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Smart car safe?

Guest 25 October 2005 14:57:53
 The Smart car has a rear engine which minimizes any substantial crumple
zone in a front-end collision. In effect, the driver and passengers
are the crumple zone and if hit hard, you will not likely survive.

Gas mileage may be great, but you compromise a lot. BTW the back won't
hold much more than two grocery bags - hardly enough for the family.
It is supposed to be good on snow, but how about IN snow, like 4-8
inches of it? It also appears unstable if you corner it too fast.

There are plenty of better small cars out there and at much better
prices. Check out Chevrolet Aveo, Pontiac Pursuit, Saturn Ion Ford
Focus etc.

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Tim S Kemp 17 October 2005 20:58:06 permanent link ]
 hunkman7@excite.com wrote:> The Smart car has a rear engine which minimizes any substantial> crumple zone in a front-end collision. In effect, the driver and> passengers are the crumple zone and if hit hard, you will not likely> survive.

What a load of rubbish. An engine is NOT a crumple zone, it's in fact
beneficial not to have an engine in front (engine isn't pushed into cabin in
front impact) and better in terms of pedestrian safety. Smart is very safe
in front impacts.
Gas mileage may be great, but you compromise a lot. BTW the back> won't hold much more than two grocery bags - hardly enough for the> family.

Has the fact it only seats two escaped your attention?
It is supposed to be good on snow, but how about IN snow,> like 4-8 inches of it? It also appears unstable if you corner it too> fast.

It is designed to understeer - all cars are unstable if you corner too fast.
There are plenty of better small cars out there and at much better> prices. Check out Chevrolet Aveo, Pontiac Pursuit, Saturn Ion Ford> Focus etc.

Chevy / Pontiac / Saturn? Ahhh yes, quality american cars.


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Trader4@Optonline.Net 17 October 2005 23:53:39 permanent link ]
 I would love to see some test data on crash worthiness of the Smart Car.

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Tim S Kemp 18 October 2005 01:33:51 permanent link ]
 trader4@optonline.ne­t wrote:> I would love to see some test data on crash worthiness of the Smart> Car.

http://www.euroncap­.com/content/safety_­ratings/details.php?­id1=1&id2=69

cf. http://www.euroncap­.com/content/safety_­ratings/details.php?­id1=2&id2=37
http://www.euroncap­.com/content/safety_­ratings/details.php?­id1=3&id2=89
http://www.euroncap­.com/content/safety_­ratings/details.php?­id1=4&id2=130


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The Spanish Inquisition 18 October 2005 11:40:00 permanent link ]
 Tim S Kemp wrote:
trader4@optonline.n­et wrote:>
I would love to see some test data on crash worthiness of the Smart>>Car.>

AFAIK these tests are done against solid stationary objects. In real
life there's a big risk of smashing into other cars.

When smashing into other cars the relative weight becomes very
important. In a head on collision the smaller car will absorb most of
the crash energy.

Unfortunately the Smart will usually be the lighter car in a crash.
Pitting a 1650 kg E-class against a 750 kg Smart I think I'd put all my
money on the E-class.

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Guest 18 October 2005 14:02:34 permanent link ]
 
The Spanish Inquisition wrote:> Tim S Kemp wrote:>
trader4@optonline.n­et wrote:> >
I would love to see some test data on crash worthiness of the Smart> >>Car.> >
AFAIK these tests are done against solid stationary objects. In real> life there's a big risk of smashing into other cars.>
When smashing into other cars the relative weight becomes very> important. In a head on collision the smaller car will absorb most of> the crash energy.>
Unfortunately the Smart will usually be the lighter car in a crash.> Pitting a 1650 kg E-class against a 750 kg Smart I think I'd put all my> money on the E-class.>
Ximinez> --> Our three weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...> and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope....> http://www.ai.mit.e­du/people/paulfitz/s­panish/t1.html

Safety ratings are only relevant to vehicles of the same weight
category. For instance, a vehicle that weighs 3200 lbs is compared
with a vehicle in that class and then rated. I am not sure what other
vehicle would be in the same category as the Smart car, but
comparatively it may come out on top. Reality is that there are Ford
F150, Escalades and Silverados out there. How can ANYONE say that
these vehicles are safe. I am sure any kind of side impact will result
in death.

