What the hell is up with the Smart car brand?
They introduced a new concept today, and by concept I mean a remodel of one of Suzuki's worst selling models ever.
The Smart For Us
http://strumors.automobilemag.com/fi...er-623x467.jpg
The Suzuki X90
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What the hell is up with the Smart car brand?
They introduced a new concept today, and by concept I mean a remodel of one of Suzuki's worst selling models ever.
The Smart For Us
http://strumors.automobilemag.com/fi...er-623x467.jpg
The Suzuki X90
Why the hell do people even buy SmartCars? Whenever I see one I have the urge to tip it over. They look like deathtraps.
One of my clients is a Smart car fanboy and insisted I take a spin with him in his sports model Smart car so I did just that. I wasn't impressed by any aspect really, the car was too small for practical needs (the boot was about the size of my Falcon's glove compartment) it was sporty looking but lacked the power and handling of a sports car and it was a very noisy ride.
I felt like I should be wearing a helmet, as I do when go-karting which is a close approximation of the Smart car experience.
And Catgrrl I know what you mean by the deathtrap comment, it seemed as if we could be "run over" by just about any normal size vehicle and not even be noticed...
...as for tipping them over, I have seen one picked up and rotated sideways in a parking bay of a busy train station after the driver had cut in on someone else's spot. I would have loved to see the guys face when he returned to find his car at right-angles to cars around it. :D
Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by Catgrrl
Smart Cars are great city cars. They get excellent mileage and are great for parking in small spaces where other cars couldn't necessarily fit. Because they're so tiny but have good engines in (they're actually Mercedes Benz) they get good acceleration and power that you wouldn't expect in such a small car. Its fun to drive, like a Go-Kart :D
I rather have the Suzuki Swift. That car just looks fun to drive. (never drove it, using the force here)
For their weight and horsepower they don't get good gas mileage at all. You get better gas mileage out of regular sized compacts, econo boxes, and regular 5 door family cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by RandBlade
Their small engines used to be tied to a horrible manual/automatic transmission setup that provided a horrible riding experience (not sure if they dropped that yet). Benz engines (actually, the entire car) used to be highly unreliable, now they are simply on par with everyone else. This has been a growing problem for the dealerships since they were accustomed to most of their income coming from increased servicing.
Their small wheel base handles and rides nothing like a go-kart :bulb: (not to mention the complete waste of it being RWD).
The only positive thing is the small size in tight spaces, if it wasn't so dangerous to park like that.
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Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust
To be fair, I had my 1984 Toyota Corolla rotated in a parking space too so I know exactly the look that would be on a Smart Car owner's face. :haha:
I suppose if I lived in an area where I only had to drive a few miles in low speeds, it would be okay to drive. But, I'm 5'8" and it looks like it would be damn uncomfortable. And not interstate-worthy.
There are LAWS
against BLASPHEMY
in, like, Ireland
:bulb:
Drove one down the Great Ocean in Australia, it was really fun. Probably even more fun with a manual, but I was afraid to shift gears with my left hand, I had enough problems already having the indicators on the other side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust
The small wheels make it act a little bit unstable if you push them to the edge. But on the other hand, they didn't made to car to drive it like I did probably.
I think the question we should be asking is that if there were ten teachers who discussed this idea, and five of them thought it was a good idea, two of them had no opinion on it, and the remainder thought it was a bad idea, what was the ratio of teachers who thought it was a good idea, to the teachers who thought it was a bad idea?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wraith
Just back from the cinema I switch on the TV and learn that Netanyahu is in Amsterdam tonight and in The Netherlands for the next two days. I had no idea a visit was planned at all.
Top Gear, well James May, called it the real new Mini, since the actual new Mini is a bit of a medium.
What makes me go WTF today is our dept losing a bet so we have to have NyanCat on all day today. I'm at 2000 seconds and losing the will to live.
Doesn't that fall under cruel and unusual punishment? Should be covered at least by the Geneva Conventions...
It should. I'm sure this will warp my fragile little mind and will leave irreparable damage.
Never have I longed for lunchbreak this much.
You are insaneQuote:
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And if not yet, he will be soon.Quote:
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I learned an important lesson. Don't bet before you know the forfeit.Quote:
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And I thought I was having a crappy week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust
I bought a small box of Friskies Indoor Delights (cat food) because it was on sale. I was going to use it as a casual 'treat' for my cats, but they stopped eating their normal dry food (Iams or Purina Pro)....waiting patiently, and using their pleading eyes and pretty meows for this Friskies Food. I looked at the side panel of the box, thinking catnip or some other feline intoxicant was in there.....
The ingredients list takes up most of the whole box side panel! The front of the box says it promotes healthy weight, helps control hairballs, and provides 100% of "complete and balanced nutrition for adult indoor cats", check marks for protein, essential fatty acids, vitamin A and Taurine, plus anti-oxidants.
Nowhere does it say they added catnip or kitty weed. But their recipe is clearly "addictive" to cats somehow. After theyeatbattle each other for the crunchy treats, they get an opioid look of pleasure in their eyes, purrr a while, then fall fast asleep. They awake in a drowsy state, which is always sweet in cats, because they stretch and mew and purr..... but pretty soon they start tweaking for the Friskies Food!
