October 9, 2008: Smart Cars On 'roids

Stress Puppy · 10-08-2008, 08:15 PM

I used to want a Smart Car. Then I looked more into them and realized my Fit is better.

Tree Fae · 10-09-2008, 09:07 PM

I LOVE my Purple Honda Fit, I have hauled all number of things in it. I thought the full bookcase was the greatest thing until I brought home this huge plant, that had traveled to my school laying down, standing upright in the back seat area. I want a car I can load up and not tear up. The smart cars aren't very useful. I have to admit I also enjoy the 32 miles per gallon I get most of the time. Not too bad with the gas prices down, still not enough when they are way up there. We are at $3.71.

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Originally Posted by Stress Puppy

I used to want a Smart Car. Then I looked more into them and realized my Fit is better.

Stress Puppy · 10-09-2008, 10:07 PM

Smart Cars have 8 cubic feet of storage. Fits have 44.

Smart Cars get 33 city/41 highway mpg. Fits get 27 city/34 highway.

Well, that's what the websites say. I get on average 30 MPG in the city. My girlfriend gets significantly less, because she drives more aggressively.

A Smart Car is about $13K if you want A/C and music. Our Fit is costing us $16K with basically nothing added. (standard model, automatic trans, power windows, CD Player, A/C, power locks ... the basic package).

So, buy a SC and save $3K. You get 3-6 more MPG in the city and maybe 7 MPG more on the highway. You can carry some groceries or a gym bag or maybe a set of ultralight backpacking gear. In our Fit, we loaded that sucker completely full. So full we could barely see out of the back window. That's enough that when we moved, we didn't need much other than furniture. Clothing, books, movies, some lamps, etc.

I can't really stress enough how much I like our Fit.

10-08-2008, 08:15 PM	#1
Stress Puppy Elite Elitist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 359	I used to want a Smart Car. Then I looked more into them and realized my Fit is better. __________________ ~Stress Puppy~ Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur

10-09-2008, 10:07 PM	#3
Stress Puppy Elite Elitist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 359	Smart Cars have 8 cubic feet of storage. Fits have 44. Smart Cars get 33 city/41 highway mpg. Fits get 27 city/34 highway. Well, that's what the websites say. I get on average 30 MPG in the city. My girlfriend gets significantly less, because she drives more aggressively. A Smart Car is about $13K if you want A/C and music. Our Fit is costing us $16K with basically nothing added. (standard model, automatic trans, power windows, CD Player, A/C, power locks ... the basic package). So, buy a SC and save $3K. You get 3-6 more MPG in the city and maybe 7 MPG more on the highway. You can carry some groceries or a gym bag or maybe a set of ultralight backpacking gear. In our Fit, we loaded that sucker completely full. So full we could barely see out of the back window. That's enough that when we moved, we didn't need much other than furniture. Clothing, books, movies, some lamps, etc. I can't really stress enough how much I like our Fit. __________________ ~Stress Puppy~ Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur

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