Members Sandman31774 Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 http://www.smartusa.com/ but it gets good gas mileage ha ha...i saw one of these on the road yesterday....reminds me of the care steve urkel drove on family matters show years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zozobra Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 You're only getting these now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Totengott Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 http://www.smartusa.com/reminds me of the care steve urkel drove on family matters show years ago Urkels car had the big door that swung the whole front of the car open! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bob the dentist Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 i'd drive that :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnmartin Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 I woudnt't call 33/41 good mileage for something that small and impractical. If it got 50/60 then it would be on my radar screen. Plus, I could never drive one of those on the interstate everyday like I see some psychos doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Totengott Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 I woudnt't call 33/41 good mileage for something that small and impractical. If it got 50/60 then it would be on my radar screen. Plus, I could never drive one of those on the interstate everyday like I see some psychos doing. yup. that speck should get at least 89/102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumble Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 It's actually very comfy and spacious inside. I was a smart hater, but them I climbed in a friend's smart car and I was shocked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members code_blue Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 They say those things are tough, but an SUV at window level wouldn't be pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonathanD Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 yup. that speck should get at least 89/102 exactly. They get no better than a toyota corolla or echo. And those cars are much bigger/safer. They should be called Dumbcars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 For the same money you can get a real car that gets just as good gas mileage. I don't see the point.Erkel's car was a BMW Isetta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonathanD Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 For the same money you can get a real car that gets just as good gas mileage. I don't see the point. Erkel's car was a BMW Isetta. Urkel was pimping a beamer?! And everyone thought he was a dork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnmartin Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 It's actually very comfy and spacious inside. I was a smart hater, but them I climbed in a friend's smart car and I was shocked! that may be, but they are useless unless you never leave town, in my not so humble opinion. i would hate to have to try and overtake another vehicle/change lanes on the highway in one of those things unless the road was empty that, and the prospect of getting bumped by anyone and turning into a ping pong ball in 4 lanes of high congestion traffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Totengott Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 Urkel was pimping a beamer?! And everyone thought he was a dork.man i laffed till i started hacking at urkels car pics! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sex Panther Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 I woudnt't call 33/41 good mileage for something that small and impractical. If it got 50/60 then it would be on my radar screen. Plus, I could never drive one of those on the interstate everyday like I see some psychos doing. +1A guy brought one of those to my work...said it only got 40mpg. For something that looks that ugly, I want 60+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Totengott Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 +1 A guy brought one of those to my work...said it only got 40mpg. For something that looks that ugly, I want 60+. if i had one of those cars, the first thing i would do is try to fit a Marshall full stack in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yourguitarhero Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 Ahhh, but how about if you mod it? http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/06/08/smart-car-plus-gsxr-equals-smartuki-a-very-smart-car/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AgentOrange Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 theyre remarkably safe for such a tiny car, infact a lot of the bigger SUV arent as safe as you might think [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Its whats under the skin that makes a car safe, its not easy with modern cars to judge crash safety with the naked eye. Size has nothing to do with it. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snax Panther Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 I could NEVER respect myself as a man if I drove one of these {censored}ing elf shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnmartin Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 I could NEVER respect myself as a man if I drove one of these {censored}ing elf shoes. you should see the toolbox that drives the one at my work even had to be a ghey and register the plate "SMAHT" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snax Panther Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 you should see the toolbox that drives the one at my work even had to be a ghey and register the plate "SMAHT" That's almost all the justification you need to kick his teeth in.... seriously...:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 Its whats under the skin that makes a car safe, its not easy with modern cars to judge crash safety with the naked eye. Size has nothing to do with it.James Mass has a lot to do with it. In the first crash in the first video, the Smart didn't even make it through the car's engine compartment. On the other hand the driver of the smart would have had his legs crushed at best. Run a 5,000 pound SUV into a 2,000 pound smart, the Smart is going to absorb a lot more of the energy. You just can't get around the physics of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnmartin Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 theyre remarkably safe for such a tiny car, infact a lot of the bigger SUV arent as safe as you might think Its whats under the skin that makes a car safe, its not easy with modern cars to judge crash safety with the naked eye. Size has nothing to do with it. James Well I don't drive an SUV but I know the kind of car I drive can survive a 70 mph "nudge" on the highway with only exterior damage and that is a best-case common scenario the route I drive... so I'll stick with what I know works. Not a little pinball that will flip 3 times in the same situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AgentOrange Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 Well I don't drive an SUV but I know the kind of car I drive can survive a 70 mph "nudge" on the highway with only exterior damage and that is a best-case common scenario the route I drive... so I'll stick with what I know works. Not a little pinball that will flip 3 times in the same situation. The second video i posted missed the end of the clip off where they showed the Land Rover coming off worse than the Ford Fiesta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snax Panther Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 The whole deal with me is that if you're going to drive something that looks like a shoe that a giant with down syndrome would wear, then it should at LEAST get decent gas mileage. The thing has absolutely no power, and still gets the same mileage as a Prius or a Fit. What a {censored}ing joke. DUMBCar indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted June 24, 2008 Members Share Posted June 24, 2008 The second video i posted missed the end of the clip off where they showed the Land Rover coming off worse than the Ford Fiesta. And in the first video it came of worse than the other little thing they crashed. In both crashes there was serious intrusion into the passenger compartment. When you've only got a foot or so between your body and the front of the car, there isn't much they can do to protect you. The point they made was it's the sudden decelleration that can kill you. If you only have a one foot crumple zone in the smart vs 5 feet or so in an SUV, the smart has to stop you a lot quicker to protect you. And according to your videos, that will kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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