Comments on: Smart Cars, Stupid Owners

By: Randy Waite

Randy Waite — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:30:49 +0000

Stupid cars, Stupid owners. The smart car is a POS IMHO. MPG are that of the Toyota Corolla which is a more reliable vehicle and costs the same. The Smart Car is way too small and requires premium fuel at great expense. I rode in one on the freeway and thought we were going to die. Such idiots.

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By: aka88

aka88 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:47:15 +0000

I’m in love with those cars , does anyone have any idea about how much it costs in bahrain and who’s their dealer?

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By: Jay Lenno

Jay Lenno — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:08:27 +0000

WOW…Someone painted The Plate?
OK..OK…which one of u guys did it?
Is that ticket for Real?…Could be someones Bank Recipt (ATM)?

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By: Jay Lenno

Jay Lenno — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:04:58 +0000

I think I see 2 things here..Correct me if I am wrong.

The cars..Nice!!
+ No Parking…hmm
Maybe The parking Tickets should be handed to Urben Planners?

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By: Global Voices بالعربية » البحرين: سيارات ذكية, مالكون أغبياء

Global Voices بالعربية » البحرين: سيارات ذكية, مالكون أغبياء — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:58:17 +0000

[...] البحريني محمود اليوسف يكتب عن السيارات الذكية… وما يصفه بالمالكين [...]

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By: Global Voices Online » Bahrain: Smart Cars..Stupid Owners

Global Voices Online » Bahrain: Smart Cars..Stupid Owners — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:50:47 +0000

[...] Mahmood Al Yousif points us to smart cars … with what he described as stupid owners. Click here to find out why. Posted by Amira Al Hussaini Share [...]

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By: coolred38

coolred38 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:02:46 +0000

It should be our legal right to pick one of these up and pocket it if we find it barring our path. Should be only fair…u leave your toys scattered round…finders keepers.

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By: Loki

Loki — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:46:16 +0000

nice license plate!

yeah yeah , i know….

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By: Steve the American

Steve the American — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:20:47 +0000

I saw a lot of these cars in Italy a couple years ago. They are just now showing up in Washington, DC. I’ve seen perhaps half a dozen. They make a lot of sense to me if you do most of your driving in the city where parking is at a premium. Often, cars are parked so close together than no normal car can fit between them, except a Smart car like this. Gas prices in the USA are gonna keep climbing so I imagine we’ll see more of these.

International orange is probably the smartest color for a Smart car, which can be hard to see. Othewise, I can see a dull-colored Smart car being kicked like a soccer ball down the road by some delivery truck or bus.

Evidently, the Smart car was launched here in the US at the beginning of the year with gas powered ones going for $12K and an all-electric coming for $35K. The gas one could make economic sense but the electric model is for rich hobbyists. The problem with electric cars and hybrids is that you have to replace their battery after five years, which costs something like $5K. That makes electric cars economically inferior to gas cars. The normal joe is not going to be able to afford that, nor is a car loan company going to finance that.

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