Andy wrote:
> Nancy Young said...
>
>> George wrote:
>>> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>>>> cute. I like the mini Cooper a lot.
>>> They are a great conversation starter. Every time I parked at least a
>>> couple people would walk over and want to know all about the car and
>>> remark how neat looking it was and where they could by one.
>> They're awfully cute, and were in serious contention when I was
>> thinking of replacing my car, which was the second, around town
>> kind a vehicle. Those looks, and at that price. Could still happen.
>>
>> nancy
>
>
> I test drove one of the first mini coopers in Philly. Maybe 6 years ago? It
> was actually comfortable for 6'3" in shoes. Then I thought what if I have
> car trouble in Des Moines. With the mechanics scratching their heads, like
> in the movie Doc Hollywood.
>
> I do smile when I see them.
>
> I played on their "Build Your Own Mini" website many times. They can build
> 'em 1,001 ways practically.
>
> I'm still waiting to see a "Smart" car on the road.
>
> Andy

I think this part of the conversation might be about Smartcars.

I counted 4 on the pike on the ride to Philly last week. They have only
been coming in to the US for under two months and there won't be tons of
them this model year. When my buddy and I went to the roadshow in
University City over a year ago (only 3 months after they decided to
bring them here) we were talking to someone on the side and he said they
were available in Europe for maybe 5 years but they were concerned about
being laughed off the planet if they brought them here. When we picked
up my buddies car last week the dealer told us they could sell as many
as they could get their hands on and had a constant stream of people
showing up ready to buy.