So are you going to buy one?

**Billy Blaze** · 11-09-2007, 10:25 AM

Other planets are getting warmer too, maybe the sun is just getting warmer?
maybe martians have trouble with their big cars destroying the atmosphere too.
at any rate, they sell a lot of these cars out here in weatherford, I would drive one just for the go cart feel.....doubt I would buy one though

**Radio-Active** · 11-09-2007, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by Billy Blaze

Other planets are getting warmer too, maybe the sun is just getting warmer?
maybe martians have trouble with their big cars destroying the atmosphere too.
at any rate, they sell a lot of these cars out here in weatherford, I would drive one just for the go cart feel.....doubt I would buy one though

Yep, Seen that ad on the web.
http://www.whatasmartcar.com

**Jeff_nc** · 11-10-2007, 04:57 PM

I think it's kinda cool... and it's rear wheel drive. It would be kinda like a RWD CRX. I saw a pic of one in England with a Hiyabusa motor in it. With a little more power, suspension work and some nice tires... these things would be lots of fun to drive.

**pliablemoose** · 11-10-2007, 06:02 PM

I think I'll wait & snap up one of these: http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...onda_concepts/

**Radio-Active** · 11-10-2007, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by pliablemoose

I think I'll wait & snap up one of these: http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...onda_concepts/

Personal experience is that Honda still hasn't figured out how to make a CVT work right. My 2004 Civic went through it's first tranny at 19000 and started slipping again at 36000. Thus I have a 2005 miata.

**Radio-Active** · 11-10-2007, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by Jeff_nc

I think it's kinda cool... and it's rear wheel drive. It would be kinda like a RWD CRX. I saw a pic of one in England with a Hiyabusa motor in it. With a little more power, suspension work and some nice tires... these things would be lots of fun to drive.

Actually, I think you are refering to the one in Portrigal.

Linkie:

**Jeff_nc** · 11-10-2007, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by Radio-Active

Linkie:

Dude, that was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.I'd rather have one of those than just about any Miata I've ever seen. I think I might have to make one of these in a few years... once these cars are cheap and on the used market. Have you seen these ---> http://www.zcars.org.uk/mini/clips.htm

**Radio-Active** · 11-10-2007, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by Jeff_nc

Dude, that was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.I'd rather have one of those than just about any Miata I've ever seen. I think I might have to make one of these in a few years... once these cars are cheap and on the used market. Have you seen these ---> http://www.zcars.org.uk/mini/clips.htm

Neat package. Looks well constructed too. I would love to fit one of those engines into a smart or mini.

**vejatabul** · 11-10-2007, 10:39 PM

Gimme one of these hayabusa v8's and I would kill myself happy.
(of course it would go into my miata)

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...usa-v8-engine/

**MX-5EE** · 11-12-2007, 05:02 PM

I wouldn't have a problem in one of those at all. Don't ask me why, but I love small cars. I simply cannot stand large vehicles (I have owned 4 cars and my NC is the 2nd heaviest). However, the Smart ForTwo is fundamentally an economy car and my wife and I are young and a family is in our future, so a back seat is an absolute must. I can excuse the lack of a backseat in a sports car, but not in an economy car. Further, as has been pointed out before, a VW diesel is a much better choice as an economy vehicle even though I don't trust VW quality right now (why won't BMW sell the Mini Cooper D in the US? diesel efficiency with a backseat, I want one!).

I suppose if I were at a different stage in life where a family isn't in the future a ForTwo might be attractive, but not now.

I should also note that any non-toy (a toy vehicle being my Miata) vehicle I purchase in the future must be EPA rated minimum 30mpg in city with a backseat, or I am not interested. Henceforth my wife's Honda Fit, though it is no longer 30+ mpg in city for 2008 with an automatic transmission.

Also, another video of a ForTwo Diablo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi_CgGGDglY

I have noticed those powertec V8's (the Hyabusa V8 ) I have always wondered if they would fit in a Locost/Lotus 7 frame :)

**vejatabul** · 11-15-2007, 02:04 PM

well if you can put an ls2 in a sevens frame, i am sure that tiny lil hayabusa v8 will fit. :)

**MadMonkey** · 11-15-2007, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by gabkwong

To me my life is more worthy than saving the planet from the global warming.

This massive planet has been around for how long, and we're going to destroy it with 122 years of automobile usage?

And no, I don't want a Smart Car. Fugly. You'd have to be a fumduck to buy one

**cam76034** · 11-15-2007, 07:19 PM

Aw c'mon and go green! It's the in thing. Don't you want to be like Ed Begley Jr.?

**synaptik** · 11-15-2007, 07:35 PM

well i read this and i am pretty sure it is a NO WAY for me

7. What's the fuel economy? How big is the gas tank? How fast does it go?
Top speed is 84 miles per hour and is limited by a governor at that speed. Don't let the 0 to 60 in 16.2 seconds fool you. It's peppy in the city and easily maintains speed on the highway

and i thought that old geo tracker we used to have was bad .....

no chance of getting out of that hummers way at that pace

**MX-5EE** · 11-15-2007, 08:33 PM

Definitely not a highway vehicle, but I could see it being handy in town off the freeways. It may very well become popular in New York, Boston, and other crowded cities.

**Titus** · 11-15-2007, 08:35 PM

I saw one on the tollway this afternoon. While still very small, it did not look as tiny as I expected next to the rest of the cars.

**jrj512** · 11-15-2007, 09:09 PM

The thing is, you could not have this car as your only car in an area as big as this metroplex, so it would be a second (albeit, primary) car. And that is just too much money for a second car -- it would never pay for itself in the gas savings, which is the whole point of the car. There are other cars out there that can get good mileage and still provide the needs to act as a single car.

(Not sure if this was already said, but I do not feel like re-reading this whole thread.)

**smartmx5** · 11-16-2007, 01:29 PM

Yep, but not for economics. Would be cool to have one since my last is Smart. I will buy one used. I will use it like some people use a golf cart around their property

**vejatabul** · 11-17-2007, 12:58 PM

I want to cut the top off, weld in a roll cage, install proper restraints, deflate the tires to 8psi, and go have fun in the twisties. It will be like being on the inside of a big ball. Then for fun, I would let the neighbors kids smack it with as many colors of paint as possible, followed by cutting the exhaust off, removing the air box, and using it to commute to work, at WOT. I get off work at 3 am...fun for the whole neighborhood...

**Radio-Active** · 11-17-2007, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by vejatabul

I want to cut the top off, weld in a roll cage, install proper restraints, deflate the tires to 8psi, and go have fun in the twisties. It will be like being on the inside of a big ball. Then for fun, I would let the neighbors kids smack it with as many colors of paint as possible, followed by cutting the exhaust off, removing the air box, and using it to commute to work, at WOT. I get off work at 3 am...fun for the whole neighborhood...

Did you forget to take your meds again???

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