I worked as a service advisor for a Mercedes-Benz / Smart dealer until 2 months ago (found a better job w/ Porsche). The smart car is good for around town, a little small for my tastes on the highway. With the rear engine right behind the seats, it can start to get a little warm inside the car after about 45 minutes on the highway. Highway fuel milage is around 40, not as good as you would expect for a car of it's size. It's not a bad car but it's real strength is its size, which is not nearly the advantage here in the US that it is in Europe. It certainly has the image of being a 'green' car, but the reallity is that you can do just as well in something a little bigger. If you buy one, be prepared to spend time explaining to onlookers what it is your driving.
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Formerly - 89 cuddy 165hp I/O and 95 V21 / 150 Honda
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. - Thomas Jefferson
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