March 12, 2008Well, I Bought One
I did the math and I figured that by cutting out taxi fares (which add up fast) and a few other things, I will end up ahead. The purchase experience was non-stressful. No heavy-handed sales techniques. Friendly and well trained staff. And the car is great. The best part (after the reasonable price)? I drove to my neighborhood, passed by a few parking spots because I feared they were too small, then said, “Why not try?,” and found that I could easily fit into one that I thought was too small. And there were comfortable margins on both ends. (It’s so small, it could be considered a large iPod accessory with wheels. But it is astonishingly roomy inside.) **I bought this one: a convertible “Cabriolet” with a blue and silver exterior and a red interior. Posted by Tom Palmer at March 12, 2008 9:41 PM | TrackBackComments
Can you fit your Segway in the back? Posted by: PJ Doland at March 12, 2008 10:17 PMDoes it make trips to the country? Posted by: Alan at March 12, 2008 10:20 PMAlas, no, PJ. But it will be on the market soon. And it does have a quite long range, so, Alan, you and your sheep may be visited in the near future. Posted by: Tom G. Palmer at March 13, 2008 12:48 AMCongratulations! That happens to be the car of my dreams ;) Posted by: Anca at March 13, 2008 4:38 AMIt originates form the Chrysler-Daimler folks. And they sell them in Canada. But not in the U.S. But in any case, just about as soon as I can get one from a Chrysler dealer (and not retrofitted by a third party) I will get one. Posted by: Robin Datta at March 13, 2008 6:40 PMThey are available in the US. I bought one from the Smart dealer in Germantown, Maryland. Not retrofitted, but manufactured for the US market. Go to www.smartusa.com for information. I just parked it this evening in a tiiiinnnny parking spot that no one else could fit into. :) Posted by: Tom G. Palmer at March 13, 2008 9:35 PMCan you fit it on the back of your Segway, then? Posted by: Charles N. Steele at March 14, 2008 12:51 PMThanks, Mr. Palmer for the information. I was thinking that ZAP cars was still importing and retrofitting them, but a quick lookup of the Web showed that you are correct. Had I known that this was coming I would have held onto my old riceburner (Toyota Supra '94 twin turbo) instead of getting a Bowling Green (KY) zo6 in 2007.06 But I still should get a Smart Car (and use the zo6 sparingly - I already have a battery tender on it to keep the battery from running down - it powers the fob detector and OnStar even when shut down) so that I can ride a bike to work without worry about a dead battery in the unused car (It already went dead once, never happened with any of my four previous riceburners). Posted by: Robin Datta at March 15, 2008 12:11 AMCongrats Mr Palmer Just don't crash it over 50MPH! Posted by: Robert S. Porter at March 17, 2008 2:12 PMPost a comment
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