Comments on: Smart shoppers: over 20,000 deposits for U.S. Smarts

By: BLISS

BLISS — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:56:43 +0000

NICE NICE

By: BLISS

BLISS — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:55:49 +0000

VERY ECONOMICAL AND APPEALING

By: BLISS

BLISS — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:52:19 +0000

MERCEDES-BENZ BABY CARS

By: Deanster

Deanster — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:13:25 +0000

“Crap , I’ve been on vacation and missed the first comment, so here goes…
I hope I don’t hit that thing while pedaling my Mongoose. I’d flip it over and kill everyone inside.”

Comment by Madcapp, posted on July10 at 8:37 pm

Love that comment, never gets old!

By: Deanster

Deanster — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:12:17 +0000

I’m not sure about this car; for less you can get a Yaris or Fit, and the size penalty is negligible. Plus, you get a backseat and useable space, plus better options.

By: stick2clutch

stick2clutch — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:14:18 +0000

People putting up the $99 dollars are doing it to turn around and put it on EBAY. So, the few suckers that are willing to pay the ridiculous price for this thing are going to have to buy their place in line as well.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:56:56 +0000

You could probably fit one of these in the Bed of a GMC HD

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:30:00 +0000

yeah well i get four times fewer miles per gallon than that mpg ridden prius! theres an ok way to make them sound bad i guess.

By: Sabon

Sabon — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:59:31 +0000

My wife and I saw Smart Cars in Rome when we were there on vacation. They were pretty cool and at the time I was seriously thinking about buying one if they were ever sold for a reasonable price in the US.
Since they Toyota came out with the Prius. It gets about the same gas mileage, is more than twice as big, and pollutes less. When it was time for us to buy a new car we bought the Prius.

By: obsessedwithautos

obsessedwithautos — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:56:25 +0000

Good to see that more than a few people in the US have actually embraced this car. I personally would buy a Honda Fit for the money, but I don’t live in a city, where this car would be perfect. As for being scared on the highway, I’ve seen a few brave souls who took theirs out on the Autobahn in Germany, so it can’t be that much worse on I-95.

By: Burmanesski

Burmanesski — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:20:04 +0000

то сделало мной смех madcapp. ваше право если люди хотят получить убитыми в франтовском автомобиле тогда, то идут вперед.

That was very funny madcapp. I have to say ya thoughs dam cars are just two small but if everyone wants to die by hiting a dog or someone on there bike with there car then let them.

Автомобиль запруды не хорош потому что он может только держать 2 люд и мешок гольфа также франтовское не может потянуть шлюпку 30ft.

The dam car is not good because it can only hold two people and a golf bag also a smart cant haul a 30ft boat or someones travel trailer.

By: Madcapp

Madcapp — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:37:28 +0000

Crap , I’ve been on vacation and missed the first comment, so here goes…
I hope I don’t hit that thing while pedaling my Mongoose. I’d flip it over and kill everyone inside.

By: Fatstrat

Fatstrat — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:11:34 +0000

Happy that people get the choice if they want it. I think they are a little silly but if thats what you want to tool around in then its America, go for it.
Like global_lighting said, put 4 casters on the back end of the thing, tilt it up and then push it into any tiny open spot. Or maybe a handle on the front bumper so you can just take it with you.

By: LP640

LP640 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:27:38 +0000

its just a toy car

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:52:32 +0000

RETARDS

By: 0GSharK6

0GSharK6 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:41:36 +0000

The Smart car is not for me, but I can see it being a hit with a lot of people who place fuel economy as probably the top priority. And quite honestly, these Smart cars are supposed to stand up pretty well to crashes.

I could see these things being extremely useful for inner-city situations where parking is at a big time premium.

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:18:29 +0000

Cute.

I’d feel terrified, driving along I-15 with those 18-wheelers in this. hate to be going through a mountain pass.

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:17:45 +0000

I saw these all over Italy. It’s like a Segway for two or when I seen people tooling around Atlanta on scooters; it seems way out of context.

By: maximus

maximus — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:14:04 +0000

what happened to the Russian comment?

By: buenos

buenos — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:12:47 +0000

Agreed LuckyLou, even without the incentives like reserved parking spots, etc., that exist in Europe, I’ve seen lots of them zipping around Toronto, and quite a few in Montreal, that tends to embrace all things European.

By: maximus

maximus — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:10:22 +0000

any in Chicago, I wouldn’t mind having one…it can double as a golf cart!

By: LuckyLou

LuckyLou — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:56:59 +0000

They’ve been selling well in Canada for a couple years now…got a Benz/Smart dealership just down the road from me. Not for me personally, but definitely smart idea.

By: global_lightning

global_lightning — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:36:19 +0000

What this car needs is vertical tilting. Imagine parking this car by tipping it nose-up on its tail. You could probably put 4 in a a conventional parking spot.

By: shdbwrkn

shdbwrkn — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:48 +0000

And I’m one of them, YES laugh all you want. My area is perfect for it. However, the recently-announced hybrid sounds more enticing.