Date:         Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:45:16 -0400
Reply-To:     BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
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From:         BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
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What is the point of buying one of these things? They cost as much as a real
car and some real cars can be had for quite a bit less. I could see them
being a good buy at $7K but $17K?  Once again, why? Is this so I can be even
smugger than a Prius driver and say "hey look at me, I'm saving the
planet."? The thing is ridiculously small and has no cargo room.  A Ford
Exterminator would take it out at 10 mhp.

When VW came out with a ridiculously small car 50 years ago the point was it
lasted a long time and the biggest issue was it was CHEAP.  If VW had tried
to sell those things in '49 for more than people were paying for their
regular cars they would have been laughed out of the country.  Same goes for
the Honda CVCC.

Geez

Bryan