A New Car Dealership in Hampton Roads...

[HillbillySailor]

Yep, they're selling these things around here now. It's called a Smart car.



Kinda reminds me of a Penny Racer

[Brian Lohnes]

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They're selling them as quick as they can get them here in Boston.

They are a hoot to drive.

Brian

[Woodward_Dreams]

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Dude i went to a smart car dealer last week with a friend. we sat in them and everything. I cant believe i actually fit! (im 6' 5'') but its very spacious.

My friend wanted to take it out for a test drive just to really see how it is, but i would have felt WAY too gay riding around it that thing. NOT A GUY CAR AT ALL.

the funny thing is the engine. its at the back and can be seen under some plexiglass. its a mitibishi 3 cylider, only 1 liter. the oil filer is TINY. less than 1 inch tall.

[JOES66FURY]

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that would be great for the wife, she travells alot around town for work.....have not seen any here

[Brian Lohnes]

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I'm just interested to see how they are going to handle a nice snowy winter.

Brian

[Woodward_Dreams]

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I'm just interested to see how they are going to handle a nice snowy winter.

Brian

That would be interesting to know. Im pretty sure they only weight 1400 lbs, so in the event of a crash, you'd be SCREWED

[Woodward_Dreams]

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Here's the specs

http://www.smartusa.com/smart-car-technical-specifications.aspx

[SpiderGearsMan]

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I want to drive an ez go or a cushman
those should not be street legal

[tiresmoke!]

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Sign of the times, folks.

That thing looks like something that could be made out of one of those old Hot Wheels mold-it-yourself kits(plastic Hot Wheels).


Not quite ready to give up the dinosaur juice-sucker...

[HillbillySailor]

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Here's a Smart car crash test...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s

[JOES66FURY]

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would suck on highway butfor surfac streets, would be a good comuter...cash test was nuts

[67pete300]

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These things are everywhere in Europe. I haven't seen them here yet but just saw two up in DC last week. I haven't been in one. I was behind one (temporarily) on the Autobahn in Germany and it was doing close to 80! Wouldn't want to be in one of those at that speed.

[fahrenschnell]

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After watching this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02eghIfyHP0

Umm.. No thanks. Kinda like driving a ping pong ball. :o

I can't imagine that thing up against my Van (2500 Express) or my wifes Denali. Good Lord would that be some destruction.

Seth

[std]

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I saw them over in Europe a while ago, too. It took a long time to get here.

I haven't been to the dealer yet, but I'll probably stop next time I goto the motorcycle store.

So if you're the wife and stop for carry out, where do you put the pizza?

[fine59]

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i could lay one of those sideways in my trunk ;D