoState]

Here are some reviews of the Smart Fortwo:

Edmunds (http://www.edmunds.com/smart/fortwo/2008/review.html)

Truth about Cars (http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/smart-fortwo-review/)

Cars.com (http://www.cars.com/go/crp/research.jsp?section=reviews&crpPage=reviews.jsp&makeid=563&modelid=8791&year=2008)

Automobile Mag (http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/hatchbacks/0704_2008_smart_fortwo/index.html)

New Car Test Drive (http://www.nctd.com/sneakpreview.cfm?Vehicle=2008_Smart_ForTwo&ReviewID=124)

Jalopnik (http://jalopnik.com/347464/2008-smart-fortwo-first-us-drive)

The Auto Channel (http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/11/26/071892.html)

How Stuff Works (http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2008-smart-fortwo-1.htm)

Reviews tend to be similar to comments posted in this thread.

[DoctorDoom]

The Challenger is yours. I'd kill for this beast.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/DocDoom777/Cars/Vector1-600.jpg

Or this'un.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/DocDoom777/Cars/lamborghini_countach600.jpg

[DesertFox]

My dream car is a 1965 Studebaker Avanti.

[DeclinetoState]

My dream car is a 1965 Studebaker Avanti.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Studebaker_Avanti.jpg/300px-Studebaker_Avanti.jpg

Wasn't the Studebaker Avanti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker_Avanti#Early_orders_and_problems) discontinued during the 1964 model year?

[Timberwolf]

Ahhhh...the Diablo and the Countach....beautiful (and VERY expensive).

[Taylor1]

I don't want a car, I want a truck!

http://images.truckinweb.com/wallpaper/0605tr+custom_2005_ford_super_duty_truck+small.jpg

I can't put it on, I don't want to stretch the page too much

[TeenageRepublican]

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[DoctorDoom]

I can't put it on, I don't want to stretch the page too much.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/DocDoom777/Cars/SuperTruck512.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/DocDoom777/Cars/SuperTruck.jpg)

Click for the full-size image.

[Naturalized-Texan]

Here is my dream car. I had wanted one ever since they came out and I bought it last July:

http://tex.connectingzone.com/2007%20HHR.JPG

[TeenageRepublican]

That smart car is like a high-tech ice cream truck...

[Teenager]

Saw a bunch of these when I went to Europe last year. They're great for somewhere like Rome, where the streets are tiny and parking is at a premium. For the US? Not so much. The "Urkelmobile" might be cool, but it is not practical.

Yep, I'm typing this from Italy right this second. The Smart car is great for parking in these tiny streets. Europe needs them. But in America, they're not ideal or suitable.

[DeclinetoState]

The supposed parking advantage would be minimal, if you'll pardon the expression. It would be difficult to find another small car to share a parking space, and in many places, it would be illegal to do so anyway.

[DeclinetoState]

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061102/061102_smartcar_hmed12p.hmedium.jpg

Where's the rest of it?

Yes, I've seen a couple of them on the road. There are a couple of problems that I can see: It's a two-seater. It doesn't get great gas mileage (a little over 30 mpg, I believe). A four-seater Prius costs a lot more, but gets equal or even much better gas mileage.Also, I believe that, like the Mini Cooper, it also runs on much more expensive (20~25¢/gal) premium fuel.

[Naturalized-Texan]

[IMG]Yes, I've seen a couple of them on the road. There are a couple of problems that I can see: It's a two-seater. It doesn't get great gas mileage (a little over 30 mpg, I believe). A four-seater Prius costs a lot more, but gets equal or even much better gas mileage.
We just returned from a long-weekend trip to San Antonio in my dream car (a 2007 Chevrolet HHR) and we got 30.8 mpg, including driving through Houston traffic to get there and back and some driving in city traffic in S.A. Most of the way there and back we drove at 70 MPH with full A/C.

[bigred1says]

I'll take the K-Car please. Just take a look at that engineering! It's destined to become a classic.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/102565659_23c6d81eef.jpg?v=0

[DeclinetoState]

We just returned from a long-weekend trip to San Antonio in my dream car (a 2007 Chevrolet HHR) and we got 30.8 mpg, including driving through Houston traffic to get there and back and some driving in city traffic in S.A. Most of the way there and back we drove at 70 MPH with full A/C.
If you're able to get over 30 mpg in an HHR, which, unlike the Smart, is not an "econoobx," then it makes a lot more sense to drive it than a glorified golf cart.

[Naturalized-Texan]

If you're able to get over 30 mpg in an HHR, which, unlike the Smart, is not an "econoobx," then it makes a lot more sense to drive it than a glorified golf cart.
Yep!

[DeclinetoState]

The smallest production car ever.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/1965_Peel_P50%2C_The_World%27s_Smallest_Car_%28Lan e_Motor_Museum%29.jpg/250px-1965_Peel_P50%2C_The_World%27s_Smallest_Car_%28Lan e_Motor_Museum%29.jpg

If you think this car might be a little too small for you, look on the bright side: just about everything else out there that's street legal is bigger!

[TSawyer2112]

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061102/061102_smartcar_hmed12p.hmedium.jpg

Just look at the grin on that guys face (I'm sure it's there somewhere behind the mustache). I bet that car's a CHICK MAGNET! All you Harley guys might want to think of trading in. Uh...only if your single of course. Otherwise, this car might bring you a pack of trouble in a tube-top.:smirky:

[DeclinetoState]

Speaking from experience, TS?