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pabille · 02-09-2010, 09:24 PM

Some of our friends from the Inland Empire (San Bernardino and Riverside Counties) live in a different reality. Not to make fun of some of our I.E. smarties but many call the area the valley of the dirt people.

Neonspinnazz · 02-09-2010, 09:59 PM

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Instead, the cars have been getting closer to 30 to 35 mpg, though the dealer claims the mileage significantly improves after 5,000 miles. As of early February, the county Smart cars have logged about 3,300 miles each.

Well, have you reached 5,000 miles yet? Are your workers driving them normally or are they playing "The Fast and The Furious" with them?

Wow, the ignorance of some people...and newspapers...

Neon...my blood is boiling...

pabille · 02-10-2010, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Neonspinnazz

Wow, the ignorance of some people...and newspapers...

Neon...my blood is boiling...

Yeah, I have a sister that lives out in that way in the Moreno Valley. She says it's like living in the land of F350s and tandem axled pickups. She drives a Mazda3 and gets no respect. She says not everybody is like that but there are a fair number of them.
I didn't believe her when she said going to the mall is like seeing case after case for why you should call 1-800-dentist. Then I went with her and saw she was right. A lot of dirty wife beaters and missing teeth.

Again, no offense to all you I.E. smarties.

gstreetcomic · 02-10-2010, 10:01 AM

Last April the county purchased three 2009 Smart Fortwo Passion Coupes for their high resale value, low maintenance costs and projected 41-miles-per-gallon fuel efficiency.

Instead, the cars have been getting closer to 30 to 35 mpg, though the dealer claims the mileage significantly improves after 5,000 miles. As of early February, the county Smart cars have logged about 3,300 miles each.

Ok this is pure proof, no pun intended that these guys are doofuses and did not do their home work. One the 41 MPG is based on highway driving not city driving, and even so the car is rated at 33 in the city, so more likely they are doing all in town driving. Only because i am on the average of 35.2 miles to the gallon and all my driving is in town, of course i get better when it is not so cold outside. Once again biased opinions and simply not reading all the data that comes with the car. What i am saying is they are getting their moneys worth, and as far as the transmission, well i am not so itchy on that one guess because i read up on this forum long enough to know what to expect, and for the record it is a 5 speed automated transmission not a full automatic, and these guys do have the option like we do to drive it fully manual. I thought the majority of california liked Smarts, but guess not.

Smart Enuf · 02-10-2010, 10:07 AM

Them thar hillbillies in California put the "dino" in San Bernardino. They shud use them smartiepansie cars to run there moonshine and wiske!

3slndr · 02-10-2010, 11:42 AM

what about F250 vs HD lowrider? Risk management?
any ship can be a mine sweeper..........once
they are breathing to much smog in the inland empire it impaires thier thoughts

pabille · 02-10-2010, 02:25 PM

I just read the readers comments for that article in the Daily Press. I'm one amazed Californian. These people are less than 40 miles away from me! Comments like "STOP THE GREENIES", "Nothing like a big truck! I bet one of those smart cars would fit in the bed of them too" and "The socialists GREEN movement fails AGAIN. Complete SUCKERS..." is astonishing!
I just emailed San Bernardino County Fleet Management (info@fltm.sbcounty.gov) about their gas mileage gripe. I mentioned their average being ballpark for mostly local roads, the need for premium gas, the affect of lead footed employees and the long standing government vehicle practice of letting the engine idle for long periods at a time yielding 0 mpg.