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Smart Car Coming in 2008!

Reply #30 –
Kinda looks like a toyota Rav 4, none the less the smart car is for some, and not others me i dont believe i could even fit in one (not that i would want to be in one in the first place i have a problem with german cars).

Smart Car Coming in 2008!

Reply #31 –
Well, I thought I read an article (Motor Trend, Popular Mechanics?) about the Focus tdi in Canada and not the U.S. due to emmisions.  I know the U.K. has'em.

And yer probably right, that's not a smart car, which a smart car is even smaller, so....  With deer jumping out on a daily basis, I need an armored car, lol.
1987 TC

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Reply #32 –
Like I said, coffin on wheels.  Yeah, they got a great frame, but as some have pointed out, your dead when you get in an accident. Thank you for playing.
Brian

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Reply #33 –
A lot of people are missing the point that the Smart car is a City car. The thing was designed for Frankfurt, not the Autobaun. For an Urban environment, this car is Spy Doo.

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Reply #34 –
I have seen many accidents in the city of Colorado Springs, and I wouldn't want to be in that car in any of them. City or Autobaun, I just don't think it is a very safe car. But that is just my:2c: .

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Reply #35 –
Theres a guy with one out in my old town. Im guessing he imported it or something. Its really out of place in a hicktown where everyones driving beat chevy pickups with backyard body lifts and super swamper boggers.
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

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Reply #36 –
ehh screw getting one of those things now.

I am just going to stick with my earlier plan of getting a TC or XR7 for my daily.
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

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Reply #37 –
Quote from: Carl;179048
ehh screw getting one of those things now.

I am just going to stick with my earlier plan of getting a TC or XR7 for my daily.


If you like the car you like the car. You don't have to bend to the will of these US only die-hards (Ford fanboys, call them what you will). I'd probably have to kill myself if all I ever saw on the road was Crown Vic after Crown Vic. If you live in a city, this little two seater is far more sensible than a land yacht will ever be.

Here's a plain fact for everyone. Big does not equate to safe. Just big.

And to back track a little, to the guy who posted the 'Smug' video, Smart's aren't Hybrids.

Smart Car Coming in 2008!

Reply #38 –
Quote from: oldraven;179125
If you like the car you like the car. You don't have to bend to the will of these US only die-hards (Ford fanboys, call them what you will). I'd probably have to kill myself if all I ever saw on the road was Crown Vic after Crown Vic. If you live in a city, this little two seater is far more sensible than a land yacht will ever be.

Here's a plain fact for everyone. Big does not equate to safe. Just big.

And to back track a little, to the guy who posted the 'Smug' video, Smart's aren't Hybrids.


ehh I dunno after seeing that dude in the wreck I am having second thoughts not because of what anyone here said.

I may still get one if I like it when I go look at one though.
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

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Reply #39 –
Quote from: Carl;179129
ehh I dunno after seeing that dude in the wreck I am having second thoughts not because of what anyone here said.

I may still get one if I like it when I go look at one though.


Well, that dude was driving a VW, so don't put too much stock in ignorant posts.

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Reply #40 –
These would be perfect (even more so if the diesel was available and it STILL MIGHT get released in the upcoming years due to new emissions systems) if you only used it to commute in 10mph stop and go traffic as it would get great mileage in such driving. On the open road, I'd just stick with my car's 35mpg highway though for 1) safety purposes and 2) the light weight doesn't help the thing one bit when it has that wind resistance without a motor to back it up.

For commuting though, as long as the batteries can easily be changed out when worn out, a modified prius works perfectly for slow commutes when setup to run aggressively on pure electricity at low speeds. Then again, its also double the price of the smart cars which are prices at 12k, 14k, and 17k (the imported ones right now, which have to be modified, go for 25k)
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #41 –
I guess its at least safer than a motorcycle lol
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)
 

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Reply #42 –
heh not the one with the hayabusa engine in it its pretty much a 4 wheel motor cycle at that point. I wish i could afford a hayabusa.