Anybody drive an unusual or different car ?

[shardian]

I put in a reservation for a smart car. I might get it late 2008/early 2009. It'll be great for my commute (3.3 miles, no highway)

What I really want is a smart-sized and priced car with a plug-in electric motor that'll go 60 miles between charges. I'd get one of those in a flash.

You could make your own electric car for that kind of commute you know...and for a whole lot less money.

And if you don't feel like doing all the legwork of designing, you can just buy a kit.
http://www.electroauto.com/index.html


Either way, a HELL of alot cheaper than a smart car.

[shardian]

Another neat link.
http://www.e-volks.com/index.html

[danny_galaga]

yeah, and for such a short commute, you could build an electric streeter. that would be awesome! i would if i had some dough (or i could just get a loan  )

[Cakemeister]

I like this one.

[Dexter]

I put in a reservation for a smart car. I might get it late 2008/early 2009. It'll be great for my commute (3.3 miles, no highway)

I had a loan of a smart roadster a couple of years ago, brilliant little car. No longer in production unfortunately....

http://www.mcarsweb.com/smart/roadsterb.jpg

[pointdablame]

that doesnt look so unusual?

Nobody seems to know what it is.  Only been in the US since 2007.  Everyone looks confused when I tell them what I drive...

Its strange, I see a TON of Honda Fits around me in Jersey despite them being fairly new.  A few friends from other states say what you say and don't see many at all, but they're very common near me for some reason.

Funnily enough, I very rarely see my car on the road despite them not being rare or hard to find at all (Mazda 3 hatchback).  I see a ton of sedans though.

[HaRuMaN]

That is odd...  I see a lot of Mazda 3 hatchbacks around here.  I was considering one of those when I was car shopping.

[pointdablame]

That is odd...  I see a lot of Mazda 3 hatchbacks around here.  I was considering one of those when I was car shopping.

Yup, its funny how the area affects stuff like that.  I know of 2 other hatches near my work that I see parked on a semi-regular basis.  I also know my friend in town got one since he saw mine and went to my dealer.  Take those 3 out of the equation, and I've seen next to none in the 6 months I've had it.  I've only seen one MazdaSpeed 3 on the road so far too, but that makes a bit more sense.

[Malenko]

yeah a 1997 eclipse GSX, 2.3L G50 turbo 400-500 HP AWD 5 speed and it gets like 19 mpg

no one I know drives a car like this anymore.