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Old 12-05-2008, 04:58 PM   #20 (permalink)
IndyIan
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Not sure if this will aid in the discussion or not, but I saw a blue Smart on the highway for the first time today, it was doing about 65-70mph. Strangest thing I have ever seen. I have no idea about its exact size but it was about the length of my hood, 3/4s of my width and it was about as tall as the bottom of my windows. The passengers looked to be about 4-6" from the back wall, honestly 4-6" from everything but the wind shield. This thing looked pretty small. Rommie would look like a pig compared to it. I understand that this is a safe car, but it really looked like a little toy I could almost park on top of.
We actually have quite a few of them running around here, I haven't even noticed anyone being an ass towards them either.
I guess they look like a toy but they are like 1800 or 1900lbs crammed into half the volume of a normal car... A better concept is to think of them like a little wrecking ball...
They steal crumple space from almost anything they hit except for the largest SUV's.
Ian
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