Comments on: 33 photos of the Smart Fortwo microcar, inside and out http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/ Edge Case, Community Builder, Tinkerer, and Teacher Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:53:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: CARRO SMART MERCEDES BENZ Smart Fortwo http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-32159 CARRO SMART MERCEDES BENZ Smart Fortwo Sun, 27 May 2007 18:24:32 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-32159 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] 33 photos of the Smart Fortwo microcar, inside and out [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] 33 photos of the Smart Fortwo microcar, inside and out [...]

]]> By: Bradley http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28570 Bradley Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:53:03 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28570 The smart cars aren’t available in the U.S. yet unless you get one imported and converted to meet American standards. If you look at the smart car's web page (www.smartusa.com) it shows that the price of the entry level car is less than 12K and the well equipped model is less than 14K. I have a reservation for a red with black frame. I'm very excited to be the first one on my block to have it. :) The smart cars aren’t available in the U.S. yet unless you get one imported and converted to meet American standards. If you look at the smart car’s web page (www.smartusa.com) it shows that the price of the entry level car is less than 12K and the well equipped model is less than 14K. I have a reservation for a red with black frame. I’m very excited to be the first one on my block to have it. :)

]]> By: Stephanie Booth http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28494 Stephanie Booth Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:12:35 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28494 They are indeed everywhere in Switzerland, and have been for quite a few years. It's fun to think that the US are "discovering" them :-) If you look at the <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart" rel="nofollow">French wikipedia article</a>, you'll see the idea was originally Swiss Swatch inventor Nicolas Hayek's. He approached various car companies with his "micro-car" idea, was rejected a lot, of course, until the Mercedes group decides to pick up the challenge. The two-place Smart (to become the Fortwo) starts in 1998, but is not as revolutionary as Nicolas Hayek would have wanted and he steps out. They are indeed everywhere in Switzerland, and have been for quite a few years. It’s fun to think that the US are “discovering” them :-)
If you look at the French wikipedia article, you’ll see the idea was originally Swiss Swatch inventor Nicolas Hayek’s. He approached various car companies with his “micro-car” idea, was rejected a lot, of course, until the Mercedes group decides to pick up the challenge.

The two-place Smart (to become the Fortwo) starts in 1998, but is not as revolutionary as Nicolas Hayek would have wanted and he steps out.

]]> By: Mike http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28375 Mike Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:58:51 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28375 Yep these are fairly popular on the continent (as we in the UK refer to mainland Europe), I remember visiting Rome and seeing lots of them. In terms of parking spots that they can fit into - I've seen them driven straight into a parking space i.e. headlights facing the pavement (or is that sidewalk?) and the rear of the car doesn't extend into the road more than cars parked conventionally either side! Yep these are fairly popular on the continent (as we in the UK refer to mainland Europe), I remember visiting Rome and seeing lots of them. In terms of parking spots that they can fit into - I’ve seen them driven straight into a parking space i.e. headlights facing the pavement (or is that sidewalk?) and the rear of the car doesn’t extend into the road more than cars parked conventionally either side!

]]> By: Sujatha http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28278 Sujatha Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:13:57 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28278 These have been around in Eurpoe for a while. We went on a 2 week trip of several countries in May 2004 and they were everywhere. And it made a lot of sense there considering that roads weren't so big and parking spots were relatively smaller too. These have been around in Eurpoe for a while. We went on a 2 week trip of several countries in May 2004 and they were everywhere. And it made a lot of sense there considering that roads weren’t so big and parking spots were relatively smaller too.

]]> By: Jona Titus http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28247 Jona Titus Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:31:25 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28247 SO glad you checked these cars out. I've been seeing them around myself and wondering what the heck they were and their costs. Sounds like when they get down to a resonable price they'll be great commuter cars. SO glad you checked these cars out. I’ve been seeing them around myself and wondering what the heck they were and their costs. Sounds like when they get down to a resonable price they’ll be great commuter cars.

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28230 Cheryl Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:21:24 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/04/33-photos-of-the-smart-fortwo-microcar-inside-and-out/#comment-28230 "Because of all of these extra steps, you pay premium to be the first on your blog to drive one of these." Hee hee, did you mean to say blog instead of block, or was that an honest mistake? Either way, that's amusing. :D The hubby and I have admired the Smart cars for a while, and we are excited to see them sold here in the US, but considering how very small they are (would be hard to get a week's worth of groceries in the back), we keep going back and forth on whether or not we'd buy one over something like the Honda Fit, or a Scion for a secondary vehicle. I have seen one driving around here (western suburbs of Chicago) plastered with Subway branding. Not sure if it was actually a Subway delivery vehicle or perhaps someone won it for free, but has to drive around with Subway branding?? Anyway, it's a pretty cute car, and would be fine for my short commute in general. Just not for running regular errands like the weekly grocery run. And it's still rather high-priced compared to other compact cars. “Because of all of these extra steps, you pay premium to be the first on your blog to drive one of these.”

Hee hee, did you mean to say blog instead of block, or was that an honest mistake? Either way, that’s amusing. :D

The hubby and I have admired the Smart cars for a while, and we are excited to see them sold here in the US, but considering how very small they are (would be hard to get a week’s worth of groceries in the back), we keep going back and forth on whether or not we’d buy one over something like the Honda Fit, or a Scion for a secondary vehicle.

I have seen one driving around here (western suburbs of Chicago) plastered with Subway branding. Not sure if it was actually a Subway delivery vehicle or perhaps someone won it for free, but has to drive around with Subway branding??

Anyway, it’s a pretty cute car, and would be fine for my short commute in general. Just not for running regular errands like the weekly grocery run. And it’s still rather high-priced compared to other compact cars.

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