tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670151701938676383.post8704523059178121583..comments2022-12-01T16:41:17.028-08:00Comments on THE DAILY BOSCO: What's So Smart About A Smart Car?Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339981778764326451noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670151701938676383.post-39321056685291307022008-07-24T11:37:00.001-07:002008-07-24T11:37:00.001-07:00I blame the Americans.In France it is said it was ...I blame the Americans.<BR/><BR/>In France it is said it was getting some 60mpg. But those Americans just had to have a bigger engine. 'My economy car can kick YOUR economy car's butt.'<BR/><BR/>I'm not so convinced there's a real safety issue. The MINI Cooper is highly rated for protecting the occupants in a crash. Haven't heard result for the Smart car, but my larger Neon is supposed to be a death trap.<BR/><BR/>The fact is for California, carpooling mostly isn't an option. When I'm busy I don't go to the same place or even the same city everyday, there's no group I could fit in with. We get us enough small cars, we can have shorter lines of cars on the freeway and more space to park in. <BR/><BR/>So let's see how the Chinese knockoff, the Chery, will do if Malcom Bricklin ever gets it over here. (The man behing Handyman Hardware, the importation of the Subaru and Yugo, and of course, his own car, the Bricklin.)Doug Vehlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073998529913314143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670151701938676383.post-42849170462112995532008-07-24T11:37:00.000-07:002008-07-24T11:37:00.000-07:00I blame the Americans.In France it is said it was ...I blame the Americans.<BR/><BR/>In France it is said it was getting some 60mpg. But those Americans just had to have a bigger engine. 'My economy car can kick YOUR economy car's butt.'<BR/><BR/>I'm not so convinced there's a real safety issue. The MINI Cooper is highly rated for protecting the occupants in a crash. Haven't heard result for the Smart car, but my larger Neon is supposed to be a death trap.<BR/><BR/>The fact is for California, carpooling mostly isn't an option. When I'm busy I don't go to the same place or even the same city everyday, there's no group I could fit in with. We get us enough small cars, we can have shorter lines of cars on the freeway and more space to park in. <BR/><BR/>So let's see how the Chinese knockoff, the Chery, will do if Malcom Bricklin ever gets it over here. (The man behing Handyman Hardware, the importation of the Subaru and Yugo, and of course, his own car, the Bricklin.)Doug Vehlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073998529913314143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670151701938676383.post-52584029743010321452008-07-23T17:31:00.000-07:002008-07-23T17:31:00.000-07:00But they are so cute!But they are so cute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com