Re: Smart Car '08 $17k
 

Corvettes haven't been totally fiberglass since 1996. They are mostly a composite plastic. Either way, a Corvette is actually a very safe car to be in a crash with. More so than many vehicles.

Re: Smart Car '08 $17k
 

Got mine in Apr, drove it across the country with two people on board and luggage (was moving so I drove home instead) this past summer. Hit two potholes at highway speed and survived, drove above certain Prairie speed limits without issue and cramped? yeah right. This has more space than the front area of our Prius.

And it's very comfortable. I drove 8 hours a day on the trip and never had to move or shift around in the driver's seat. Plus I have a lotta luxury features in it - two-stage heated seats (Toyota still refuses to put variable heat in the TCH), leather seats (quite good quality, better than the one in our 02 Camry XLE we wager), panoramic roof, heated mirrors, alloys, automatic temperature control, speed-sensitive intermittent wipers, 6CD Changer and a subwoofer. TRAC/VSC/ABS w/EBD/BA standard as is Hill-Start control.

Dislikes:
- don't like the rear red indicator. Much prefer amber
- the sunvisors are useless (why even bother making a separate NA version when you can't extend it if you flip it to the side)
- a tad narrow but most of the people I know aren't wide
- cheap looking handbrake (fixed that with a BRABUS aluminium/leather one)
- more susceptible to cross-winds than our Prius

Likes:
- engine sounds quite good for a 3 cylinder
- loves to rev
- fun to drive
- great seating position
- comfortable for long trips

Re: Smart Car '08 $17k
 

Had no idea Smart Car was made by Mercedes.

I think this is a good place you can get parts, it's: Carmenita Ford Parts