A little help needed.... Yahoo Answers (Re: smart safety)

BobDiaz · 08-13-2009, 10:24 PM

In Yahoo answers people are giving the stupid, "The Smart Car Is A Death Trap" answer to this person. Please help by answering how safe the car is and how much you like it.

Is it worth it to buy a Smart car? - Yahoo! Answers

Thanks,

Bob Diaz

fpage77 · 08-13-2009, 10:42 PM

Tell Mr. Top Contributor where he can shove it for me. I'm no writer and barely can type. There are several other a-holes there but someone who supposedly has credibility saying that crap is just wrong. Yahoo answers is just like Wikipedia on the trustworthiness level.

NeWave · 08-14-2009, 01:19 AM

I threw my .02 in.
Can't say I did the greatest job, but anything is better than that hogwash people are saying. I agree on the trustworthiness level...

forestacademy · 08-14-2009, 04:59 AM

Aparently Neon was off last night.
He usualy covers yahoo answers for us

Strange, most of the links on that site including the smart car crash Video are not smart cars

Oh well the Op in that question could drive anything for her 20 mile radius five in two more years

SubSlr88 · 08-14-2009, 10:51 AM

Answered the young lady . . . still a bunch of yahoo's posting there tho!
(Is that a pun?)

Carl242 · 08-14-2009, 11:03 AM

My response:

lol to the guy who posted the google images search for smart car crash. half the cars in there are not actually smarts, and the ones that are all held up pretty well in the accidents. you can tell a smart because of the 3 wheel nuts. the ones that look anhilated in those pics have 4 or 5.

Smarts are actually very safe--they have great ratings in IIHS and safercars.gov tests. On top of that at the moment it is the only car in its price range that has ESP, which Mercedes says helps prevent 30% of accidents. In 2010, however, there may be more models available with that feature, as I hear it is becoming mandated soon. If you are OK with only having two people in the car, the smart is extremely practible, is efficient, fun to drive, and an all-around good car. My recommendation--do some research on different cars you might like and then test drive them all.
Source(s):
iihs.org, safercars.gov, snopes.com, safeandsmart.com, smartcarofamerica.com, images.google.com

BobDiaz · 08-14-2009, 11:48 AM

Thanks to all who went to the link and posted your answer.

It drive me nuts when people with no clue what they are talking about say stupid stuff that's not true.

Bob Diaz