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Guest 18 October 2005 14:04:25 permanent link ]
 
The Spanish Inquisition wrote:> Tim S Kemp wrote:>
trader4@optonline.n­et wrote:> >
I would love to see some test data on crash worthiness of the Smart> >>Car.> >
AFAIK these tests are done against solid stationary objects. In real> life there's a big risk of smashing into other cars.>
When smashing into other cars the relative weight becomes very> important. In a head on collision the smaller car will absorb most of> the crash energy.>
Unfortunately the Smart will usually be the lighter car in a crash.> Pitting a 1650 kg E-class against a 750 kg Smart I think I'd put all my> money on the E-class.>
Ximinez> --> Our three weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...> and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope....> http://www.ai.mit.e­du/people/paulfitz/s­panish/t1.html

Safety ratings are only relevant to vehicles of the same weight
category. For instance, a vehicle that weighs 3200 lbs is compared
with a vehicle in that class and then rated. I am not sure what other
vehicle would be in the same category as the Smart car, but
comparatively it may come out on top. Reality is that there are Ford
F150, Escalades and Silverados out there. How can ANYONE say that
these vehicles are safe. I am sure any kind of side impact will result
in death.

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Tim S Kemp 18 October 2005 21:02:54 permanent link ]
 hunkman7@excite.com wrote:
Safety ratings are only relevant to vehicles of the same weight> category. For instance, a vehicle that weighs 3200 lbs is compared> with a vehicle in that class and then rated. I am not sure what other> vehicle would be in the same category as the Smart car, but> comparatively it may come out on top. Reality is that there are Ford> F150, Escalades and Silverados out there. How can ANYONE say that> these vehicles are safe. I am sure any kind of side impact will> result in death.

Weight is part of the issue - strength and the ability to absorb energy from
the impact is more important. I used to own a Volvo S40, 1400kg of car. I
got hit, drivers side on, 40mph by a 7.5 tonne truck. I walked away. It's
been proven in many UK tests that stiff, heavy cars with ladder chassis such
as the shogun and the discovery (we don't get F150s, Escalades and
Silverados over here) are more likely to cause occupant injury as they
transmit the impact to the occupants instead of dissipating the energy
throughout the car.



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Cp 19 October 2005 08:23:26 permanent link ]
 Differn' stroke for differn' folks. It's all relative.You could get squashed by a bus while driving a SUV or you could get squashed
by a Smart car while riding a motorbike. Personally, I'd like to ride a motorcycle but it's a bit too far down the roadkill chain,
but a Smart is high enough. Seems like you just don't like Smart cars.

cp
The Smart car has a rear engine which minimizes any substantial crumple> zone in a front-end collision. In effect, the driver and passengers> are the crumple zone and if hit hard, you will not likely survive.>
Gas mileage may be great, but you compromise a lot. BTW the back won't> hold much more than two grocery bags - hardly enough for the family.> It is supposed to be good on snow, but how about IN snow, like 4-8> inches of it? It also appears unstable if you corner it too fast.>
There are plenty of better small cars out there and at much better> prices. Check out Chevrolet Aveo, Pontiac Pursuit, Saturn Ion Ford> Focus etc.



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Cp 19 October 2005 08:25:46 permanent link ]
 So you'd never ride a motorcycle?

cp

"The Spanish Inquisition" <Ximinez@myown.mail­can.com> wrote in message news:4354b4b3$0$115­58> Tim S Kemp wrote:>
trader4@optonline.n­et wrote:>>
I would love to see some test data on crash worthiness of the Smart>>>Car.>>
AFAIK these tests are done against solid stationary objects. In real life there's a big risk of smashing into other cars.>
When smashing into other cars the relative weight becomes very important. In a head on collision the smaller car will absorb most > of the crash energy.>
Unfortunately the Smart will usually be the lighter car in a crash. Pitting a 1650 kg E-class against a 750 kg Smart I think I'd > put all my money on the E-class.>
Ximinez> -- > Our three weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...> and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope....> http://www.ai.mit.e­du/people/paulfitz/s­panish/t1.html


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Ws 19 October 2005 09:39:44 permanent link ]
 Heh, 4-stroke as opposed to 2-stroke?

Let's put it this way, the Smart was designed for a different ecosystem.
Ever try piloting even a C-class down one of Europe's many small
old-city roads?

But here's a "narrower" solution to the problem of getting from A to B.

http://www-commuter­-cars.com

0-60 in 4s, 150mph top speed, 60"H x 39"W x 8'5"D, seats two.
Drawback, it's electric, so weighs 3,057lbs.

Was tempted.

