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#82 of 110 Re: Counting down to Christmas! [pf_flyer] by fezo Nov 29, 2008 (11:17 am)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 29, 2008 10:51 am) Many years back my wife got stuck at work in a two foot snowstorm. She's an RN and of course at work no matter what the weather. Once they had someone to take over for her the word was she could find a ride with someone with a 4WD vehicle or sleep there at the hospital and wait for a guard in one of the hospital's 4WD security vehicles. Her friend says "I have 4WD!" It was that very Stanza wagon. I didn't find that part out until she was home. She obviously did make it.
#83 of 110 Honorable mentions by pf_flyer HOST Nov 30, 2008 (7:17 am)
There's no reason at all that the other worthy candidates couldn't be left in the comment section of Ask Dub Schwartz! to be recorded for posterity   And someone sent this to me in email:   What's the #1 performance mod done to the smart?   Baseball cards in the spokes   I'm only the messenger
#84 of 110 Re: Counting down to Christmas! [pf_flyer] by keitha3 Nov 30, 2008 (12:37 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 29, 2008 10:51 am) We had the 4-wheel drive Stanza wagon and have a lot of associations built around it, as we got it for our first child. Remember doing a lot of diaper changes in the back with the cargo door raised up.   As much as we enjoyed it though, the car started having problems at around the 90K mark and wouldn't quit. Replies to this message: fezo (Nov 30, 2008 1:47 pm) fezo (Nov 30, 2008 1:49 pm)
#85 of 110 Re: Counting down to Christmas! [keitha3] by fezo Nov 30, 2008 (1:47 pm)
Replying to: keitha3 (Nov 30, 2008 12:37 pm) We brought our first child home in a Nissan as well but it was a Sentra. An 83 I think.   Second came home in an 85 Accord which got totaled 7 months later....   Gee, I can actually go through all four - number 3 in the 00 Accord I still have and number 4 in an 02 Ody.....   You don't have to worry about hearing about any new ones... Replies to this message: fezo (Nov 30, 2008 1:49 pm)
#86 of 110 Re: Counting down to Christmas! [fezo] by fezo Nov 30, 2008 (1:49 pm)
Replying to: fezo (Nov 30, 2008 1:47 pm) Should have mentioned - none of those cars belong in this topic - they were all fine.   Now ask me about my Windstall.....   BTW - loved the baseball cards option on the Smart....
#87 of 110 I'm disappointed by nippononly Dec 01, 2008 (8:43 am)
the Smart is too easy to pick on for something like this. For some people the Smart is the perfect answer to their question of automotive needs. The proof is that they are selling all they expected to and more.   Which brings me to my point: couldn't the worst car of the year have been something with annual projected sales volumes higher than 20K? It kind of makes it meaningless to give the "award" to a niche car like this. Replies to this message: fezo (Dec 01, 2008 1:09 pm) nippononly (Dec 01, 2008 4:10 pm) karsick (Dec 01, 2008 5:37 pm) boaz47 (Dec 01, 2008 5:46 pm) and 2 more...
#88 of 110 Re: I'm disappointed [nippononly] by fezo Dec 01, 2008 (1:09 pm)
Replying to: nippononly (Dec 01, 2008 8:43 am) If the Smart is a perfect answer I don't want to know the question.   However, your point of a minimum sales volume might make for an interesting choice. Replies to this message: nippononly (Dec 01, 2008 4:10 pm) karsick (Dec 01, 2008 5:37 pm) boaz47 (Dec 01, 2008 5:46 pm) jchan2 (Dec 10, 2008 7:44 pm) and 1 more...
#89 of 110 Re: I'm disappointed [fezo] by nippononly Dec 01, 2008 (4:10 pm)
Replying to: fezo (Dec 01, 2008 1:09 pm) Tthe question is, what's a good city car/commute car that I can park anywhere, which will get superlative fuel economy, yet still have some style and optional features I can't typically find in the usual econoboxes?   I sat in one at the auto show, and I tell if you if this thing were a smidge wider and came with a manual transmission, I would be VERY interested.
#90 of 110 Re: Well... [fezo] by karsick Dec 01, 2008 (5:24 pm)
Replying to: fezo (Nov 14, 2008 1:29 pm) If one can excuse the Crown Vic & Grand Marquis, then I'd also excuse the Ranger.   These may be waaaaaaay long in the tooth, with monstrous panel gaps and cheap vinyl interior, but in basic 4cyl, RWD, stickshift form, they are one of "The Last Honest Vehicles": easy to work on, cheap to fix, debugged of glaring faults, 25mpg efficient & cheap to insure, and most like the venerable Model T than anything else on the market.   I adore the modern technology of direct injected turbos, AWD, 4WS, ESC, ABS, IRS, TCS, active steering, DSG, automatic sun visors, etc, etc, but want at least ONE vehicle I can fix with a crescent wrench and a jackknife
#91 of 110 Re: I'm disappointed [fezo] by karsick Dec 01, 2008 (5:37 pm)
Replying to: fezo (Dec 01, 2008 1:09 pm) I hereby throw my vote for WORST car to the Smart, a car whose only real attribute is parkability, even though the clueless target market is people who think they're buying a high-MPG Polar Bear saver that they can self-righteously flaunt at the local food co-op.   The Smart may have a "safety cell", but without a crumple zone, passengers may face the same fate as Dale Earnhardt Sr in a big crash. Replies to this message: boaz47 (Dec 01, 2008 5:46 pm) jchan2 (Dec 10, 2008 7:44 pm) boaz47 (Dec 10, 2008 10:48 pm)

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