All I can say is WTF?! Why would anyone in their right mind spend over $20,000 on a golf cart?I remember a couple of years ago when the craze for the Smart Car took effect here in Canada. I heard a lot about the car and how small it was and how great on gas it would be. Essentially it was very interesting especially for those that live in big cities where space is an issue. Along comes the Smart Car. And with that the pricing of the Smart Car is released. This was when I spit my coffee all over thirteen different people in the elevator. THAT MUST BE A MISPRINT I thought to myself. $20,000.00 for...THAT?
So I jumped online and spit my third sip of coffee all over the computer monitor when I visited the website to confirm that indeed you are over $20,000.00 on road for one of these pieces of shit. Here I was expecting $5,000-$7,500. I mean LOOK AT IT! It's a glorified golf cart.
So everyone is going on and on about how great it is on gas. I agreed - only when the diesel was available. What do the morons at Smart do? Cancel the diesel and keep a PREMIUM only gas engine that they claim gets 5.4L/100km but in real life gets over 6. The same as say, a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla (5-sp). So tell me this, WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND THINKS THE SMART CAR MAKES SENSE? Seriously? Is it because you think you look cool driving one? Newsflash - YOU DON'T. You look like an oversized and awkward fool driving a golf cart on city streets.
Is it because you are environmentally aware? NO because if you were you would buy a car that is better on gas that doesn't drink premium you fool.
Is it because it's small? Well maybe. But why would you spend $3,000-$7,000 MORE on a two seater with next to zero cargo space that goes 0-60 in 13 seconds when you can buy a five seater with cargo space that gets equal or better fuel economy (keep in mind this piece of shit swallows premium) and still have enough gas money to drive it an extra 10 years?
It's just not right. People who buy these things must be thinking something else. I have no idea what that can be? Is it the novelty? Are you starving for attention?
After the initial explosion of these POS's I noticed about 6 months later there were a shitload of these for sale in people's driveways and online. I guess the novelty wore off and they thought "what the hell was I thinking?" I see a lot less now - maybe one or two a week on my usual commute as compared to 15 or so when they first came out.
Seriously, calling this a *Smart* Car is one of the biggest farces in car history. This oxymoron never ceases to make me chuckle because who are we kidding, this is as far from smart as car value gets. You want to save the world and your money...but a Yaris or Fit and take the extra $5,000 and give it to programs for environmental improvements.
There is NOTHING smart about "Smart Cars."
So I jumped online and spit my third sip of coffee all over the computer monitor when I visited the website to confirm that indeed you are over $20,000.00 on road for one of these pieces of shit. Here I was expecting $5,000-$7,500. I mean LOOK AT IT! It's a glorified golf cart.
So everyone is going on and on about how great it is on gas. I agreed - only when the diesel was available. What do the morons at Smart do? Cancel the diesel and keep a PREMIUM only gas engine that they claim gets 5.4L/100km but in real life gets over 6. The same as say, a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla (5-sp). So tell me this, WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND THINKS THE SMART CAR MAKES SENSE? Seriously? Is it because you think you look cool driving one? Newsflash - YOU DON'T. You look like an oversized and awkward fool driving a golf cart on city streets.
Is it because you are environmentally aware? NO because if you were you would buy a car that is better on gas that doesn't drink premium you fool.
Is it because it's small? Well maybe. But why would you spend $3,000-$7,000 MORE on a two seater with next to zero cargo space that goes 0-60 in 13 seconds when you can buy a five seater with cargo space that gets equal or better fuel economy (keep in mind this piece of shit swallows premium) and still have enough gas money to drive it an extra 10 years?
It's just not right. People who buy these things must be thinking something else. I have no idea what that can be? Is it the novelty? Are you starving for attention?
After the initial explosion of these POS's I noticed about 6 months later there were a shitload of these for sale in people's driveways and online. I guess the novelty wore off and they thought "what the hell was I thinking?" I see a lot less now - maybe one or two a week on my usual commute as compared to 15 or so when they first came out.
Seriously, calling this a *Smart* Car is one of the biggest farces in car history. This oxymoron never ceases to make me chuckle because who are we kidding, this is as far from smart as car value gets. You want to save the world and your money...but a Yaris or Fit and take the extra $5,000 and give it to programs for environmental improvements.
There is NOTHING smart about "Smart Cars."
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