Smart car in USA in January
 

They have been all over Canada for a few years now, and I laugh every time I go home. They are silly little cars. But I think they will sell like hot cakes in the US. Everyone bitches about gas.

The one thing that will deter people is the size. But have you see the smart car crash test?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=CJHpUO-S0i8

Lookin good.

Wow, that car held up very well for such an impressive impact.

They are available for about 10 years allready over here in europe. Kinda every companies owns one, blastered with commercials.

Btw, Smart = Mercedes

I seen them everywhere in Spain and Italy this summer

I love them :)

Maybe LAST January. There is a Smart dealership 2 miles from my house.

Brad, gas mileage aside wasn't their main selling feature in European cities their small size when trying to parking?

I was at an RV show a few years ago and a bus manufacturer had a slot in the rear of their RV to pull a Smart car into ...:thumbsup

Correct, and its apparently useful in other places too. UBC has a lot of smart cars and they are now making parking areas just for the cars because they are so small, they can fit 2 in 1 spot.

If we replaced all those damn SUV grocery getter city drivers with these, we may do ourselves a big favor.

Also at 11k you can't go wrong, I know to buy one in Victoria it was about double that.

neat car!

HAHA smart car (modified) kicks ass against a ferrari.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=YtWeSa3naKk&NR=1

They had a an article about them a few months ago in the local newspaper. A few people around here already have them, imported from Europe.

I really want to get one. I need a new car and I'd love to have a small efficient car.

Wow... a compact compact!

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they are every where here in Australia

damn....

i'd fell claustrophobic in them

They have them here as well, and they actually have a good amount of room.
Might make a good second car.

its like having a fat girlfriend who can carry you around in her vagina

Whoever drives that is asking for trouble

Man I fucking hate them, mostly because of how goofy they look and how pretentious their owners are. Every time I see one parked perpendicular to the curb I want to slap the owner.

Beating a Ferrari in the 1/4 mile is not an accomplishment... Mid 13s is attainable for any front wheel drive economy 4 cyl with intermediate mods... Nevermind that Ferrari has never tried to make a car to impress drag racers.

it's funny that alot of people put down these cars due to their size but don't realize the tech that went into them

I'd be more interested in the Smart EV that's being tested in the UK, what with where the fuel prices are going.

crazzzzzzzyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

haha... wtf? The door opens and closes

sounds good :thumbsup

obviously you have not seen the specs and the safety ratings.

get the smart brabus... fun car to drive :)

imagine all the beaver you'd pull rolling around in one of those.

LOL they have been over here in the UK for years and they are every where

The only one I like is this BRABUS as mentioned above, They did have a poor interior though
http://www.surreysmartcentre.co.uk/i...sed/SN1041.jpg

ohh forgot the roadster

http://www.surreysmartcentre.co.uk/i...sed/SN1065.jpg

not a bad looking car

Someone in my neiborhood already has one and every time I see it I wonder if I could run over it my Tahoe...haha :pimp

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Mercedes made bank with those things. A lot of European companies bought those things and plastered them with "wraps". The drove them into malls and out doors shopping centers, expos , you saw them everywhere.

I wonder which sponsor will be the first on one of the shows to have one.

Sebastian

Yeah you are right about that I remember every bloody show you went to including motorcycle shows their was at least one sponser running a competition to win a smart car, they are a bit old in the hill over here now and you dont see it very much with smart cars anymore.I do see a lot of companys still using them as company cars I guess with their names plastered all over them though.

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That crash test was funny..pretty impressive

that's the perfect car for city driving

i've allready owned both cars : smart & roadster
sooo much fun to drive

They have been around in Europe for many years already. Especially in the south, not much of a car to drive up north during the winter:-) They are great for parking and does not need a lot of gas. Love the new models :-)

*hugs and kisses*

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Mercedes has lost their ass on Smart cars. Since their introduction they have yet to have a profit on this model.

As far as I know, Mercedes lost money with Smart from the beginning until about the year 2005.

like the car or not... the crash test results are fucking impressive

pretty cool

i can't really say i like Smarts, but there are 2 common mistakes about them made over and over again:

- they are not unsafe - as you can see in the video. i saw accidents myself with them and it was always the other cars that looked really bad

- they have actually a lot of space for the 2 passengers, no need to feel claustrophobic.

i didn't drive the new one yet, but the old one really sucked for its shitty transmission that made you go forth and back everytime it shifts and the cheap plastic interior. otherwise they are good enough to replace 95% of the trips that you now make with Tahoes or F150 or whatever that does 10 mpg :winkwink:

The Smart diesels if Mercedes imports are an incredible buy. 40 mpg and a motor that lasts a long, long time with little maintenance.

Ya I saw that crash test....pretty awesome....We had one at our odyssey day ( for our college) I was surprised at how much leg room there was inside...The college kids loved it, their fun to try out but, i don't think I would ever be interested in buying one. No storage.:2 cents:

I like this smart better
http://hvtm.totalcar.hu/car/m/smart/360521.jpg

There was a dispute in Australia when two smart cars were parked into one spot, and the drivers were fined. The question that was posed was are you paying per car, or per space? From memory the drivers won the case.