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Smart car for the tuner crowd:

Started by Monster Dave, April 08, 2009, 02:28:35 PM

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NAKID

#15
April 09, 2009, 11:45:55 AM
Quote from: Mother on April 09, 2009, 09:00:07 AM
I will take the Scion for the exact opposite reason

something with that small a wheelbase would benefit from front drive



I'm talking about the fun factor...
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#16
April 09, 2009, 12:14:40 PM
Quote from: NAKID on April 09, 2009, 11:45:55 AM
I'm talking about the fun factor...

The fun factor.....in a smart car?

???

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NAKID

#17
April 09, 2009, 12:45:02 PM
Have you not seen the video of the 'Busa powered SMART car?
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#18
April 09, 2009, 01:47:52 PM
Dunno if anyone cares but the two vehicles will handle crashes incredibly differently as well.
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#19
April 09, 2009, 01:50:45 PM
I hate to say it but I like it.

That may change after driving one, but for now, based only on looks, I like it.

Except that it's yellow. 

Yellow is the bad color
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#20
April 09, 2009, 02:35:08 PM
Quote from: erkishhorde on April 09, 2009, 01:47:52 PM
Dunno if anyone cares but the two vehicles will handle crashes incredibly differently as well.

Absolutely. Look at where the rear passenger sits in the iQ. Nothing behind him to absorb a collision. With the SMART, the engine is there...
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#21
April 09, 2009, 03:24:13 PM
Quote from: Mother on April 09, 2009, 09:00:07 AM
I will take the Scion for the exact opposite reason

something with that small a wheelbase would benefit from front drive

well... I smell what you're stepping in, but only if the scion were light enough to do this
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I maintain that the only thing more frustrating than fore wheel drive is a slushbox. :P

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#22
April 09, 2009, 03:35:57 PM
Quote from: NAKID on April 09, 2009, 02:35:08 PM
Absolutely. Look at where the rear passenger sits in the iQ. Nothing behind him to absorb a collision. With the SMART, the engine is there...

So instead of having a buick smashing into your spine you have a motor as pushed by a buick? I'm not sure that's an improvement.
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#23
April 09, 2009, 03:55:09 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 09, 2009, 01:50:45 PM
I hate to say it but I like it.

That may change after driving one, but for now, based only on looks, I like it.

Except that it's yellow. 

Yellow is the bad color

+1 Kinda cool for a fun city car.

erkishhorde

#24
April 09, 2009, 03:56:04 PM Last Edit: April 09, 2009, 04:05:12 PM by erkishhorde
Quote from: MrIncredible on April 09, 2009, 03:35:57 PM
So instead of having a buick smashing into your spine you have a motor as pushed by a buick? I'm not sure that's an improvement.

Na, Smartcars are made like a rock. They take all the impact in the shell and try not deform because there's no crush zones like on a normal car. But that transfers a lot of energy into the people inside.  [roll]


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One good thing I can see about having such a small car is that I can park it and my bike in the garage at the same time (my apt has a tiny garage that is barely big enough to fit my Frontier).
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#25
April 09, 2009, 04:22:40 PM
I'd take the iQ over the Smart based on looks, passenger room and fuel economy.  Really, though, I wouldn't buy either.
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#26
April 09, 2009, 08:59:34 PM
IF... they actually sell it here...  and the price is right.... and the back can fit a doggy kennel in it.....  I'd get that.

I wonder where the backseaters put their legs though?
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#27
April 10, 2009, 05:38:16 AM
Quote from: Smokescreen on April 09, 2009, 08:59:34 PM
I wonder where the backseaters put their legs though?

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#28
April 10, 2009, 06:55:50 AM
Quote from: zarn02 on April 10, 2009, 05:38:16 AM
"Hey Griswold, where do you think you're gonna put a tree that big?" ;D

Hehehe, "bend over and I'll show you"

The car is cool looking and could be a good city car, but with all the cell phone talking, huge ass suv soccer moms driving around, I'll pass. 

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#29
April 11, 2009, 12:38:51 PM
I'm oddly reminded of the triceratops dump in the first Jurassic Park.

Not for me. For cars near that size, I suppose the likes of a Civic Si is more appealing. And that's not saying much. If I'm driving a cage, I am OK with it being a land barge.
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