http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/ Autoblog Comments for SmartUSA offering $99 reservations to gauge interest in the ForTwo http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 5th 2007 10:20AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 5th 2007 10:41AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 5th 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/
I've tried to e-mail them from the Smartusa.com site, but there is definitely no contact info there. If Smart wants to know if I'm interested, in say, a DIESEL Smart with heated seats, and I live in the Bay Area, I'd be happy to tell them -for free.]]>Feb 5th 2007 11:00AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 5th 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 5th 2007 11:15AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 5th 2007 11:16AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 5th 2007 11:33AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/
But then again, who expects less from Merc-Benz?]]>Feb 5th 2007 11:35AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/
Rob
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BWJones
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Not sure why anyone would pay $99 for getting nothing. Especially when it's about buying a car, which you don't know the final price, and you've never driven, and comes _in about a year_.

If it's gonna be so great of a success, bet some other manufacturers will come and compete. VW Fox, Ford Ka, Opel Agila, and all the Japanese and their Kei cars, and many others...

I'll save my $99 and see what happens...]]>Feb 5th 2007 2:41PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 6th 2007 2:58AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/This new smart is a major improvement over the first gen (which i own)

Some say it's unsafe, bollocks i say. I have not heard of any deaths because of such a car, i've heard of people getting hit by lorrys and going off the motorway and still stay alive with hardly any injuries. If something was so rubbish do you think the germans would even make it if it was unsafe. See it's a german car and the reason why german cars are the best is because they create the best by making sure it's safe.

If you do not understand this car then you do not understand cars period. This new smart will easly win over most small city cars, the only downfull is 2 seats. But wait how many people in city cars have more then 1 person? not many. There that arguement is void.

The gearbox has changed it's no longer 6 speed but 5 speed and it's been produced by Getrag, who are fantastic at automatics.

Instead of a 599 or 698cc enginer you got a 1 litre engine! and the top of the range 1l engine comes with a TURBO. so think of the weight to power! I would not be surprised if the ECU gets changed and it will be even quicker.

Therefore the smart is looking better then ever]]>Feb 7th 2007 5:58PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 10th 2007 7:13AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 10th 2007 7:30AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 10th 2007 9:20AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 10th 2007 9:29AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 10th 2007 9:48AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/05/smartusa-offering-99-reservations-to-gauge-interest-in-the-fort/Feb 10th 2007 10:54AM