Interested but hesitant (re: transmission lag)

[smark]

How many of you out, would you please raise your mouse finger, and tell Bikerboy to a buy Smart car. This is getting old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sheikybabe]

My car is due in any day now. I took an "extended" test drive today. I took it into stop and go traffic, up and down hills and out on the highway. The "lag" was noticeable only because I wasn't used to how it shifts. By the time I brought the car back to the dealer, I had the shifting down pat. The only thing that really did bother me was the lack of visibility while backing up. That's a bigger problem than the shifting

[Gortok]

Originally Posted by Sheikybabe

The only thing that really did bother me was the lack of visibility while backing up. That's a bigger problem than the shifting

I'm guessing that you were in a Cabrio??

[Smartfor2guy]

Whine...(sniff) Whine....(sniff)Whine...(sniff) The Transmission threads from these whiners are getting old....

[SmartCard]

Originally Posted by Smartfor2guy

Whine...(sniff) Whine....(sniff)Whine...(sniff) The Transmission threads from these whiners are getting old....

You're Right!!!

(the threads almost two months old!)

[homeslice]

I wasn't sure about the fortwo and wanted more than just a quick test drive around the block at the dealer doing some slow speed limit, so I went and rented one. I drove it all over the city. My very first impression is that I didn't like it in the beginning. After spending the rest of the day driving it, it began to grow on me. I actually didn't want to buy one after getting it home from the rental place. Then my wife drove it and fell in love with it. I drove it around more and now I've been obsessed with watching videos and researching stuff on it almost every single day for the past few month after renting it.