Date:         Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:46:44 -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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Some of you don't understand what I am saying.  All you are getting out of
my Smart Car rant is that I'm somehow against the planet and love SUV's. I'm
waiting for Michael Moore to come paraphrase me in his next movie.

I'm just saying that I think $17K for that car is ridiculous.  I don't see
it as any new technology. They just made a regular car really small and
light with a small engine. Duh, yeah it's going to get better mileage. Yeah,
yeah, OK, they put a nice frame around it so you don't get crushed by a
Mercedes.

What I'm saying I can go get a new Honda Civic that gets 40 MPG for the same
price.  It's allot more car. And don't tell me years down the road the SC
will be cheaper because you spent less on gas. I'm saying the starting price
should be cheaper since I'm getting less car.

It is my opinion that if gas all of a sudden dropped to $1 a gallon, Smart
Car would go out of business trying to charge $17K. If, however, they were
cheap cars, like $8K or something, it would not matter what the price of gas
was, they'd sell millions of them. Even here in the US.

If in 10 years we're all driving those things because we have to then so be
it. I'm just not heading down a highway in Philly rush hour traffic with
that thing.  I don't even feel safe in my Element on today's roads.

Bryan

(And since it's Friday I can't help myself
http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/opinions/frequently_asked_questions_a
bout_the_toyota_prius.php )