Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Gas in Northeast Arkansas is 1.36 a gallon and if I use my Kroger discount it is about 1.26. I hope everyone remembers when gas was about $4 and still try to conserve. We don't need to be sending our dollars over to the middle east. I have a 2001 Impala and I get great gas mileage with it. I average about 22-23 around town and I've gotten as much as 34 mpg on the expressway.
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That's exactly what I have!
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Also the Smart can get down the road. I passed on on the turnpike on Sunday and it was traveling at 80 MPH. I checked my GPS to get a good reading as I went by and it said 81.2. I watched the Smart pass a semi and it held it's line and was not blown off the road.
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We have had the Smart car in Canada for a few years now, As both me and my wife are Benz drivers, we go to the dealeship on a regular basis. I have talked to several owners of the smart cars, the only thing they dislike about them is that when you park anywhere other than your own garage there will always be several people wanting to talk to you about your car. They say it gets very annoying after a while.
The car does not have a spare tire and the tires on front are different size from the ones on the rear of the car. So if you get a flat, they say no problem plently of people will stop. Go figure. But within the last year I have seen lots of traded in for bigger cars. The cars are peppy, nice to drive, the service is great from Benz as their standards are the best We think we have some experience as we are on our third big one. Superuke Edmonton. Regular to the Villages and moving there soon. |
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Smart Car?
I have heard that like many European autos, the Smart Car requires premium fuel which is needed to get adequate performance.
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I know a guy who claims to get 60 miles to the gallon in his Smartcar, and yes he does use Premium. When asked about driving on the highway he responded that he doesn't give it a second thought.... anywhere he wants to go he just goes. He's selling the one he's got so he can get a convertible Smart.
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i thought there was a group all ready??????????
i am interested. i have a 2009 coup. let me know. beau1136@aol.com |
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3-1/2 year old thread - many of the posters might no longer be on TOTV so I don't know that you'll get replies from them.
Regardless, welcome to TOTV, Taylor!! Bill |
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Village smart car club
There is a smart car club in the Villages. Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday July 3rd @ 2pm in the Bacall Rec Center.
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Smart Car Owner
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Great vehicle, fun to drive, easy to park and well built! To each his own, but I highly recommend the model. Do some research online or ask some questions at www.smartcarofamerica.com
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Love the Smart!
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Now I will soon get a bazillion experts on behind me telling you how unsafe they are but in reality the safety Cage designed around the vehicle can take quite a hit. The crush Zones and Air Bags do their Job. If you do not play golf. Or need a second fun car in TV a Smart Rules. I am waiting till 2104 when the new dual clutch 6 speed transmission will be here. If you go to Europe or the West Coast Smarts are everywhere. Another new car that is fun is the Fiat 500. However it cannot park in as tight a space. I repeat! I would use it in where the car was designed, In The Villages and local road trips at speeds under 60. Not out on the Fla Pike. Hmmmm new Golf Cart $11200, Used Smart Car $8500 Herv |
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$1.50 a gallon-----very nice dream. Not in our lifetime. I personally don't know anyone who owns a Smart Car but the Honda Civic I can tell you is one good vehicle.
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The Villages
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In The Villages I would! If you move here you will see why people love their golf carts and small cars. They are nimble people movers. Mini Coopers, Smarts, Miata's and now the new Scion IQ Your typical Shamu The Whale Land Yact or Mini Van or 3/4 Ton Truck starts to get old at $3.50 per gallon and $200 a piece tires that love to peel off rubber in the round abouts. A Smart replaces a second Golf Cart or fills in for a second car and that works for some families. It parks downtown easy and it does not consumer you small garage space. Other families park the land Yacht or nice family Sedan and use Golf Carts. It all works. But to say you drive a LSV down the street or a Cart at 23 mph on the trails with no saftey belts air bags or roll cage around you and feel as safe as someone in a Federal approved NHTSA crash vehicle is not a good argument. |
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