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I also see them quite regularly on the M3 (Motorway/"freeway" into London), usually overtaking me! |
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These numbers, BTW, are not pulled "out of a hat"... they are based on 2000 dollars and vehicle costs, and were exactly the numbers I faced when shopping for my car. You know, it's entirely possible that a rouge meteor could hit the Atlantic Ocean and cause a giant tsunami... I'd better buy a boat to live in. The "Murphy's law" bit is just an excuse for bad planning and/or not accepting that, occasionally, one gets caught unprepared. Sometimes you just have to say, "What the ****"... I don't have a problem putting something off if it is not convenient to do so right now, but that's something that a lot of Americans don't like to have to settle for. In the future, however, I suspect that Americans will have to start settling for a lot of things that they'd rather not, which is why we find ourselves discussing Smart cars in the first place. Quote:
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I reiterate... it's not for everyone. It may well not be for you. But it is well-suited for a LOT of people. And if most of those lot drove a Smart, we could be talking about significant fuel savings and less pollution in America. Again, what's wrong with that? |
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I'm concerned about the Smart individually. I have no problem with, say, The Honda Civic. I judge on a car-by-car basis. Quote:
If people make individual choices on their own, without coercion, fine. If somebody decides to make the choices for them, without their consent. then - evil, evil. |
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If putting up with a bit of additional inconvenience by accepting an electric car is an evil, I'll take it any day over the evils we--and our children's children--will have to deal with otherwise. |
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Stop it! Stop it, I say! Behave like children or I'll have to slap you about!
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Oh, I'm sorry... was I supposed to taunt Ralph mercilessly, then hit him with the blue one, next to the fish?
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Yes. Then he was to do the same to you. Only fair, you know.
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The Smart Car looks like it could meet my needs just fine... though I'm currently considering a moped, actually.
![]() RSE, I respect your need for other choices, and your right to make choices that match your needs. But (and I know this is very hard for Texans to believe), not everyone lives in Texas, and deals with Texan geography and roads every day. ![]() Your point about safety, however, is well-taken, and that is something I check before any vehicle purchase. One of the things that impressed me about the V-One was the steel frame surrounding the cabin. I'm indifferent to motorcycles in general, but the economy of them does attract me, if my safety and weather needs could be addressed. |
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http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/10/t...t-crash-video/ I'm not arguing the relative safety of the vehicle, but merely expressing how impressed I am at the strength of all modern cars. Cheers, Marc (Who prefers Fifth Gear to Top Gear - Tiff is a legend, Vicki has the best laugh while hammering a car to scary extremes, Jason is a great, objective driver, and Tom is hilarious without being arrogant ([cough!]Jeremy Clarkson[cough!]) |
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Sorry to be testy, but as a Texan, I've been at the receiving end of dikta from well-meaning urbanites who have had no clue about Texas conditions and culture for all my life (50+) years. And if you disagree, you're treated as an ignorant child, who really should just listen to his/her betters. It's the same attitude that brought forth the term "Ugly American" in many foreign countries. And we can't even yell "Yankee, go home!" here....I'm afraid I've grown rather thin-skinned about the attitude, "if only you'd do things our way the world would be a much better place." I respond "prove it!", and then things get lively... |
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![]() Oh, and if you leave the urbanites behind, I got dibs on Austin... |
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