Why multiple Smarts???

[martek@wcnet.org]

I am noticing a lot of posters are getting more than one Smartie, why is this? I know I can only drive one at a time and can't see why I would need 2 or more. Also, how can you afford it? I know we paid cash for ours and don't want to go into debt on anything with the economy the way it is. Do you just want to have a spare or do you alternate driving them? Just curious.....
P.S. I couldn't be happier with mine!!!!

[jwight]

Two drivers or more in the family?

[Wdhitch]

I only get to drive my wife's on the weekend and I WANT MY OWN!!!! My Rodeo gets the MPG of a mule too.

[wrumbarger]

Because I can?

I want to be like Jay Leno and be able to drive a different vehicle every day without repeating for a year?

When I was growing up, we drove what we could afford (which wasn't much).
Now I get to drive what I want.

[Flashman]

I've got three cars. A Mazda 3 hatchback for weekends, cargo, and carrying 3-4 people. My wife barelly drives but she uses this one occassionally. Mostly me driving it on weekends with wife + kid. A Mazdaspeed MX-5 as my personal sports car, convertible. It's rare, very fast, and lots of fun. Finally, a Smart fortwo for commuting to/from work (40 miles round trip) and occassional dates out with wife (always find parking at crowded areas with the Smart).

I guess the Mazdaspeed is the odd-car, so if I get financially crunched that is the one I would be forced to sell.

[bumblebee]

I drive a lot. Around 30,000 miles year. I'd love to get another smart for the weekend or for trips. I am looking into the 2010 time frame.

[mike-in-sa]

Shortly after I got my smart, my wifes '02 T-bird was in the shop so I let her drive mine for a week. She tried to steal mine when her T-bird came back. I made her buy her own smart. They are not that expensive compared to our other vehicles. Now we are twice as smart.

[chieftmc]

Don't even have my first one yet, but have made a 2nd reservation! I can have 2 smarts for less than the price of the 1 vehicle I'm driving now!

[Dave Van]

With the average car price around $20,000 two Smart Pure, like I will have, are not much more. I got a orphan. And after we had it for a while we thought we would still get the car we ordered. My oldest adult son will buy my 2nd car or my wife my want it. Either way a Smart is too good a deal to pass up...even if w sold it after we got it.

[limey]

I made a second reservation about a month after picking up my Cabrio. I am hopeful there will be some improvements for 2009, so I will get the benefit of those and i shoud be able to sell the current car for close to what I paid for it. If the market shifts and smarts become a tough sell (which is hard to imagine) I can always orphan the second car.