Met my first "smart brother" at the local gas station in Los Gatos. Mine: red/blk/blk passion coupe His: rd/blk/red cabrio. He also owns an import so he and his wife have two!!! My wife and I are considering this as well. We argue (nicely) over who gets to drive the smart.
My work truck is a Ford F350 V-10. In the two weeks I've been using the smart to pick my son up from school and other errands I've saved a bundle. Looks like the gas savngs for us will pay for the car!!!
For those of you chomping at the bit keep an eye on Craigs List. I've seen a couple brand new going for cost (ok you have to pay sales tax again) but this is cheap compared to the wait.
No plates to identify us yet but honk if you see us in the South Bay!