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James Silverton[_2_]

wrote on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:13:42 +0000 (UTC):

>> I would certainly never consider buying one. It is not a car
>> that I would buy because it is not practical for my needs.
>> OTOH, if I had to commute to and from work for a long
>> distance I'd consider it. The YouTube video was interesting.
>> Isn't 70mph really stretching it for speed?

> On vacation in Italy about 18 months ago, I saw the Smart cars
> slicing and dicing on the Autostrada easily doing around
> 80MPH. I doubt they could do much more, but they can
> certainly keep up within reason. In France I really only saw
> the Smart around Paris, but the Italians seemed willing to use
> them on the fast roads.

Italy never had (or, possibly, enforced) minimum speeds on the
Autostrada, AFAIK. I can remember the little Fiat 500s with 5 people and
two layers of suitcases on top doing about 40mph!
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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