40,000 want Smart cars, Penske says

[spdickey]

Originally Posted by NWAnews.com

“Today we have over 40,000 people who have given us a reservation” over the Internet for the car, Penske told more than more than 1,000 members of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting Thursday.

...Arkansans should be able to buy the popular Smart Fortwo by 2009, Roger Penske, chairman of Penske Corp., said Thursday.

...It isn’t likely that Penske’s Landers Automotive dealerships in Benton and Fayetteville will sell the car, Penske said.

http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Business/210613/

Reservations are still rolling in!

[kwagar]

The most interesting thing about his statement is what it may mean for anybody from Arkansas who already has a reservation in and has already configured. Does it imply they still would not get a car until an Arkansas dealer was opened? Possibly not until 2009?

[spdickey]

Originally Posted by kwagar

The most interesting thing about his statement is what it may mean for anybody from Arkansas who already has a reservation in and has already configured. Does it imply they still would not get a car until an Arkansas dealer was opened? Possibly not until 2009?

Unless they pick up their cars in Texas.

[eqwalker]

Well, all I can say is that I hope that is not the case. I have an 1173 reservation number here in Arkansas and I did email what appears to be my closest dealer (Jackie Cooper Imports, Tulsa, OK) and they did say that they would be the smart dealer and would be open for business on Jan. 2 as planned. I figure I will take delivery from them.

[kwagar]

I hope that is correct.
And that you get your car when you expect it.

[spdickey]

Originally Posted by kwagar

The most interesting thing about his statement is what it may mean for anybody from Arkansas...

The most interesting thing about his statement is 40,000 reservations!

[gamernotwatcher]

And I tried to reserve a second one and the system booted me out...

[Old smart]

Originally Posted by gamernotwatcher

And I tried to reserve a second one and the system booted me out...

Try it with an email address different from the original, maybe even a free web-based one. At some point you may be able to call in and change it to your main email in your personal information.

[gamernotwatcher]

I put a dash in my license #

[SmartBob]

Originally Posted by spdickey

The most interesting thing about his statement is 40,000 reservations!

And yet, our smartusa.com site still says "Would you like to reserve your very own new 2008 smart fortwo?"