Smart Car vs. Suburban

[bjarvis]

Last May, while in Vancouver with kent4str, tdjohsn and rlegters, I saw a Smart Car for the first time. It's an amazingly compact bit of work. While I wasn't able to sit in it to judge fully, it struck me as being fairly roomy inside, at least more than I'd expect for such a tiny machine. I took some photos at the time, but the lighting in the garage sucked and I didn't have anything to show scale.

On Sunday, that changed.

As kent4str, cuyahogarvr, Woody and I left the Air & Space Museum in Dulles, VA, we saw another Smart Car, this one in the parking lot during daylight adjacent to a Suburban! What a comparison of scale!

	Smart Car vs. Suburban 01
	Smart Car vs. Suburban 02
	Smart Car vs. Suburban 03
	Smart Car vs. Suburban 05

I'm not sure I'd want to own one --kent4str probably wouldn't fit and there's no room for cargo-- but it's kinda neat.

Comments

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

(weren't you - brian - the one justifying your household's purchase of a SoccerMomMobile not long ago? Is the pendulum swinging?)

Nope, I was merely quoting the one of our household who was justifying his choice of SoccerMomMobile. All things considered, I'd prefer to ditch one of our vehicles --either the Caravan or the Civic-- to become a one car household to save on maintenance & insurance, but Kent isn't keen on the idea.

[moofedct.livejournal.com]

Vir from Babylong 5 to Ivanova: You see, we have six.

ramsjb: You see, we have six...vehicles.

1) 2005 BMW X5 (Mitch's personal vehicle)
2) 2005 Toyota Tacoma (Mitch's company-provided vehicle)
3) 1998 Ford Windstar (ramsjb's personal vehicle)
4) 2003 BMW K1200GT (Mitch's personal motorcycle)
5) 2003 BMW K1200GT (ramsjb's personal motorcycle)
6) 2001 Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 (ramsjb's other personal motorcycle)

You ain't got it so bad. For all this, we still only park one vehicle on the street.