We have a dealer here that has been selling the smart for over a year-they get preferred treatment for a lot of reasons-and we have a subway that uses one as a delivery car and they are really cool. They have a lot of people room for the driver and passenger and enough for 4-5 paper groceries bag and they do VERY well in crash tests. There is even a suped up version by Brabus. I would love to have one (granted I would love to drive it to the beach with a 10 foot longboard on the roof because that would look so goofy) but I think they are cool.

The toyota version is called the IQ-still in protoype form but getting closer.

Super cool smart check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gseTGwppbg

 

Man I lived in East L.A. for 15 years and I think they drive better than people here

 

x2 why not just buy a yamaha rhino or an atv? thats what i ended up doing. i dont live in az but my boss owns a vacation home in az and has his atv's, and rhino registered. he let me use his address to register my Honda CRF250 dirtbike and use it here in cali cause its "streetlegal" now....iall i had to do was add lights and swap my knobbies for supermoto tires and i was all set....havent gotten pulled over by chp yet(knock on wood)...the best part is i top off with 1.5 gallons that lasts me the whole week

 

if I remember right, in an article from either Road & Track or Car & Driver, the Smart burns premium.

 

100% true, cynce told me herself, i was blown away that such a small and slow car needs premium fuel.

she told me you can put regular in, but it doesn't get nearly as good mpg.

 

I've seen 2 smart cars driving around here in Tucson. One by an old lady, and another driven by a cute blonde girl. The girl was driving around the city, but the old lady actually had it on the 10 and was heading towards Phoenix.

 

in the city, they are ok.....but not on the US highways.....they are not safe.

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=f5S1NAMnYKM

 

yeah, this fit them with 'busa engines.

 

i would rock an IQ over a smart car any day. i hate smart cars.

 

I do like the Smart alot, but I believe to justify ownership one must live in a highly populated area with limited parking options.

Oh and I love the Busa motor swaped versions! RWD drifting in a Smart is awesome!

 

yeah for sure, if i was to get a smart, i swap the motor, but by the looks of the set up, it looks like its sitting next to you where the passenger seat would be.. hmmmm not very smart if you ask me... lol

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=g5Yo6V2E0sM

 

I'll bet that busa engine would fit in the rear behind the seats if someone tried....

 

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Kind of looks like a mini xD..... I like this way better than the smart car.

 

I was just in Europe (Italy, France, Switzerland, UK) a few weeks ago and I saw these Smart cars EVERYWHERE. I agree that it doesn't make much sense to have one of these unless you're in a heavily populated area like NYC, Chicago, LA, etc. But the way gas prices are going, you're going to see a lot more of these. That's what'll drive people into buying them.

 

IQ is an awesome looking car IMHO....would still like to carry my longboard on the roof...

 

i live in time square and i ALWAYS find parking with my xB (gen 1) ... so i think that the xB is small enough to park in very densely populated areas. i park ON 42nd street itself. you cant get anymore crowded than that.

the thing i dont understand is why they cost like $17k+ ? that's the cost of a new xB! if my gen 1 fits in every spot i find, why do i need the smart car?

gen 1 xb: 1
smart car: 0

smart car, stupid move to price it so high.

/ rant

 

The Smart Car is the schitt! There are a few running around here and I think they look cool, especially the convertible... I'd so get one!

 

I would be game if everyone had the same size car. I would feel safe if everyone was in a compact. But...the safety cant be there. I dont care what they say.

Brabus FTW!