The gas powered SMART car was fun to drive but....

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Topic - Cute Chinese EV car may be coming - RGA 04:40:04 05/03/21 (47)

RE: Cute Chinese EV car may be coming - Inmate51 13:45:07 05/03/21 (0)

I try my best to avoid products from the PRC - Jay Buridan 08:13:03 05/03/21 (0)

I like it but... - ghost of olddude55 04:59:29 05/03/21 (44)

RE: I like it but... - RGA 15:46:51 05/03/21 (0)

The Smart car didn't do well ... - reelsmith. 06:50:20 05/03/21 (5)

heck, the Escalade's big enough to have an on-board fission reactor... - mhardy6647 18:08:22 05/03/21 (0)

30 mpg didn't cut it. - ghost of olddude55 08:45:56 05/03/21 (0)

The gas powered SMART car was fun to drive but.... - Ivan303 08:28:49 05/03/21 (1)

RE: The gas powered SMART car was fun to drive but.... - AbeCollins 11:16:08 05/03/21 (0)

Neither did my car, a Scion IQ..... - TWB 07:46:43 05/03/21 (0)

Remember the Beetle? Some Americans will buy small and cheap. - tinear 06:07:47 05/03/21 (36)

Yeah, even Fiat 500 and Yugo sold here - Jay Buridan 11:25:03 05/03/21 (4)

But not for long. - ghost of olddude55 11:28:44 05/03/21 (3)

A friend of mine was an immigrant from behind the Iron Curtain - Jay Buridan 13:06:14 05/03/21 (2)

I think the answer is yes, or at least was. - grantv 14:43:56 05/03/21 (0)

French cars shitty? - Dave Pogue 14:43:14 05/03/21 (0)

That was 50 years ago. - ghost of olddude55 06:36:26 05/03/21 (30)

So were vinyl, sugar Cokes, typewriters, etc. all making strong comebacks in niche markets. - tinear 08:21:18 05/03/21 (1)

The car makers don't care about niche markets. - ghost of olddude55 09:57:43 05/03/21 (0)

It's been YEARS since someone made a 5 door hatchback.... - TWB 08:00:10 05/03/21 (27)

RE: It's been YEARS since someone made a 5 door hatchback.... - kh6idf 13:17:53 05/03/21 (0)

There are lots and lots of them - Dave_K 10:20:57 05/03/21 (20)

RE: There are lots and lots of them - RGA 15:30:56 05/03/21 (0)

Not really that many compared with years past. - ghost of olddude55 10:37:40 05/03/21 (18)

What's wrong with the Mazda3 I wonder? - Dave_K 13:36:28 05/03/21 (7)

RE: What's wrong with the Mazda3 I wonder? Nothing at all! - Rod M 17:45:27 05/03/21 (0)

I have a 2020 Mazda 3 hatchback and am very happy with it so far. Gets lottsa compliments. nt - Rick W 14:03:59 05/03/21 (5)

They're beautiful. - ghost of olddude55 14:09:35 05/03/21 (4)

RE: They're beautiful. - RGA 20:12:55 05/05/21 (0)

Price increase? Not from what I see. - Rick W 11:45:23 05/04/21 (2)

RE: Price increase? Not from what I see. - Dave_K 16:15:07 05/04/21 (1)

Mine is AWD with naturally aspirated engine. I didn't want a turbo. nt - Rick W 09:50:39 05/07/21 (0)

RE: What !!?? No more Golf ?? - AbeCollins 11:19:30 05/03/21 (9)

Pretty sure the entire line will be gone at the end of this gen. - ghost of olddude55 11:23:28 05/03/21 (8)

"Only a few of us want something else and we don't matter"... - dark_dave56 12:17:07 05/03/21 (3)

I don't buy new cars because they don't make any I like. - ghost of olddude55 14:05:10 05/03/21 (2)

RE: I don't buy new cars because they don't make any I like. - dark_dave56 04:09:09 05/04/21 (0)

I like many..... just can't afford them ;-) - AbeCollins 21:05:38 05/03/21 (0)

They still sell a lot of Jettas - Dave_K 11:49:27 05/03/21 (3)

Surprising. - ghost of olddude55 14:08:14 05/03/21 (2)

My wife had a 2000 Jetta GLX VR6 - Dave_K 14:41:48 05/03/21 (1)

Buddy of mine had a regular 1982 Jetta. - ghost of olddude55 14:45:24 05/03/21 (0)

Because nobody in the US bought them. - ghost of olddude55 08:38:36 05/03/21 (4)

The Nissan Kicks and Toyota CH-R are UGLY cars!.... - TWB 09:13:27 05/03/21 (3)

They're ugly, but they sell like hotcakes. - ghost of olddude55 09:27:48 05/03/21 (2)

Personally, I don't give a damn what the neighbors think!.... - TWB 09:43:15 05/03/21 (1)

Same here. - ghost of olddude55 09:51:40 05/03/21 (0)

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The gas powered SMART car was fun to drive but.... - Ivan303 08:28:49 05/03/21 (1)

RE: The gas powered SMART car was fun to drive but.... - AbeCollins 11:16:08 05/03/21 (0)

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