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2008 Smart commuter car gets 40 mpg and will selling in USA for$12k.
Useful Info wrote:
> Read all about it, he http://Muvy.org > This has got to be the most bull**** troll of 'Useful Info' What the **** does this have to do with the world's energy balance? My son drives a TDI Jetta, so what! How safe is safe? So, one hundred posts of useless drooling involving self importance. Yet, no cognisense of the bigger picture. So human....... |
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2008 Smart commuter car gets 40 mpg and will selling in USA for$12k.
Useful Info wrote:
> > Read all about it, he http://Muvy.org My '88 Civic gets between 38 and 41 MPG and it cost quite a bit less than $12K. Eric |
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2008 Smart commuter car gets 40 mpg and will selling in USA for $12k.
On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:10:29 GMT, Jeff >
wrote: >Mike Hunter wrote: >> At the price of $16,000 for that midget two passenger car, to drive on >> American highways, to save a relative few hundred dollars a year, one would >> be better off just buying a actual >> coffin for $5,000 >> >> mike > >Actually, it is a perfect car for people in NYC. They're small enough so >that you can just drive them into the elevator and park them in the >corner of your cubical for the day. > >Jeff We're not even allowed to bring bikes into commercial buildings in NYC, which is why my bike is parked outside. On the other hand, I think my bike is bigger so perhaps this will be allowed. |
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2008 Smart commuter car gets 40 mpg and will selling in USA for $12k.
On Jun 29, 12:59 pm, Useful Info > wrote:
> Read all about it, hehttp://Muvy.org Well don't have to read anything about it. Since we have been telling the GM, Ford, Chrysler, New Pork and Popular Mechanics idiots for over 80 YEARS now, that ANYTHING, from a unicyle to a US Post Office double wide, that gets ANY rating of (X) MPG. for X ranging from minus infinity to plus infinity is NOT a HIGHWAY or ROAD vehicle. It's a SEARS Vehicle, MORONS. |
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2008 Smart commuter car gets 40 mpg and will selling in USA for $12k.
"Eric" > wrote in message ... > Useful Info wrote: >> >> Read all about it, he http://Muvy.org > > My '88 Civic gets between 38 and 41 MPG and it cost quite a bit less than > $12K. > > Eric Consumer Reports had a short article about the "Smart for Two" car in their Dec '06 issue (not this same exact model). They said it was the worst car they have ever tested. Robert A. Cunningham |
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2008 Smart commuter car gets 40 mpg and will selling in USA for$12k.
"Robert A. Cunningham" wrote: > "Eric" > wrote > > Useful Info wrote: > >> > >> Read all about it, he http://Muvy.org > > > > My '88 Civic gets between 38 and 41 MPG and it cost quite a bit less than > > $12K. > > > Consumer Reports had a short article about the "Smart for Two" car in their > Dec '06 issue (not this same exact model). > They said it was the worst car they have ever tested. In what respect. It's the very best for parking. Graham |
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2008 Smart commuter car gets 40 mpg and will selling in USA for $12k.
"Eeyore" > wrote in message ... > > > "Robert A. Cunningham" wrote: > >> "Eric" > wrote >> > Useful Info wrote: >> >> >> >> Read all about it, he http://Muvy.org >> > >> > My '88 Civic gets between 38 and 41 MPG and it cost quite a bit less >> > than >> > $12K. >> >> >> Consumer Reports had a short article about the "Smart for Two" car in >> their >> Dec '06 issue (not this same exact model). >> They said it was the worst car they have ever tested. > > In what respect. > > It's the very best for parking. > > Graham In what respect? Well, for starters, how about 0 to 60 MPH speed: 23 seconds! How would you like to get on a freeway onramp with those numbers?. Consumer Reports paid $22,000 for the Smart for Two in Montreal. They averaged 43 MPG. (A Prius goes for $24,000 and averages about 44 MPG). The ride is harsh and fidgety... handling is clumsy... many controls are small and confusing... inside, engine clamor fights with wind noise... CR's take: "Unless the new design is far better, buying a Smart could be unwise." Oh, one correction, I originally wrote that CR had said "it was the worst car they have ever tested." I was wrong, the actual quote was "the Canadian Smart is one of the worst cars we've tested." I apologize for the error, but it does not change my opinion of the car. Robert A. Cunningham |
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2008 Smart commuter car gets 40 mpg and will selling in USA for $12k.
"Eeyore" > wrote in message
... > > > "Robert A. Cunningham" wrote: > >> >> Consumer Reports had a short article about the "Smart for Two" car in >> their >> Dec '06 issue (not this same exact model). >> They said it was the worst car they have ever tested. > > In what respect. > > It's the very best for parking. > > Graham > > The reliability seems truly substandard. I have occasionally lurked in SMART forums and seen threads about seized alternators (lots and lots of them), engine troubles, turbo troubles, doors jamming when hot (actually a common problem with them apparently), transmission problems.... For soft-top SMART models the motors in the Cabrio roof are notoriously troublesome and repair is shockingly expensive. 50K miles or 80K km is considered old in many circles, the way 250K miles is considered for Toyotas and Hondas. Whether that is justified or just the owners' expectations isn't clear. Mike |
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2008 Smart commuter car gets 40 mpg and will selling in USA for$12k.
Michael Pardee wrote: > "Eeyore" wrote > > "Robert A. Cunningham" wrote: > > > >> > >> Consumer Reports had a short article about the "Smart for Two" car in > >> their > >> Dec '06 issue (not this same exact model). > >> They said it was the worst car they have ever tested. > > > > In what respect. > > > > It's the very best for parking. > > > The reliability seems truly substandard. I have occasionally lurked in SMART > forums and seen threads about seized alternators (lots and lots of them), > engine troubles, turbo troubles, doors jamming when hot (actually a common > problem with them apparently), transmission problems.... For soft-top SMART > models the motors in the Cabrio roof are notoriously troublesome and repair > is shockingly expensive. 50K miles or 80K km is considered old in many > circles, the way 250K miles is considered for Toyotas and Hondas. Whether > that is justified or just the owners' expectations isn't clear. Considering it's a Mercedes product that's very disappointing. Mercedes do actually make a small car under their own brand but don't sell that in the USA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_A-Class Graham |
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