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Smart car doesn't look too clever
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| add925
Posted on 02/18/2005 7:45:39 AM PST by add925
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment
![](http://comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/li/little-tikes-police-car.jpg)
Several jurisdictions are looking into adapting the Smart Car for urban police work...
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:08:26 AM PST
by
gridlock
(If a man says something while alone in the forest, and no woman hears him, is he still wrong?)
To: add925
It is an ideal car for teenage boys
It had a design made to repell females so you never have to worry about those problems arising from teen pregnancy
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:08:52 AM PST
by
MANO
To: add925
These things were everywhere when I was in Italy two yrs. ago.
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:09:01 AM PST
by
itsamelman
(“Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh.” -- Al Swearengen)
To: Charles Martel
"Hemi? Saweeeeeeet!"
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:09:08 AM PST
by
add925
(The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
To: VRWCisme
It would be easy to park. You could fit that thing into any space! Wouldn't you be afraid of somebody walking off with it? Good thing they don't have handles on them, or they'd be getting stolen left and right.
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:09:23 AM PST
by
Turbo Pig
(...to close with and destroy the enemy...)
To: antiRepublicrat
I was looking for the curb weight but couldn't find it. Your right, at 1700 lbs 80 bhp is fine.
I still think they have something with the roadster. It has modular body panels to configure the car several ways, both internal and external.
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:10:56 AM PST
by
mpreston
To: add925
I saw lots of them in Munich, Germany. Mind-blowing when you first actually see one: so freaking small, wierd shape, and frequently odd-colored (often advertisements painted on the side). Mind-blowing again when you get passed by more than one while you're cruising at 100MPH on the Autobahn.
Thing is, they're vital to car ownership in Munich. Roads are quite narrow, there are FAR more cars in the city than Munich can comfortably hold, and parking is darn near impossible to find. Being able to perpendicular-park on a curb (often literally straddling the curb) is very handy when that is often the only parking space you'll find for miles.
FWIW: the Smart car was created by a joint venture between Mercedes and Swatch. Gotta admit it is a tour-de-force of style and engineering ... with admittedly odd results.
To: antiRepublicrat; Maceman
From experience, I can say it easily fits four cases of German beer, and that's important, right?After driving all over Northern Germany with a local citizen we went to his house for dinner. He apologized for not having much beer because his wife could only carry a limited amount in her bicycle basket. I guess this "car" could be considered an improvement if what you say is true.
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:12:02 AM PST
by
FreePaul
To: add925
![](http://www.codeman.fi/photo/trabant.jpg)
I liked that car better when it was called the Trabant.
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:12:13 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
To: add925
I think I'll add it to my Matchbox collection.
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:13:05 AM PST
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: Charles Martel
Well, if they stuff a Hemi in it, I might be interested. Of course, I'd probably have to ride on top... ;-) Brabus did the roadster one with a 1.4l twin-turbo V6, giving this 1,700 pound car 170 horsepower.
To: add925
I once was in an windscreen repair shop and they just had one of those cars brought in. It seems that it had been driving along, and some kids standing on a bridge above the road dropped a brick on it.
The Smart's "roof" is made of glass - ergo, the car was a mess of glass shards. It was remarkable the driver escaped serious injury.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:13:45 AM PST
by
MadIvan
(One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
To: ctdonath2
Yes, crowded European towns are the ticket for this car. Over here, this would be the reaction:
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:14:33 AM PST
by
add925
(The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
To: add925
Looks flimsy and dangerous - why hasn't Ralph Nader weighed in on it?
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:14:56 AM PST
by
trebb
("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
To: antiRepublicrat
Very high mpg with a small, smooth, turbocharged engine, suprisingly decent performance for such high mpg It's really really high, the mileage, and really good. I just can't tell you what it is...
To: add925
Ugly as sin, and too dangerous to ride in if involved in a serious accident. It's a paper bag on wheels. Deathtrap.
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:15:46 AM PST
by
7.62 x 51mm
(• veni • vidi • vino • visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
To: dfwgator
I was waiting for a Trabbi!
Best flowerboxes in Germany!
German joke: "Why is a rear window defogger standard equipment on a Trabbi?"
Answer: "In winter, it keeps the owner's hands warm while they push it."
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:17:12 AM PST
by
add925
(The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
To: add925
SQUASH IT!
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:18:21 AM PST
by
Spunky
("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
To: add925
ergonomically appealing and space efficient.
Say WHAT!!?? I've seen ugly, ridiculous looking cars before, but this one makes the Gremlin start to look good.
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:18:33 AM PST
by
DustyMoment
(Repeal CFR NOW!!)
To: sionnsar
They recently got clearance to import them here.They are kinda' neat - at least for a second commuting car. My dogs would fit in one too (mini pins).
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posted on
02/18/2005 8:18:55 AM PST
by
technochick99
(Self defense is a basic human right & Sig Sauer is my equalizer)
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