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    i see these all over vancouver, and i want one!!! i am so excited to see that they are starting to sell them in the states i realize they aren't the best plan for everyone, but its just my boy and i.

    http://www.smartusa.com/index.html

    i have a 00 honda civic at the moment... and i love it! but with a smartcar, i can get 40 mpg!!!! that's alot. should i have for a hybrid, or get a smartcar? i won't be purchasing for another 6 months, but i need ideas!

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    The hybrids actually get better gas mileage than that, and they've got more room. Granted it's just the 2 of you, but it's tiny! I would feel claustrophobic I think. Also, check into what the crash safety test ratings are. Try going to a site like cars.com so you can compare.

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    ^ good idea!

    i love tiny cars... but i would have to test drive one of these to see if i feel TOO cramped.

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    I've been on the US waiting list for the first Smart Roadsters ... same mileage as the Smart 4-2 (shown in your picture) but a whole lot safer and a whole lot more fun to drive !


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    It just seems like in the first car, if you hit something from the front, the results would be really bad.

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    Man, city parking would be so freaking easy in that.

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    I wonder how many coolness points I would lose if I bought one of those. Prius it is!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie View Post
    I've been on the US waiting list for the first Smart Roadsters ... same mileage as the Smart 4-2 (shown in your picture) but a whole lot safer and a whole lot more fun to drive !

    HOW MUCH ARE THESE??? melonie!! i want one of these!

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    What's that new car that parks itself? Now THAT'S a smart car!


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    I like the Smartcar ! I saw 1 on the freeway last year and fell in love.
    I think I'd only use it for travel around the city though, I'm way too leary of how it would fair in an accident.
    My parents have a Prius. The gas mileage is great, although they rarely get the 60 MPG that advertised. Its still beats the hell out of my SUV !
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    Quote Originally Posted by lilithmorrigan View Post
    What's that new car that parks itself? Now THAT'S a smart car!
    One of the bigger ones by Lexus, the 2007 Lexus LS 460L.


    I remember the Smart. All OVER Munich. You could push them over probably

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    I saw those when I was 13 in the UK, apparently they are very common there, I have never seen them in the US. What are the prices on those? I still want a Prius my dogs wouldn't fit in that, but that would be an awesome car.

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    HOW MUCH ARE THESE??? melonie!! i want one of these!
    As of yet these are not ready for sale in the US and Canada ... I think because of the emissions testing. At any rate, there are three 'flavors' available ...

    the first is the basic Smart Roadster with a 60 hp engine that gets like 52 mpg highway and does 0-60mph in 11 seconds ... which will probably sell for just shy of US$20k.

    the next is a Smart Brabus Roadster with an 82hp engine that gets like 41 mpg highway and does 0-60 in under 10 seconds ... which will probably sell in the US$23k range

    last (and the one I'm waiting for) is the Smart Brabus V6 Roadster with a 168hp engine that does 0-60 in less than 6 seconds ... which will probably sell in the US$30k range ....



    of course the mpg on the V6 model is only in the high 30's, but I could live with that !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie View Post
    As of yet these are not ready for sale in the US and Canada ... I think because of the emissions testing. At any rate, there are three 'flavors' available ...
    The OP says she saw them all over Vancouver and is seeing them sold in the states now....


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    ^^^ the four-two is being sold (or will be sold in the US within a matter of months), but not the roadster (yet). I did a bit more research, and it appears that Daimler Chrysler Smart has sold off the roadster tooling to a separate investor group, who is setting up a separate production facility in Wales.



    However, for anybody that can't stand the wait for the roadster, the four- two can actually be ordered from an aftermarket outlet with a Hayabusa engine to make it a bit more exciting ...



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    They're cheap. @12k for the basic, 14k for the one w/ ac, alloy wheels, etc and 17k for the cabriolet. I actually placed a reservation for one .

    I want companies to bring cute, economical 2 seaters back!!!!!! If smartcars do well, other manufacturers will take notice, and we all win in the end!

    My BF has a honda Insight, and I generally get @ 68mpg, on a warm day (weather affects mpg on this car) going the speed limit, i can easily get 80mpg. then they discontinued the car! UGH!

    smart cars have very good safety ratings. size is only one component. Technology and safety measures (like side curtain airbags) can make a big, big difference in safety. I would have no issues driving the smart car around as a daily driver. The less big cars on the road, the BETTER.

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    ... and I cave. I'm getting a Smartcar. The fortwo passion. Oh, the humanity...




    (but it's so cute!)
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    I didnt watch the vid of the smart car with the busa engine. (stuck on dialup right now) But if its the vid I am thinking of the car was not purchased that way. rather it was a swap. Its fairly common to put big bike engines in small cars like that. I have a vid somewhere of a gixxer 1000 engine in a gocart.

    Anyway if you want economy they are a good choice but I think the hybrids are a little better. You will get better mileage plus a car from a reputable company that backs up their stuff (if you get the prius or civic) But be fore warned, hybrids DO need batteries changed every so often and its not cheep

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    One of the comments on the youtube vid was quite accurate. That is most likely NOT a busa engine. It may be a gixxer 1000 engine. Or i suppose they could have gotten the gauges from a different bike. The Busa doesnt rev as high as the tach shows.

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    I think a honda civic is way cuter and probably way safer than this... but to each his own!!!

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    Ah HA HA HA HA

    In 1999 I was in Hanau, Germany for three months. While there a nice local girl took me on trips to see castles and other historic buildings. While on a trip we went to a castle on a small hill all on its own. Part of the castles defense was the steep incline. So we decided to walk up. Woof tough climb. A couple in a smart car decided to drive to the top. I fully regret not having a camera that day. Part way up the road got steeper and the Smart car driver gunned the gas. Front wheels came off the ground and kept going. So yes I saw a Smartcar slowly flip over backwards onto it's roof and slide. Priceless.

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