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Originally Posted by JohnN
I think it's a great TV and local vehicle, especially when size is a consideration. I've talked to a couple/few people who own one and they loved it.
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I agree... It's great for tooling around town, parking and it's easy on the fuel budget. As far as stability, the Smart has a wheelbase of 73.5 inches. Compare that with a standard golf cart at 65.7 inches. Certainly, for a vehicle designed to drive at highway speeds, the wheelbase is rather short. In my experience, that is only an issue at highway speeds and not city driving.
In a typical Designer home garage, you could easily get 4 Smart cars. I did a little calculating and with a standard 2 car garage, you could park a Smart and golf cart on one side and still have plenty of room for your "Sunday" car.
The Smart feels much larger than it is, when you're sitting in it. I was expecting it to feel like driving a roller skate, but was really surprised at how spacious it is. For sure, very little storage space, but we take it to the store every week and have no problem getting all our groceries in it.
When I get to TV later this year, I will look very hard at getting another Smart to supplement my "Sunday" car...