Cheers,
WS


cp wrote:> Differn' stroke for differn' folks. It's all relative.You could get squashed by a bus while driving a SUV or you could get squashed > by a Smart car while riding a motorbike. Personally, I'd like to ride a motorcycle but it's a bit too far down the roadkill chain, > but a Smart is high enough. Seems like you just don't like Smart cars.>
The Smart car has a rear engine which minimizes any substantial crumple>>zone in a front-end collision. In effect, the driver and passengers>>are the crumple zone and if hit hard, you will not likely survive.>>
Gas mileage may be great, but you compromise a lot. BTW the back won't>>hold much more than two grocery bags - hardly enough for the family.>>It is supposed to be good on snow, but how about IN snow, like 4-8>>inches of it? It also appears unstable if you corner it too fast.>>
There are plenty of better small cars out there and at much better>>prices. Check out Chevrolet Aveo, Pontiac Pursuit, Saturn Ion Ford>>Focus etc.>
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Cp 19 October 2005 11:06:34 permanent link ]
 
Heh, 4-stroke as opposed to 2-stroke?

What's that got to do anything? If you're implying the Smart has 2 stroke engine it's got a diesel.
Let's put it this way, the Smart was designed for a different ecosystem. Ever try piloting even a C-class down one of Europe's > many small old-city roads?

Yeh, I've driven C-class in Europe, at over 150mph. And what's up with the "Europe's many small old-city roads"? Where and how's
that an issue? Have you ever even been to Europe?

cp


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The Spanish Inquisition 19 October 2005 12:52:31 permanent link ]
 cp wrote:
So you'd never ride a motorcycle?

I have my license and I used to own one a long time ago. I still rent
one occasionally when on holiday.

I do think that motorbikes are a lot riskier than cars. A small mistake
could end up hurting you a lot more than it would driving a car. A
colleague of mine drove into the back of a car recently and was hurt
moderately. I think he would've walked away easily if he had been in a car.

I wouldn't want to do my daily commute on a bike.

Ximinez
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The Spanish Inquisition 19 October 2005 12:56:12 permanent link ]
 cp wrote:
Heh, 4-stroke as opposed to 2-stroke?>
What's that got to do anything? If you're implying the Smart has 2 stroke engine it's got a diesel.>
Let's put it this way, the Smart was designed for a different ecosystem. Ever try piloting even a C-class down one of Europe's >>many small old-city roads?>
Yeh, I've driven C-class in Europe, at over 150mph. And what's up with the "Europe's many small old-city roads"? Where and how's > that an issue? Have you ever even been to Europe?

There are some old-cities where this can become an issue. In small
villages on hilltops in the S of France things can get really tight. In
most cities and villages this is not an issue at all, although it can be
advantages to have a Smart if you have limited parking space (which *is*
an issue in many places). You might just be able to squeeze one more car
in it...

Ximinez
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Ws 20 October 2005 04:30:29 permanent link ]
 cp wrote:>> Heh, 4-stroke as opposed to 2-stroke?>
What's that got to do anything? If you're implying the Smart has 2> stroke engine it's got a diesel.>

No, just forgot the smiley. The OP was asking why you didn't like bikes,
and many *do* come in 2-stroke.
Let's put it this way, the Smart was designed for a different>> ecosystem. Ever try piloting even a C-class down one of Europe's >> many small old-city roads?>
Yeh, I've driven C-class in Europe, at over 150mph. And what's up> with the "Europe's many small old-city roads"? Where and how's that> an issue? Have you ever even been to Europe?>

Yes. And IMO, a Smart looks and feels "right" downtown in a city like
Rome, but I probably won't drive it regularly out on the Autobahn.

Here, in Singapore, they brought in some Smarts for a trial, but the tax
structure and the premium pricing meant that it was a failure. The
Asian "status" mentality might have had something to do with it too.

The per-capita population of Mercs in Singapore is one of the highest in
the world, IIRC, and because of urban renewal, there is no problem with
roadspace, you just have to pay more for it.

In the US, with them SUVs, I'll stick with my bigger car, thanks.

Regards,
WS

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Cp 20 October 2005 06:03:51 permanent link ]
 I agree.

