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.
You want to meet the real me now?
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Jun 27, 2006 10:26:41 am PDT #4280 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
tommyrot - Jun 27, 2006 10:27:11 am PDT #4281 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sometimes I'd think it'd be fun to have an old (mid-'60s or older) VW Beetle to use to run around town....
-t - Jun 27, 2006 10:28:20 am PDT #4282 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think that a lot, tommyrot. Especially when I see a VW convertible with a for sale sign.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 27, 2006 10:30:14 am PDT #4283 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear fight over Pooh's honeypot
Oh, bother.
Volans - Jun 27, 2006 10:31:45 am PDT #4284 of 10002
move out and draw fire
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.
Sparky1 - Jun 27, 2006 10:45:56 am PDT #4285 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
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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beth b - Jun 27, 2006 10:49:19 am PDT #4286 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I just turned on Sara's secrets on the food channel. a savory clafouti is being made.
brenda m - Jun 27, 2006 10:54:22 am PDT #4287 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh brenda, if you want you can borrow my copy of Kingdom Coming....
Oh, yay. Thanks!
Alibelle - Jun 27, 2006 10:58:27 am PDT #4288 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Happy Birthday, J.Z.!
Thanks, Emily! No, I haven't really looked at DIY stuff, since it's all gonna have to wait, no matter what, unless it can be fixed for under $20. Plus, it's a power mirror. So mostly I'm just scared about what anyone's gonna say. And I still need to fix the slashes in my roof. So irritating.
Joss is so cool.
Smart cars are hysterical. I am bigger than them.
Burrell - Jun 27, 2006 11:01:37 am PDT #4289 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Happy Birthday, JZ!