Alberchico From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 2509 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10881 times:
Considering the high price of gas, would anybody invest in these super-efficent fleet of microcars? It says that soon they will be available for sale in the U.S but that they are all the rave in Europe......
KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 11740 posts, RR: 49 Reply 2, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10874 times:
If the price was right (which it won't be, I'm sure..) I would consider it.
Alberchico From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 2509 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10874 times:
People who can afford SUV's and luxury cars wouldn't be affected by high gas prices anyway. This car is purely for economy not for getting laid..............
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Alberchico From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 2509 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10870 times:
Quoting KaiGywer (Reply 2): If the price was right (which it won't be, I'm sure..) I would consider it.
You're right. When the car is up for sale in the U.S. , the Euro-Dollar conversion will really jack up the price of the car, scaring most potential buyers away.....
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WILCO737 From Greenland, joined Jun 2004, 8009 posts, RR: 83 Reply 6, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10855 times:
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Quoting Alberchico (Reply 5): You're right. When the car is up for sale in the U.S. , the Euro-Dollar conversion will really jack up the price of the car, scaring most potential buyers away.....
The car was pretty famous here in Germany when it was brandnew! Now it is several years on the market and people doent buy it as much anymore...
There has been a Smart fourfour and some other things, they already stopped building it... too expensive and not enough people bought it anymore...
TheSonntag From Germany, joined Jun 2005, 3311 posts, RR: 33 Reply 7, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10850 times:
I would never buy a Smart, but I must admit that it is a cool car somehow. The quality is good, it was developed by Mercedes and is built in France (shhh, don't tell anyone in the US ) close to the German border...
There is one Smart which was driven 570 000 km (more than 350 000 miles) without any gear or engine change... Quite remarkable for such a small car.
The only drawback is that the speed is limited to around 85mph. Not very funny on a German Autobahn when many drive in excess of 100mph...
KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 11740 posts, RR: 49 Reply 8, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10850 times:
Quoting TheSonntag (Reply 7): The only drawback is that the speed is limited to around 85mph. Not very funny on a German Autobahn when many drive in excess of 100mph...
But means nothing in the US Question is whether it has acceleration though?
CPDC10-30 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2000, 4744 posts, RR: 31 Reply 9, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10850 times:
Not the Smart, but I would definetley consider a Toyota Aygo/Peugeot 107. They get better mileage than the Smart plus they have four seats. And it still looks somewhat like a car.
The Smarts were getting popular in Toronto just after they were introduced, but I think its just a fad. They don't make much sense in North America with the easy availability of parking - but I think cars like the Aygo/107/Fiesta would probably sell in North America now with high fuel prices.
KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 11740 posts, RR: 49 Reply 10, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10841 times:
Yeah, I saw the Aygo online. Any word of US release? The smallest here is the Yaris.
Cornish From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 8187 posts, RR: 58 Reply 11, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10836 times:
Quoting WILCO737 (Reply 6): The car was pretty famous here in Germany when it was brandnew! Now it is several years on the market and people doent buy it as much anymore...
There has been a Smart fourfour and some other things, they already stopped building it... too expensive and not enough people bought it anymore...
What to do with Smart is currently a big headache for Mercedes.
The Fourfour didn't sell and they are stopping production, the roadster has been cut last year. The baby 4x4 has been cancelled and now they are only going ahead with the replacement for the FourTwo.
It hasn't turned out the way M-B hoped it would by any means.
Just when I thought I could see light at the end of the tunnel, it was some B*****d with a torch bringing me more work
WILCO737 From Greenland, joined Jun 2004, 8009 posts, RR: 83 Reply 12, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10836 times:
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Quoting KaiGywer (Reply 10): Any word of US release? The smallest here is the Yaris.
Dunno about the US release! but the Yaris is a pretty good car! some friends of mine have it and are really happy with it! even for longer trips its comfortable!
Alberchico From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 2509 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 10836 times:
for those who want something hip,trendy and cool the company that make the Smart also makes the Smart Roadster
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Alberchico From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 2509 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 10830 times:
if you take a look at the photo it seems that these microcars have good crash protection...
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Alberchico From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 2509 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 10821 times:
Quoting Cornish (Reply 15): No they don't - they stopped production a while back.
Why ? Wasn't it selling well ???
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Sadly not well enough - and the FourFour was simply too expensive. However the Mitsubishi Colt which the FourFour was built alongside (as they are the same cars under the skin) will continue to be built in the Dutch factory.
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KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 11740 posts, RR: 49 Reply 21, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 10814 times:
Lowrider From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 3220 posts, RR: 12 Reply 22, posted (6 years 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 10778 times:
Pass on that thanks. Unless you only use it to commute by yourself to and from a nearby workplace, it looks pretty useless. Sure it may be fuel efficient, but at the expense of all utility and versatility. So then I would need one vehicle for commuting, and another for utility reasons. Sort of negates the whole savings idea. On top of that, I wonder how something so small and light would handle in snow or high winds?
