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de minimus

04-25-2005, 08:00 PM

ole69

04-25-2005, 08:02 PM

He hopes it will grow up to be like "Big Brother" :bandit:

He needed a role model

MarauderMark

04-25-2005, 08:03 PM

Joe Walsh

04-25-2005, 08:05 PM

Looks like someone left a Honda Excrement in the dryer too long!!!

duhtroll

04-25-2005, 08:15 PM

Toss it in the nearby street.

-A

blackf0rk

04-25-2005, 08:23 PM

You think he parked there by random? He was trying to prove a point - that big cars suck (not really a valid point). But i've visited forums where people are obsessed with these cars. They're dirty drousy hippies that bash anything that excretes once ounce more of polutant than what they deam "safe" :flamer:

Next time you see one, flip it over and prove your point - they're unstable (and that IS a valid point :P).

Rider90

04-25-2005, 08:24 PM

Did anyone see the forum post at their site about one guy waking up and his "SMART" or whatever they're called was tipped on it's side :laugh:

Bluerauder

04-25-2005, 08:27 PM

A virtually empty parking lot and look who parks next to you.
It looks like Steve Urkel's Isetta .... :rofl:

teamrope

04-25-2005, 08:41 PM

I have one just like it in the trunk for a spare...Only in black. :D

torinodan

04-25-2005, 08:43 PM

It looks like Steve Urkel's Isetta .... :rofl:
That was a better looking and more stable car!!

HwyCruiser

04-25-2005, 08:51 PM

I have one just like it in the trunk for a spare...Only in black. :D

Shoulda hid it in the trunk, waited for the owner, and said "hey, did you drop this? I picked it up so it wouldn't get run over or something." :rolleyes:

teamrope

04-25-2005, 08:55 PM

Shoulda hid it in the trunk, waited for the owner, and said "hey, did you drop this? I picked it up so it wouldn't get run over or something." :rolleyes:

:lol: :beer: :)

Bigdogjim

04-25-2005, 08:56 PM

You guys are all wrong.......................

It's not a car parked next to his Marauder.................

It's a golf cart with a roof...:rofl:..........:laugh:

89VERT

04-25-2005, 09:01 PM

Must have been in Kerrisdale...lots of tree-huggers and
mantra chanters there ... LOL !!

Joe Walsh

04-25-2005, 09:03 PM

Are you sure that it is not a prototype for the new Budweiser 'Select' Beer Can??

bigslim

04-25-2005, 09:05 PM

That's cute. Instead of having a spacesaver spare tire you have a spacesaver car.

Sully008

04-25-2005, 09:15 PM

As much as I think these things are glorified golf carts, they unfortunately have a place in this world. My girlfriend thinks these things are "cute". And honestly, it's probably the perfect car for her. She doesn't need a big car, doesn't drive all that much, and if we're going out for a night on the town, (or to go "hunting") we'll take the MM.

I took a look at the prices and they start @ $16,000 Cdn. She wants to take a look at one on the weekend. I saw some of those threads where people have tipped them over. (I wish people would leave S@#t alone). I've also read that the crash ratings were pretty good, considering the size of the car. We were joking that my Marauder and the Smart car are on the completely opposite ends of the automotive spectrum, and I could always put it in the trunk, if she couldn't find a parking spot. :D

I for one wouldn't consider this car for myself. But for her, it's a possibility. Mind you, she also changes her mind about 600 times in a span of 30 seconds, so I don't know...

de minimus

04-25-2005, 09:18 PM

Shoulda hid it in the trunk, waited for the owner, and said "hey, did you drop this? I picked it up so it wouldn't get run over or something." :rolleyes:I wouldn't put that thing in the trunk...it was filthy.

You guys are all wrong.......................

It's not a car parked next to his Marauder.................

It's a golf cart with a roof...:rofl:..........:laugh: I had considered asking if most golf courses would allow him to drive it off the cart path..........

Shaft333

04-26-2005, 05:28 AM

I was pretty dissapointed in the owners group when that thread of the tipped Smart was up.
I thought they were a pretty arrogant bunch of arseholes.

