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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I just turned on
Sara's secrets
on the food channel. a savory clafouti is being made.
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.
Sometimes I'd think it'd be fun to have an old (mid-'60s or older) VW Beetle to use to run around town....
You should totally get a bright yellow one and paint an Autobot symbol on the hood.
That or get a blue one, which pretty much speaks for itself.
my mom's was forest-green.
VW seems to have a set of colours that they only sell in their new Beetle convertibles. I saw one in this delicious dark red--made me want to lick the car.
Speaking of colors, I now have a bright purple cast after a visit to the orthopedist. Still don't need surgery, though, so yay. Am oddly reassured for someone who's going to be in a cast for six weeks.
