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post Sep 2 2010, 09:24 PM
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post Sep 2 2010, 09:34 PM
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Interior bits and pieces look nice but just a bit too busy with the colors and trim.

the outside I like....it is a definite improvement over the usual.

not the worse I have seen. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Sep 2 2010, 09:49 PM
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SO I wonder if you can parralel park a smart car & just back in to the curb with your rear. So not parralel park but park like it was a pull in spot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Just think of all the spots you could fit in
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post Sep 2 2010, 10:12 PM
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Just think .... some day a whole new generation of wrenches will be talking about dropping Subi's, 6's, V8's & Rotaries into them! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

... and maybe Jake's son or grandson will have a website on how to upbuild their teeeney leeetle motors for 150 hp! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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post Sep 2 2010, 10:16 PM
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post Sep 2 2010, 10:50 PM
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That is no more a car than my bicycle is
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post Sep 2 2010, 11:13 PM
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My wife hates those things. She was always telling me to run them off the road when we see them. Which is pretty often. I noticed sometime last year that she stopped saying that. I asked her what happened and she told me she had to stop herself from ramming one on her way to work.
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post Sep 3 2010, 12:15 AM
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We have one that we usually use for running around town, errands. They are actually pretty cool!
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post Sep 3 2010, 12:37 AM
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i could buy 10 metro's for what that cost.... and still get better mpg!

or one metro and one pretty nice 914! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)


yes i have a metro, 39mpg driving it like i stole it back and forth to work, 50+ mpg on a freeway run. to date i have less than 2,500 in purchase and maintenance costs, and have had it 4 yrs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

7gal per fill up! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

i know it doesn't look "cool"!
so what? my dick ain't that small to need a car that looks cool to get to work in (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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post Sep 3 2010, 12:42 AM
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QUOTE(championgt1 @ Sep 2 2010, 08:16 PM) *

Are they really turbos? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)


Some of them have ... but I don't think the one imported in the USA have turbos.

I have checked the US Website and they show only a 70 HP engines (no turbo).

In Europe you can have 61, 71, 84 or 98 HP (Brabus)... 84 and 98 have a turbo
You also can have a 45 hp turbo diesel that gives you 70 + mpg
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post Sep 3 2010, 12:52 AM
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Say what you will, I think they are cool little cars. So there!
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post Sep 3 2010, 06:30 AM
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I think they are cool too, though it would not fit my commute - they are not meant to be highway cars. if I still lived in Baltimore City, though, I would consider one. Street parking is always an issue, and the Smart was made as much to be easy to park in cities as much as it was made to be efficient.

and people are already doing engine swaps.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDU5BU_qSJU


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post Sep 3 2010, 06:40 AM
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QUOTE(JRust @ Sep 2 2010, 11:49 PM) *

SO I wonder if you can parralel park a smart car & just back in to the curb with your rear. So not parralel park but park like it was a pull in spot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Just think of all the spots you could fit in


When I was in Germany I saw these cars parked just as you describe... backed in with the rear wheels against the curb. You can easily get 2 in 1 spot.
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post Sep 3 2010, 07:19 AM
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At least it doesn't look like a clone of the other 99% of passenger cars on the road.
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post Sep 3 2010, 08:14 AM
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The other Euro import that I don't like for similar reasons is the Ford Transit Connect. Great delivery truck for around town, up to about 45MPH. It is the only vehicle I have ever driven that is both underpowered AND underweight. Sitting in traffic you can feel the engine strain when the AC kicks on and there is no real ventilation so you need to use it. Getting to highway speeds is an exercise in patience (and bravery on an uphill on ramp) and then the slightest wind blows the truck all over the road. The only saving grace is it is a commercial 3/4 ton vehicle that gets 26-28MPG highway.
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post Sep 3 2010, 08:16 AM
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we just bought a nissan versa - for its 4 adult interior space.

i'd say its needs alot of suspension upgrades for anyone to say it handles well.

compared to driving our 1993 subaru impreza or 1996 toyota corolla - it feels like i am driving a small mini van, with it taller seat position.


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post Sep 3 2010, 08:25 AM
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QUOTE(ldsgeek @ Sep 3 2010, 09:14 AM) *

The other Euro import that I don't like for similar reasons is the Ford Transit Connect. Great delivery truck for around town, up to about 45MPH. It is the only vehicle I have ever driven that is both underpowered AND underweight. Sitting in traffic you can feel the engine strain when the AC kicks on and there is no real ventilation so you need to use it. Getting to highway speeds is an exercise in patience (and bravery on an uphill on ramp) and then the slightest wind blows the truck all over the road. The only saving grace is it is a commercial 3/4 ton vehicle that gets 26-28MPG highway.


We have some of these on campus in Baltimore. For a 3/4 ton vehicle it is SMALL! But it is perfect for a city based college - especially since the vehicles that we have for campus upkeep rarely if ever see the freeway.

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post Sep 3 2010, 09:32 AM
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Some of you may know John Crosby? Former PCA Club Race Chair, and now a racer with a really nice new cup car.

Here's his cup car:

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post Sep 3 2010, 09:33 AM
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and here's his paddock car:



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post Sep 3 2010, 09:35 AM
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Note the center dual exhaust, low profile tires/sport wheels, tow hooks, etc.

Says it better than a golf cart, you can take it into town and get stuff if you need, and it is just about the same size in the trailer!
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