>browing the Smart Fortwo website
>see this
Why shouldnt i buy one?
I can pay it off in under a year and it would be fun to own a tiny as fuck car compared to my truck
>>15234836
>Why shouldnt i buy one?
You like staying alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKSPxQjPOm0
>>15234836
Because there are bigger cars that get the same mpg.
>>15234836
Because RWD and turbo are not what make fun cars
Look at the chassis , the ratios.
You'd have more fun in a third generation Prelude
>>15234858
i don't love smart cars but what exactly is at issue here?
>>15234936
that's a 45 mph crash with a fairly normal sized car, and it was fatal for the dummy in the smart car.
>>15234923
I already have a small 34 year old RWD car that weighs as much as the Smart Car
its not economical, requires premium only gas
>>15234858
That does not look comfy.
>>15234836
Damn, you would think a tiny 900cc car would do better than 35mpg combined. Especially considering it is turbocharged and a 2016+ MY.
>>15234836
>backing the biggest failure in automotive history
nah
>>15234936
>>15234946
i'm dumb and missed the part where there was a video
i also ride motorcycles so safety isn't that high on my radar but i looked into and passed on the smart car because of handling and power
i'd rather have a bigger car, or a bike
>>15234858
That is not the current generation, look at this http://m.tagesspiegel.de/verkehr/smart-twingo-und-co-im-crashtest-die-kleinsten-haben-das-nachsehen/7127834.html?utm_referrer=
https://youtu.be/F_kuV7f8024
get a 2016 with a manual
>>15234836
Well my 1.8 wagon does that MPG while being driven hard and I could fit a smart car in the back if I chopped the roof off.
It's literally as practical as a motorcycle without the fastness.
>>15235053
>video stopped before it shows the smart car getting thrown half way across the room
They are devastatingly unsafe cars in America. Getting hit by ANYTHING of any size is going to result in a very quick death. A full size truck hitting a smart could throw it across an entire highway
No to mention the fact that neither the IIHS or the NHTSA
>>15234936
not enough crumple zone.
>>15235086
>No to mention the fact that neither the IIHS or the NHTSA
shit, cut off my own post
Meant to say neither agencies has tested the new generation Smart, so real world crash test figures don't exist yet
>>15235053
>smart car weighs almost as much as my commodore
Top keke
>>15234950
But it's probably not as small or taller than it is wide
Aren't these MR? If so RIP OP if he wants to engine swap it or tune
>>15234836
>dfw the literal gayest car in existence is still faster than my shitbox
>>15235115
Euro NCAP gave the 2014 4 out of 5 stars the same as the Chevy Spark (but with better occupant safety ratings and much worse pedestrian scores than the Chevy), by comparison the Jeep Compass got 2 out of 4 and the Tesla S has almost identical Adult occupant scores and significantly worst child occupant scores but wins out considerably on pedestrian safety.
>>15236560
Fuck yeah straya cunt
>>15236901
But really, why do they weigh so much?
The car has a range just short of 300 miles per tank! Fucking garbage
