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Old 10-27-2008, 09:51 PM   #526
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I drove one of the new Smart Cars (a friend bought one.) It was smaller than a Kindle and twice as ugly. The inside was constructed of cheap feeling materials and there was barely enough room to squeeze my 6' 5" frame into the seat. Other than that, it had little or no power. The gas mileage was the about the same as the Honda Civic that has more room and more power. You could put the Smart Car in the carry basket of a Vespa as an emergency vehicle.

In short, I was not impressed with the car. I think there are many far better choices out there at about the same price point.
You knew I had to answer to this, did you?
I think , obviously, that it's all a matter of personal choice. Why more power? It's got loads more than any small car I've ever owned befor 15 years ago. Even that civic I had was more anemic, and it blows the Austin Mini hours back. Owning a Smart car has to do with other choices than what salesmen want you to believe in. That power thing is a phallacy. Heck, the main power reason of being able to accelerate onto the highway doesn't bother the owners of more powerful vehicles one can curse at! If it's faster than a bus it's fast enough!
What I see in it is that this little design dreamed up more than fifteen years ago still stands out, that it is one of the greenest on the market and that it pretty well fills the niche of the needed personal car that can take the place of a motorcycle during winter... for now. Of course I'd prefer a slower EV but that's a deliberate mature green choice.

Of all the cars Mercedes sells, the Smart has the safest crash test. (some people would gladly crash'em all)

There is also a consideration everybody forgets. To move a definite mass a certain distance you need a definite amount of energy. Ergo to save, the only way is to go small. The Smart is the smallest available on the north american mass market fer now. Could you imagine a hybrid Smart? Salivating again...
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Old 10-27-2008, 10:40 PM   #527
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Of course I'd prefer a slower EV but that's a deliberate mature green choice.
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"Slower"? I bark like a dog at you: rrrrRuf!

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Old 10-28-2008, 09:58 AM   #528
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Marc ("It's not easy...being green...")
How many Zanies does it take to turn you green?

The mass to be moved is only part of the problem Yvan, how well the engine (or motor if you like) converts "fuel" into motion is the rest of the story. On this score the mini is far better. The engine offered on the SmartCar in this country is just not that good. It takes more fuel to cover the same ground than a mini or even a Honda Civic Hybrid.

That said, the most important thing is that it works for you and that you like it. Everything else doesn't amount to a hill of beans.
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Old 10-29-2008, 10:47 AM   #531
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Seven. After eight I go bright ultramarine...then I go for a camouflaged bodysurf, and scare the tourists by grabbing their legs like a shark.
So... that would explain your current avatar? (Which I love, as I've said.)
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So... that would explain your current avatar? (Which I love, as I've said.)
Actually, I think Marc's current avatar is more of a 10+ ZC's, and yes, it does scare me....
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So... that would explain your current avatar? (Which I love, as I've said.)
...and for which I am eternally grateful to you (for creating it, and for "forgiving" me my temporary "negative" adjustment to it ).

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It's Neko's "fault". Don't trust that cute little cat in her avatar - she's all pirate-ninja inside. You're right about the ZC's though (maybe...I quickly lose count after two)

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