Yes the Smart Car is cute and different and its a cool novelty. I've never driven one, it very well may be a hoot to drive.
But for the life of me I can't understand why anyone would buy one.
It only can transport two people and has very little luggage space, is underpowered and expensive.
If they offered this car for $10,000 or less I could understand someone buying one for a third vehicle, something to zip around a high density traffic town or city to run an errand. Or Pizza Restaurants using it as a delivery vehicle.
But the absolute lowest price for a Fortwo, as they call it is $16,700! And I hardly think anyone buys the base model.
What else can you get for that money? Lots!
How about the Toyota Yaris, a real car with back seats and 46 more horsepower. And it costs $3000 less than the Smart Car. You can buy a lot of gas for $3000. In fact the fuel economy of the Fortwo is not a lot better than the Yaris. City 4.6 l/100km for the Fortwo vs. 6.9 l/100km for the Yaris.
Even a better alternative is the Honda Fit. Not only do you get over twice the Horsepower (40 vs. 109) you also get 603 litres of cargo space vs. the Dumb Car's 260. Oh and you can transport 4 people instead of 2. Oh, and you pay $2000 LESS for that privilege.
There are lots of competitive products out there by Hyundai, Nissan, Kia, Suzuki, but you get the point.
So lets sum up.
When you buy the Dumb Car you get:
1. An anemic engine with less than half the power of the alternatives.
2. The ability to transport two people vs. four or more.
3. Two to three times LESS the Cargo carrying capability.
4. Costing thousand of dollars MORE for the above.
5. All of the above for a meagre fuel saving as the only advantage.
You bought a Smart Car and are now regretting it?
Yep, you sure are DUMB!