"The Spanish Inquisition" <Ximinez@myown.mail­can.com> wrote in message news:43561732$0$263­3$e4fe514c@dreader20­.news.xs4all.nl...> cp wrote:>
So you'd never ride a motorcycle?>
I have my license and I used to own one a long time ago. I still rent one occasionally when on holiday.>
I do think that motorbikes are a lot riskier than cars. A small mistake could end up hurting you a lot more than it would driving > a car. A colleague of mine drove into the back of a car recently and was hurt moderately. I think he would've walked away easily > if he had been in a car.>
I wouldn't want to do my daily commute on a bike.>
Ximinez> -- > Our three weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...> and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope....> http://www.ai.mit.e­du/people/paulfitz/s­panish/t1.html


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Cp 20 October 2005 06:05:18 permanent link ]
 
There are some old-cities where this can become an issue. In small villages on hilltops in the S of France things can get really > tight. In most cities and villages this is not an issue at all, although it can be advantages to have a Smart if you have limited > parking space (which *is* an issue in many places). You might just be able to squeeze one more car in it...

Yes, but it's not like the entire continent consists of tiny goat tracked villages, like some Canadians I know are wont to think.

cp


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Cp 20 October 2005 06:08:24 permanent link ]
 
No, just forgot the smiley. The OP was asking why you didn't like bikes,> and many *do* come in 2-stroke.

Yeh, that's what I was thinking you were implying. Actually, I wouldn't mind a bike, there's a lot of beautiful riding to be done in
BC. I definitely would not commute, people here are blind to bikes.
Yes. And IMO, a Smart looks and feels "right" downtown in a city like Rome, but I probably won't drive it regularly out on the > Autobahn.

Yeh, it is a city car.
Here, in Singapore, they brought in some Smarts for a trial, but the tax structure and the premium pricing meant that it was a > failure. The Asian "status" mentality might have had something to do with it too.

That's too bad, a car of this size would do them good.
The per-capita population of Mercs in Singapore is one of the highest in the world, IIRC, and because of urban renewal, there is > no problem with roadspace, you just have to pay more for it.>
In the US, with them SUVs, I'll stick with my bigger car, thanks.

For myself, I wouldn't mind a Smart, as a commuter car, but the price is not worth it at all. Might as well get an Toyota Echo for
the daily work beat.

cp


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Guest 20 October 2005 19:15:43 permanent link ]
 If I had to move my family using a Smart car I would need roughly three
of them. No fuel savings there...

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Dori A Schmetterling 20 October 2005 23:48:49 permanent link ]
 The car is an urban runabout, maybe car number 2 or 3 in a family. Never
meant to be anything else.

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Cp 21 October 2005 06:48:24 permanent link ]
 
If I had to move my family using a Smart car I would need roughly three> of them. No fuel savings there...

Nobody buys a Smart car to move their family. The second seat is for the brief case or person going out to lunch with you

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Ws 21 October 2005 09:42:30 permanent link ]
 cp wrote:
Yeh, that's what I was thinking you were implying. Actually, I> wouldn't mind a bike, there's a lot of beautiful riding to be done in> BC. I definitely would not commute, people here are blind to bikes.>

Hey, you're in BC! Nice. The weather really doesn't lend itself to bikes
when it's wet, though.

Which leads me that think that "tight" is relative. I remember way back,
driving up from the US to visit my sister in Vancouver in an old Gran
Torino. After the US, the roads suddenly felt very narrow. I'm not sure
that was just the perception on my part, but I promptly borrowed her
hyundai to explore places like Chinatown, and felt much more at ease
after that.

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Tim S Kemp 21 October 2005 09:53:47 permanent link ]
 Dori A Schmetterling wrote:> The car is an urban runabout, maybe car number 2 or 3 in a family. Never > meant to be anything else.

fourth picture on here is me cruising gently in a Smart.

http://www.wellchea­p.com/gallery2/main.­php?g2_view=core.Sho­wItem&g2_itemId=493



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Frank Kemper 21 October 2005 22:37:42 permanent link ]
 "cp" <asdf@asdf.com> haute in die Tasten:
If I had to move my family using a Smart car I would need>> roughly three of them. No fuel savings there...>
Nobody buys a Smart car to move their family. The second seat is> for the brief case or person going out to lunch with you >

For those who have more to move, smart makes the four door four seat
smart forfour.

IMHO two good seats serve me better than two tiny seats and one rear
seat where nobody can sit because I have put back my seat as far as
possible.

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Tim S Kemp 21 October 2005 23:58:12 permanent link ]
 Frank Kemper wrote:
IMHO two good seats serve me better than two tiny seats and one rear> seat where nobody can sit because I have put back my seat as far as> possible.

