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DrewKaree:
I'm guessing it's because nobody else has them here...some kind of "value" cost increase ::)
Seems prices when they're offered here next year will be in line with what you're saying, so I can't for the life of me fathom why they think the "cache" of having one of these a year early is worth $14k
http://www.smartusa.com/faq.html
I have no idea what's different from previous years, but there's all the info they're putting out. Seems that the press release I read was either incorrect, or they re-figured their info. Doing the conversion using Google gave me a figure of 46 mpg, to be exact. Their figures for 2008 for the U.S. are 40 "plus" mpg.
My CRX got that, looked a hell of a lot cooler, and didn't make me fear a bicyclist would total my car ;D
ChadTower:
Miatas are about as reliable as a politician and tend to dissolve on any collision.
boykster:
5th Gear tv actually did some pretty intensive crash testing of the SMART car, and believe it or not, it fares VERY well in collisions with other cars, some largish cars even. I'd feel MUCH safer in a SMART car than in any american econobox. Of course on teh road surrounded by gigantic SUV's it would be pretty intimidating, but around town as a city car (which is what they really are) would be just fine.
In this crash test, they run one into a concrete barrier at 70mph and it was pretty bad, but I can't see any small car faring much better than this car.
http://steveintheuk.com/2005/12/21/december-2005-fifth-gear-smart-car-crash/
jbox:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on May 20, 2007, 06:53:38 pm ---so I can't for the life of me fathom why they think the "cache" of having one of these a year early is worth $14k
--- End quote ---
Some people are just "those kind of people"? Who buys the top-line CPU's instead of the other ones which are 5% slower and 60% cheaper? Who buys the pre-order Zuper-Box Mega-Whopper-Huge-Big pack when everyone knows that a year from now it will be $100 cheaper? To some people the value of having something right now is much more than others. :dunno
ChadTower:
Yeah, dumb people.
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