Well up here in Canada where there about 500+ running about locally,
I'll comment a bit.
I'll note the performance is like say a 240D, mind usually the
performance is fine for daily driving, even on the highway. People
who drive them usually figure out how to shift the auto-manual
tranmisssion so that it's not clunky as reported by CR. First wave
of drivers were folks who were early adopters and perhaps making a
fashion statement, the current wave is people who've figured out that
it gets 3x or 4x the milage of your average Detroit SUV on cheap
diesel, so if you drive 30K miles a year one can quickly add up the
savings.
On 6-Nov-06, at 12:18 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
You beat me to the same answer. The smart is a very popular car in
Europe.
We have too many open roads here in the States.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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John
1983 300TDt 368k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1990's 300TDt 180k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1993 500SEL 184k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
