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Re: If think the problem is the "promise" [snakeweasel] by gregg_vw
Nov 23, 2008 (2:18 pm)
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Nov 23, 2008 7:38 am)

Um...hello? snakeweasel?? I was satirizing the guys who come here to try to save smart owners from themselves. I thought my parody was pretty blatant, but maybe it did sound too much like priggly and others. Anyway, cheers.
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Heh by pf_flyer HOST
Nov 23, 2008 (4:56 pm)
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*I* got the satire, but remember that thta's one of the hardest things to do on a message board... have everyone take what you say the way you mean them to.
 
Honestly, I was going to go test drive a smart just to see what they were like, but our local dealer stopped having them.
 
I'm not trying to "save" anyone from buying or driving a smart. That's the great thing about cars. We can all choose what we like for whatever reason. I just shake my head sometimes at the hyperbole when it comes to safety of ANY vehicle when people make statements like "it's so light it would probably bounce off the 18-wheeler instead of crush".
 
Sort of strains common sense a bit!
 
Might be interesting for some of us to keep a log of our driving for a week and see how much car we actually use or need. It might even surprise me, but thinking back on this last week there were about four times I was in the car with less than 3 people on board. Still might be an interesting exercise once I get over this head cold
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Re: If think the problem is the "promise" [gregg_vw] by priggly
Nov 23, 2008 (9:09 pm)
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Replying to: gregg_vw (Nov 22, 2008 11:29 pm)

gregg, I am glad you finally came around to seeing the "Smart" for what it really is, a dangerous fad. Better late than never, right?
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Re: Interesting - Fact or Opinion [dstrom] by joshuag
Nov 23, 2008 (10:28 pm)
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Replying to: dstrom (Nov 23, 2008 5:56 am)

I am very happy that you are so happy with your smart car. Im starting to see them around my town, but I have to tell you I am still shocked at how small they are every time I see one. But, it seems that even on this forum people who own them are furious every time someone says something negative about them. And, all I am saying is when a big Cadillac Escalade or a Lincoln Navigator pulls up next to you, please be as understanding as you want everyone else to be when it comes to these Smart cars. I don't think anyone should tell anyone else what kind of car they should be driving.
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Re: If think the problem is the "promise" [priggly] by gregg_vw
Nov 24, 2008 (5:35 am)
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Replying to: priggly (Nov 23, 2008 9:09 pm)

And I'm glad to see priiggly that you have a sense of humor.
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Re: If think the problem is the "promise" [gregg_vw] by stout7735
Dec 08, 2008 (6:29 pm)
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Replying to: gregg_vw (Nov 24, 2008 5:35 am)

My Smart should finally arrive next month...At 64,I have led a full life, so if a semi truck turns me and my Smart into a bouncing pinball, I will die knowing it is not as messy if I had been riding a motorcycle...The gas tank under the seat may even warm me up...I am not an environmentalist or adrenalin junky...I like the cost of ownership and negligible depreciation...Also, the smart is a future classic I can pass on to my heirs..The alternative cars will be scrap metal in 20 years...
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We have one.. by isellhondas
Dec 09, 2008 (3:21 pm)
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We have one on our used car lot that someone trade in after 150 miles.
 
They just hated it and couldn't wait to get rid of it.
 
I was going to ask if these cars can really be driven on the freeway and I read here about a poster who drives hie 80-90 MPH!!
 
I'm not bashing them but for the life of me, I think I would rather walk!
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Re: We have one.. [isellhondas] by bumpy
Dec 09, 2008 (3:51 pm)
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Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 09, 2008 3:21 pm)

It's definitely not for everybody, but neither is a Hummer. Freeway driving is no big deal.
 
85 mph or so:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcump2Zx7SU
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Re: We have one.. [bumpy] by isellhondas
Dec 09, 2008 (4:02 pm)
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Replying to: bumpy (Dec 09, 2008 3:51 pm)

When we had a Miata, I hated driving on the freeway with a semi alongside me or worse yet one on each side. I know I would be terrified in a Smart.
 
No car is right for everyone but I can't think of a car that would be more wrong for me!
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Re: We have one.. [isellhondas] by joshuag
Dec 10, 2008 (10:26 pm)
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Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 09, 2008 3:21 pm)

I was surprised to see in my town at one of our used car lots a Smart Fortwo. They have it parked by the used trucks and it looks ridiculous.

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