"F. H." <connectu2@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> DaimlerChrysler to Bring Teeny Two-Seater to U.S.
> The company's Smart car, available in Europe since 1998, is to go on sale
> here in early 2008.
> By John O'Dell
> Times Staff Writer
>
> June 29, 2006
>
> The tiny Smart car is only two-thirds the size of a Mini Cooper, but
> DaimlerChrysler has big plans for it.
>
> The German automaker, which has been selling the two-seater in Europe
> since 1998, said Wednesday it planned to introduce the Smart in the U.S.
> early in 2008.

If I lived in a city, I'd get one. They take up little space and are easy to
find a parking spot for. Seemed to be the most popular car in the cities in
Italy. Rome is about 20% Vespas, 25% Smart. They did very well in a front
end crash against a Mercedes.