Comments on: I’m Thinking of the Smart Car http://www.athomeonpurpose.com/im-thinking-of-the-smart-car.html Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:00:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Edward http://www.athomeonpurpose.com/im-thinking-of-the-smart-car.html/comment-page-1#comment-32 Edward Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:06:25 +0000 http://www.athomeonpurpose.com/?p=34#comment-32 The smart car certainly is distinctive, and if you do all city driving the small size can't be beat. However, I have heard on the highway it isn't so great, it gets blown around a bit by the wind coming off other cars. Plus, I don't think it has been around long enough to get a good idea of its reliability. If you do Highway driving, you could consider the Toyota Yaris, starts around 12k gets 29/36 mpg or the Honda Fit at $15,300 gets 28/35mpg. Then of course their are the hybrids. You have to do a lot of driving to make up for the extra cost, but the Prius gets 48/45mpg and the Civic Hybrid gets 40/45mpg I think most people who want a small fuel efficient car will do well with the smart car if they do all city driving or the Yaris if the do any amount of highway driving. The smart car certainly is distinctive, and if you do all city driving the small size can’t be beat. However, I have heard on the highway it isn’t so great, it gets blown around a bit by the wind coming off other cars. Plus, I don’t think it has been around long enough to get a good idea of its reliability.

If you do Highway driving, you could consider the Toyota Yaris, starts around 12k gets 29/36 mpg or the Honda Fit at $15,300 gets 28/35mpg.

Then of course their are the hybrids. You have to do a lot of driving to make up for the extra cost, but the Prius gets 48/45mpg and the Civic Hybrid gets 40/45mpg

I think most people who want a small fuel efficient car will do well with the smart car if they do all city driving or the Yaris if the do any amount of highway driving.

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