Smart Car Vs Ford Focus - Smart Prevails

[Smart Enuf]

Wow, even the smart's sides activate (smart's word) the other car's crumple zone? Impressive.

[PlainCityVWBug]

I showed those photos of the Focus and the Fortwo to my cousin Garrett.. who is a former Focus owner who HATES the Smart Fortwo. I just wanted to share with you his response, and I do apoligize in advance for his language:


"Are you a dumb ****? The focus collided head on? the smart just got swiped... it's really unsafe that in a side wipe accident the smart's suspension got mangled. This is what the smart would look like in the focus' position.

http://wrecks.justsick****.com/wp-co...ar_crash_2.jpg

... that's what I thought"

[PlainCityVWBug]

the link doesn't work, if you'd like me to send you the link privately, PM me and I'll send it.

[Turbo42]

If he says the smart is not safe wow he is dumb do u realize the focus is totaled

[PlainCityVWBug]

I realize it, but he doesn't. Here's what I responded to him:


"According to the forums on smartcarofamerica.com, the Fortwo got T-boned by the Focus. I think the Smart Fortwo can be repaired if the tridion safety cell is still in good shape, all they pretty much have to do I think is repair the axle, replace a rim, the turn signal light and a few body panels. The Focus on the other hand, is pretty much totaled."


I think he's just trying to argue because he loves finding reasons why the Smart car is anything but smart. He's driven the Fortwo once in the past, and it was a complete joke to him.

[Turbo42]

a focus is a complete joke im a body man and painter for ford and i will tell you that lol

[PlainCityVWBug]

I know it is. I can't stand the Focus. He doesn't have it anymore, as our other cousin totaled the car in a roll-over accident. He now has a Mitsubishi 3000GT.

He even bad-mouthes my current car.. which is 1998 Volkswagen New Beetle, every chance he gets, bad-mouthes german cars, and boasts how much better American cars are in comparison to the german cars.

I just look at it as complete ignorance. He's 17, what does he know?

[Turbo42]

exactly u know everything when your 17 lol does he realize that the vw you are driving was built right here in the united states?

[JPaul]

Thought the "new" Beetle was made in Mexico?

[PlainCityVWBug]

babybenz-

I hate to tell you this, but JPaul is right. My particular VW model I drive was built in Mexico.

However I do believe that some VW models, not sure which, are built right here in the United States, and that VW is building another production plant somewhere in my region.