Smart Cars

[Gaspar]

If you want a Smart car, buy it now.  USA Today says 30,000 reservations for the cute little things have been abandon now that gas prices have gone down, and the dealerships are left with a large inventory.  You should be able to get a really good price.

[RecycleMichael]

My mother has one and just loves it. Great mileage, everybody thinks they are so cute, and most importantly, when you park it in the garage, you still have plenty of room left over.

[BierGarten]

You could not pay me to drive one of those POS.

[sgrizzle]

An older couple in my neighborhood got one, last I saw it was being towed back to the dealer.

The price point was too high on those. You can save $10-20,000 buying a car with only 1-2 less MPG. Takes a lot of driving to make up that difference.

That and I would never feel safe driving a car with my head up against the back window, 2 inches in front of the rear bumper. Get rear ended by a large truck and get your head knocked off.

[buckeye]

33/41 just isn't very impressive considering the fairly light weight and little bitty engine.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/FEG2008.pdf

Bring over a diesel Smart that gets 50+ mpg, has a decent transmission and doesn't get scary on the B.A. and then they'd have something worth selling to us.

[DolfanBob]

Just wondering. How much do they sell them for ?

[sgrizzle]

The new Volkswagen Jetta gets 32/45 (tested, not just specs) and it has two more doors.

[sgrizzle]

$15-$20k in local inventory.
http://www.smartcentertulsa.com/new-smart.php

[Gaspar]

My wife's Scion XB gets around 32 and is huge inside.  Two children's seats in the back and a stroller in the boot with plenty of room for groceries.

[DolfanBob]

$15-$20k in local inventory.
http://www.smartcentertulsa.com/new-smart.php

That's nuts. I was thinking maybe 8 to 12k.
Best of luck un-loading those things. A motorcycle has as much protection.

[bugo]

Are all of these Smart cars lime green?  I always see a green one on Lewis around 41-51st but I'm not sure if it's the same car or if there are several.

[bugo]

My wife's Scion XB gets around 32 and is huge inside.  Two children's seats in the back and a stroller in the boot with plenty of room for groceries.

My friends have one of the previous generation xBs.  It is quite roomy inside, and has plenty of rear legroom even for a taller person.  Cons: It has the automatic, so it's slow, and the ride in the back seat is rough. 

[Gaspar]

My friends have one of the previous generation xBs.  It is quite roomy inside, and has plenty of rear legroom even for a taller person.  Cons: It has the automatic, so it's slow, and the ride in the back seat is rough. 

It's the only car we've ever owned that a big person can actually cross their legs in the back seat.  The ride is stiff, but it's really responsive and corners very well for a box on wheels.

[Conan71]

Smart Cars look kind of dumb to me.  I think I actually feel safer on my Harley, at least if I get hit, I'm not trapped in a rolling coffin.

[rwarn17588]

I appreciate the effort being made into Smart cars. But here are the facts: You can get a Honda Fit for about the same money as a Smart car. The Honda will have vastly more interior room, will have the good reliability of a Honda product (where the Smart is unproven), and the fuel efficiency is not much less than the Smart's.

And Honda is rolling out its new Insight hybrid in a few weeks that can sells for thousands less than the Prius and gets nearly 50 miles per gallon.