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07-21-2008, 02:36 PM
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I Knew the Smart Car Was Small, But....
Man, this thing is TINY!!!! I parked next to one with my wife's Jeep Liberty and took a pic. Now, the Libby is not a huge vehicle by any stretch, but look at this! Our front bumpers are dead even in the shot.
Holy deathtrap!!
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07-21-2008, 03:49 PM
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I was at a party yesterday and a guy there had a red one. People were constantly walking up to it and talking to the guy like he was from Mars and it was his spaceship. He said it gets 44 MPG. A Yaris gets the same. I honestly thought these things would do better, at least get 50.
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07-21-2008, 03:53 PM
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People were constantly walking up to it and talking to the guy like he was from Mars and it was his spaceship.
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07-21-2008, 04:13 PM
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that thing would fit in the bed of my pick up! i'd sure hate to be in an accident in one of those things,,,deathtrap is right.
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07-21-2008, 04:31 PM
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44 mpg? i read that despite the smart cars size it only gets 30...maybe it was an old article
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07-21-2008, 04:34 PM
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i saw a convertible. now thats a death trap! which is worse, a smart car convertible or a geo convertible? hahahaa
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07-21-2008, 04:51 PM
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3cyl geo metros from the mid 90s get 40+ mpg. how is it possible this thing only gets 44, or less?
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07-21-2008, 04:53 PM
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yeah, the cabriolets are crazy
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07-21-2008, 05:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EchoMirage
3cyl geo metros from the mid 90s get 40+ mpg. how is it possible this thing only gets 44, or less?
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these things were made to be space efficient, not fuel efficient. they are so severely underpowered that they lose any fuel effieciency you save from the small engine size. the torquey diesel does better for the small car but its only available overseas. guess its not so smart after all huh?..
oh and not to mention they require premium fuel 
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07-21-2008, 05:21 PM
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i went to italy like 7+ years ago and smart cars were HUGE there, funny looking little things but the teens love 'em and put some pretty sick paint on them
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07-21-2008, 05:25 PM
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i went to italy like 7+ years ago and smart cars were HUGE there, funny looking little things but the teens love 'em and put some pretty sick paint on them
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the beauty of them is they can be parked perpendicular to a curb where a normal car must be parked parallel. this makes for easier parking as well as space for more cars. oh, and if you live in a city, you can park them bumper to bumper and rent out only one spot in a parking garage. they have their purpose, and that purpose doesn't involve suburbia or highways
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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07-21-2008, 05:36 PM
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I read that the VW diesel Beetle gets 60mpg+ 
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07-21-2008, 05:37 PM
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Yea, if that guy was getting 44 mpg I wanna know what he's doing. They are rated for 33.
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07-21-2008, 05:42 PM
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I read that the VW diesel Beetle gets 60mpg+ |
golf diesel hybrid ftw... 88mpg
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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07-21-2008, 05:46 PM
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i went to italy like 7+ years ago and smart cars were HUGE there, funny looking little things but the teens love 'em and put some pretty sick paint on them
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souped up smart cars in italy = sooped up ricer hondas in america?
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07-21-2008, 05:52 PM
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golf diesel hybrid ftw... 88mpg
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holy crap! Really? wow
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07-21-2008, 05:56 PM
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Deathtrap they afe actuly really safe they have awsome crash ratings. it was on the news
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07-21-2008, 06:01 PM
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Deathtrap they afe actuly really safe they have awsome crash ratings. it was on the news
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if the news said it was healthy to drink your own piss would you listen to the news?
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07-21-2008, 06:02 PM
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holy crap! Really? wow
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not really actually. thats with the european measuring system. thats like 70 something around here 
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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07-21-2008, 06:03 PM
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not really actually. thats with the european measuring system. thats like 70 something around here |
lol damn youropee-ins.
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07-21-2008, 06:46 PM
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someone find that video of a smart car being wrecked into a concrete barrier
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07-21-2008, 06:49 PM
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Deathtrap they afe actuly really safe they have awsome crash ratings. it was on the news
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yea if you like to lose your feet and legs... i watched the crash tests and yea it holds up well except for the dash almost touching the front of the seat
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07-21-2008, 06:49 PM
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someone find that video of a smart car being wrecked into a concrete barrier
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s
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07-21-2008, 06:56 PM
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there is a thread on here as well
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07-21-2008, 09:03 PM
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no way would i want to be in a crash in that POS!!
so they hit a still object @ 70 mph. kinda impressed by the way the cage held up but thats what it was built to do. but say goodbye to your legs. now crash that thing head on into another vehicle.. say my 2500HD siverado @ 50 mph and what do you think would become of that smart car? /not such a smart car after all.
why waste time building all these type of cars?
they should be building us cars like the ones that were on the JETSONS
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