Finally, a Respectable Use For a Smart Car

The Truth About Cars ^ | 3/9/2016 | Steph Williams

[nascarnation]

[GingisK]

If it weren’t for those nasty lithium batteries they would make great anchors.

[Sparticus]

Those cars always reminded me of those cheap plastic roller skates for little kids.

[nascarnation]

A Smart has lithium batteries? I though it was more like a motorcycle battery to start that little 3 banger.

[vpintheak]

Cool! But I hope it doesn’t get too cold! Negative temps and batteries don’t work together very well.

[smokingfrog]

7K? That seems like a lot.

[nascarnation]

As small as the engine is, you could probably use a recoil starter (like my Polaris ATV) if you had thin oil in the crankcase.

[nascarnation]

Canadian

[smokingfrog]

I believe the Smart car has a 3 cyl motorcycle engine.

[smokingfrog]

Eh?

So it is. Still not cheap.

[cincinnati65]

The nice thing about those cars is you don’t have to worry about parking. They come with a convenient carry handle and shoulder straps.

[Yo-Yo]

Hey, a little respect. A Smart ForTwo is a MERCEDES-BENZ!

[GingisK]

I though it was more like a motorcycle battery to start that little 3 banger.

I thought it was a hybrid. This sort of mixup happens when the only reason to pay attention to them is to keep from squashing them. That temptation is over-powering sometimes.

[nascarnation]

The ones sold in Europe use a little diesel.
Here in the N. America they plug in a Mitsubishi 3 banger.

[OldSmaj]

Somehow, a picture of a sno-go prepped Smart Car, in front of a sign that says “Autobahn”, and “European Performance and Repair”...it’s just not right.

[Gil4]

because the Smart is rear-engined and rear-wheel drive it seemed natural to try. There’s not many cars you can put tracks on, except a few Ferraris and Porsches.”

A Ferrari snowmobile - that's what I want to see.

[GingisK]

...a sign that says “Autobahn”...

Yes, that is equivalent to "0.95 C and ten tons". One of those little things wouldn't stand a chance.

[showme_the_Glory]

Or a wheel chalk for a bigrig.

[tv_techie]

And yet I witnessed someone who couldn’t get the whole thing between the lines!

[cincinnati65]

My wife saw one stuck one of the concrete “stops” in a parking place. The woman drove over it, and when it got to the middle of the frame, it just teetered.