Up until I read that - I thought the Smart was intriguing. Now whenever I see one I just think of the owners group complaining that their little forum was getting too much traffic... and how everyone that didn't appreciate the Smart was not as good as they are.

mcb26

04-26-2005, 06:06 AM

Some people just amaze me. I'll bet there is a place near by to return a grocery cart and they left it in the middle of the parking lot, where the wind could blow into the side of your car. :mad2:

SergntMac

04-26-2005, 06:18 AM

A virtually empty parking lot and look who parks next to you.

http://www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/data/500/33332005-04-24_002-med.JPG (http://www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/showphoto.php/photo/8135/size/big/password/26afc4aa64057ef302143995d33c59 d6/sort/1/cat/500)
Judging by the other cars in the background, what are you up to?

"Hey teacher! Leave those kids alone!"--Pink Floyd, "The Wall."

LimoMerc

04-26-2005, 06:51 AM

The thing I don't understand :hmmm: is why they did not share the spot with the Mini on the othe side of you.

duhtroll

04-26-2005, 07:11 AM

I gotta get me one of those.

. . .and attach a mower blade so's I can mow my lawn in the shade.

-A

Bluerauder

04-26-2005, 07:22 AM

As much as I think these things are glorified golf carts, they unfortunately have a place in this world.
Maybe in an amusement park; but certainly not on the highway. :rolleyes: It may be "cute" to some. To me, it just looks unsafe, unstable and underpowered. IMHO.

Wires

04-26-2005, 07:42 AM

Whew. I'm glad it wasn't someone complaining about my MM parked next to their pristine, "better than new" looking one! (I did park one space away, out of courtesy.)

I saw the "tipped smart" thread, but until I saw that pic next to the MM, I had no idea the things were that small.

How much are those? How long do they wait for them? To each their own. It's just not my cup of tea. I like the room and power of my mm.

Sully008

04-26-2005, 08:06 AM

Maybe in an amusement park; but certainly not on the highway. :rolleyes: It may be "cute" to some. To me, it just looks unsafe, unstable and underpowered. IMHO.

You're right, definately not on the highway. There's a couple running around town here now. Apparently in Canada, we tend to buy smaller vehicles (ie Focus, Civic) and it looks like the Smart car is starting to gain some popularity, much like when the Mini first came out.

Like most all of you, it's not my cup of tea either. I'd rather be comfy in my big, black, CAR. :D

Bobby Clobber

04-26-2005, 08:13 AM

When I was a kid we used to play with those , we called 'em "Dinkies" . :beer:

Mike Poore

04-26-2005, 09:49 AM

A virtually empty parking lot and look who parks next to you.
Y'know what? It's not just that *****box next to your MM, but there's a MINI on the other side, and what looks like a SLK behind. Were you there first? It would make the MM a wanna-be magnet, huh? ;)

Dark_Knight7096

04-26-2005, 09:58 AM

Remember the thread on that thing where it got flipped? If you read the other threads in that post on the SMART message boards, the members who had their SMARTs flipped were sustaining approx 6K or 7K worth in damages and the only thing wrong with the cars were scratches on the wheel wells, a busted side mirror, and drained fluids. There have been members on this board who have had entire front ends ripped off and have only spent 3K or 4K having it fixed, does this seem odd to anyone else? SMARTs are around 10K, if memory serves correctly, and it costs 7K to fix a side mirror and scratches???????????? Does this seem to be the complete and total antithesis to the idea of SMART to anybody else? I will never understand these things.

ctrcbob

04-26-2005, 12:53 PM

That is the Smart car. Made by Mercedes (I think). Surprised that they are now sold in Canada. Don't think they are sold in the USA yet, but I think I read that they are undergoing safety tests here.

What is that on the other side of the MM? Looks like it could be a Mini which is now made by BMW, but in the UK.

With the cost of fuel in Canada, and going up in the USA, we may all end up driving those things as a "second" or "third" city car.

GarageMahal

04-26-2005, 12:59 PM

... Apparently in Canada, we tend to buy smaller vehicles (ie Focus, Civic) ...

Makes sense to me, you can carry it home after it gets stuck in the snow :D

Rider90

04-26-2005, 01:01 PM

Do you think technology has advanced enough to where that could actually be the car used in the Jetsons? Where he gets out of it and it folds itself up into his briefcase?

de minimus

04-26-2005, 07:12 PM

Y'know what? It's not just that *****box next to your MM, but there's a MINI on the other side, and what looks like a SLK behind. Were you there first? It would make the MM a wanna-be magnet, huh? ;)
Yes I was there first. I always park, if possible the farthest away from the store so that I can avoid "door dings". It really pisses me off ( and I mean really) when others open the door on my car.

jgc61sr2002

04-26-2005, 08:04 PM

Some people just amaze me. I'll bet there is a place near by to return a grocery cart and they left it in the middle of the parking lot, where the wind could blow into the side of your car. :mad2:

They are just lazy and don't gieve a s**t about anyone else.

