The Smart car

lws1984 · Post by **lws1984** » 23 Feb 2005 20:57

Anyone here got one of those tiny little smart cars?
linky: http://www.smart.com
We're still waiting for them to come to the US.

chevyrider · Post by **chevyrider** » 23 Feb 2005 21:02

In Holland you can see them them resonably often.
Because off their specific looks, the most of them are used for advertising as a moving billboard.

Sassenach · Post by **Sassenach** » 23 Feb 2005 21:04

One of my friends at school has a smart car. Handles well at low speeds but understeer can be a problem at higher speeds. Nice sounding engine, good ride, altogether not a bad little number if you aint afraid of heights!

DeletedUser21 · Post by **DeletedUser21** » 23 Feb 2005 21:12

Well, about a smart car: Clicketyclick

Better than Car Kitt from Knight Rider

Paranoid Android · Post by **Paranoid Android** » 23 Feb 2005 21:21

I've always wanted to see if you can park one sideways on a street, at a right angle to all the other cars. Would save the hassle of reverse parking.

The Fjonis · Post by **The Fjonis** » 23 Feb 2005 21:26

Paranoid Android - they can indeed. It's pretty cool.

SpComb · Post by **SpComb** » 23 Feb 2005 21:30

There are actually quite a lot of Smarts here in Germany (Munich). I know at least three people who own one, and I've seen a lot more. They are actually pretty popular.

If they come to America, the question is would the average poulation fit into them... They seem to have enough problems with the normal cars...

Paranoid Android · Post by **Paranoid Android** » 23 Feb 2005 21:34

The Fjonis wrote:Paranoid Android - they can indeed. It's pretty cool.

Maybe I should drive one. Reverse parking is the bane of me passing my driving test.

YouTube · Post by **Geo Ghost** » 23 Feb 2005 21:48

i sat in a smart car once. im very short, and i felt so cramped in one. the speedometre looked like an alarm clock

Louie Armstrong · Post by **Louie Armstrong** » 23 Feb 2005 21:51

i will admit i have been for a ride in one at work, and i didnt like it, felt too cramped to me ( im 6'3") and i got the impression that if u are unfortunate enough to have an accident you stand no chance

mp3Pro · Post by **mp3Pro** » 23 Feb 2005 23:26

the roadster looks pretty neat
I dont care much for the other 2 though

RPharazon · Post by **RPharazon** » 23 Feb 2005 23:34

There's tons of them in Mexico, even my aunt has one.

Although I have seen none in Canada as of yet...

SpComb · Post by **SpComb** » 24 Feb 2005 08:09

Louie Armstrong wrote:i will admit i have been for a ride in one at work, and i didnt like it, felt too cramped to me ( im 6'3") and i got the impression that if u are unfortunate enough to have an accident you stand no chance

Ouch, imagine a Humvee 2 Driving into a smart... Its bad enough even with the normal cars, but a smart... It would be flattened.

Raichase · Post by **Raichase** » 24 Feb 2005 11:16

Creepy midgit cars...

Colonel32 · Post by **Colonel32** » 24 Feb 2005 11:52

I call them "stupid"

The Fjonis · Post by **The Fjonis** » 24 Feb 2005 12:02

You're right about the collisions. It's simple physics - if you drive a small car and collide with a large car, your change in momentum will be greater --> greater change in acceleration on your body --> in short, more severe damage than the guy in the larger car.

I'm just afraid that this will motivate more and more people to buy larger cars EVEN IF THEY DON'T NEED THE SPACE but just as a safety precaution. The more people drive large cars --> more people feel the need to drive large cars too --> everyone will drive around in huge, half-a-gallon-of-fuel-pr-mile monster SUVs.

Environment friendly? Sure as hell not.

Go Smart!

Louie Armstrong · Post by **Louie Armstrong** » 24 Feb 2005 14:19

yeah one thing that annoys me is these people that drive big 4x4's for no reason what so ever, as though its a status symbol. If you live in the country or on a farm or have a genuine need for one then thats cool, but these mums that need them to ferry kids to and from school its rediculus. its as though it makes them feel more confident on the roads as though they have more of a presence, i hate them i take them on in my clio (old style not the crappy new ones)

Post by **orudge** » 24 Feb 2005 15:59

Hmm, saw an article recently about a Mini driver in the US (think of a Mini compared with a typical American car)... was an interesting read... newsgroup article, BBC News.

SuperTycoon · Post by **SuperTycoon** » 24 Feb 2005 17:42

If everyone drove smarts .it'd just be like bumper cars!

Post by **orudge** » 24 Feb 2005 19:27

Reminds me of what I thought the cars were like when I looked down from the Arc de Triomphe, one February night some four years ago...

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