I count at least four vehicles to make this one. All in all (boney steering wheel aside) the job looks pretty decent. I’d like to see a fatter rear tire and clean up the area around the gas tank but for sure he spent triple the $7500 to get this thing where it its today. A test ride would be in order before I forked…

Enjoy it while it lasts! You can sneak a little bit more snowboarding in before the season ends

I feel like Mercedes (the person) has a huge bias towards Smart and it makes me uncomfortable.

1st gear - um... Gasoline? Literally used in bombs. In just about every car on the road. Pointing out that storing energy is dangerous is like pointing out water is wet.

Agreed, they’ll* figure it out I’m sure.

Why is 600 miles of range critical when we already have 200? Or 300? Couldn’t we really survive with 100?)

Looked pretty good until this part:

it’s Geely’s opportunity to use a brand Chinese people are interested in to sell more CUVs

I don’t hate it. But I don’t see how this is a Smart.

I won’t be able to import this thing until I am an old woman. But perhaps I can convince Smart to ship me out to Europe or China to drive one!

I would have gone with the

I’m still kinda impartial to this.

Pacifica plug-hybrid for the win. It can do everything for our family of three kids and a dog, but ford creeks, but that’s what our other “car” is for.

Everyone that knows cars - “Minivans are horrible, would never own one.”

Side note, that green paint in the header image is gorgeous. Shame on everyone I’ve seen in a new Lincoln that is some shade of gray.

You’re totally right and thats my bad. Been fixed in the article. Need more coffee today, obviously. 

This thing rules. It doesn’t matter what anyone (including the more rational side of your own brain) says, it’s a good thing you bought it. 

As a former XRS750 owner I had to reread SRX three times before I realized Yamaha has made a XRS650, XSR700, XRS750, XRS850, and a SRX600.  They have to pick the order of those letters and stick with it.

This is currently the oldest known NYC manhole cover in service. It’s dated 1862 and was part of the Croton Aqueduct that first brought fresh, unpolluted drinking water to the city from Westchester, NY.

that’s grate!