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Started by murf425, March 16, 2011, 05:10:43 AM

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madjak30

#20
March 28, 2011, 06:05:41 PM
Quote from: Cal Price on March 28, 2011, 02:03:22 PM
A mate of mine who has a Lexus, so does his wife, bought a smart car about a year ago to do his daily commute. So far he has saved about 3000 GBP - seems pretty smart to me!

Does that take into account the car payment/initial purchase?  I doubt it...I know you pay about twice what we do for fuel, but it still wouldn't save you that much...even driving my 3/4ton diesel back and forth to work in the winter, I only burn about $250 per month and that is at $1.10/liter of diesel...buying a Smart Car here is about $18-20,000 plus insurance and fuel...even if you get three times the fuel economy...$85 for fuel, probably about $75/month for insurance and about $300/month payment...$460/month for a Smart Car could buy be 1 1/2 months of fuel...unless they sold a Lexus...??

Kinda like buying a bike to save fuel...unless it replaces a current vehicle, it will cost you more...

Later.
** If you're not having fun, you're doing it WRONG**

Riding since May 2010


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yamahonkawazuki

#21
March 29, 2011, 11:33:04 PM
i had looked into one ,but its average economy was about 30-35mpg. if driven perfectly about 40 HWY. can get same with a civic manual or a low end toyota, or ford/chevrolet even. and get twice passenger room. BUT, can fit 2 smarts into 1 spot sideways lol. its a tossup i guess
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murf425

#22
March 30, 2011, 05:10:37 AM Last Edit: March 30, 2011, 05:49:44 AM by murf425
Regarding Civics, my dad has an '04, automatic, normal gas 4-cylinder...and he averages 43 on steady interstate driving with the cruise set at 80.  :thumb:
Happiness is a perfectly-revving engine, a cool, windless night, a stretch of empty highway......and the knowledge that the highway patrol is understaffed in your region.

noworries

#23
March 30, 2011, 05:44:01 AM
Bugger the Smart, this has gotta be the one for us......

http://www.bikepoint.com.au/news/2011/trike/morgan-3-wheeler-23797

murf425

#24
March 30, 2011, 05:51:57 AM
^^^ OMG! I WANT!  :bowdown:
Happiness is a perfectly-revving engine, a cool, windless night, a stretch of empty highway......and the knowledge that the highway patrol is understaffed in your region.

Toogoofy317

#25
March 30, 2011, 07:04:48 PM
That is sweet I'd do the military graphics  :thumb: But $40,000  :o

Mary
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yamahonkawazuki

#26
March 30, 2011, 07:51:05 PM
i had a chance to see an dowrk on one of these engines. ( not new tech, but new enough) a harley based engine. s&s. love the things. torquey as all hell, strong enough to pull marys sunfire up a hill without breaking a sweat
Jan 14 2010 0310 I miss you mom
Vielen dank Patrick. Vielen dank
".
A proud Mormon
"if you come in with the bottom of your cast black,
neither one of us will be happy"- Alan Silverman MD

Cal Price

#27
April 02, 2011, 04:44:15 PM
If they are anything like the standard four-wheel Morgan there will be a huge waiting-list!
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madjak30

#28
April 02, 2011, 04:47:15 PM
To be honest, I would rather have a four wheel one...something about the looks of that doesn't do it for me... :dunno_black:

But if we are going four wheels...Ariel Atom...

Later.
** If you're not having fun, you're doing it WRONG**

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Cal Price

#29
April 02, 2011, 04:48:47 PM
Madjak30, I don't know about his finances etc, the figure I quoted is what he says. He has kept his Lexus (and the wife's) and just uses the smart for his commute. I think he paid about three grand for it so barring insurance etc it is "paid for itself" after a year. I take your point but don't forget we are paying about £1.32 per litre for regular.
Black Beemer  - F800ST.
In Cricket the testicular guard, or Box, was introduced in 1874. The helmet was introduced in 1974. Is there a message??

noworries

#30
April 02, 2011, 07:49:49 PM
Madjack - Ariel Atom - yeh, let's go! Want one too. 245bhp outa 2litres of Honda motor and about kilos nothing of bodywork! Must be a total blast to drive. On one level the Poms are so conservative and then you have these bloody fantastic examples of total alternate auto engineering whizzing around the highways and B-roads of the island. Last time I was in London (and I love how they now have these legal filter boxes at the traffic lights so that bikes can get to the front) I'd pulled up to a red in the cage and there was a crackle next to me and it was a bloke in a hot Yammie ATV complete with roll-cage, aggressive tyres, legal and with number plates..and on the green - he was GONE! Mad! And he was weraing a helmet too.
Yup, I'd take an Atom.

