Re: The Auto Industy's 2nd Biggest Fear

In article <wytrj.7829$nK5.2650@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> "Some O" <SO@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >
> > The Smart Car is very dumb, my wife and I couldn't even go grocery
> > shopping in it. We need space for groceries and of course golf clubs.
> 
> Then get the ForFour.  The ForTwo is mostly for commuting to work and 
> getting into tight parking spaces.  It is very popular in Europe for the

> size, as I expect, it will be in NYC, Boston, and the like.  It is not
the 
> car for a family run from Yuma to Phoenix.
> 
> When I lived in Philly, I came home many a night and could not park
close 
> but had to pass spots that were just a little shorter than my full sized
or 
> even compact car.  If I had a Smart, I'd just pull right in.  Where I
live 
> now, I have 200 feet to park in at home and a spot at work that is 15
feet 
> from the door. .
> 
> Smart of Dumb?  Get back to me in a year or so after the consumer had
made 
> their choice. 

As I said the Toyota Yaris is a much better deal and I'm sure much more 
reliable than the ForFour:
>  To save production costs, the Smart Forfour shares most of its
components 
>  with the 2003 Mitsubi**** Colt.
Those of us who know Chrysler cars over the last 20+ years, know all 
about Mitsubi****'s reliability.