On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:26:51 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

> My Ford Focus gets well over 25 MPG so I find the 30 MPG of a Smart car
> extremely unimpressive. Doing a long drive (half tank one way or
> farther) I get enough better mileage that I wonder if I might match the
> Smart on the highway. That much decrease in size compared to the
> average car on the American road for that little change in mileage?
> Pass. I can buy a Honda Civic and beat the Smart. Probably even a new
> Focus.

As a city dweller, sure a Smart car appeals to me for *city* mileage
(you poopoo 5 extra miles on the highway - but I don't). Mainly I
like it because it can squeeze into parking spaces that no other car
I've owned since I sold the Fiat Spider can fit into.

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Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.