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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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Just bored on a Sat nite here..decided to post this here. Met a smart-for-two on the road. Looks cute. Not bad I think



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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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I've see one pass me last week. I kind of like it. I wouldn't mind having it. I actually like little cars.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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I saw two yesterday but they were blue. Ive got a feeling we will see alot more of these.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Theres three at my highschool.
I saw one on a freeway going 55mph in the middle lane
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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Cute and chic but they should get 70MPG, not 35.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 11:10 PM
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One of my teachers/technicians that i was talkin to made a very good point.

He was saying why would you get a small deathtrap car like this, when you can get a roomier honda or toyota that gets the same gas mileage?

and i agree with him, i would never buy one of these because of the fact that it looks extremely unsafe, and it probably is.

im guessing it has to do with the looks? even though imo it doesnt look that good. idk, maybe someone can explain.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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Is that?.....Is that a landau top on a SF2?
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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Meh....the new Prius.....thats all it is, just a trend statement.
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haha....they just started to come to the US, I actually saw a lot of those back home in Taiwan.....they are very neat little cars and very good for city driving and parking....
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by kyang91
haha....they just started to come to the US, I actually saw a lot of those back home in Taiwan.....they are very neat little cars and very good for city driving and parking....
seems easy to park that little cutie isn't it?? But you know what.. THIS CAR even HAS PARKING SENSORS!! LOOK AT THE REAR BUMPER. lol bigger cars nowadays need to make this standard I guess..sigh
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Cute and chic but they should get 70MPG, not 35.

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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 12:59 AM
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They are really safe, they have like 4 star crash rateing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwi_iPBVpZA

iv been looking them up and it has like cell design that protects the insides.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by yusef
One of my teachers/technicians that i was talkin to made a very good point.

He was saying why would you get a small deathtrap car like this, when you can get a roomier honda or toyota that gets the same gas mileage?

and i agree with him, i would never buy one of these because of the fact that it looks extremely unsafe, and it probably is.

im guessing it has to do with the looks? even though imo it doesnt look that good. idk, maybe someone can explain.
I agree with this post 100%. The smart is overpriced, overhyped garbage
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 01:32 AM
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Odds are pretty high that if you're in an accident...the other car is going to be bigger than the Smart. I'd rather be in the bigger car.
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by CyberSC4
Odds are pretty high that if you're in an accident...the other car is going to be bigger than the Smart. I'd rather be in the bigger car.
That E-Class was bringing it, but it doesn't turn out like you'd expect. The Smart eats up almost the whole hood on it!

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