I am driving a FREE Smart

[Mr Bean]

I have had my Smart car for 6 weeks now. I am getting 34 city and 46 highway. I took the car to Ohio and back and it ran great and was very comforatable on the open road.

I still have my '02 Dodge Ram quad cab and kept if for hauling stuff when needed and if I have to haul a bunch of people. It was paid off so why get rid of it.

Now, the Dodge gets 12 MPG and for a driving average of 12,000 miles a year I would need 1,000 gallons of gas or $4,000 at 4.00 a gallon.

My Smart Car gets at least 34 in the city and 46 on the highway and for the same 12,000 miles I would need 352.94 gallons of gas or $1411.76 at 4.00 a gallon. (and that is figured at 34 MPG so that number would be even less!)

The difference is $2588.24 per year or 215.69 a month.

That my friends will make the payment! (if you have one)

As a bonus, the car is a blast to drive and you know that we get asked a lot about our bikes, well, I get bombbarded with people wanting to know more about the Smart Car. If you do not like to talk with people, do not buy this car!

[cosmart]

Originally Posted by Mr Bean

I have had my Smart car for 6 weeks now. I am getting 34 city and 46 highway. I took the car to Ohio and back and it ran great and was very comforatable on the open road.

I still have my '02 Dodge Ram quad cab and kept if for hauling stuff when needed and if I have to haul a bunch of people. It was paid off so why get rid of it.

Now, the Dodge gets 12 MPG and for a driving average of 12,000 miles a year I would need 1,000 gallons of gas or $4,000 at 4.00 a gallon.

My Smart Car gets at least 34 in the city and 46 on the highway and for the same 12,000 miles I would need 352.94 gallons of gas or $1411.76 at 4.00 a gallon. (and that is figured at 34 MPG so that number would be even less!)

The difference is $2588.24 per year or 215.69 a month.

That my friends will make the payment! (if you have one)

As a bonus, the car is a blast to drive and you know that we get asked a lot about our bikes, well, I get bombbarded with people wanting to know more about the Smart Car. If you do not like to talk with people, do not buy this car!

Even if you get s 72 month loan at 6% interest, a 16,500 out the door smart is $300 a month.

The jury is still out on the per mile cost of the smart vs. other small cars. You don't really know until the resale is established. So far it is looking really good, but check back in two years.