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welcome to yesterday's news! 
I think we all know tanks are safer thank motorcycles....what's your point here?
The 2008 smart fortwo achieved the highest ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for front and side crashworthiness.
....so what else do you want the car to do?
I think we all know tanks are safer thank motorcycles....what's your point here?
The 2008 smart fortwo achieved the highest ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for front and side crashworthiness.
....so what else do you want the car to do?
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bring it!
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welcome to yesterday's news!
I think we all know tanks are safer thank motorcycles....what's your point here?
The 2008 smart fortwo achieved the highest ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for front and side crashworthiness.
....so what else do you want the car to do?
I think we all know tanks are safer thank motorcycles....what's your point here?
The 2008 smart fortwo achieved the highest ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for front and side crashworthiness.
....so what else do you want the car to do?
If I am not mistaken it got a 'good' rating and average on another.
I want the car to save me from a crash in a frontal collision.
I have my doubts that this thing will to be honest. At least not without loosing my legs.
And what is the point in getting a Smart Car?
What is so 'Smart' about it?
It gets some crappy gas mileage for being so small. Its lighter and smaller than the Mini yet only gets 5 MPG better?
I think the novelty will wear off QUICK on these things. Soon as a couple crashes start happening, it will be deemed a death box.
Last edited by cpone; May 28, 2008 at 12:50 PM.
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well if you say its so bad - it would be nice if you would have something to justify your reasons or a better method of conducting tests to get more accurate results instead of just blindly criticizing.
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Wow, slow down with the personal attacks. Didn't you even bother reading what I said? I gave justification in my original post.
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well just to point out to the OP ive seen like 10 smart cars in SF in the past two weeks so they arent just here. but anyways... 
notice how the smart just drives into the engine bay of the S class. i mean the smart doesnt have much of a bumper area to crush and it just plows into the S class. the reason why the S class is safer is because there is more space and more things to absorb the impact. however, look at how "little" damage was put upon the smart. sure, it bounced out of the way, but considering it doesnt have the 4 feet of engine space, it did rather well didnt it?
notice how the smart just drives into the engine bay of the S class. i mean the smart doesnt have much of a bumper area to crush and it just plows into the S class. the reason why the S class is safer is because there is more space and more things to absorb the impact. however, look at how "little" damage was put upon the smart. sure, it bounced out of the way, but considering it doesnt have the 4 feet of engine space, it did rather well didnt it?
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its all good...
oh and SMART = the company name nothing more. Swatch + Mercedes + ART
Last edited by bagwell; May 28, 2008 at 06:56 PM.
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And what is the point in getting a Smart Car?
What is so 'Smart' about it?
It gets some crappy gas mileage for being so small. Its lighter and smaller than the Mini yet only gets 5 MPG better?
I think the novelty will wear off QUICK on these things. Soon as a couple crashes start happening, it will be deemed a death box.
What is so 'Smart' about it?
It gets some crappy gas mileage for being so small. Its lighter and smaller than the Mini yet only gets 5 MPG better?
I think the novelty will wear off QUICK on these things. Soon as a couple crashes start happening, it will be deemed a death box.
I agree with you about the MPG though.
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let the suckers buy the plain gas powered one....when the novelty wears off and the sales go down, they'll introduce the hybrid or diesel + hybrid or something better.
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here's what actual owners are reporting so far...an avg of 39MPG !! better than I expected.
Avg MPG / State / %city %hwy
1 34.9 CA 64% 36% 05/29/2008
2 38.8 MA 90% 10% 05/28/2008
3 46.7 CA 36% 64% 05/28/2008
4 34.3 PA 84% 16% 03/31/2008
5 38.4 FL 47% 53% 03/20/2008
6 36.8 CA 39% 61% 05/27/2008
7 34.5 TX 69% 31% 05/05/2008
8 45.0 CA 02/26/2008
9 36.6 WA 39% 61% 05/10/2008
10 35.2 TX 50% 50% 05/19/2008
11 41.6 TN 38% 62% 04/20/2008
12 38.0 CA 40% 60% 03/08/2008
13 43.4 VT 21% 79% 05/29/2008
14 38.8 FL 90% 10% 03/28/2008
15 36.0 AZ 53% 47% 03/21/2008
16 34.5 WI 80% 20% 03/18/2008
17 36.2 MN 33% 68% 05/23/2008
18 41.5 UT 50% 50% 04/09/2008
19 47.5 FL 15% 85% 05/02/2008
20 38.2 60% 40% 05/28/2008
21 42.5 CA 40% 60% 05/27/2008
22 35.3 TX 35% 65% 05/26/2008
Avg MPG / State / %city %hwy
1 34.9 CA 64% 36% 05/29/2008
2 38.8 MA 90% 10% 05/28/2008
3 46.7 CA 36% 64% 05/28/2008
4 34.3 PA 84% 16% 03/31/2008
5 38.4 FL 47% 53% 03/20/2008
6 36.8 CA 39% 61% 05/27/2008
7 34.5 TX 69% 31% 05/05/2008
8 45.0 CA 02/26/2008
9 36.6 WA 39% 61% 05/10/2008
10 35.2 TX 50% 50% 05/19/2008
11 41.6 TN 38% 62% 04/20/2008
12 38.0 CA 40% 60% 03/08/2008
13 43.4 VT 21% 79% 05/29/2008
14 38.8 FL 90% 10% 03/28/2008
15 36.0 AZ 53% 47% 03/21/2008
16 34.5 WI 80% 20% 03/18/2008
17 36.2 MN 33% 68% 05/23/2008
18 41.5 UT 50% 50% 04/09/2008
19 47.5 FL 15% 85% 05/02/2008
20 38.2 60% 40% 05/28/2008
21 42.5 CA 40% 60% 05/27/2008
22 35.3 TX 35% 65% 05/26/2008
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