Topic: Test Drive: 2018 Smart EQ Fortwo Cabriolet

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Infatuation and frustration.
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[Nate4x4]

Infatuation and frustration.
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My mind wouldn't allow me to drive such a thing to work, just one hit from another vehicle (not the same one) and the next thing I know...I'm a part of the pavement.

It's good for the back roads with the certainty of no deer crossing signs, or a next generation replacement for golf-carts.

[Ex-airbalancer]

That pickup truck looks pretty stupid

[dkaz]

That pickup truck looks pretty stupid

Reminds me of a story when a kid ran a stop sign in his lifted pickup truck and T-boned an Elantra killing the driver. The dad went out and bought him another lifted truck. Screw others as long as my kid is safe, even though my kid killed some innocent person, right?

[Sir Osis of Liver]

There's always something bigger

[Sir Osis of Liver]

I still quite like the smart. Reliability has not been it's strong suit and and that's being charitable. The electric one might be better. In general, the EV seems to be the one to go with out of the lineup.

[Nate4x4]

That pickup truck looks pretty stupid

F.O.R.D. Found On Road Dead

Is this what you are referring to? 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Would you mind changing that to something less offensive?

"Found on Road Dead" gets the point across well enough.

[mlin32]

The review didn't mention another avantage of the Smart : you can park perpendicular to the kerb in street parking !

[Nate4x4]

Would you mind changing that to something less offensive?

"Found on Road Dead" gets the point across well enough.

Sure

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Thanks man. 

[PJungnitsch]

With their safety cage design Smarts are actually pretty safe:

https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/smart-car-driver-survives-collision-with-900-pound-elk-1.2992274

Someone was killed in one in Canada eventually, but it took years, and the early diesels tended to get a lot of highway miles as their mileage was astronomical

I like the new styling though a lot better than the old 'baby buggy' look

[Ex-airbalancer]

That pickup truck looks pretty stupid

F.O.R.D. Found On Road Dead

Is this what you are referring to? 

Ford , Ram , GM  , all look stupid when they are  raised and are useless , unless you work in the bush

[Ex-airbalancer]

Talking with the wife if we should trade the truck on Smart EQ to run round town once I no longer need the truck
She does not like it, thinks it is too small

[Fobroader]

That pickup truck looks pretty stupid

Reminds me of a story when a kid ran a stop sign in his lifted pickup truck and T-boned an Elantra killing the driver. The dad went out and bought him another lifted truck. Screw others as long as my kid is safe, even though my kid killed some innocent person, right?

Absolutely....sorry, I could see how the kid is more important to the dad than the rest of society. Saying that, my kid would be getting a bus pass.