SMART at SunLife Plaza

[sputnik]

For those that havent seen it yet and want to take a look at one.

There is a silver SMART ForTwo on display at Sunlife Plaza (4th ave SW between Centre and 1st St SW).

Noticed it in the lobby coming into work today.

[benyl]

cool, I might have to take a look...

[Ben]

Do you work in that tower Sputnik?

[sputnik]

I work in the North tower (there are 3)

[Ben]

haha I dont know which one that is...they're all north...in retrospect to the telus tower where are you?

[sputnik]

its the one set back from 4th (closer to the river)... the one closest to the telus building is the east tower, the north tower is hiding behind it.

[Ben]

I think I'm going to take a walk and have a look.

[Shaolin]

i saw some chick drive a black one up by Marlborough a couple weeks ago.. i'd never buy one though.

[syeve]

I work in the north tower...weird. I took a look this morning, I would buy one if I lived downtown. Pretty roomy!

[fast95pony]

I'll let my room mate know. He's got the hot's for a Smart.:thumbsup:

[atomic]

Originally posted by sputnik
For those that havent seen it yet and want to take a look at one.

There is a silver SMART ForTwo on display at Sunlife Plaza (4th ave SW between Centre and 1st St SW).

Noticed it in the lobby coming into work today.

yah isn't it hidious? i guess it's more original then that mini they keep giving away

[kiwi]

oooh... me wants!!! :D

[ExtremeSi]

There was one parked at Hyatt Mercedes downtown today too. so short! The front bumper is literaly only about 1 inch extended from the front tires.

[Moonracer]

Those things are pretty crazy. The company I work for just bought one however, it's our edmonton office that got it so I'll have to go for a drive if I wanna go try it out.

[Moonracer]

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[Skylinelover]

There was one parked at Hyatt Mercedes downtown today too. so short! The front bumper is literaly only about 1 inch extended from the front tires.

I believe there is more unless they sold some

:thumbsdow

[rockym20]

I like the concept, however they are just too much of a chick car for me. I've seen one or two driving around downtown and I just cannot picture myself driving one of those things. And look how low the bumper is... at least it won't be hard to push the thing out when it gets high-centered on a snow drift or in ruts this winter.

[Scandalous]

I wonder if that car can survive on Deerfoot??? but hey it looks environmentally friendly at least.

[civicluva]

i would so drive that!!!!!

[lsc2g]

i saw it yesterday at work too.. i think its a death trap..

[guessboi]

I saw someone test driving one that passed by me going the opposite way by UofC just this friday...boy those things are small. I can't imagine it crashing head-on with a SUV even though they are considered safe.

...btw, hey the wheels are cheap in that base model smart.

[FiveFreshFish]

I would buy one. It's probably safer than an early 90's econobox.

Smart Car crash test
http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/ncap/ncap_car_results.jsp?make=Smart%20Car&modelYear=Smart:1999&publicationDate=2000-02-01

M-Class crash test for comparison
http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/ncap/ncap_car_results.jsp?make=Mercedes-Benz&modelYear=M-Class:2002&publicationDate=2002-11-01

[FiveFreshFish]

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/images/smart_safety_3-1.jpg

Here's a good Canadian crash test (http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/040908.htm)
story with several good pictures.

[illeagle]

if they're cheap i'd buy one.. Look at the dish on them rear wheels!!! I'd want a championship white, SMART car.. with 2 12" kicker solobaric subs, and HEAVY tint. No one must see me drive this garbage can on wheels..:rofl:
DRIFT IT!!!!!!!!!!

[fast95pony]

I'm sure it's as safe,if not safer than any other small car.The cage around the passengers is very strong. If the price of gas keeps rising like it is,these cars should sell very well.

[method]

I'd drive one. I wonder if the other models are going to eventually come over, depending on sales?

[blueripper6]

One of those was behind me on 14th near simons valley school lol.. craziest car Ive ever seen, I wouldnt buy one though.

[C4S]

Um .. I just got back from Toronto and Montreal .. seem like most the Benz dealership got few Smart in stock .. and they said .. they don't sell well in Toronto .. :confused: same here ?

I think Calgary is ok ..but hard to imagine a Smart car on 401, 404, 407 those busy highway ..

I only saw few Smart cars on crowchild ... kind of cute/weird looking ... :poosie:

[rage2]

Are the smart cars here like the europe ones? Where you can buy different style body panels to change the appearance? Kinda like faceplate for cars.

[Tilly]

anyone see the lip on those rear wheels! :)
if i had a 3-bolt hub i'd definitely hit those!

[chris]

Originally posted by rage2
Are the smart cars here like the europe ones? Where you can buy different style body panels to change the appearance? Kinda like faceplate for cars.
they look a little bigger then the ones i saw in europe. it looks like they added a trunk or something, just like a little bit at the end

[fast95pony]

Anyone see Fifth Gear this week ?? They had a segment on a Smart car cruise from London to Brighton in the UK . Over 800 Smart cars !! All sorts of body mods ,colours,rims .One was a SwitchBlade , no doors ,no roof , cut down windshield and rubber interior.Nuts !! Another was painted as a Friesen (??) cow , complete with ears.. They are definately a cult car in Europe.

