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San Jose Mercury News columnist Bruce Newman cruises on Highway 101 in San Mateo recently in his new convertible Smart car. (Maria J. Avila / Mercury News)
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To: NormsRevenge
![](http://blogs.consumerreports.org/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/13/2008smartcarfortwofrontcrash.jpg)
Ouch!
38 posted on
06/23/2008 1:14:25 PM PDT by
raybbr
(You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)
To: NormsRevenge
But that's sort of the point, isn't it? Who needs a car that can go from 0 to 60 in six seconds? Most assuredly anyone that would like to go from 0 to 60 in six seconds DH!
39 posted on
06/23/2008 1:14:40 PM PDT by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
To: NormsRevenge
Every time I see one in town (ther are maybe two where I live), my reaction is “It is sized appropriately for burial of the victim.”
40 posted on
06/23/2008 1:15:23 PM PDT by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: NormsRevenge
But that's sort of the point, isn't it? Who needs a car that can go from 0 to 60 in six seconds?
I do.
41 posted on
06/23/2008 1:16:52 PM PDT by
JamesP81
(George Orwell's 1984 was a warning, not a suggestion)
To: NormsRevenge
That thing is a monster compared to the Peel P50.
![](http://blog.biklopsdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/p50sale1.jpg)
50 posted on
06/23/2008 1:19:15 PM PDT by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: NormsRevenge
Who needs a car that can go from 0 to 60 in six seconds? It's this sort of pretentiousness that makes liberals completely insufferable. If you don't need one, fine. If I do, or think I do, than its none of your damn business.
54 posted on
06/23/2008 1:21:44 PM PDT by
Doohickey
(SSN: One ship, one crew, one screw.)
To: NormsRevenge
Trying to justify to the world why he is P*ssywhipped.
To: NormsRevenge
Here's a better idea:
![](http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/2000/Lexus/1647/2000.lexus.ls400.6432-396x249.jpg)
A 2000 Lexus LS400. Plush luxury, 26mpg in mixed driving for me, and 0-60mph in 6.6 seconds. Cheaper than a new Smart Car, even when you factor in the difference in mileage, and you won't die in a 35mph crash.
60 posted on
06/23/2008 1:23:35 PM PDT by
TonyInOhio
(The dice are on the table. It is hot in Suez.)
To: NormsRevenge
Hope the car salesman also gets the buyer to sign up as an organ doner. The harvest will be great for saving lives...if there is enough left of the remains to use.
To: NormsRevenge
"But they drove with pride."
-PJ
70 posted on
06/23/2008 1:28:00 PM PDT by
Political Junkie Too
(Repeal the 17th amendment -- it's the "Fairness Doctrine" for Congress!)
To: NormsRevenge
![](http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/58/96/22989658.jpg)
Remember kids; "Objects in the mirrors of a smart car maybe closer than they appear."
76 posted on
06/23/2008 1:47:06 PM PDT by
Trueblackman
(Terrorism and Liberalism never sleep and neither do I)
To: NormsRevenge
It's great for narrow Euro city streets, but nonsense for American freeways and the longer distances we drive. 37 mpg is good but not great and not worth the sacrifices requried.
That's especially true when I can name a 20 year old car that looks cool, is a blast to drive, reliable, goes 0-60 in 6.4 with a 130+ mph top end... and oh yes, it gets 30-35 mph on the freeway.
78 posted on
06/23/2008 1:56:46 PM PDT by
mikeus_maximus
(When will the GOP learn? Cranky old "moderates" don't get elected POTUS.)
To: NormsRevenge
If you live in an urban environment only, I could see the point of a so called “Smart Car”, but if you live out in the wilds of West Texas, you’d probably die of boredom or be wiped off of the front of a pickup truck or combine in one of these “Smart Cars”.
Ever drive for hours without seeing a car on long, LONG roads in Texas, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, etc.?
80 MPH is SLOW in those places.
84 posted on
06/23/2008 2:07:28 PM PDT by
garyhope
(It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of Islam. TWP VRWC)
To: NormsRevenge
Who needs a car that can go from 0 to 60 in six seconds? Me.
And when I get my Vortech put in there we should have that down to around 4.25.
To: NormsRevenge
I remember seeing cars like this all the time in the far east back in the late 60s. They were all two cylinder bangers and could drive all day and then some on a gallon of mix...
95 posted on
06/23/2008 2:35:24 PM PDT by
Gaffer
To: NormsRevenge
What is so smart about it? I have a 15 year-old Honda Civic that gets 38 mpg in the city and 40+ on the highway. And I have 4 doors and can carry 4 adults comfortably.
110 posted on
06/23/2008 5:31:05 PM PDT by
Bryan24
(When in doubt, move to the right..........)
To: NormsRevenge
I liked the idea of owning a fuel-efficient Smart car, but did it really have to take 13 seconds to get up to freeway speed?You remember that old line about the "dancing dog?"
I would love to have one of those.
126 posted on
06/24/2008 7:10:04 PM PDT by
Publius6961
(You're Government, it's not your money, and you never have to show a profit.)
To: NormsRevenge
Who needs a car that can go from 0 to 60 in six seconds?
We always hear this sort of thing from politicians upon stepping out of their private jets, just before stepping into a 6000 lb chauffeur driven SUV.
130 posted on
06/24/2008 7:26:30 PM PDT by
motor_racer
(Open war is upon you, whether you would risk it or not.)
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