Which is where the LWB W168 A class and the 5 door new shape ones come into
play - small car with clever interior design giving lots of space for
passengers.

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Cp 23 October 2005 09:07:00 permanent link ]
 
For those who have more to move, smart makes the four door four seat> smart forfour.>
IMHO two good seats serve me better than two tiny seats and one rear> seat where nobody can sit because I have put back my seat as far as> possible.

In Canada we only have the fortwo, quite a bit of them too. Personally, if I had the choice between a forfour and a Toyota
Echo/Yaris/Rits hatchback I'd take the Toyota, bigger and cheaper.

cp


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Cp 23 October 2005 09:09:52 permanent link ]
 
Hey, you're in BC! Nice. The weather really doesn't lend itself to bikes when it's wet, though.

Tell me about, though today it was quite warm, got some work done in my friend's benz restoring shop.
Which leads me that think that "tight" is relative. I remember way back, driving up from the US to visit my sister in Vancouver in > an old Gran Torino. After the US, the roads suddenly felt very narrow. I'm not sure that was just the perception on my part, but I > promptly borrowed her hyundai to explore places like Chinatown, and felt much more at ease after that.

hmmmm, I haven't noticed and difference in width, though I have noticed that in some US cities, especially in the north, an offroad
vehicle would be more fitting.

cp


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Juergen . 23 October 2005 09:55:28 permanent link ]
 cp wrote:> In Canada we only have the fortwo, quite a bit> of them too. Personally, if I had the choice> between a forfour and a Toyota Echo/Yaris/Rits> hatchback I'd take the Toyota, bigger and cheaper.

THE point for the Smart fortwo is it's shortness:
2500 mm, the very best on the whole car market in
terms of parking space (leaving _light_ cars such
as the French Ligiers etc. pp. out here).

Of course anything else is not as good as with other
modern vehicles of the same price class:
No rear doors, no rear seats, short wheelbase,
narrow wheel track, lack of crumple zones etc. -
but given its shortness it competes well (IMHO).


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Cp 23 October 2005 10:37:18 permanent link ]
 
In Canada we only have the fortwo, quite a bit>> of them too. Personally, if I had the choice>> between a forfour and a Toyota Echo/Yaris/Rits>> hatchback I'd take the Toyota, bigger and cheaper.>
THE point for the Smart fortwo is it's shortness:> 2500 mm, the very best on the whole car market in> terms of parking space (leaving _light_ cars such> as the French Ligiers etc. pp. out here).>
Of course anything else is not as good as with other> modern vehicles of the same price class:> No rear doors, no rear seats, short wheelbase,> narrow wheel track, lack of crumple zones etc. -> but given its shortness it competes well (IMHO).

Oh I understand. I was just saying that the forfour is pointless to buy. Anyways, how's Hamburg? Ah, der bier is very good there :-)­

cp


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Tim S Kemp 23 October 2005 19:04:47 permanent link ]
 Juergen . wrote:> THE point for the Smart fortwo is it's shortness:> 2500 mm, the very best on the whole car market in> terms of parking space (leaving _light_ cars such> as the French Ligiers etc. pp. out here).>
Of course anything else is not as good as with other> modern vehicles of the same price class:> No rear doors, no rear seats, short wheelbase,> narrow wheel track, lack of crumple zones etc. -> but given its shortness it competes well (IMHO).

Why would a 2 seat car need rear doors?

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Juergen . 24 October 2005 00:00:47 permanent link ]
 cp wrote:> Oh I understand. I was just saying that the> forfour is pointless to buy.

Personally I wonder why Smart sells so few
forfours - not many to be seen on the
streets here in Germany (compared to other
cars in that price segment).


Juergen
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Juergen . 24 October 2005 00:06:11 permanent link ]
 Tim S Kemp wrote:> Juergen . wrote:> > THE point for the Smart fortwo is it's shortness:> > 2500 mm, the very best on the whole car market in> > terms of parking space (leaving _light_ cars such> > as the French Ligiers etc. pp. out here).> > Of course anything else is not as good as with other> > modern vehicles of the same price class:> > No rear doors, no rear seats, short wheelbase,> > narrow wheel track, lack of crumple zones etc. -> > but given its shortness it competes well (IMHO).> Why would a 2 seat car need rear doors?

