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If you're interested in a fuel efficient vehicle, why in the hell would you drop $17,000 on this glorified go kart when there are other options that get you 40 MPG or close to it?

A Honda Civic is at or near this price range and you get two more whole seats!

1 posted on 11/19/2007 9:00:07 AM PST by Slapshot68
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Never!


2 posted on 11/19/2007 9:01:49 AM PST by bicyclerepair (I am 6'6")
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I wonder how this baby will hold up when it gets banged into by a Hummer or an Escalade.


3 posted on 11/19/2007 9:01:55 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
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Lets see what it gets when sideswipped by a double-loader.


4 posted on 11/19/2007 9:02:29 AM PST by AU72
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“Passion”?


5 posted on 11/19/2007 9:02:30 AM PST by mhx
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Don’t be surprised if you find one of these stuck up in the wheel well of your SUV next time you wash it.


6 posted on 11/19/2007 9:03:16 AM PST by Natural Law ("The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all other ties, any other hi)
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I have a moped that I bought for 1/10th that price and it routinely gets about 80 - 85 mpg....big deal.


7 posted on 11/19/2007 9:03:22 AM PST by capt. norm (Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.)
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WTF?

My '05 Corolla gets 36MPG ... and I can actually do things with it. It has a Back Seat! and a Front Passenger Seat! And a Trunk! (That's a "boot" for you UK type folks.) Wow! Several times the functionality, for only a 10% fuel economy hit.

8 posted on 11/19/2007 9:03:40 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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This is the problem. If you want Americans to conserve, to drive cars with better fuel economy, you gotta give us something that does NOT look like it should have a pocket protector in the trunk and a pair of (taped in the middle) black, large rim glasses on the bumper.

Take you standard Jeep. It’s not a heavy vehicle. Put a hybrid engine in it, but DO NOT change the body style or the performance.

I’d buy one.


9 posted on 11/19/2007 9:03:45 AM PST by Grunthor (Glenn Beck is performing Paul Revere’s function the hard way – without a horse.)
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The thing that really irks me is that SUVs get a reputation for being dangerous. Of course, it's all in how you look at things, but I like an SUV because I feel safe in one. If my car were to collide with this little Go Kart, I think I'd probably be OK.

But is the Go Kart considered "dangerous"? Oh, No! It's the SUV that's dangerous!

10 posted on 11/19/2007 9:03:51 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
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How many can you cram into the wheelwell of a Hummer?
11 posted on 11/19/2007 9:03:57 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Government is the hired help - not the boss. When politicians forget that they must be fired.)
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I ordered mine the first day that they were offered. SmartUSA says that I should expect mine in January. $14K loaded. Perfect for the city. Who cares about the mileage, it’s FUN!


12 posted on 11/19/2007 9:04:11 AM PST by Restore (see the Cool Aviation Blog at http://coolaviation.blogspot.com/)
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It looks like something a group of clowns would pop out of at the circus. No thanks.


13 posted on 11/19/2007 9:04:12 AM PST by jpl (Dear Al Gore: it's 3:00 A.M., do you know where your drug addicted son is?)
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I’ve already seen one of these in Northern Virginia(at least 6 monhts ago). Are there other clown cars like this on the road already?


15 posted on 11/19/2007 9:05:34 AM PST by SengirV
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It shouldn’t be allowed on a public street!


16 posted on 11/19/2007 9:05:34 AM PST by dalereed
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Good thing my all my kinds have out grown their car seats ... I might be about to squeese my family of 5 in that car ... / sarc >


17 posted on 11/19/2007 9:06:00 AM PST by Mo1 ( http://www.gohunter08.com)
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If they were 5K, I would go for one.

16K? No freakin way.

18 posted on 11/19/2007 9:06:07 AM PST by SIDENET (Hubba Hubba...)
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Whatever.
19 posted on 11/19/2007 9:06:31 AM PST by pgyanke (Duncan Hunter 08--You want to elect a conservative? Then support a conservative!)
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Squash ...


20 posted on 11/19/2007 9:06:33 AM PST by Tarpon
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I saw these in Rome and fell in love. I wanted to get one but they are a little overpriced and worst of all, they are manufactured in FRANCE.


21 posted on 11/19/2007 9:06:40 AM PST by The Game Hen (Thou shalt not be a victim-Thou shalt not be a perpetrator-Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander)
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Its about parking, not fuel efficiency. If you live in the Northeast, this thing could save you hundreds a month in parking fees because it will fit in spaces no other cars can use.


22 posted on 11/19/2007 9:06:42 AM PST by babble-on
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