The Undead Gateway Thread

[jaged]

hmmmmm smart car vs any suv. wonder whos gonna survive. Might ass well drive a kart around, at least youd have some speed to get away from things

[sonza68]

The g-loading on the Smart occupants would be much higher, but there should be little if any intrusion in the passenger compartment.

70 mph Smart ForTwo crash test.

[BigBalledOX]

Originally Posted by jaged

hmmmmm smart car vs any suv. wonder whos gonna survive. Might ass well drive a kart around, at least youd have some speed to get away from things

I've found that go-karts are VERY DANGEROUS.

[sonza68]

Quit yer *****in'.

[bensenvill]

Originally Posted by sonza68

The g-loading on the Smart occupants would be much higher, but there should be little if any intrusion in the passenger compartment.

I dont doubt its safety but americans simply arent going to buy it, its an expensive car, if your going to try to sell a car thats less than half the size of the next smallest car on the market.... charging considerably more for it isnt going to help.

now for those that went to the chicago autoshow the other year, probably remembers SMART had a number of cars on display [one of those touchy displays]... but unlike every other car in that section, the doors were locked, you couldnt actually try sitting in it.

I saw the car again at Wired's NeXtFest, and you could sit in the car... ummm, IT SUCKS, I was sitting in the passenger seat, seat all the way back, and I felt like I was sucking kneecaps... the problem is that the floor board is at a 30-45% angle. Its little crap like that that will kill it.

[bensenvill]

I'm being real productive all day, I've spent most of the morning watching this [thanks 3rd monitor]

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/15/n...-electric-car/

[BigBalledOX]

I just wanted to let you all know I've submitted this thread to BestThreadEver.com

[sonza68]

[cartman]Sweet[/cartman]

[BigBalledOX]

Yes, its official . . . I'm waving the white flag of surrender. Midwest NECO is dead as feck. From a high point of about a 3000 post lead, its been dwindled down to about 600, a lead which I will be surprised to last through the end of the month.

[BigBalledOX]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061016/...g_the_war_room

Interesting story that may only interest me.