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big tee

big tee

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Saw this-had to share.---Tee
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A Mercedes vehicle that most people can afford haha. Pic is funny but to be fair that car hit a concrete barrier at 70MPH, the doors even stayed shut, left side opened with the handle, pass side opened and still shut. Those little cars actually scored top ranks on crash tests, much better than a lot of cars/trucks 2 or more times their size. I still wouldn't have one though, I don't see any benefit, good fuel economy but not great either.
 

What happened to the other half of the car? :)
I see a few of those around here.
When I meet one on a narrow residential street I usually speed up a little and hog the road with my pickup. They always pull over and stop and driver has a terrified look on their face.
 
I wouldn't have one either! 1) Any other car is a threat to your life. 2) There is no place to put anything so it is only good for going to the office, not getting groceries much of anything else. And their expensive.
So you have to have another car for anything outside of going to the office--sure if it is only 2 or 3 thousand.
 
When I see a clown car, I think it's a coffin on wheels. One thing for sure, driver will be the first at a head on accident.
 
There's also a weight rating on them. Someone I work with bought a similar car. If I remember right the maximum weight of the people and cargo can't exceed 500 pounds.
 
This is why that happens. They are the worst driver's on the road. They must tell them they are indestructible so don't be afraid. I've also never seen one that didn't dig track too. They must not check the alignment before they sell them.
Smart car
 
Sat in one at a car show. I thought my feet were resting on the back of the front bumper, didn't care for that.

Was at a farm consignment sale, they had a Smart Car on it. A few people came out from the town's, interested. Well, a nearby dealer had put it on the sale for advertising, pretty high reserve I don't think it got to half what he wanted. All the folks from town were very grumpy, not so familiar with consignment sales and reserve prices, I don't think he got the type of advertising he wanted....

If they were half the price of a real car, would be a nice little commuter. But they sure don't give them away, so hard to justify what you get for what it costs.

Paul
 
Jon, Could you be picking up on this , the variance in wheel track front to rear.
Track width front/rear in mm 1469/1430.
 
No, I noticed that too. They frequently do g track or sometimes they squat so the rears are wider on the bottom.
 
The Smart Cars have the lowest owner retention of any vehicle on the market. Basically after you've had one you never want another one.
 
Yes, saw the test footage on U'tube. Thing is they said it was a
worthless test cause no ones organs could take that impact. That means
any car not just the smart car. If you survive a 30 mph accident and
walk away you are doing good. "G" forces on your internal organs can
be brutal.
 
(quoted from post at 00:18:10 07/26/17) A Mercedes vehicle that most people can afford haha. Pic is funny but to be fair that car hit a concrete barrier at 70MPH, the doors even stayed shut, left side opened with the handle, pass side opened and still shut. Those little cars actually scored top ranks on crash tests, much better than a lot of cars/trucks 2 or more times their size. I still wouldn't have one though, I don't see any benefit, good fuel economy but not great either.
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Scored better? You should take a long look at the ratings/test. "In their size class". IMO all should be tested to the same standard, then we will see where they really rank. Then too the tests are set up to certain criteria to project what they want you to think.

Seen the aftermath of a wreck where one of those tangled with a mid sized car. The folks in the little thing died while the people in the mid sized car were only injured.

Rick
 
For as tiny as they are their fuel economy isn't as good as you would expect. They are rated 31 City and 39 highway while a very comparable Ford Fiesta is rated 27 City and 35 Highway. The Ford is cheaper, has a back seat (and 4 doors) and 4 cylinder engine vs a 3 cylinder engine.
 
In their class is HUGE distinction. While they may score well against other subcompacts, a head on with the poorly rated 1998 F150 will show what happens when it starts taking hits outside of its class. The strongest midget is still overpowered by an average man.
 
I can't find it now, but recently saw a video showing this guy driving one of these "smart cars" to work. Gets to the office, right in front of the building. Gets out, and folds the thing up into a briefcase, then takes it into work with him. ...Yes, it was a silly spoof, but was still very funny!

Am wondering if I watched that on the Red Green show recently? Maybe one of our northern friends will know. :wink:
 
The funny that I saw for the smart car was with 4 top less college women hitch hiking.
 
I remember when they first came out. I was parked next to one at the grocery store and we were both leaving at the same time. The owner told me that it was a great car and my crew cab one tone would be like this in the future. If all you need is transportation and live in the big city they might have their place. Not for me. I outgrew go-carts a long time ago.

Greg
 
There is a guy here in NC that has one. He has a representation of a 'wind-up' key fastened on the back.
 
Scored better? You should take a long look at the ratings/test. "In their size class". IMO all should be tested to the same standard, then we will see where they really rank. Then too the tests are set up to certain criteria to project what they want you to think.

Seen the aftermath of a wreck where one of those tangled with a mid sized car. The folks in the little thing died while the people in the mid sized car were only injured.

Rick
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Well, you have to take their unbiased scores for granted I guess, all vehicles go through these same tests and are graded on the same standards. the head-on impact test (40% frontal impact) is the only test that they rate vehicles in weight classes, all other impact tests are equal and comparable. What standard would you prefer them to be tested with to be "fair"? Keep in mind a 1700# vehicle has far less kinetic energy when hitting a solid object than a 7500# vehicle would.

If you want to test a 1700# pound vehicle colliding into a 7500# vehicle, then by weight percentage difference you would need to test the 7500# vehicle against a 25000# vehicle.

Bottom line is small or large vehicles aren't always safer or more dangerous than the other, it depends on many things but one is what they crash into, unfortunately that's not usually a decision the driver gets to make.
 
(quoted from post at 05:16:46 07/26/17) This is why that happens. They are the worst driver's on the road. They must tell them they are indestructible so don't be afraid. I've also never seen one that didn't dig track too. They must not check the alignment before they sell them.
Smart car
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That was not a bad driver. Didn't stand on the brakes once in front of you.
 
(quoted from post at 21:49:23 07/26/17)
Scored better? You should take a long look at the ratings/test. "In their size class". IMO all should be tested to the same standard, then we will see where they really rank. Then too the tests are set up to certain criteria to project what they want you to think.

Seen the aftermath of a wreck where one of those tangled with a mid sized car. The folks in the little thing died while the people in the mid sized car were only injured.

Rick
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Well, you have to take their unbiased scores for granted I guess, all vehicles go through these same tests and are graded on the same standards. the head-on impact test (40% frontal impact) is the only test that they rate vehicles in weight classes, all other impact tests are equal and comparable. What standard would you prefer them to be tested with to be "fair"? Keep in mind a 1700# vehicle has far less kinetic energy when hitting a solid object than a 7500# vehicle would.

If you want to test a 1700# pound vehicle colliding into a 7500# vehicle, then by weight percentage difference you would need to test the 7500# vehicle against a 25000# vehicle.

Bottom line is small or large vehicles aren't always safer or more dangerous than the other, it depends on many things but one is what they crash into, unfortunately that's not usually a decision the driver gets to make.
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Actually yes and no. They have the same test but different standards for passing. That's why they even advertise "best in it's size class" from the manufacturer. Several years ago none of the mini vans passed crash testing. Made the news. What they did was delay retesting not to give the manufacturers time to redesign but so that they, the government, could have time to rewrite standards that allowed them to pass.

Many studies out there that show that you have an 8-10 times greater chance of serious injury or death if you are driving/a passenger in a small car.

Rick
 
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