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LWolf

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31. How does it handle

Reply to MuseRider (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:29 AM

Nov 2012

snow, ice, dirt, and gravel?

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Should I buy a Smart car? [View all] Pryderi Oct 2012 OP

I'm a big girl and I actually test drove a Smart Car LynneSin Oct 2012 #1

I adore my Mini. Great fun to drive, great mileage, and a parker's dream. nolabear Oct 2012 #10

I am debating between a Mini or a Fiat for my next car LynneSin Oct 2012 #19

Reading an auto columnist .... kwassa Oct 2012 #2

I own a FIT NV Whino Oct 2012 #5

I drive a fit...love it MrsBrady Nov 2012 #28

I own one. MuseRider Oct 2012 #3

How does it handle LWolf Nov 2012 #31

I would check out the newer ones. MuseRider Nov 2012 #39

I've got about 1.5 miles of gravel LWolf Nov 2012 #40

If you're just using for city driving, sure. The fuckers scare the hell out of me on the highway. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #4

I'd only use it in town. If I were to go on long trips on highways, I'd rent a car. n/t Pryderi Oct 2012 #7

If you do, just make sure you don`t fart in it opiate69 Oct 2012 #6

That's fantastic sharp_stick Oct 2012 #8

lol n/t MuseRider Oct 2012 #9

It actually looks better Major Nikon Nov 2012 #23

Smells of elderberries, though! opiate69 Nov 2012 #36

If it's REALLY a smart car it should be able to advise you cliffordu Oct 2012 #11

Depends on how much you hate yourself. flvegan Oct 2012 #12

agree Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2012 #14

Yep... TheCruces Oct 2012 #17

A guy I worked with years ago was a former Yugo USA dealer, and he still had two Yugo...cabrios. mikeytherat Nov 2012 #32

My brother owns one. He loves it. Aristus Oct 2012 #13

I drive a micro car that's 400 lbs. lighter than a Smart car aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #15

Is that a 4CV? Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #42

Yup aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2012 #43

Consider a Honda Fit or a Mini... Flaxbee Oct 2012 #16

Well you could paint it like this: Initech Oct 2012 #18

I might go for a Scion iQ Pryderi Nov 2012 #20

I've looked at them too.. Surprised to find they are made by 4_TN_TITANS Nov 2012 #21

Just don't get one with a Smart Mouth like I did. RedCloud Nov 2012 #22

Probably OK pipi_k Nov 2012 #24

A Smart would be dumb mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #25

Being a city dweller where parking is a premium and I don't have off-street Pryderi Nov 2012 #26

I live in the city too (Milwaukee) and I understand mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #27

ahh...the Smart car would be our 2nd car. :) I should have clarified. My wife and I can't Pryderi Nov 2012 #35

Honda Fit MrsBrady Nov 2012 #29

No. harmonicon Nov 2012 #30

The Mazda 2 is a nice subcompact: mikeytherat Nov 2012 #33

A used Miata is a good choice too n/t We are Devo Nov 2012 #34

Sister belongs to some co-op zipplewrath Nov 2012 #37

Zipcar is here in Pittsburgh, but the nearest one is a mile away. Not really that convenient. :( Pryderi Nov 2012 #38

Fact: It is impossible to look cool in a Smart Car, no matter what. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #41

Why do they just levitate in the air when you need to get out? Shagbark Hickory Nov 2012 #44

Someone had to post 'em... Shagbark Hickory Nov 2012 #45

Those pics do not look real...photoshop? n/t We are Devo Nov 2012 #46

I don't know if they're real or not. Shagbark Hickory Nov 2012 #48

No they didn't. While you're at it, why not post some Pryderi Nov 2012 #47

Friend had one. progressoid Nov 2012 #49