Re: HPworld - I Survived

From: Paul Sture (nospam_at_sture.homeip.net)
Date: 09/01/04 

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 14:49:19 +0200

Peter Weaver wrote:
> Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>
>>...
>>And as long as we're comparing cars now, why are 54mpg cars still
>>available in Europe and not allowed to be imported here? (Ever
>>look at the offerings from Smart? Ideal urban vehicles. Smaller
>>size, lower gas consumption, lower pollution. And their not even
>>hybrids.
>
>
> Smart is coming to Canada this fall and I believe they will be in the US
> in 2006 (just verified that at www.smart.com). Interesting little cars,
> when I was in Switzerland a few months back you could not walk down the
> street without stepping on a few along the way. :) At the time I
> mentioned to another person in the group that they would be great in
> North America if you are staying in the city limits, but I would not
> want to try one on the highways. In early July I could not believe that
> I saw one on the highway doing about 110 KM/HR, there was a transport
> truck less than a metre off its bumper, and the transport driver was
> hunched over his wheel looking at the Smart car with a look on his face
> that said "What is that thing?" :)
>

A couple of years ago, one would regularly pass me on the way to work
doing 140 km/hr.

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