So, the smart will always live on the fringes. I suspect that is what a lot of us like about it. It is what I like about it. It is why even though I have more than one car to drive, the smart is my daily driver.
But that is the fun about the Smart. It is so different, you can view it as a toy, and yet still get good gas mileage. There are plenty more two seaters out on the road, but they are not all that cheap to own.
I do agree the tranny will irritate some, but i prefer to compare it to a vodka martini. You get accquired to it after a while. As far as the versitilty, i don't agree there. I find the car to be very aglie all around town, and in the parking lot, and the space for cargo is prefectly fine for me as im a single person. I also find this little car to be very spacious for my 5ft9 self, which you can't say about a lot of compact cars.
As far as th NYT dissing it, well they are entitled to their opinona, and im entitled to disagree with them.
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The smart is not the most versatile, economical, nor the fastest car on the road, the transmission does leave a lot to be desired, and, for me at least, is a toy. I can see why a reviewer wouldn't give it a glowing review.
So, the smart will always live on the fringes. I suspect that is what a lot of us like about it. It is what I like about it. It is why even though I have more than one car to drive, the smart is my daily driver.
My dad always told me that sticks and stones may break your bones but words will never hurt me
Unfortunately to little children of today (even up to Freshman year in High School, but the upper-classmen change that!) get hurt very easily from words. More so than sticks and stones. Words can feel like bullets to the younger ones.
The reason why babysitters HAVE to be nice!
I've gotten 1 negative comment ('twas family, go figure ) out of the 20 curious/good comments I've gotten on mine...
A couple of them even knew well about the car, I was surprised...
I've gotten 1 negative comment ('twas family, go figure ) out of the 20 curious/good comments I've gotten on mine...
A couple of them even knew well about the car, I was surprised...
Same here. My parents are so old school that they think that their old 74 Cadilac is safer than ANY car after it.
Did they even gauge those old cars for safety then? And from what I know now, even if it wasnt rusting away, I still wouldn't think it safer than the smart.
Same here. My parents are so old school that they think that their old 74 Cadilac is safer than ANY car after it.
Did they even gauge those old cars for safety then? And from what I know now, even if it wasnt rusting away, I still wouldn't think it safer than the smart.
Crash tests back in the day were with real people...
Not all spaces in big cities are metered. Most of the areas I park in are congested non-metered spaces. When I take my "normal" car I can NEVER find a space, but always can in the smart. Even attending events like "screen on the green", when parking is at a real premium. For some reason most of the press focus on metered parking and I suspect that is a small number of spaces in relation to non-metered residential spaces.
Unfortunately to little children of today (even up to Freshman year in High School, but the upper-classmen change that!) get hurt very easily from words. More so than sticks and stones. Words can feel like bullets to the younger ones.
The reason why babysitters HAVE to be nice!
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