Date:         Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:34:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Smart Car / Vanagon combo pack?
Comments: To: "Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com" <gary2a@telus.net>
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I find it strange that you tell us that the car feels unsafe, especially on
the highway, and then link us to a guy whose hot-rodded Smart goes 132 mph!

Maybe not popular in Calgary, land of the SUV, but geez Gary, I've seen them
three abreast coming over the Cambie Street Bridge.  The price is staying up
because they're selling like hotcakes.

On 10/26/06, Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com <gary2a@telus.net> wrote:
>
> >Are they raced anywhere?
>
> Everything is raced somewhere.
> My experience with the Smart is that they are rather unsafe feeling.
> Especially on the highway.
> If they weren't so expensive I think they would be more popular.  In
> Canada
> they are only available with diesel engines and maybe AC, PW, PL etc.
>
> There are several companies fitting Smarts with the Suzuki GSXR motorcycle
> engine.  180 hp, 13,000 rpm redline.
> I guess us vanagon owners are not the only ones doing engine conversions.
>
>
> http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/custom-carshot-rods-tuners/speedy-smart-the-gsxrpowered-smartuki-123772.php
>
>
> http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/06/08/smart-car-plus-gsxr-equals-smartuki-a-very-smart-car
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIkwdv1kvmo
>
> Gary Lee
>



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Jake
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