Of course a 2 seater doesn't need rear doors
(although the BMW 1-series has... ;-)­ ), but
other cars in the very same price segment as
the Smart fortwo do have things the fortwo
does not have, e.g. rear seats or rear doors
(which some of the four-door cars from the Smart
fortwo price segment do offer) so these cars
do offer more than the fortwo in the same price
segment.


price-segment Juergen ;-)­
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Dori A Schmetterling 24 October 2005 00:49:26 permanent link ]
 Of course, if I had followed the given link earlier I would have known the
origin of your moniker/signature & quote therein.

However, last night we started watching one of two "Best of Monty Python"
tapes the wife picked up cheaply the other day and there it was, the Spanish
Inquisition sketch. Although I had seen many of the episodes first time
round and many of them later, I did not remember this one...

Anyway, Trouble at th' mill (or trouble at mill as in script) is hard to
reproduce in writing...

I am hoping the parrot sketch is in there, somewhere.

DAS

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Frank Kemper 24 October 2005 02:04:09 permanent link ]
 "Juergen ." <jaguare@bigfoot.co­m> haute in die Tasten:
Personally I wonder why Smart sells so few> forfours - not many to be seen on the> streets here in Germany (compared to other> cars in that price segment).>

I don't. The Smart forfour is based on the Mitsubishi Colt platform
and it is a very usual microcar, which you can buy from many
different brands. I have testdriven both smart fortwo and forfour.
The smart fortwo really _is_ completely different to almost any other
car on the market, the forfour only tries to build up the impression
of being different. If you take this into consideration, the forfour
does not offer any unique advantages before cars like the Toyota
Yaris, Citroen C3, Skoda Fabia and Ford Fiesta. But these are
substantially cheaper.

(Why did I try the forfour? Because smart germany launched a PR
camapign where they offered 25 euros to everyone who volunteered to
try a smart for half an hour;-)­

Frank

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Cp 24 October 2005 06:45:02 permanent link ]
 
Personally I wonder why Smart sells so few> forfours - not many to be seen on the> streets here in Germany (compared to other> cars in that price segment).

It's too big for its size :-)­ might as well get something else
P.S.: Beer? What's beer? I only drink tea... ;-)­

:-)­ Ja, I trink too much tea myself

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Cp 24 October 2005 06:45:35 permanent link ]
 
I don't. The Smart forfour is based on the Mitsubishi Colt platform> and it is a very usual microcar, which you can buy from many> different brands.

My point exactly.

cp


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Martin Joseph 24 October 2005 11:16:05 permanent link ]
 On 2005-10-22 23:07:00 -0700, "cp" <asdf@asdf.com> said:
For those who have more to move, smart makes the four door four seat>> smart forfour.>>
IMHO two good seats serve me better than two tiny seats and one rear>> seat where nobody can sit because I have put back my seat as far as>> possible.>
In Canada we only have the fortwo, quite a bit of them too. Personally, > if I had the choice between a forfour and a Toyota Echo/Yaris/Rits > hatchback I'd take the Toyota, bigger and cheaper.

And better.


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Juergen . 25 October 2005 02:31:24 permanent link ]
 Martin Joseph wrote:> On 2005-10-22 23:07:00 -0700, "cp" <asdf@asdf.com> said:> > In Canada we only have the fortwo, quite a bit of them too. Personally,> > if I had the choice between a forfour and a Toyota Echo/Yaris/Rits> > hatchback I'd take the Toyota, bigger and cheaper.> And better.

Except one point which is THE reason for many
to buy the fortwo: It's shortness (2500 mm).

If you live in areas with _very_ limited
parking space the fortwo beats them all
(in that respect).


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Dori A Schmetterling 25 October 2005 14:44:37 permanent link ]
 Martin J was comparing the Fourfour with Toyota et al. And that is not
quite so short.

DAS

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The Spanish Inquisition 25 October 2005 14:57:53 permanent link ]
 Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
Of course, if I had followed the given link earlier I would have known the > origin of your moniker/signature & quote therein.>
However, last night we started watching one of two "Best of Monty Python" > tapes the wife picked up cheaply the other day and there it was, the Spanish > Inquisition sketch. Although I had seen many of the episodes first time > round and many of them later, I did not remember this one...>
Anyway, Trouble at th' mill (or trouble at mill as in script) is hard to > reproduce in writing...

It's one of my faves :)­

I sometimes try to deliberately insert miscounts in my posts in the hope
that someone will notice.

The two problems with old w123 diesels is that they are slow,
uneconomical and rust a lot. That kind of thing.

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