Seems like a bad time to be getting a new car right now, what with the economy crashing around our heads and the Republicans threatening to steal yet another Presidential election, but the car finally arrived, and either we had to come and get it or let it be sold to someone else. Smart?
Only time will tell. After waiting for one for 15 months, we decided we'd go ahead and take it. Now, if we had become unemployed since we'd ordered it, someone else might be driving it off the lot instead of us. The car is almost microscopic, and yet it feels very roomy inside. Indeed, one of my wife's co-workers is 6'4" tall, and even HE fit in the car with headroom to spare. OK, so he couldn't stretch his legs ALL the way out. Whattaya want?
It's got plenty of juice for such a small engine (it's a three-cylinder, 1.0 liter, 61 cu. in. engine - haha). But, hey, it's built by Mercedes, and they know a thing or two about cars.
We now have three transportation options: the Lexus, for road trips and those long, long drives out to the suburban malls (geez, when is the last time we did THAT?!); the smart ForTwo, for driving back-and-forth to work, especially on bad weather days; and my Genuine Buddy scooter, which I will use to commute to work on decent weather days.
I love that 'lil Buddy. So far, I'm averaging 78 MPG.
Ultimately, we want to add a fourth option: bicycles. But if we tried to commute to work on a bike, I'm afraid we'd be too sweaty when we finally got to work, unless it was freezing cold outside, and then we wouldn't want to ride the bike anyway. Neither of our employers provides showers or a gym on-site. Boo-hoo.
I understand they're making more and more bikes with a motor assist these days....
Speaking of getting wet, we have a large hurricane, Ike, headed our way. We're at that point, almost....should we stay or should we go? We will probably stay, since we are ~ 53' above sea level here.
But, oh yeah, the smart car. It's awesome. And it has a nice face. And a soul-patch!
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