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Over the weekend I ran to the store and as I was walking in I saw parked up front a smart car. Awwwwwww am I right?? However, I got angry! My Tahoe could have used that space!!! Notice how the smart car is this tiny thing in this space!!! You could fit five Smart cars in there!!! Yeah let’s do it!! I don’t know if you remember but I wrote a blog many moons ago about the Smart Car and basically how they sucked. My theory is its a conspiracy by the government for control on the growing population. Touche government, touche. Feel free to read up ….. I love the Smart Car’s slogan. Here is the so-called benefit to the Smart Car: Over 96 million Americans drive to work alone each day. I am sorry but that is stupid. I’ll be like… I didn’t order a smart car! People who drive these cars probably sing… Eric Carmen’s All By Myself!! Yeah yeah I said! Also, what the fuck is this!?! “Look son, this is what you will inherit.” “Gee Dad doesn’t look much bigger then the car I drive now.”
“Awww really dad!! The Talking Mirror - Humor, Satire, and Cultural Criticism. We were in the newspaper once. By Frank Ferri When I first laid eyes on the smart fortwo, I thought it was the elaborate result of one of my wife’s modular origami folding sessions, during which she created a miniature version of a compact car out of red and black washi paper.
After kicking the tires (and then putting those tires back on), I deemed it to be close enough to a genuine automobile for it to garner a review. GLASS INTEGRITY: I tested the smart fortwo’s windows and windshield using the strong arm of my 3-year-old son, Joey. Armed with a Nerf football, Joey was told to have at it. He threw and threw and didn’t leave a mark on the car. BODY STABILITY: This part of the testing process left me disappointed. CRASH TESTS: Both front and side impact crash test results garnered mixed reviews. ENGINE: The smart fortwo gives drivers the choice of a V-3/4 engine (comparable to the engine in my son’s remote controlled Hummer) or a handheld fan.
OTHER: The smart fortwo failed the “emotional stability test” miserably.