picked up the "smart" car yesterday down at the buckhead dealership in atlanta...
the goofy little thing is actually kind of a blast to drive, as possible with a 3-cylinder 70-hp engine...the autoshifting tranny takes some getting used to, but with paddle shifters can be fun; the thing even has a little bit of an old mg type sports car sound, and it really does handle highway speeds well...seventy mph on i-85/i-75 at rush hour was no big deal, and this thing gets more looks and questions from people than anything i've driven in a while, and that includes some pretty cool rides.
so, anyway, the ebay auction starts tonight...my actual cost including sales tax, etc. was around 15,500 and the most recent ebay sales have been about 3k over that, so looks like i'll make a buck and that's a good thing.
i may go ahead and put in an order for another one...it'll take another year to get it, and by then maybe the motorhome can come back out of mothballs and we'll use the smart as a dinghy...
Thanks for the report, if I win the Lotto consolidate my life and need a city ride for me and the wife I will buy one - but it is cool, and that it held the highway speeds is worthy. Thanks and speed the money wisely, oh, sorry, I forgot who I was talking to, you don't need that kind of advice. Go gently.
ReplyDeleteIf I didn't need the capability to take roadtrips, one of these would be perfect.
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