On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:54:43 -0400, George >
wrote:

>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.


I think that was the reaction to the first VW Beetles to arrive in the
US.