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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:38 PM Original message |
When I buy my next car, it'll be a Smart-fortwo |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. so you're saying the answer is 42? |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. No, "dude," that's not whatI'm saying. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. LOL. It's the answer to everything we've ever wanted to know. n/t |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. You get on with your bad self there. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Would you totally kick my ass on the ice... |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. You know it! |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Au contraire, mon amie! |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Meh, not when I've got two kids and their gear, too. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Ah, well. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
69. Actually it does have room |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. I don't believe they get anything near 57 mpg in the US... |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Quote (from the US): |
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pnutbutr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. quote from www.smartusa.com |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Air conditioning???????? |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
37. Using the AC in a car doesn't hurt gas mileage. Not even in Locarno. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Really??????? |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. they say that having your windows open on the highway can cause drag and |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Are you kiddin'????????? |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. does your cat like to ride in the car??? because whenever my cat goes in the car |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. who is this mystical "they" you speak of? nt |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. experts. i believe it has to do with the aerodinamic shape of the car |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 05:41 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Engineers and wind tunnel technicians. |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 07:09 PM Response to Reply #43 |
64. Haha...I was there 12 years ago just for a couple days, I don't really know it at all well. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. I don't sneer... I think they are cute and I'm impressed with safety.. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. My cat and my husband are okay to ride in the front. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I'm guessing your cat isn't 75 plus pounds, though! |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger doesn't weigh 75 pounds |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Another quote. This one from the fueleconomy.gov |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. It's hard for me to get an American-made car here. Do you know of an American-made |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Why is it that you're so set on getting an extremely light weight car? |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. A car for me is a CONVENIENCE. The most far I'll ever have to drive in it |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. I understand that. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I will look into the Cobalt. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Perhaps they're a good deal more expensive in the U.S. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. The last Smart I saw got fairly unimpressive numbers. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. 1609 pounds rounds to 1,500, not 2,000. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. 1600 lbs does not a safe car make. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Cool. I totally respect that. But I'm still getting a smart. |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. I hope you enjoy it. |
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PfcHammer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
8. Is it true you don't have to garage them? I mean you just |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I don't have a garage. I have a pergola. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. After collisions with pedestrians, the pedestrians are taken to Emergency ... |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Nah, the Smart owners just dust the windshield glass off |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. I want one of these fortwo's too. n/t |
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specimenfred1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. I'm buying a huge muscle car to compensate for my tiny ... |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Hey, now. I was a Camaro Berlinetta driver for years, and I don't even HAVE a whatever-y'all-guys- |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. a flea!! |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Yeah, kind of a flea. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
25. I live in the Rockies and it's still monster truck territory |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. My sister lives in Key West and she LOVES her Kia. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. It's a fun little car to drive |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
35. That is actually kind of funny to me. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I know, I learned to drive in a 1969 (or so) baby blue VW beetle. |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #39 |
56. Know what you mean. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #35 |
70. If you consider that the model T ford |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
36. Nice wheels, Babe. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. What I need, darling, is prayer/good vibes/pure intentions for healing. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
50. Toyota IQ |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. On looks alone, I like it a lot. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. It has the Yaris/Vitz engine. It should be pretty quick. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
52. I can't see that being able to handle any amount of snow. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I live in Ticino, Switzerland. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #53 |
65. I live in Buffalo NY |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. or September-October! |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. In Oct 2006 we got 3 ft dumped on us in 2 days. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-20-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #52 |
66. You might be surprised.... may be light enough to "float" |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
55. I actually saw one of these on the road in my town last Saturday! |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
59. dupe |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
60. I have friends in Houston who swear by theirs. |
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Lavender Brown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
62. Surprisingly, I see many of those around town. |
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