DEFYANT

04-26-2005, 08:17 PM

Where is the rest of it? Looks like they cut it in half! Ohhhh, I get it... just add water and *poof* its and Expedition.

chicago_cop

04-26-2005, 08:21 PM

A virtually empty parking lot and look who parks next to you.

http://www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/data/500/33332005-04-24_002-med.JPG (http://www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/showphoto.php/photo/8135/size/big/password/26afc4aa64057ef302143995d33c59 d6/sort/1/cat/500)

Saw these in Italy last June. Very popular there. With these anyone can afford a car. Basically it's not a car but a 4 wheeled motorcycle with a minus five star saftey rating.

MAD-3R

04-26-2005, 08:57 PM

I'd have to buy two. One for the left cheek, and one for the right...

Petrograde

04-27-2005, 04:24 AM

. . .and attach a mower blade so's I can mow my lawn in the shade.

-A

Nah,.. If you want to mow in the shade try this!
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/monstergarage/episode/season1/gallery/4_1_hzoom.jpg

martyo

04-27-2005, 04:57 AM

They're dirty drousy hippies that bash anything that excretes once ounce more of polutant than what they deam "safe"

Not to disagree with you here (because I hate those cars), but in my area they gave the cars to area residents as commuter vehicles (to drive to the train station, etc.), give them free parking at the train station (a $500 year value), free electric to "fuel" their cars, tax breaks, etc. I think that the owners in my area are not really tree huggers but dollar lovers.

Nonetheless, I still refuse to drive a car made out of recycled Rubbermaid garbage cans! :D

Haggis

04-27-2005, 05:09 AM

A virtually empty parking lot and look who parks next to you.

http://www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/data/500/33332005-04-24_002-med.JPG (http://www.mercurygallery.net/mmnet/showphoto.php/photo/8135/size/big/password/26afc4aa64057ef302143995d33c59 d6/sort/1/cat/500)
I thought your Marauder was being tag-teamed by midgets.

Shaft333

04-27-2005, 05:19 AM

free electric to "fuel" their cars,
Free diesel?

martyo

04-27-2005, 05:45 AM

Free diesel?

Yep, if you diesel "E L E C T R I C." :D

dflynn5

04-27-2005, 05:47 PM

Hey de minimus.

What are you THINKING of parking your mm anywhere except a corner space? :lol:

In the middle of the lot where people can hit you from both sides and front and back?

de minimus

04-27-2005, 06:53 PM

Hey de minimus.

What are you THINKING of parking your mm anywhere except a corner space? :lol:

In the middle of the lot where people can hit you from both sides and front and back?
You are quite right...I am suitably chastised. But when I parked there wasn't another car within 20 spaces..really.

HwyCruiser

04-27-2005, 08:10 PM

I'd have to buy two. One for the left cheek, and one for the right...

Heck, I'd have to take out the front seats... even if I could bend like that anymore. :D

Joe Walsh

04-28-2005, 05:26 PM

Not to disagree with you here (because I hate those cars), but in my area they gave the cars to area residents as commuter vehicles (to drive to the train station, etc.), give them free parking at the train station (a $500 year value), free electric to "fuel" their cars, tax breaks, etc. I think that the owners in my area are not really tree huggers but dollar lovers.

Nonetheless, I still refuse to drive a car made out of recycled Rubbermaid garbage cans! :D

I love the logic of electric cars....

When you factor in all the efficiency losses along the way,
It takes tons of coal to be burned in a power plant to end up with a full charge on one of those those 'environmentally friendly' electric cars......

Makes complete sense to me... :depress:

89VERT

04-28-2005, 05:40 PM

I agree , but we do have an advantage out west , as the vast majority of our power comes from hydro-electric sources .

So , instead of polluting the enviroment by burning coal , we dam all the rivers , change all the fish spawning and pleasure boat channels and create huge man -made lakes that, at low reservoir levels, reveal all the stumps of the trees they had to cut down.Quite attractive.