Comments | wooferstl: Thinking "smart"

wooferstl

Thinking "smart"

Oct 12, 2007 09:22

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gusto_gummi October 12 2007, 14:46:03 UTC

I was recently in Paris 2 weeks ago and that seems to be the main location for the Smart Car. As you "NEED" a tiny car or you will never find a place to park.

wooferstl October 13 2007, 13:44:40 UTC

They're in pretty much every major city in Europe. The perfect city car. Of course, their streets are narrower than ours since they were designed before cars were invented.

Smart? NOT! bearpdx October 12 2007, 14:52:35 UTC

Good choice, as these cars will have Mitsubishi engines and transmissions in them, and not Mercedes engines and tranmissions, I think you both made a good choice. A real smart car from Germany will run you 25K here in Portland, and thats not a cabrio either.

Re: Smart? NOT! wooferstl October 13 2007, 13:53:26 UTC

The Mitsu' drivetrains will actually be more powerful than the Merc' ones. We ran into a grey-market dealer a couple of weeks ago and it was a bit tight side-to-side. Now is just not the right time for us.

blachubear October 12 2007, 17:05:47 UTC

These small cars sounds nice & maybe easy to park but after hearing the recent accidents of two fellow LJer's, I don't know if I want to drive a minicoop with a bunch of people that drive like a bat of hell. If you know what I mean? I guess that's why I'm not in a hurry to get my driver's license. Thank goodness for CTA line. Good luck at Minneapolis Woofer & have a safe trip. Take care & Big Bear Hugs.

imageartifacts October 15 2007, 03:07:20 UTC

I really want a SMART car, even though I'd look like a circus clown getting out of one. Why did you decide against it?

I like the Mini too, but it feels a little played out now.