Are these cars just new in the US? They were to be seen frequently in London at least five years ago, maybe even more.
― admrl, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:33 (fifteen years ago) link
they're new in the u.s., but only the fortwo line is being sold here at the moment. they're selling really well, apparently!
― get bent, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
sunny: it's the smartcar. they start at around $11000.
i want a car that's also a phone
― s1ocki, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:42 (fifteen years ago) link
my mum has a smart car
― jeremy waters, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
lol slocki
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 21:29 (fifteen years ago) link
jbr i love you but i totally totally can't get behind the look of hybrid cars gaah
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 21:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Smart cars are everywhere in Oxford/London. I think you get one when you qualify as an estate agent.
― caek, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 00:19 (fifteen years ago) link
lol "qualify"
more like dumbcars
― harbl, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 00:23 (fifteen years ago) link
amirite
― get bent, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 00:24 (fifteen years ago) link
xp to rrrobyn: http://i33.tinypic.com/2znzlae.jpg
― Kerm, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 00:38 (fifteen years ago) link
smart cars are not hybrids they are also ridiculously safe
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 01:03 (fifteen years ago) link
crumple zones
― conrad, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 07:58 (fifteen years ago) link
I guess I'm wrong as usual.
-- Just got offed, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 13:38 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 13:43 (fifteen years ago) link
whatever smart cars are they do not look cool and also that hybrid suv is ugly and also i mean i don't even drive so let me have my car fantasy world
― rrrobyn, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 14:20 (fifteen years ago) link
they are also ridiculously safe
-- El Tomboto, Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:03 PM
explain
― am0n, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 14:26 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.google.com/search?q=smart+car+crash+test
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 14:30 (fifteen years ago) link
that was hard
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/60538/smart_car_crash/ wow!
― rrrobyn, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 14:38 (fifteen years ago) link
i dont know, those crash test ratings dont look so hot to me
― sunny successor, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:07 (fifteen years ago) link
"Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the roof rail.
Injury measures — Measures taken from the neck and chest indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the the dummy's head were high when it hit the steering wheel through the airbag, indicating that head injuries would be possible. Forces on the right tibia indicate that injuries to the lower leg would also be possible. Head acceleration from the roof rail hit was negligible.
"
fail
― sunny successor, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:08 (fifteen years ago) link
and thats at 40mph
― sunny successor, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:10 (fifteen years ago) link
judging a car by how it looks ls like judging a foodstuff on how it feels when rubbed against your bottom
― Granny Dainger, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:19 (fifteen years ago) link
wtf cmon that is not true at all - aesthetics is not absent from car judgement in any way
― rrrobyn, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:21 (fifteen years ago) link
nor is ass rubbing absent from foodstuff judgment
― max, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:22 (fifteen years ago) link
or food judgment for that matter xpost!
― rrrobyn, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:22 (fifteen years ago) link
It's safer than any other go-kart on the road today.
― Kerm, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:23 (fifteen years ago) link
I could wipe my ass with one of those smart cars.
― Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:27 (fifteen years ago) link
its got poor rear impact ratings too
― sunny successor, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Apparently, it takes almost nothing to total one.
― Kerm, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:30 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.aef.com/images/diversity/burrell/allstate_newcar_thumb.jpg
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I like that we have hijacked "truth bombs" to discuss the attractiveness and crash safety of the Chevy Nova vs the Smart ForTwo btw
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:32 (fifteen years ago) link
All because I said nobody would time travel to 1978 and Whiney G recognized that to be a complete fact
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:33 (fifteen years ago) link
it was a year or so before i realized those allstate commericals werent directed at someone named Stan.
― sunny successor, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:34 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.classicsandcustoms.com/list/images/X_1965_Chevrolet_Nova_SS_04052008110723_19470.jpg
― chicago kevin, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.diseno-art.com/images/bmw_isetta_open.jpg
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 16:04 (fifteen years ago) link
it was a year or so before i realized those allstate commericals werent directed at someone named Stan. this was a drunken debate with one of my friends awhile back that swore he was saying Stan!
― carne asada, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 16:07 (fifteen years ago) link
This is true of pretty much all modern cars. The right rear passenger door on my Dodge truck is completely fucked because I let my grandfather back it around a corner and he went up against a very stumpy bush. At maybe 5mph A BUSH gouged two big dents in the door.
I think maybe the ease of totalling them actually has something to do with why they're safer, actually? Energy transfer, etc..
― milo z, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 16:17 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9118/carphoto27391825tz9.jpg
lol the future is in fact a japanese cartoon about the future
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 16:18 (fifteen years ago) link
a smart car almost hit me on my bike today b/c the guy over-shot a stop sign. i didn't really know how to feel. because i have cruelly judged the smart car as generally impotent.
― rrrobyn, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 16:18 (fifteen years ago) link
the ease of totalling
i like this phrase
― rrrobyn, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
an $11k car is by definition easier to total than one more expensive
― ice crӕm, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
also thk u kevin for the 65 nova dot jpg
― rrrobyn, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 16:20 (fifteen years ago) link
look this terrivble thing is coming out soon for a base price of $2500. it looks the same!
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/01/10/automobiles/533-Tata-01.jpg
― sunny successor, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 17:17 (fifteen years ago) link
and its got a back seat!
you will also die in this one
that's for india it is not roadworthy in other countries
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 17:20 (fifteen years ago) link
This is not true.
― Kerm, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 17:23 (fifteen years ago) link
you can total it more efficiently
― harbl, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 17:43 (fifteen years ago) link