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What do you think?

What do you think of this car?
I must say I have been a truck girl mostly. I am not big on cars.

I like small suv's or trucks.

*With the exception of the 69 Camero! Woah hot!*

Anyway, I saw this car on TV this morning and I like it! I think I need to go look at it up close,

I just might get me one.

So, do you like it?

http://www.smartusa.com/

 

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posted by tchudilowsky on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 10:04 AM
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posted by michele1075 on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:10 AM

This car looks like the ones on cartoons!!

posted by Tiffanilynn on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:13 AM

 AWW the smart car, i hve seen a few in person, and they are TINY!!!! i wouldnt feel safe in it, i am also 5'11 so id need more room, but hey you'd save on gas!

posted by witbee on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:13 AM

I could swear I saw one of these yesterday by Olive Drive.

People were laughing and pointing. A pigeon pooped on it and all four tires popped.

OK, I made the last part up.

posted by randomfactor on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:18 AM

Actually, the ForTwo has a pretty good crash-test rating.

http://jalopnik.com/tag/sma...

And with the Hummers dying out...

 

posted by NancyII on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:20 AM

I saw one on the freeway a while back and had no clue what it was.  Any idea on the cost of one?  I'd be tempted.  I'd have to give up my Sonata though.

posted by Tiffanilynn on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:31 AM

 you can look them up on Autotrader :0)

posted by tchudilowsky on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:32 AM

They come with a roll bar type safety cage and front and side airbags.

I think if I were going from here to say Calif I would be fearful of its size on the freeways. But around town to run errands it would be cool.

There is one here in Casper, a cute yellow and black one, I have not seen it close up but it's cute because it stands out uniquely.

I hardly drive my car so I think it may be worth it for me.

posted by witbee on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:38 AM

I drove a Geo Metro when I lived in Laramie. Let me tell you, that drive to Cheyenne in the middle of winter would scare the beegeeuz out of me. And I don't even want to remember the drive to Ft. Collins...

posted by gube on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:43 AM

And I drove a YUGO in Riverton.

posted by siouxcityranch on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:44 AM

69 camaro..you got taste kid..my first car was a 69 camaro and I bought it in 1971..cost  me $3000..had alot of fun in that auto..finally had to sale it cause we had our son a coup;e years later..and it was too hard to drag a small child and all his gear around in..sacraficed it for the family..but  iwont ever forget how it made me feel cruisn down chester ave on a friday night..

posted by tchudilowsky on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:46 AM

Witbee, I have a ford Explorer 4 w drive and after 4 years here I am scared to death to drive in the snow lol!

I had to one time and I was driving so slow everyone was honking at me!

I was so afraid my knees were shaking!

 

 

posted by ChicoEsquela on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:46 AM

Gube - Riverton?

We used to play Riverton, Thermopolis, Greybull, etc. in B-Ball back ina erly 60's.......

posted by tchudilowsky on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:49 AM

Siouxcityranch, Oh yeah!

Growing up my brother always had cool, fast cars. I fell in love with the Camero young but never did get me one. Still hope for it though :0)

posted by Maggiepoo on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:50 AM

they are all over Europe, haven`t heard any complaints, those are the small ones pictured, the larger sport models are quite nice,

posted by Tiffanilynn on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:09 AM

 id want a hot pink one, if my i could fit my 5"11 body in one! lol

My mustang is quite the gas-aholic...

posted by ghostriter on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:11 AM

I don't think my butt would fit in that tiny li'l car! And I know for a fact that my dog won't fit!

posted by Tiffanilynn on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:16 AM

 I think my little dog would be the only thing that could fit in that car, LOL. i wonder what the weight compacity is for those cars.... they are tiny so i wouldnt see it being very much.

I think this is the car they use in the movie Just Married (i think that is what it is) with Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy.

posted by gube on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:26 AM

I lied Chico I never drove a Yugo in riverton but I did live there between 74-79 I was 13 then. I remember  Thermopolis well....We had fun swimming in all the hot springs and the smell of sulfur. found memories.....

 

posted by witbee on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:30 AM

tchud: I was driving across Laramie once when it began to snow. As I drove up the overpass, I began to slow and slide backwards because it was so slick. What a sick feeling! Luckily no cars behind me.

posted by Tiffanilynn on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:33 AM

 witbee- that happend to me in Tehachapi once, scary stuff!!!

posted by tonyh on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:34 AM

Go get a diesel VW Jetta with a stick shift. They'll get you 40 mpg around town and 50 mpg on the highway............They're REAL cars too.

posted by randomfactor on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:36 AM

At the cost of an extra dollar or so a gallon. 

posted by tonyh on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:37 AM

.........................68 cents

posted by ChicoEsquela on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:49 AM

There are some great ULSD diesels out there Tony.

