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Old 06-16-2009, 09:50 AM
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Default Not Smart Car

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Originally Posted by faithfulfrank View Post
One of our closest friends owns a Smart Car, and there are a few in our neighborhood, both in NY and in The Plantation.

1) They do not cost $20-25k. The base model starts at $11,900. The most expensive one has an MSRP of $16,900.

2) although they do take premium gas, my friend gets more in the 50 mpg range.

That being said, I just bought a Prius.....I can seat 5 people, and a ton of stuff in the back, I have a ton of VERY COOL options, and get 50 mpg easy with regular gas. In my not so humble opinion, it is the smarter choice, but of course they are way different cars.....and neither is a golf cart.

Frank D.
Frank I'll bet you'll love the Prius. Wife owns a 2006 Scion Xb and gets close to 40mpg regularly. I've been a Toyota guy for years.
My best car for mileage was a 1993 Geo Metro with the 1 litre 3cyl engine.
I put on almost 400,000 miles and constantly got 50mpg. Now that's a Smart Car. Good luck on the Prius.
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