The Cars Of The Future! :)
are almost here in the the U.S.!
www.SMART.com
-40+ mpg
-extremely safe (watch the crash tests)
-a must for people who dont drive with others in the car often
-those who travel light
-feel sexy
i know for a fact im getting one of these beautys when i get rid of my '95 camry!
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What are everyone's views of this beautiful machine coming to the States?
How well do you think it will sell?
Do you think the U.S. will start converting to care about the worlds health and start working together for a better cause?
Will you consider buying one yourself?
www.SMART.com
-40+ mpg
-extremely safe (watch the crash tests)
-a must for people who dont drive with others in the car often
-those who travel light
-feel sexy
i know for a fact im getting one of these beautys when i get rid of my '95 camry!
<333333333333
What are everyone's views of this beautiful machine coming to the States?
How well do you think it will sell?
Do you think the U.S. will start converting to care about the worlds health and start working together for a better cause?
Will you consider buying one yourself?
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Permalink Reply by WilsonXRS on
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I could never give up my mustang for one of these. I'll gladly pay $10 a gallon in order to drive my car. It's my pride and joy.
I doubt these things will sell big though. The average American need a lot of space. That's why you see a TON of SUVs and trucks.
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Permalink Reply by TonyBtheEG on
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sigh
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Permalink Reply by corinne leigh on
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i know a guy who built a prototype that gets 120 mpg...i'm waiting for that one to hit the main stream
till then i support diesels running on recycled veggie oil...
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well thats the tits right there then isnt it?
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Permalink Reply by LVS on -
My father makes his own diesel fuel from veggie oil. Works out to be 25c Australian per litre instead of $1.60 per litre. He's my DIY hero :o)
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Permalink Reply by Joshua on -
Thats Awesome is it hard to make the fuel? Also, Volkswagen is coming out with a diesel jetta 60 miles to the gallon..huzzzah
http://mix.epicfu.com/group/ecolosophy
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Permalink Reply by LVS on
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It is a lot of effort - a lot of preparation work. You do need to make sure that you have worked out the chemical reactions correctly and have appropriate safety gear. I spent a few weeks going over the different reactions and and the exact quantities of acid etc required for the oil to change into fuel. Not something I would recommend just to whip up yourself at home at all!
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Permalink Reply by Lucy Ingham on
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these have been around in the uk for quite a long time now- they are really popular, particularly in cities like london.
Im glad that they're finally making it to you guys- i hear people were smuggling them in before!
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Permalink Reply by Boshans on
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Honestly, It is totally not worth it in my opinion.
The 40 mpg is a load of crap. There is no reason for that car to get such LOW mileage. The smart cars in Europe do what....about 70 mpg?
It's safe against maybe a normal sized car, I don't want to see what would happen if a stupidly big Hummer or Escalade hits one of these things.
It's also far to expensive. Think about it for a second. If you get the lowest end model, it would still take 5+ years to balance out the money you would have been spending on gas. The highest end model would take even longer, since it's worth what, $28k?
If you do any highway driving, it becomes not worth it at all, instantly. the smart car is made for city use, and if you use it on a highway, the mpg becomes even crappier than it is now.
Make it cheaper, and don't bullshit us Americans saying it can only get 40 mpg, that's a complete load of crap.
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