madjak30

#31
April 02, 2011, 08:17:33 PM
@Cal Price...I guess if you can pick up a used on for cheap, you are that much further ahead...and your fuel prices are almost double ours, so the savings would stack up quicker...but from what I have heard about the transmissions in the Smart Cars...I would stay away...the diesels were much more efficient though...but you have much better options over there for small efficient cars, we are the land of the SUV...you guys have the Range Rover as your big SUV...try a Hummer or a Cadillac Escalade...a Range Rover is midsize in comparisson...but I guess we have the cheap fuel prices so we get inefficient vehicles... :dunno_black:

@noworries...filtering isn't even legal in Canada...but the Atom is the most bike like car there is...after watching the Top Gear review by Clarkson a few years back...yup, that's the one I would want...ATV's are not road legal here either...only in certain communities...I lived in Yellowknife, NWT for a couple of years and the day I moved there I stopped at a light and an ATV (a Quad here) pulled up beside me, and a snowmobile was behind him...turned to the wife and said "I need one of those!!" as they ripped ahead of me (middle of October and winter was in full swing there...??)...a few months later I had a sled (snowmobile)...best fun ever...well, until I got my GS500... :thumb:

Later.
** If you're not having fun, you're doing it WRONG**

Riding since May 2010


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yamahonkawazuki

#32
April 07, 2011, 05:52:26 AM
Quote from: Cal Price on April 02, 2011, 04:48:47 PM
Madjak30, I don't know about his finances etc, the figure I quoted is what he says. He has kept his Lexus (and the wife's) and just uses the smart for his commute. I think he paid about three grand for it so barring insurance etc it is "paid for itself" after a year. I take your point but don't forget we are paying about £1.32 per litre for regular.
how many litres per us gallon? i know canada does the per litre pricing, it worked out at teh time i had the box truck up there, to being roughly 80 cents us over us prices. uk is a tad more, but was wondering that
Jan 14 2010 0310 I miss you mom
Vielen dank Patrick. Vielen dank
".
A proud Mormon
"if you come in with the bottom of your cast black,
neither one of us will be happy"- Alan Silverman MD

madjak30

#33
April 07, 2011, 08:00:18 AM
1 US Gallon = 3.7854 liters (l)

The fuel prices went up yesterday in town...$1.199/Liter...so...$4.539/US gal..."they" are saying to expect prices over $1.40/Liter by summer...$5.30/US gal... :woohoo:  :flipoff:

And just in case you were wondering...

1 Imperial Gallon = 4.5461 liters (l)

Later.
** If you're not having fun, you're doing it WRONG**

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jserio

#34
April 07, 2011, 09:35:08 AM
Isn't the CAD stronger than USD?  :dunno_white:
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2009 Toyota Corolla LE

rock_rebel

#35
April 07, 2011, 10:00:35 AM
Quote from: Jared on March 16, 2011, 05:43:09 AM
They've got pretty good crash ratings (Top for front and side)



Ouch.

simon79

#36
April 07, 2011, 10:42:24 AM
^^^^^
As far as I can see it's a Volkswagen Fox - not a Smart. (Hint: Brazilian numberplate) ;)
I suppose the outcome wouldn't have been much different, though...
'06 Yamaha FZ6N - Ex bike: Suzuki GS500 K1

jserio

#37
April 07, 2011, 11:16:41 AM
If you're looking for crash test type info, here's a vid that I found for the Smart. Make your own judgements from it.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/medialink/7677-smart-car-crash-test-results-video.htm
finally a homeowner!
2009 Toyota Corolla LE

madjak30

#38
April 07, 2011, 11:47:03 AM
Quote from: jserio on April 07, 2011, 09:35:08 AM
Isn't the CAD stronger than USD?  :dunno_white:

As far as I know they are within a couple of cents of one another...flip flopping which is stronger...pretty much a dead heat for the last year ish...

Hang on...I'll check...

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    2011-04-06 to 2011-04-07 
1 USD (noon) = 0.9588 0.9593 CAD
1 USD (closing) = 0.9604 - CAD
1 CAD (noon) = 1.0430 1.0424 USD
1 CAD (closing) = 1.0412 - USD


yup...pretty even...

Later.
** If you're not having fun, you're doing it WRONG**

Riding since May 2010


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jserio

#39
April 07, 2011, 11:53:02 AM
I'm sure the fact that your currency is called the "loonie" doesn't help matters any.   :cheers:
finally a homeowner!
2009 Toyota Corolla LE
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