27 Boeing Nut: I hope you're being sarcastic...........
28 AirbusA346: Bit like that Pink Micra CC on Top Gear. Tom.
29 AirPacific747: I would never buy one. Not being discriminating, but that is not a mans car. What do you mean? They are safer than a Seat Ibiza for example which is r
33 Falcon84: If you think that's the purpose of a car, and it's the way you try to get some, then 1. You need to do some growing up, and 2. You're extremely despe
34 Aerobalance: Something is telling me that I should have picked up the Shaguar.......
35 A332: NEVER! I love how they call these 'Smart' cars... right... so how smart are you going to be when you're splattered all over the front of a semi... or
36 Solnabo: "What is a man car"? Real men don´t eat sushi. Anyone remember that slogan? Dont know what kind of car it was...GM, Ford?? Micke//SWE
37 Sabena332: Not a regular Impala, it must be a 1996 Impala SS Lingenfelter with a 5.7L V8 LT1 rated at 460hp with 440lbs of torque. Patrick
38 Myt332: Hey it was cool... Or simply just get.... a gold coloured one!
42 AirPacific747: lol no. I like the expression "Shaguar".
43 L410Turbolet: Although Aygo/Peugeot 107/Citroen C1 may not necessarily look as "cool" as Smart does, they certainly offer much better value for money.
45 Boeing Nut: The way the bottom of the car severely buckled is a structural failure of the cars "safety cage" according to the insurance institute for highway saf
46 AirbusA346: I never noticed how similar the three cars were, even the front ends. Tom.
47 AirPacific747: look at this. Both cars from the year 2000: http://www.euroncap.com/content/safe...y_ratings/details.php?id1=1&id2=69 http://www.euroncap.com/content
48 Senorcarnival: I wouldn't. My 6'3" frame probably wouldn't even fit in that thing anyway.
49 Sunshine79: I would, as it´s my favourite little car. I would love to own one of these little beauty´s. I´ve loved them eversince I saw them in Spain back in q
50 Columba: You got no idea Mostly women are very attracted to the car and they know that a man who drives it is not a guy who has to compensate something else s
51 DAL767400ER: I'd probably never get one, I'm happy with my Opel Corsa. And if you think the Smart is bad, just look at most of those Asian microcars, particularly
52 LTBEWR: I don't think those Smart or other micro-mini city cars would survive in the USA. Heck, they would get lost into a NY City pothole or squshed like a
53 Alberchico: if the price of gas keeps shooting up then we'll all end up driving these cars. Oh and as for my comment on using cars to get laid, every car adverti
54 Alberchico: The Japanese also seem to have some interesting designs for this category..., and also this old classic....
55 Alberchico: here are some pics that say it all.....
56 Rolfen: If I'm not mistaken they run on a 3-cylinder engine and their length is about the width of a normal-sized car.
57 Doug_Or: 3 years ago Ford Festiva was a punchline, not a car here in America. Now if you want to buy a Fit or Yaris you can consider yourself lucky if you only
58 FlyMIA: NEVER. Its just does not seem right. I like my 5600lbs of metal I drive in every day. Just to small. I dont care what crash test say. If a 5500lb SUV
59 LOT767-300ER: You are right my friend, you are right. A man's car has 4 doors, RWD, and enough power to supply the city of Stockholm for 1 year. IE: my car. Its mo
60 BristolFlyer: The good thing about the Smart is that they only put in 2 seats. Hence there's as much space in it for the driver and passenger as there is in a car
61 VonRichtofen: Question for the yanks: Are SMART cars even sold there yet? And the Yaris is sold in the US. Did you guys have the Echo and Echo hatchback before the
62 N766UA: No, thank God. At least in Italy they serve a purpose... those people park literally in every tiny gap they can find... but here it'd just get mauled
63 L410Turbolet: You need car to prove you're a man???
64 LOT767-300ER: I wont drop my pants in public. Not even if I see your sister. In case ANCflyer is around the corner handing out citations.
65 Alberchico: Again with the whole Big Man needs a Big Car example
66 A332: That's what you think! Right.... since you know, hot girls just love those Smart cars!
67 Alberchico: Now that I think about it a guy in a Ferrari would get better quality girls than a guy in a microcar..........
68 UPS707: Same here... if it was cheap enough to have as a useable commuter car I would consider it. However it's not big enough to be a family car and put a b
69 KaiGywer: Yeah, I saw one of those the other day. UGLY! Yes on the Echo, not sure on the hatchback.
70 Don81603: I wouldn't take a Smart Car to a turd fight, even if I had first throw!
71 RedDragon: Just to clarify: That's not a Smart Fortwo, it's a low-volume, über-niche-market quadricycle. (My first instinct was to say it's an Aixam, but I don'
72 KaiGywer: Crash test pics: Smart vs. Mercedes E-class Smart vs. barrier http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/040908.htm
73 Bill142: This is something you'd buy the wife so she can go do the shopping. It looks like its snaped in half!
74 BristolFlyer: To re-iterate and summarise what RedDragon said earlier, just cos this nasty little piece of crap car broke in half does not mean to say that all mic
75 AsstChiefMark: Smart cars are having trouble passing the US DOT safety and EPA emissions tests. They can be imported from Canada, but must be modified by Zap Motors
76 ATAIndy: I'm gonna stick to my bike, thanks anywho .
77 LTBEWR: That last pic in that post was a Subaru 360. They were made in the mid to late 1960's in Japan and had 360 cc engines, to meet the cheapest registrat
78 Alberchico: It's incredible how many people think that just because they're in a large SUV they can survive any crash................ You have to give them credi
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