Butt-ugly scary.
Scary to your bank account. Shoddily built by drunken East Germans. Replacement parts so pricey you'd think they were all gold-plated.
Deathtrap scary.
I actually like the Smart Car, and if I ever moved back to a large city but still needed a car, I'd love to have a Smart Car which I could park sideways. Saw them all over Rome a few weeks ago.
"Deathtrap scary"
Actually, 4th Gear crashed one of the Smart Cars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXnW_Me-w5w&mode=related&search=
It actually didn't do that bad!
I had a 72 Subaru 4WD Wagon. 2nd car, after a Datsun B110 2dr coupe. Back in my roller-skate phase...