[Redlyne_mr2]

The smart cars are all pre sold for this year. They have been selling like crazy. The city of Calgary will be buying fleets of them as well. As mentioned they are a super safe car, it's MB so of course it's going to be safe. They arent like the ones in europe though. The come in 3 trims and a cariety of different colors. In europe they have 4 seaters as well. The thing costs like $11 to fill and will go 600k on that 11 dollars worth of gas

[Seanith]

Whats the cdn retail for those? I saw one driving down crowchild.

[That.Guy.S30]

retial should be anywhere from 16-20g's. saw it on channel 10 the other night

[badseed]

Originally posted by Thi_Thi Subs
retial should be anywhere from 16-20g's. saw it on channel 10 the other night

:werd:

[BebeAphrodite]

I want one too.
What colors?

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by CuteAsianAngel
I want one too.
What colors?

Details here:
http://www.smart.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/mpc-ca-content-Site/en_CA/-/-/SVCPresentationPipeline-Start?Page=issite://smart-Site/smart.com/RootFolder/smart/home.page

[Roadrage]

What they need to do is bring the SMART Roadster over as well.

[Phy]

Saw a black one going up 9th Ave yesterday. They're SMALL! Criminy.

As for if they can survive the 'foot, they've got a computer-set limit of 135 kph. So, yeah they should be ok, long as they stick in the right-hand lane. :D

[QuasarCav]

$11 for 600km!!!


Any math wizzes figure out how long you would have to drive that over a 90's econobox to save money?

[Kobe]

sorry for bumping an old thread, didn't wanna start another one..

but i saw one parked a couple days ago, haha the inside is soo pimp, it was all orange just like the outside. Took up about half of the parking stall..

[t-im]

I testdrove one 3 weeks ago at hyatt...

decently peppy, but if you drive that car the way I did , you "woudln't see the fuel economy gains"

and yeah, no comment about the rest of it.

[/////AMG]

Originally posted by lsc2g
i saw it yesterday at work too.. i think its a death trap..

:rolleyes: , you jus tlike any other n00b, do a search to see if it's a "death" trap or not


Originally posted by C4S
Um .. I just got back from Toronto and Montreal .. seem like most the Benz dealership got few Smart in stock .. and they said .. they don't sell well in Toronto .. :confused: same here ?

I think Calgary is ok ..but hard to imagine a Smart car on 401, 404, 407 those busy highway ..

I only saw few Smart cars on crowchild ... kind of cute/weird looking ... :poosie:

They're sold out mate, until mid next year.


Originally posted by rage2
Are the smart cars here like the europe ones? Where you can buy different style body panels to change the appearance? Kinda like faceplate for cars.

You can but not until summer next year, oh yea not to mention it costs like $1000 to get panels and have it installed!! People in Europe just swap with their friends and install it on their own.


Originally posted by Roadrage
What they need to do is bring the SMART Roadster over as well.

That's the only smart that won't be coming to Canada
:thumbsdow

[1badPT]

Originally posted by /////AMG
That's the only smart that won't be coming to Canada
:thumbsdow

It may make it here as the Dodge Slingshot.

[digitalshogun]

I need one to offset my trucks poor mileage.

As for safety ... I would take one over a firefly!

[Juicy]

They actually crash test quite well (supposedly), they pretty much "bounce" off the thing they hit and the impact gets "transferred" around the car. And apparently they're still feel pretty solid on deerfoot. Yes you can buy interchangable color pannels to change the color.

Feedback is that the owners of these cars pretty much have to lock the car and run away or they get bombarded with random people asking them questions.

[GT2NV]

man its hard not to laugh when you actually see one in person, they look rediculous imo:dunno:

[Ferio_vti]

I love how everyone questions the smart's ability to survive a crash, just cuz they are small.

We'll completely over look the fact that its the engineering that makes it crash safe and not the size of the car.
I remember reading in Consumer Report that Echos have better crash rating than Neons and Cavaliers.

[Ferio_vti]

Oh, while I was in HK:

http://www.servfiles.com/1943/
(note the R34 in the reflection :) )

[Ferio_vti]

http://www.servfiles.com/1942/

http://www.servfiles.com/1944/


What's up with the *THREE* bolt pattern wheels??

[Seanith]

those tailights on teh roadster are shaped just like s2000 tail lights.

[/////AMG]

Originally posted by 1badPT


It may make it here as the Dodge Slingshot.

:werd: Almost same thing, but the smart roadster is better! :D

I thought the forfour was butt ugly, but when I sa wit in person I changed my mind, it looks nicer the the two tone colour ws similar as in light and dark grey or something

[CryoCarnage]

Hehe i like em but for a 6 foot four man like myself, it would be far too small. Anyway if you want something even funnier check out www.myersmotors.com