Got my smart car today

[HaRuMaN]

Hope your life insurance is paid up...

[Cakemeister]

I've rearranged some stuff in my garage.

Here's a picture of all four vehicles, from smallest to largest.

To the left you can see my Ike-damaged gate which still hasn't been fixed. It's been hard to find someone who just does repairs. They all want to replace the whole thing.

[Cakemeister]

And here are the vehicles in the garage. The scooter is parked perpendicular to the other cars, in front of the smart. There's enough room to get into all the cars. The Suburban's driver's side door opens in front of the smart.

[Cakemeister]

I did my first bit of highway driving with the smart. My route was from Houston to San Antonio (3 hrs), then to Austin (1.5 hrs) then back to Houston (2.5).

On the first leg the driving was a snap. "What's the problem?" I asked myself. Then a cold front blew through the area bringing much higher winds. The drive home was not easy with the 20 mph gusts. Tractor-trailer rigs didn't cause a problem, it was the cross winds that were a bit scary. I think you would get that in any car, however.

I have not yet calculated mileage. The car has about 1200 miles on it now.

[shardian]

The drive home was not easy with the 20 mph gusts. Tractor-trailer rigs didn't cause a problem, it was the cross winds that were a bit scary. I think you would get that in any car, however.

Wind effects lighter/taller cars worse. I remember driving my Tracker in high winds on the interstate. That was frikkin scary!

If the wind gusts get up to 30-40 mph, you would be in serious trouble in that smart car.

[HaRuMaN]

There's also been a rash of SMRT car tipping incidents (think teens, tipping SMRT cars instead of cows).

[ChadTower]

Yeah... my little white convertible was hell in crosswinds on the highway.  It was pretty low but if the wind was at the right angle it would get under the roof with just enough lift to make you nervous.