chillwolf
"Play 'em off!"
Would you buy one of these if they become available in your country? :scratch2:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29824634/?GT1=43001
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Would you buy one of these?
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Sandy G
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I read a review on these in a car mag-Can't remember which one, but the review was generally favorable. They prolly wouldn't go over too well in America, but in India where it's a choice between one of these, walking, or a motoscooter, they'll prolly do fine. The reviewers were impressed w/the "out of the box" kind of thinking displayed-Somewhat similar to the Citroen 2CV-another "minimalst" car.
steerpike2
Super Member
Anyone who regards Strauss' tone poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" as the theme song to anything, is not worth my time wasted on his/her ramblings.
And NO, I would not buy a Tata. That's more a sauce, not so much a car.
vegabass25
Awesome AK member.
Hell ya!
The problem I see with buying a car like that here is that you aren't surrounded by other really tiny cars. If you go to Europe, they have many many many small cars, so something like the Tata doesn't seem at such a disadvantage. I'd love to drive a really small, efficient car...except that the road is filled with people who for whatever reason feel they need to haul around 3 tons of metal with them every where they go, which could be right over the top of me and my small car. Plus I'm happy as can be with my super fast Subaru wagon.
hifi_nut
Vintage? I´m vintage!
When the Nano reaches the European markets in 2011 it will have undergone major improvements in the way of such nice things as re-inforced shock absortion charachteristics, power-steering, air conditioning, lower gas emissions, etc.
It will cost about 3 1/2 times as much as its price in the local market in India, but it will still be the cheapest car in the market, by a huge margin.
I don´t know about the North American markets, but I´m very curious as to the reception it will get on this side of the Big Pond, considering the deep recession we will be going through in the next few years.
I will probably buy one when the time comes for my son to have his first set of wheels. (If I can afford even that, by then, of course )
It will cost about 3 1/2 times as much as its price in the local market in India, but it will still be the cheapest car in the market, by a huge margin.
I don´t know about the North American markets, but I´m very curious as to the reception it will get on this side of the Big Pond, considering the deep recession we will be going through in the next few years.
I will probably buy one when the time comes for my son to have his first set of wheels. (If I can afford even that, by then, of course )
chillwolf
"Play 'em off!"
Well, sometime in the future we may all be driving a little car like this, because of economic or fuel price reasons. Is it really necesary to drive a 3 ton vehichle to get from here to there?
clydeselsor
Lunatic Member
Yeah, for a rainy day on the golf course!
VintInfinity
Tactophonic
Since I have no car, and it's cheap. I would, but it would look lame the whole time. 
A few stickers and a spoiler will make it fast enough too.
A few stickers and a spoiler will make it fast enough too.
Jailtime
Standin' on a corner
Not only no, but hell no. I bet that turns out all of 30 horsepower. I'll stick with my 96 Cadillac SLS, gets 31 MPG on the highway, at least that's what the computer says. And there's no way I'd want to be in one of those crap boxes getting in a collision with an 18 wheeler. Not that I want a collision with anything...
ke4jhj
Well-Known Member
That is because there is much less mass to stop in a Smart Car during a crash. The question is, what happens when there is a collision between a 1600 lb car and a 5000 lb car??? The results ain't pretty!
Don't get me wrong. I'm not a fan of 5000 lb vehicles. But I just couldn't consider a Tata nor a Smart Car as viable transportation in the U.S.
Brett a
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I think folks might find this surprising. It's a 1min, 40 second video of a remote-driven Smart Car being driven into a cement wall at 70mph. Don't just watch the crash, but watch the guy show the damage after.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJHpUO-S0i8
OvenMaster
Baby, you're my winterblue
"If you want air conditioning, a radio, or power steering, you'll have to pay extra."
That tiny thing needs power steering? :scratch2: Then again, Chrysler put PS on Omnis/Horizons. For some reason.
Tom
That tiny thing needs power steering? :scratch2: Then again, Chrysler put PS on Omnis/Horizons. For some reason.
Tom
DENNYDOG
Addicted Member
Top speed is only 65mph. It would probably work for short trips but I wouldn't take it on the interstate.
I would rather be in a very well designed small car than a 5,000lb monster like someone stated earlier. Not saying this is such a car but I think it can have its place just like the smart car.
I would rather be in a very well designed small car than a 5,000lb monster like someone stated earlier. Not saying this is such a car but I think it can have its place just like the smart car.
usedto
Lunatic Member
Car manufacturers know the parameters of the safety "test" and can build a car to survive test conditions. (Not saying they're not concerned with safety, by the way). Unfortunately, 99.9% of auto wrecks don't involve a car driven into a 3' tall perfectly flat cement wall on an abandoned street, driven by a dummy (well, that part is debatable). Kinda like the old "pushing a straw into a potato". You can do it if you do it right.
Regardless of the fact that these were controlled conditions, I find this video pretty amazing. The Smart Cars have started showing up in Chicago, and it really does seem like the perfect inner city car. I can't believe some of the parking spots I've seen these things squeeze into. My problem is that I don't need the perfect inner city car...I need the perfect city car, road trip car, hauling stuff car, go-fast to get out of trouble spots on the highway car....
I seriously thought about getting one to commute to work, as I drive in on side streets to downtown chicago, but then I priced them. Smart doesn't refer to the money you're saving obviously.
kretinus
squanto was a fool
Based on the two smart cars in this area, I wasn't aware they could actually go 70MPH because they're always doing 45-50 in the left hand lane.
And had a driver been in that car, whether they would have lived is questionable, but if they did, I doubt many of us would want to be whats left.
And had a driver been in that car, whether they would have lived is questionable, but if they did, I doubt many of us would want to be whats left.
What do you think the driver's compartment of something like a '79 LTD would look like? I don't think there would be a drivers compartment. The engine would be in the back seat.
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