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Re: Drove a Smart this weekend [rsholland] by ateixeira
Jul 31, 2008 (10:01 am)
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Replying to: rsholland (Jul 31, 2008 9:47 am)

This seems cool to me. I would actually consider one.
 

 
Problem is it's no cheaper than a Miata.
 
I park in a garage so that issue doesn't exist for me. The Miata is small and zippy in traffic.
 
Show me a tuner version, but keep prices realistic.
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Re: Drove a Smart this weekend [ateixeira] by rsholland
Jul 31, 2008 (12:05 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 31, 2008 10:01 am)

That's similar to the one I drove.
 
Bob
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Re: Drove a Smart this weekend [rsholland] by ateixeira
Jul 31, 2008 (12:06 pm)
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Replying to: rsholland (Jul 31, 2008 12:05 pm)

Open top? If so $18k ain't bad, actually.
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Re: Drove a Smart this weekend [ateixeira] by rsholland
Jul 31, 2008 (12:08 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 31, 2008 12:06 pm)

Yep, convertible.
 
Bob
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Re: Drove a Smart this weekend [rsholland] by ateixeira
Jul 31, 2008 (12:33 pm)
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Replying to: rsholland (Jul 31, 2008 12:08 pm)

Ah, that sways things quite a bit.
 
The Sky and Miata start at just over $20k but that is without A/C. They tend to sell for about $23k.
 
I'm actually considering a new Miata so I'm shopping for those. You don't see stripped models, so $22.9k is the lowest price I've seen.
 
At $18k, that is the lowest priced convertible on the market, and it doesn't have to compete with the more practical 5 seat hard tops.
 
Let's see how many Smarts are of the convertible variety.
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Re: Drove a Smart this weekend [ateixeira] by rsholland
Jul 31, 2008 (12:41 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 31, 2008 12:33 pm)

You ought to go drive one. You'll probably hate the first 10 minutes or so, but it kind of grows on you after a while. Just remember to keep the tranny in "manual mode."
 
The dealer was the Mercedes/Smart EuroMotors in Germantown, on Rt. 118 I think; right off I-270.
 
Bob
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Re: Drove a Smart this weekend [rsholland] by ateixeira
Jul 31, 2008 (12:51 pm)
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Replying to: rsholland (Jul 31, 2008 12:41 pm)

I'll drive one before I buy anything, mostly out of curiosity.
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Here's some interesting news wrt leasing in Canada. by volkov
Jul 31, 2008 (1:44 pm)
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link title
 
It may seem irrelevant, but in Canada anyway Subaru factory leases and financing are held by GMAC. I don't know exactly how the finances are worked out wrt incentives and residuals between the SOC parent and GMAC. My dealer said he had no idea what the effect would be on new leases going forward. I would already be leasing my new Forester Limited in Newport blue if the vehicle actually existed in Canada. There is one coming into Canada this month!!
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Re: Drove a Smart this weekend [ateixeira] by paisan
Jul 31, 2008 (5:15 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 31, 2008 12:51 pm)

A customer of ours bought a smart car, we did the trailer hitch on it for him. He paid $13k out the door for the base model, and he said that it was a good deal, he said anything above the base defeats the purpose of the car. He can park it anywhere in manhattan that he lives or goes to, so that was his incentive.
 
As for door dings, never will happen, all the panels are plastic. He did get his bumper rubbed in the back but that happens on any car in NYC.
 
-mike
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Re: Drove a Smart this weekend [paisan] by ateixeira
Aug 01, 2008 (7:59 am)
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Replying to: paisan (Jul 31, 2008 5:15 pm)

Those panels should help, and yeah, for sure, at $13k it's a lot easier to justify.
 
I think the convertible starts around $16k or so. Options are expensive.

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