Smart Car == Coffin on Wheels
“But they drove with pride....”
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I have a 97 Ford Taurus for the freeway. It was my mother's. She stopped driving it when it had 5000 miles on it. It has 22,500 miles on it now. It's like new.
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My husband bought only older cars. I had a 1975 LTD station wagon, bought in 1990. It was yellow with brown. The turn signals didn't work. My husband told me: Just start moving to the right or left lanes, VERY slowly and everyone will let you in.
Lol. He was right. There were many who objected but there wasn't a DANG thing they could do about it. It drove on the freeway like a dream...what a boat!
One young guy was trying to turn right but couldn't because I was making a left into him.
He looked at my car and kept saying: "F...ing big car! What a f...ing BIG car. F...ing BIG CAR!!!"
He couldn't believe it!
I enjoyed driving that car. It finally died, a quiet noble death.
“Smart Car == Coffin on Wheels”
Hey now....
The wife has one, and she absolutely LOVES it.
38-40 miles per gallon in the city, for her long commute, much more “Eco” than a Prius (at far less cost, both in acquisition and ownership), simple to fix, and she loves that she can park anywhere in the crowded downtown, (and I do mean anywhere!).
Safer in a crash than almost any other compact car.
Oh...
Did I mention the Mercedes-Benz service and warranties?
Granted, it isn’t for everyone, especially as your only car, but as a second car it is perfect.