Last Friday I saw a Smartcar pulling out of the post office.





I want one! Just to drive to work and back. That would be awesome!

PurpleJedi said:

I love 'em..I would just hate to have an accident in one...

roodboi said:

I know, right?
Looks like it would just disintegrate if it smashed up against an Escalade.

Alot of security patrols use them here, they're cute but you wouldnt want to drive them on the highway or on a really windy day, and Ive seen the scene photos from one that came in contact with a semi and one that just drove off the road, they dont stand up to much.
They'd be perfect for having at a cabin or summer home where you just need it to bomb around a resort or short distances within a small community.

PurpleJedi said:

I think a head on with a tricycle would fuck it up...

i think they are the fastest selling vehicle around here.

emm said:

Hey girlie

Yeah, they're friggin everywhere, but really, how do they expect women to go shopping in those things, there's no room for bags!!!

After seeing the photos from the accidents tho, and you know they arent the public ones, I wouldnt even wanna ride in one of those things

PurpleThunder said:

That's odd. We've had them here in Germany for many years and people drive them everywhere. And mind you the highways don't have a speed limit here.

PurpleJedi said:

Actually the structure has a very rigid cage.
You would be disintegrated though.
Crash Test
[Edited 9/16/07 0:19am]

PurpleThunder said:

You simply do it like the woman in this video:
http://www.stupidvideos.c...t_Madness/

PurpleThunder said:

I guess for people who are afflicted with an endless need for consumerism, then no, it wouldn't be the best choice of vehicle. It works very well for those who live their lives on a "get what you need when you actually need it" kind of lifestyle, though. I generally never purchase more groceries, for example, than what I can carry comfortably in two cotton grocery totes. But then, here people tend to walk or bike to the grocery store rather than drive, so I guess it's hard for me to relate the trunk space thing...

Actually for survivability and safety they rate higher in Europe and the US than a Crysler Voyager

mdiver said:

chrsyler voyager...
smartcar...

both officially off my wish list...

Jochem said:

It doesn't really do any worse in that test than the Vauxhall Corsa though. In some ways it does better. Just better not to drive into a concrete block at 70 miles an hour, I guess.

Damn, I went to another video where the driver hits a gate on pulling out and flips the car over. How the hell is that even possible?

http://www.youtube.com/wa...RMLt28n0-M

fhqwhgads said:

Althoug they wouldn't hold up in an accident they would probably be much less likely to get in one than a truck/suv

they shouldn't be much worse in the wind than a motorcycle


The biggest problem with little cars is that people think suv's and trucks and horrid impala's are cool and buy them

fhqwhgads said:

Hilarious.

Reading those comments I am now convinced that the average youtube viewer is a 12 year old male with an IQ approximately the same level as a snowpea.

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JustErin said:

that has got to be a set-up with an off camera ramp or something

JustErin said:

YOUR A FAGGIT USA IS THE BEST!

fhqwhgads said:

JustErin said:

It's just scary, isn't it?

fhqwhgads said:

It really is. I spend more time paying attention to the comments than I do actually watching the videos.

fhqwhgads said:

Okay, every time I see that username of yours it makes me think "fuckwads". Is that intentional or am I just weird?

(maybe this has been discussed already? )

JustErin said:

Me too. I scroll down almost as soon as the video starts streaming. Not sure why though. I mean, it's always the same homophobic, racist, sexist, or xenophobic crap.

retina said:

It has been mentioned more than once. No, it's not intentional. It's just the name given by a fan e-mailing in to a character Strong Bad on a site called Homestar Runner. A song was made about it too. I can see how it seems to allude to 'fuckwads' though.

fhqwhgads said:

Ah, well now that I know that it's the name given by a fan e-mailing in to a character Strong Bad on a site called Homestar Runner, I feel much more clear on the matter and it makes sense that you chose it as a username. Thank you.

retina said:

I thought either you'd know the site and would know what I was talking about, or wouldn't, and so would hardly want to know all the details. Anyway, it's animated comedy. One of the best parts of the site is a section where people e-mail in and one of the characters, Strong Bad, responds via a cartoon with amusing tangents from the topic of the e-mail. One person who e-mailed in gave fhqwhgads as their name and it just turned out to be a particularly good cartoon. Better, you sarcastic fuck?

fhqwhgads said:

Much better.

retina said:

You should've just called me fuckwads and been done with it.

fhqwhgads said: