Newspaper columnist on the "cutting edge" with smart

**rfernatt** · 08-31-2009, 05:47 AM

Nice article: Cute car takes this driver to the ‘cutting edge’ - Kansas City Star

If Smarts ever came to the U.S., we vowed to have one. And when the opportunity presented itself in July of 2007, we put in our reservation. Because of a backlog of orders, we finally took delivery last October. I’m not in the car-selling business, so I won’t trumpet its virtues. Details are available in print or on the Web. But I will relate one priceless little incident.

I was stopped in my Smart at a traffic light. The car in the lane next to mine honked. I looked over, and the driver — a strikingly pretty young lady, perhaps in her mid-20s — rolled down her window. Naturally, I rolled down mine. “You,” she called across, “are on the cutting edge!” I ask you to look at the photo of the writer of this column. Then imagine, if you can, how long ago it must have been since anything like that happened.

My Smart ForTwo, the “Passion” model, has proved to be worth the money.

forestacademy · 08-31-2009, 05:49 AM

he makes the car look like a mini van

psychobeth · 08-31-2009, 08:06 AM

Couldn't resist taking potshots at the nay-sayers..

epbrown · 08-31-2009, 08:07 AM

The first comment on the article was the usual "18-wheeler" remark. I'd love to find out what cars regularly survive crashes with 18-wheelers at highway speeds. Oddly, none of the people that point out this shortcoming with the Fortwo have been able to name one.

wiltjk · 08-31-2009, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by psychobeth

Couldn't resist taking potshots at the nay-sayers..

Nice reply, without being preachy, you get to the heart of the matter.

**jwight** · 08-31-2009, 08:31 AM

The Kansas City club owes this guy a beer (or two.)

**jwight** · 08-31-2009, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by psychobeth

Couldn't resist taking potshots at the nay-sayers..

Yep, very nice. There's a reason the smart motto is "Open your mind."

dbwill · 08-31-2009, 01:57 PM

Charles is one of the best known writers for the star. He is qn avid outdoors man and has done some excellent specials on Kansas City and Russia for our local PBS station.

smark · 08-31-2009, 02:56 PM

Kansas City loves the Smart Cars. This article, was in the Kansas City Star August 8,2009.