Re: Gas pains..

Jeffrey D Angus wrote:
> AVC wrote:
>>
>> This helps a bit with gas prices.
>> http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/strait8/Smartcar005.jpg
> 
> Interesting vehicle. I've seen one of those sitting out in front
> of the local post office I use. One day I caught the owner getting
> out of it. "Well, that's certainly different looking, how do you
> like it?" Big grin, "Cheap to drive"
> 
> I bet. The only problem I see is getting killed by some soccer
> mom driving 3 tons of vehicle while whining on her cell phone
> about how much it costs to drive her kid 3 blocks to school every
> day.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 


My boss has one of those, she likes it. Apparently they have a very 
strong safety cage and have done quite well in crash tests, they just 
bounce off. Gas mileage is not as good as one might expect though, the 
Diesel versions are much more impressive.