Fun little car to drive! If you think it is unsafe, you are wrong. IT IS QUITE SAFE. You basically are sitting in a steel cage. Great gas mileage, and believe it or not, good cargo space. When in the car, you do not even realize how small it is. It feels as though you are in a normal size car, that is, until you reach you arm around and touch the back window! Allow extra time and space when changing lanes or pulling into traffic since with only 3 cylinders it can be slower to accelerate. Also allow time and space with lane changes for fellow drivers to "see" you. Be aware that there is the dual drive, and it is easy to "slip" over to the manual when moving gear shift to drive. If it revs too much, put in "N" and stay on right to "D"
Consider buying this car only and if only you are gonna use it on a daytime job to home and small courses. 1 hour max on the Highway. The driver is gonna go crazy with the noise and handling of the car on the Highway. Don't plan big trips with it. It wasn't designed to do it. It was designed to park anywhere, and cost nearly nothing in fuel.
Looking for economy car for my part time job which involves alot of driving. Also needed a small car to tow behind my RV. The Smart car was the perfect fit. Not only does it get great gas mileage (close to 40 miles/gal), but is also the perfect size to tow behind RV. I've had the car close to 6 months and couldn't be happier. No problems with the car since I purchased it. My p/t job requires a lot of highway driving and the car handles like a charm. The down side is it doesn't have cruise control. It would be ideal if it had that. One other drawback is the suspension. The shocks offer little help with bumps. Overall, I am very satisfied with my purchase.
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