mercedes had one of these at the north american international auto show.
since i was working for mercedes i had the opportunity to poke around the
car a bit.  i liked what i saw but then again i like the spartan look of
the element interior.  anyhow mercedes is planning on bringing a version
of the car into the US soon, i've forgotten the date at this point.  i was
able to get a copy of the press release information for the car and it was
interesting.  additionally mercedes said that they will be setting up an
entirely separate dealer network for the smart cars.  thats what they said
at least.

jonathan

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, Vince S wrote:

> I heard that Mercedes plan to bring the 4 seats version of the Smart car
> to the US very soon.
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> - Vince
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> 1989 Vanagon GL Camper
> 1993 Mazda Miata
> 1996 Land Rover Discovery
> 2005 Mini Cooper S
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Robert Campbell
> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 3:36 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Back from Berlin [some Vanagon content]
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>
> Well, I made it back just in time to experience Hurricane Frances.
> Nothing like a 9 hour plane ride and then putting up hurrican shutters
> (great way to cure jet lag though!). I was nice to see so many Vanagons
> running around!  Even at the Tegel Airport on the Tarmac, Vanagons were
> everywhere! On the other hand, I saw so many Smart cars, I wish I could
> get one here! (www.smart.com)  These little cars, made by Mercedes, were
> perfect for city commuters! Anyway, glad to be back, but I certainly do
> miss the bier over there, and it's just amazing how much Berlin has
> changed.  Oh, and what can I say about the food, I love the NO ATKINS
> diet :-)  Germans are mind kinda people in the old food department. Back
> to your regularly scheduled programming.....
>      -Robert
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