What's in this (Purina) cat food, anyway? Kitty Crack? :eek:
I don't know GGT, but P6 goes insane if she doesn't get a spoonful every 4 to 6 hours! :haha:
So, I bought a frozen garlic bread because the store was out of the garlic texas toast I like! As I was putting it away, I read on the side of the bag" CAUTION remove bread from bag before putting in the oven! The fact that there is a warning on it means some one was stupid enough to actually leave the bread in the plastic bag when they were heating it! :bulb:
The train connection between Istanbul and Ankara was dramatic; it would take you 8 to 9 on an express train to cover the roughly 400 km between the two cities. So upgrading the system and putting in a high spreed train seemed like a good idea, but as usual Turkish authorities have chosen a crazy way to take care of the upgrade. It was announced, without too much prior notice, that all train services between Istanbul and Ankara have been suspended for the next 24 months.
Pink handguns that look like toys = good
but cancer screenings at planned parenthood locations = bad? :bulb:
EDIT:
yes, I know that Komen reversed the defunding decision after suffering 3 days of backlash.
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Activists Fight Green Projects, Seeing U.N. Plot
Across the country, activists with ties to the Tea Party are railing against all sorts of local and state efforts to control sprawl and conserve energy. They brand government action for things like expanding public transportation routes and preserving open space as part of a United Nations-led conspiracy to deny property rights and herd citizens toward cities.
They are showing up at planning meetings to denounce bike lanes on public streets and smart meters on home appliances — efforts they equate to a big-government blueprint against individual rights.
“Down the road, this data will be used against you,” warned one speaker at a recent Roanoke County, Va., Board of Supervisors meeting who turned out with dozens of people opposed to the county’s paying $1,200 in dues to a nonprofit that consults on sustainability issues.
Local officials say they would dismiss such notions except that the growing and often heated protests are having an effect.
In Maine, the Tea Party-backed Republican governor canceled a project to ease congestion along the Route 1 corridor after protesters complained it was part of the United Nations plot. Similar opposition helped doom a high-speed train line in Florida. And more than a dozen cities, towns and counties, under new pressure, have cut off financing for a program that offers expertise on how to measure and cut carbon emissions...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us...n-plot.html?hp
Aim for the blue helmets, everyone!
Was going through the profiles of the Nazi leaders; noticed that a vast majority were Catholics/Bavarians. I guess this is what Bismarck gets for his Kulturkampf. :bored:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ot_sshappy.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Loki
What's that thing about carts and horses? The movement made its original strides in Bavaria for several reasons, and I'm not convinced all were the fault of Catholicism. Or maybe I am misunderstanding you :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/13-...-creationists/ :bored:
As for the Nazi thing, I'm just amused that the part of the country that was never really considered German by Bismarck got Germany into such a giant mess.
Oh, well, at least it's only 13%.
Just yesterday some fellow teachers were talking about how homeopathy was helping them sooo much. Despite some urges to call them fools, I restrained myself, I have to work with those guys, after all ;)
Thankfully enough, they don't teach the sciences or math.
They'll put themselves out of the gene pool eventually if they keep on favoring homeopathy to normal medicine. :noob:
One can only hope. And, by the way, Bavaria is still not considered to be really Germany by almost everyone in Germany. Including the Bavarians.
Common joke: "Last week I went abroad and drove to Munich."
Does that means no one supports their top soccer team? :p
Bavaria is mostly catholic, so not that surprising to have a connection there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
Haha good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
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There's not much in the world
You could abide by
Some says it's love
Maybe that's true
And there's always God
If there's nobody else
Others believe in nothing
Life has made them hard
So much can happen
So much can happen
There's just one thing I know for sure:
Never in my life I would go to Bayern Munich
I mean, if I was 20
And supertalented
And Real Madrid had already asked me
And the boys from Manchester
And I had also played for Germany already
And were mentally fit
And Uli Hoeneß would come
To ask me
I would not open the door
Because for me it's out of questions
To spoil my character
Among people like the Bavarians
I just wanted to clarify this
So that we are on the same level
I have nothing against Munich
I just would never go to Bavarians
Is something like his really necessary?
Isn't life much too beautiful?
To throw oneself away
And go to the FC Bayern
So much can happen
So much can happen
No matter how hard my fate was
I would never go to the FC Bayern Munich
What kind of parents do you need to have
To be so spoiled
To sign a contract
With this sh*t team?
We would never go to the FC Bayern Munich!
Never go the Bavarians!
We would never go to the FC Bayern Munich!
Never go the Bavarians!
They will turn just about any book into a movie :bulb:
Well, what do you expect when they turn a (not very complex) board game into a full length Hollywood movie?
Are we talking about Battleship, or is there some other abomination that I should be aware of? They did make Clue into a movie though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Khendraja'aro
So a man was rescued today from a car that had been completely snowed in. At the moment it seems he'd been in that car for about two months, and survived on snow :bulb: doctors think he may have gone into some form of hibernation after a while, with his body temperature somewhere around 31 degrees. Was found by a couple of people frolicking in the snow on snow-scooters, purely by chance. Guy hadn't been reported missing or anything. Bizarre story :bulb:
Crazy traffic signs
http://www.bild.de/auto/auto-news/ve...5208.bild.html
Seriously you guys...the fuck?
http://youtu.be/ABzMAuI1vj0
