Random Thought Thread: regarding our smarts

[Big Panda]

Please post your 'random thoughts' here but they must be tied in to something regarding a smart to keep it 'on topic'.

First random thought:




The Tire Rack in South Bend Indiana

[Mud Pie]

That you cannot change the mind of the smart-haters, no matter how much information/articles/videos you give them, smarts, in their minds are "death traps".

[Suze]

oh, man, I thought the mods had unlocked the off-topic.




I'm wondering about that huge earthquake in Indonesia, were any smarts damaged?

[Carl242]

there are now at least 5 smarts inhabiting my block and the one next to it. San Franciscans like smarts.

[smartmike]

When people ask me why I bought a Smart, I've settled on one answer.

Sure, I could talk about the great mileage, the plethora of safety features, the brilliant design and engineering, the environmental benefits of both the cars themselves and the plant that manufactures them, the low cost of replacing removable, recyclable plastic body panels to fix "dings" as opposed to traditional body shop repairs, the relative efficiency of one or two people in a Smart instead of in a mostly empty 6-passenger SUV, the ease of parking--even in spots way too small for ordinary vehicles--and so on, but I find such answers to mostly skirt around the true reason why I bought my Smart.

The real reason I bought the car, and continue to enjoy it so much, is that it's just plain FUN. It's fun to own, fun to drive, and fun to observe peoples varied reactions to it. It's even fun to look at as it sits in the driveway.

I've never owned a car that was this much fun and brought me such pleasure every time I get behind the wheel.

All things considered, is that such a bad answer?

Smartmike

[Dustoff44]

Their company car this year is the smart. Perhaps that is why they were the first with after market wheels for the smart??? This is the employee lot

[stressed member]

Mine seems to be cleaning Long Islands roads, one mile at a time. It acts like an electrostatic dust collector. Is it because it's plastic?

[forestacademy]

Originally Posted by stressed member

Mine seems to be cleaning Long Islands roads, one mile at a time. It acts like an electrostatic dust collector. Is it because it's plastic?

Well one member suggested Pledge. It might keep the static from attracting the dirt. They have a mutisurface now

[Big Panda]

I just had my lunch....mac and cheese and green beans. I even ate my afternoon yogurt.

Not very 'smart' of me to have already eaten my yogurt, huh?

[BigWarpGuy]

It is rare to see a Smart in New Jersey. Perhaps we are not as 'Smart' as we think? Hopefully we get 'Smart-er' with more Smarts in New Jersey.