Its just getting them OK'd for CA.

Just like the  "drop" test for guns.

CA is a different animal when it comes to what you can buy

posted by Griffon64 on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:50 AM

I've been a passenger in one of these. They're way cool, but you have to be OK with sitting right next to the driver! They have plenty of legroom, but much less elbow room.

You can practically park them sideways in any small parking space and they're reasonably zippy for what they are. If I needed a car about town, I would consider buying one of these and saving the Camry for the longer freeway trips.

posted by Tiffanilynn on Jun 5, 2008 at 11:53 AM

I know someone that drives a big ol diesel truck, and he makes his own gas. lol.. its cheap for him.

posted by ChicoEsquela on Jun 5, 2008 at 12:00 PM

There were two kids on the Indian Reservation outa Greybull back then.

I was gonna write a book with them in it once.

My Daddy used ta call that  "God's Country" alla time.

Then one day mi tio Silvistre told him "and God can damn well have it....."

We followed our own little  "Trail of Tears" back about that time and ended up in OR.

Sold tractors to farmers......... then we all kinda went our seperate ways

I'll never forget how we were treated when we played Afton, Green River Wolves, Thermop, Riverton, etc....

Some memories are best forgot....................

posted by ChicoEsquela on Jun 5, 2008 at 12:01 PM

Tiff -- ya screwed up the blog

re-size please

posted by tchudilowsky on Jun 5, 2008 at 12:15 PM

 My husband thinks it is a dork mobile so I probably wont be getting one hee hee! But if I did I would have to keep my truck for long trips.

posted by witbee on Jun 5, 2008 at 12:24 PM

My Ford Focus does around 34 mpg on the freeway w/o AC on.

posted by dgrealish on Jun 5, 2008 at 12:32 PM

You can buy those cars at any Chevron gas station.  They run about $3.98 each and go real fast if you wind the wheels up on carpet and let it go on a hard surface.

posted by adampayne on Jun 5, 2008 at 12:36 PM

In many parts of California the smart car would be terrific. In the Bay Area and all along the coastal towns the car is just the right size.  It seems ideal for many parts of Los Angeles as well. The perfect  cruising vehicle to go through the many canyon drives  and along the beach fronts.  I also note there is no smart dealership locally.  What a shock.


posted by randomfactor on Jun 5, 2008 at 12:37 PM

My Saturn did around 39 mpg on my most recent trip to the coast.

.

You want real mpg, though, you gotta hypermile:

http://articles.moneycentra...

 

posted by Tiffanilynn on Jun 5, 2008 at 12:41 PM

 tchud- you can put the car in the back of your truck LOL..

Chico- i noticed that... i deleted it right after i posted it, sorry everyone!!

These cars have 3 different models base is 11k middle is 13k and "upper class" is 16k. Just thought id share!!!

posted by tchudilowsky on Jun 5, 2008 at 12:47 PM

The convertible is cute. White with black stripe :0)

If I ever get the mobile adoption rv that I dream of..this little car would be a great easy tow along. :0)

**So many dreams..so little money** lol!

posted by Maggiepoo on Jun 5, 2008 at 12:50 PM

Overseas you do park them straight in or back in and you do not pay for parking, they are exempt from parking and toll fees due to emission ratings,mileage and you pay a special very low road tax and insurance fees. they have been around a few years and are quite roomy inside, they look deceiving but are not cramped, good deal.and good workmanship

posted by ghostriter on Jun 5, 2008 at 02:02 PM

I like those Mini Coopers, personally; anyone have an idea what kind of mileage they get?

posted by anglo1 on Jun 5, 2008 at 02:10 PM

This looks interesting.  There are many videos on youtube showing air powered cars. 

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

posted by randomfactor on Jun 5, 2008 at 02:13 PM

Not really efficent, though. 

posted by bakonative on Jun 5, 2008 at 02:22 PM

Did you see the one on TV last night or maybe it was the night before last - it looked like an airplane front, and had only three wheels. I think it was on the news.

posted by tchudilowsky on Jun 5, 2008 at 02:30 PM
posted by bakonative on Jun 5, 2008 at 04:26 PM

Close chudilowsky, but the car I saw was slightly different, as the tires were covered up by the body, and making the nose of the car look like it needed a propeller!

posted by Maggiepoo on Jun 6, 2008 at 04:08 AM

Anglo, posted a series on the compressed air car 6 months ago....Denmark has signed a contract and replacing all goverment vehicles with them all over Europe, Elecric cars are still big here in the cities, special lanes,no fees,they get top priority and deserve it, cat tell them apart from the other autos except for the "E" on the back and no sound...they just zip by.......

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