Smart might not make it in America

[PerryA]

Originally Posted by jmatero

With no changes for 2010 demand will go down even more. The only thing they have going for them now is the upcoming electric which will bring folks in if it is priced right.

The electric might also bring people to the showroom and, if they aren't sold on the electric Smart, they might very well by the IC version we're all driving.

[GeekGirl]

Originally Posted by nprsmart

...As my 20k service bill will attest. I've never had a $400+ oil change for a car I've owned before this.

The good news is that recession is over and once demand starts pushing gas prices back up, the smarts should start moving off the lots faster.

try a E class, 400.00 is nothing

[Pee-wee German]

Originally Posted by artist

If you do the math which starts with Smart only selling as many as 13,000 cars this year (30,000 last year) and you have all those Smart dedicated dealers selling a car that at it's sticker price can't have a ton of profit in it, I just don't see how they can sustain a dealer/distribution network over the long haul.

This is just my opinion. I have over 34,000 miles on my Smart and still love to drive it every day.

Maybe smart WILL make it in America.

[Pee-wee German]

Originally Posted by Pee-wee German

Maybe smart WILL make it in America.

One month later; and I can scratch out the MAYBE.

[Pee-wee German]

We're still here

[JamesWeatherford]

Well, I for one am glad to purchase a SMART Fortwo. A fill up on my truck was costing me $79. at least 5 times a month, that's $395 a month for gas. That was killing my budget, now my monthly gas bill is $180.00. The differential savings almost makes my car payment. High Octane gas in my area is at $3.98 a gallon. A fill up on my SMART is $31.85

I don't understand why I didn't move sooner to a SMART! But I'm here now and glad I made the move.

[kensandyeggo]

"We've gone through the worst of the recession and things look grim right now, but sometime next year, things will look a whole lot better."

Posted in late 2009. YIKES!!

[jwight]

That was the worst of the first recession...

[Neonspinnazz]

I only spend roughly $100 on gas a month...And my Kia only gets 29MPG...Now imagine a smartie...

CHA CHING!

If smart doesn't make it in America, Apple won't make it without Jobs.

[radar231]

I go through a tank every couple weeks now. The biggest my bill has ever been is 19.04 cents of diesel although I never let it get below a single bubble. Diesel up here is about a 1.19 per litre right now or about 4.52 per US gallon .