New U.S.-Bound Smart ForTwo Shown

http://www.thecarconnection.com ^ | 11/10/2006 | Staff

[ichabod1]

One little accident and yugo through the windshield.

[Physicist]

[TC Rider]

We saw them in Rome in '99.

My understanding was that they were not allowed on the interstates there and were strictly city cars.

[ichabod1]

I think you might get insurance discounts over there for bright colors, at least for safety yellow.

[texas booster]

[Red Badger]

The cars I saw had fenders one or more colors, doors and hoods and trunk lids of different colors!.........

[texas booster]

Now THAT's flaming homo nerd scary!

What are those tricycles??!

We ought to use those to transport prisoners around, as an extra punishment.

[ichabod1]

I think it bounces when hit.

[sgtbono2002]

This thing looks like a shrunken Scion.

I think maybe they misnamed it. It should be called the Roadkill.

[glock rocks]

Sam!!

[Physicist]

The Corbin Sparrow: redefining "doofy".

[hedgetrimmer]

A cartoon is on its way to the US?

[Blueflag]

You FReepers who are insecure in your mascualinity can snort all you want, but having toodled around Paris (west end) in one of these, I WANT ONE.

[Red Badger]

You can have one if you want one, but I would rather have a little more metal around me on our SUV laden streets...........

[Calvin Locke]

...with a 18-wheeler passing by.............

By?

You mean over, of course.

I knew a guy that had a Lotus. He couldn't resist driving, er, creeping under, a parked trailer.

[texas booster]

Amazing. My masculinity hasn't suffered so much, just by LOOKING at this "car", since I went hunting many moons ago in a blizzard.

[jwparkerjr]

re: It should be called the Roadkill

They should use "In a Yugo" for the ads.

[Malsua]

16k? Is that what the starting price is?

There was another thread a week or so ago and listed the price at about 16k. And like you, for 8-10k as a throwaway for a short commute/city dweller it's a deal. At 16k, it's simply not worth it.

[68skylark]

I wish the "Mythbuster" guys had done this test -- they would have done a better job, by using their dummies in the vehicles.

[Mariner]

That car with a diesel engine would be a GREAT third car for weekend errands etc.

Perhaps a great commuter car if you didn't have to navigate a freeway...