I want a Smart Car. But then, I do very little driving in the city, and I'd probably want something bigger for road trips....
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My problem with Smart Cars is that because of various costs associated with importing they are still fairly pricey for what they are.
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I've only seen pictures of Smart Cars. Very cute, and seem like a good idea if you have a lot of in town driving to do. I'd be afraid to take one on the interstate, I think, and that would really limit it's usefulness for me.
Sometimes I'd think it'd be fun to have an old (mid-'60s or older) VW Beetle to use to run around town....
I think that a lot, tommyrot. Especially when I see a VW convertible with a for sale sign.
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Yeah, Smart Cars are a lot cheaper here than they would be in the US. But they have a great maintenance record, and the savings in gas could really drop the price of ownership.
I think the savings in headaches are probably not as great in most US cities, especially west of the Mississippi, but here they are a dream for getting through tight streets and finding parking. And they actually fit in Athens Fantasy Car parking spaces, which my Passat doesn't.
My landlord has a ForTwo, and does not use it for long trips, but then he's got a very cush Mercedes with basically a home theater in it for that.
There's a place in Santa Rosa, CA selling Smart Cars now. The price tag on them was about 20K, and they were getting about 40 mpg after all the futzing with American/California emissions standards (I think I remember that they get about 60 mpg in Europe).
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