Re: The Auto Industy's 2nd Biggest Fear

In article <bU8rj.14260$EZ3.995@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> The only advantage of the Smart is size.  If you live in a large city,
you 
> suddenly have more parking options.
If you can find a 1/2 size parking space (not possible here); or share a 
full sized space with another  Dumb/Smart car.
> 
> As for fuel mileage, I was able to get 42 mpg over 1200 miles in a Smart

> ForFour.  While good, that is obtainable in other cars.  The ForFour has

> what they call a back seat.  I did not try to sit in it though as there
was 
> barely any leg room.  Handling was pretty good even on the highway,
cruising 
> along with the bigger cars on the Autostrade. 
The Toyota Yaris smokes the ForFour on value 
   and space in the Yaris sedan.

Mercedes should leave small mini cars to others. They are wasting the 
money they make on their full sized cars on their over priced Smart line.
It isn't even a case of the rich helping the poor, because the poor 
can't afford a Dumb/Smart  car.