Calling all Mississippi Smarts

[MS Smartiepants]

Are there any other Mississippians with smarts on here? I got my red with black trid August 5 in Birmingham. I do love it!

I know I've seen a couple of smarts in MS... but have had no luck finding anyone on here or smart insider.

Any news on the Jackson, MS smart center? Supposedly they're getting one.

[Kermit]

Mississippi and Smart in the same sentence! WoW, who'da thunk it?! JUST KIDDING!! WELCOME!

I have a feeling I saw your car - I went up to check out the B-Ham dealership on the 2nd. Only remember seeing 2 red interior cars while I was there so I'm guessing you have a black/grey interior as one of those red interior cars I know who it belongs to and the other was a red interior YELLOW Passion!

[amoore007]

I'm here in Laurel. Work in Meridian 120 miles each day and love the drive. It is not a problem. With the ac on, its 3.1 galons per day about $12.00. Thats much better than my Tahoe! At 7,000 miles I hope the Jackson smart center opens when I need service.

see phots on my gallery page.

[MS Smartiepants]

Yay! A fellow Mississippi smartiepants! Glad you posted, amoore007!. What has your mpgs been like in our lovely MS heat? Do you drive auto or manual?

[MS Smartiepants]

Bum-bling-B!

Yep, I know, it's an oxymoron.... *laughs* No offense taken.

When my tag comes in, it will say: SMRTNMS
Nice oxymoron, eh?

Yep, that would be mine that you saw in Bham on August 2. I couldn't make it up that weekend... had to slave at the hospital.

Out of curiosity, does the red interior match the red paint job? In the pictures when I configured the car, the interior looked more orange than red. I decided to opt for the safe side and went with the black/gray interior.

Aimee

[amoore007]

I'm about 37, 38, 39 mostly I-59 driving. That is at 70- 79 mph

[LPBailey]

I got my Pure from Birmingham on August 14. It is solid black with the gray interior. Since it has effectively doubled my mileage compared to the Cherokee I am quite pleased.

The only real hassle to date has been explaining to everybody in the small town (population 2,500) where I live (some 45 miles from where I work) what the car is. They all want it to be a Toyota or some other manufacturer. When I say it is a Smart and is made by Smart it gets funny looks. Yes it is a Daimler product just like Mercedes but Daimler also owns Chrysler and Chrysler is no more a Mercedes than Mercedes is a Chrysler. Getting people to grasp that is a challenge.

Anyhow, I am still tweaking my roller-skate to make it my own. There are a few small items left that I feel will make it the ultimate commuter machine. Not that they are necessary, it is a great car as it is.

[MS Smartiepants]

I understand LPBailey's problem. When people hear of the Mercedes connection they immediately think it cost a bundle. So then I have to explain, no, it's an economy car, just a fun one!

It's funny, I get plenty of stares, but have only been approached a few times. Fine by me, though.

[rwjrn]

I'm dying to try the BBQ at The Shed. I think a 4600 mile round trip might be a bit ambitious though. When does hurricaine season end? We Californians can only handle earthquakes.

[amoore007]

Hurricane season...JUNE 1 to NOVEMBER 30 with august being the peak. I drove my smart to work through Gustav. No problems.