Everything you need to know about a Smart car.

Tmall · 01-22-2010, 06:25 PM

We've all asked ourselves, how would it fair in a real life crash? Here you go,
http://www.strangedangers.com/content/item/154035.html

Trip · 01-22-2010, 06:26 PM

Germans bombed Pearl Harbor

CasterTroy · 01-22-2010, 06:36 PM

and made their sons kill hampsters

BTW..not a smart car...check the lugs

CrazyKell · 01-23-2010, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Germans bombed Pearl Harbor

You need new material.

sherri_chickie · 01-22-2010, 07:20 PM

CasterTroy.. Yup, noticed that right away too.. wonder what it was though, I don't want one of them.

karl_1052 · 01-22-2010, 07:36 PM

http://www.microcar.org/blog/2009/08...t-a-smart-car/

I remember that crash being a mazda 3 and the driver survived.

here is a smart car crash video
http://videoizle.video75.com/wh6g-ll...art-car-crash/

Smittie61984 · 01-22-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

here is a smart car crash video
http://videoizle.video75.com/wh6g-ll...art-car-crash/

Pretty damn impressive. Still I can only seeing owning one of those not for the gas mileage but if I lived in a city like Chicago, New York, or even London where parking can be a bitch, I'd want it for commuting around the city. I remember seeing that real world gas mileage on a smart car was 30mpg which is the same as a Honda Accord.

I bet the driver of that car (link said Focus) is counting his/her blessings.

Flexin · 01-22-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Smittie61984

Pretty damn impressive. Still I can only seeing owning one of those not for the gas mileage but if I lived in a city like Chicago, New York, or even London where parking can be a bitch, I'd want it for commuting around the city. I remember seeing that real world gas mileage on a smart car was 30mpg which is the same as a Honda Accord.

I bet the driver of that car (link said Focus) is counting his/her blessings.

I heard it was higher the 30 mpgs.

James

Smittie61984 · 01-22-2010, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Flexin

I heard it was higher the 30 mpgs.

James

Consumer Reports gives it a higher rating. The article I saw wasn't by them and it's been a couple of years since I saw it. A buddy of mine was wanting a commuter car for work (vs his low 11s 96 Camaro) and had a magazine all about MPGs. The Smart was right at 30 and same for a base model I4 accord (may have been civic) with the hybrid civic/accord at 34mpg.

I guess it depends on the the party that is testing. Kind of like a Factory Pro dyno vs a Dynojet.

Flexin · 01-22-2010, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Smittie61984

Consumer Reports gives it a higher rating. The article I saw wasn't by them and it's been a couple of years since I saw it. A buddy of mine was wanting a commuter car for work (vs his low 11s 96 Camaro) and had a magazine all about MPGs. The Smart was right at 30 and same for a base model I4 accord (may have been civic) with the hybrid civic/accord at 34mpg.

I guess it depends on the the party that is testing. Kind of like a Factory Pro dyno vs a Dynojet.

I believe it was a smart car forum I found the numbers at.

James

01-22-2010, 06:25 PM	#1
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01-22-2010, 07:36 PM	#6
karl_1052 sergeant hatred Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa Moto: The bus Posts: 2,723	http://www.microcar.org/blog/2009/08...t-a-smart-car/ I remember that crash being a mazda 3 and the driver survived. here is a smart car crash video http://videoizle.video75.com/wh6g-ll...art-car-crash/ __________________ My wife was afraid of the dark...then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light.

01-22-2010, 07:20 PM	#5
sherri_chickie WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Calgary Moto: Gs500F Posts: 683	CasterTroy.. Yup, noticed that right away too.. wonder what it was though, I don't want one of them.