(photo courtesy reader Chris, taken Jan.11 in Saskatoon)
Winner to receive an all expense paid virtual vacation in beautiful Tok, Alaska.
Related, a photo from reader Don – “What else do you need to say about a car that you buy out of a vending machine?“ (That’s his Cherokee in the foreground).
“Not-so-Smart Car”
I remember seeing these in Brussels in 2000 for the first time, and thinking, “Hunh. Like to see that Tonka Toy make it out of a snowbank in Ottawa.”
…cool, a smart car pushing a tow truck!
You mean not everyone in Saskabush drives a truck?
Smart Car Sandwich.
See, it gets infinite mileage this way….
I am so smart….smrt. (repeat)
Syncro
A confused golfer wonders how he got so far off the fairway…
Why tow it when you can just carry it to the garage?
Not generating any emissions, just like an electric car…..
Smart_4_2, won’t Start_4_U
Lizzymaymobile just off the ASSembly line.
Just what has Sarah’s truck been up to?
I heard that on CNN.
“The hypocrisy in your mirror is closer than it appears.”
I think, I can. I think, I caan. I thiiiiink, I caaaaan. I thhhh
hhhh
hhhhh
h
Smug Alert
“The vehicle above your mirror is funnier than it appears”.
Wallyj
I knew that would come up, however my car may be small but it has 4 seats 4 doors and doesn’t get stuck in 3 inches of snow.
Well, at least this guy is miles ahead of the Moron Car owner I saw here in Halifax just before Christmas. At least he understands when he is beat.
This guy was unable to parallel park one of those jokes in a space I could have easily parked our crew cab GMC without using the mirrors.
I was so amazed at the spectacle that I stopped in the middle of the road and watched for a couple minutes, until traffic came up behind me. I drove back that way 30 minutes later and he had given up and parked across the street in a no parking zone.
“Hello dispatch! Ya do I charge this guy half cause this thing is so small or do I double the rate for that stupidity tax?”
Once again the front mounted “push ropes” SmartCars have as standard equipment in Saskatchewan saved that distressed tow truck driver!
Its not stalled, its just resting.
“Early Summer Tourist From Toronto Threatens To Sue When Spilled Coffee Freezes On Contact”
subcaption (teaser): Driver’s Dockers Frozen To Seat, Taken To Hospital By Tow Truck.
“Having given birth to a deformed calf, the tow truck wandered off in search of greener fields upon which to graze.”
I didn’t know CAA did skate-key calls.
Sort of reminds me of an old cartoon. The big bull dog and the little dog that keeps jumping over him. “Who are we going to pick on next?”
Blind spot obliterated.
Anyone here see a clown in a parka…dude squirted my son with his water blaster and broke my kid’s nose.”
Got one of those smart cars in the back of my F350 crewcab diesel. You know, for emergencies.
SDA = Small dead automobile
(As a smart car driver myself, I know from experience that mine can have problems when it gets below -25. But for the most it actually hasn’t been too bad for getting around in the winter. Just have to know your limits, ie. when the weather gets really bad, I get out the Dodge Caravan)
An acquaintance of mine owns one. He let me take it for a quick boot around during a particularly cold and icy day. The little sucker not only had some pep to it, but it handled surprisingly well on the snow and ice. Much better than my 89 Chevy Astro, to be honest.
I’m toying with the idea of buying one as a service vehicle for my business. Whatever I don’t spend on gas (I’m cheap) I can invest elsewhere in my business.
… just a little closer, I should be able to go 50 miles on a pull of that smoke … in Tok
Sean, if you do, go for the CDI diesel(pre-2007 model). The newer gas engine ones don’t get much better mileage than a Toyota Yaris, and cost probably 10K more.
“HEY, SMART CAR BOY…WANNA LIFT TO THE SUV DEALERSHIP?”
Ten years ago, I thought it a stretch.
Five Years ago, I thought it might be true.
Now we are seeing proof daily.
Canadian MSM is worse than Pravda. At least Pravda makes sense once in a while.
http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/106922-earth_ice_age-0
Its not stalled, its just resting.
Is the owner pining for a Ford?
Jack Palance in City Slickers ……. I s@#% bigger’n that , or words to that effect .
Where’s that manual,,let’s see, I’m sure I put the snow tires on the correct corner.
Theres a “WOW’ in that picture
Yeah it’s got a Hemi.
I am unsure why the tow truck was required. I mean, couln’t three or four guys have just lifted it out of the snow? I know we did it with a FireFly once and these things make those look a land yacht.
New name: Dumbsicle.
By the looks of the picture, I doubt the car was stuck in the snow. More likely a dead battery or other mechanical problem, that required towing to the shop.
“The dickhead who sold it to me SAID I’d be doing my bit for global cooling!”
It’s not a small car, it’s an MP3 player that runs on diesel.
I always sing out “Dumbcar, dumbcar!” when I see one of those bloody things.
This is why.
AtlanticJim, four guys? How about four poodles and a length of binder twine?
“Objects in the mirror may be dumber than they appear.”
Been to Tok many times.
Not really a prize. But there is this great burger joint…
Poor Urkel. Traded in the old Isetta and bought a ForTwo, but the little Smart unfortunately wouldn’t start when the mercury sank like a stone.
By the way, Don’s Jeep is a Grand Cherokee.
the Coalition’s Campaign Transportation – Iggy drives, Layton calls shot-gun, Duceppe’s along for the ride.
Helped turn one sideways in a parking stall once. The little suckers are heavier than they look. By the way it wasn’t a totally malicious act, we knew the blocking vehicles would be gone.