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To: kiriath_jearim
“Are you a pizza or were you just in a micro car headon collision?”
2 posted on
04/03/2008 3:31:20 PM PDT by
pabianice
To: kiriath_jearim
3 posted on
04/03/2008 3:32:04 PM PDT by
ovrtaxt
(This election is like running in the Special Olympics. Even if McCain wins, we’re still retarded.)
To: kiriath_jearim
A five star side rating is hard to get
To: kiriath_jearim
I think I would have to have flashing lights all over it. Visibility would be as bad as for a motorcycle. Some drivers won’t seei. Some won’t want to see it. Some will seeit but think it has no right to be on the street and will run over it.
5 posted on
04/03/2008 3:33:03 PM PDT by
arthurus
To: kiriath_jearim
Wii would like to play...
6 posted on
04/03/2008 3:34:03 PM PDT by
Old Sarge
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: kiriath_jearim
33/41 mpg? Shoot, I use to get 47-50 mpg in my Geo Metro back in the mid 90’s.
7 posted on
04/03/2008 3:34:42 PM PDT by
OB1kNOb
(The Presidential election is a race to the bottom. Which Party will out stupid the other to lose ?)
To: kiriath_jearim
I can’t wait to see what teenage tuners do with this car. There’s room for two people and two subwoofers.
10 posted on
04/03/2008 3:36:57 PM PDT by
Sender
(Stop Islamisation. Defend our freedom.)
To: kiriath_jearim
The car got a 5-star side impact rating... and the headlines scream that the car’s unsafe?!?!?!?
(shaking head)
I guess that “safety doesn’t sell” newspapers?!?!?
To: kiriath_jearim
If this thing doesn't get you laid, nothing will.
/sarc
14 posted on
04/03/2008 3:43:26 PM PDT by
jdm
(Sign you've got a crappy job: your boss asks if you're on MySpace and if you'll add him as a friend.)
To: kiriath_jearim
Saw one on the road just the other day! Wondered what it was because I could use something like that to pull behind my little Minnie Winnie. Think I’ll look into them. ... Price?
16 posted on
04/03/2008 3:44:50 PM PDT by
MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
To: kiriath_jearim
I was in Italy last June, and saw these all over.
Your chances are better there, since more people have them.
Here, if you get into a collision, it's more likely with a F150 or Buick, and you're toast in a tin can.
17 posted on
04/03/2008 3:44:50 PM PDT by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: kiriath_jearim
For those not familiar, they are mfg in France by a Mercedes affiliate, and Roger Penske has the USA rights to sell them. They’re not terribly cheap at 15 grand or so.
When you see one on the street it’s definitely a shocker because of the tiny size. If I lived in a city like Chicago or NYC and never went on the freeway, it might make sense, more because of the ability to park and maneuver than the actual gas mileage.
To: kiriath_jearim
Smart cars have been very popular around here for a few years. There have been no real safety issues. The big advantage is parking.
BTW, the diesel versions got a lot better fuel mileage.
To: kiriath_jearim
"Given the amount of attention on smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles in general and this vehicle specifically, we wanted to try to get the vehicle tested and the results out there as quickly as possible, even if we had to fudge the results a little." Tyson said.
27 posted on
04/03/2008 4:02:17 PM PDT by
upchuck
(Who wins doesn't matter. They're all liberals. Spend your time and money to take back Congress.)
To: kiriath_jearim
I want the red car...
32 posted on
04/03/2008 4:04:55 PM PDT by
upchuck
(Who wins doesn't matter. They're all liberals. Spend your time and money to take back Congress.)
To: kiriath_jearim
One of these smart cars was traveling southbound on I-15 on Valentine's Day. My wife and I saw it a few times as we made the trip from Pocatello to San Diego. It didn't seem to have any problem zipping along at 75 MPH with the rest of the traffic. It's the first one I've seen in the U.S. There were lots of them in Rome in March 2005 when I visited to present a technical paper.
33 posted on
04/03/2008 4:05:36 PM PDT by
Myrddin
Nah, looks perfectly safe to me . . . NOT !
To: kiriath_jearim
The car might not be safer than a bicycle, but these safety people could find a dozen safety concerns to a dirt shovel.
38 posted on
04/03/2008 4:13:25 PM PDT by
RightWhale
(Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
To: kiriath_jearim
LADEEZ AND GEMPMUMS:
Behold the future!
40 posted on
04/03/2008 4:16:10 PM PDT by
Ole Okie
To: kiriath_jearim
I actually ran across one of these things a few weeks ago, and was so startled, I took a few pictures for Miss Emily to see:
Whilst doing this, the owners- a very pleasant older couple, came up, and let me sit in the car, study its controls, and so forth.
It's surprisingly large inside, and very comfortable.
41 posted on
04/03/2008 4:16:33 PM PDT by
backhoe
(Just a Merry-Hearted Keyboard PirateBoy, plunderin’ his way across the WWW…)
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