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Old 04-09-2010, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Rag ****** View Post
It's not a good deal if your trying for over all cost savings based on MPG. Other cars like the small Kia or Yaris are better. You will never recoupe the savings in MPG vs the up front cost of the Smart Car.
Huh?

According to Edmunds.com the cheapest Yaris is $12,605 and gets combined 32mpg. The cheapest smart is $11,990 and gets combined 36mpg. What is there to recoup? Of course there are more expensive models in each brand but I'm comparing cheapest of each.