Nothing tops the cool factor of a Smart car (except an old VW), but for my
money they are too expensive and offer too little for what you pay for. My
wife and I shopped around looking for the most compact, inexpensive to
purchase and operate, quality commuter car, and decided on a Toyota echo
hatchback. I think they look cool, they are way fun to drive and get 54 mpg.
Compared to the smart car you get an extra row of seats and tons of luggage
space. And with my past experience with Toyota, I would be surprised if I
didn't get 400 k out of it with no more than regular maintenance items
replaced.
Just my 2 cents.

Nathaniel

On 10/26/06 12:49 PM, "Thomas Myers" <thomas.myers@XEROX.COM> wrote:

> I agree with Greg about the combo -
>
> I have been looking at a Smart as covering 95% of my transport needs
> 6 days a week and a Syncro for the home depot run on Sunday / Snowday.
>
> Too bad the Diesel Smart probably wont make it to the US. But Mitsubishi
> IS currently testing all-electric versions of their Smart-based iCar
>
>
> http://www.autocarmag.com/News_Article.asp?NA_ID=222725
>
>
> Do you think the Smart would fit through the back hatch?
>  It could be just like KnightRider... Just less David Hasselhoff.
>
>
> Tom Myers
> Rochester NY
> 1990 Westy
> 1991 Syncro [ coming soon! Woo! Woo!]
> http://motsvan.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>>
>> A Smart and a VW bus would cover 100% of my transportation needs.
>> Unfortunately my employer prefers the 4-door.
>>
>> Happy Trails,
>>
>> Greg Potts
>> 1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
>> www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
>> www.busesofthecorn.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On 25-Oct-06, at 7:17 PM, Anderson,Chuck wrote:
>>