(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).
Isn’t that cute. The pickup truck has deployed its spare tire vehicle.
Looks to me like a pinball game with the tow truck and the pickup being the flippers!
Where does a SMRT Car owner buy Carbon offsets for the tow truck?
I was being generous Phantom, but ok, four poodles it is. Toys of course.
Sentenil, leave the Isettas alone!! Great fun rebuilding one with my dad 20 years ago or so. We put the engine block in the oven to heat it up enough so that we could pull the crank. Fun picture!! Thickest sheet metal body parts of any car we ever worked on.
I had one of those on my pickup’s bumper once, I had to go to the auto body shop to git the durn thing removed!
Dumbsicle
Hands down.
Syncro
“It keeps two kegs cold and it’s on wheels”
Reminds me of when I was having a spot of car trouble and the kids suggested I take the riding mower to work, except it was out of gas, which left the push mower…
A Maxwell Smart car for Canadian winters.
“Hey, I bet if we tow this thing to the east end of town, pull a donut and drop the hook, we could curl it halfway to Trawna!”
“Get on the CB and find out who wants to sweep.”
I’m crushing your head… no really.
If I had brought the putter I could have smacked out of that snow “drift”:-)))))
Look up-Waaay up, and I’ll call Rusty.
“I always sing out “Dumbcar, dumbcar!” when I see one of those bloody things.”
I point and laugh conspicuously.
It’s an “Outsmart Yourself” Car.
Nothern Nut,
I had the best burger and home made fries there in 1979. After 2 weeks of camping and fishing in the Yukon and taking in the Sunday morning scene in Action Jackson’s in Boundary Alaska, Tok was a welcome relief.
Hey Martha,
Is that a lemon I see over there?
Mr Dion: Your car is ready.
The Suzuki Stupidmobile
Oh, and you can keep the prize, Kate.
A Smart Car if necessary; but it’s not necessarily a Smart Car.
Hey, guys, I found a pic of the concept version of the production ForTwo. Apparently it was made of cheap plastic and was even littler and funnier looking… Guess someone smartened it up a bit between concept and production (not enough, in my view!):
http://tinyurl.com/7cao9a
Al Gore: “What, you expect me to ride in that car? There’s chunks in my sh** bigger than that thang!”
Here we have a sneak shot of Smart’s new concept car, the “Dingleberry”
It must be easy to rebuild, just open the glove compartment, pull off the velcro and put in your pocket.
“A tow-truck takes a dump”
Maybe I should have got a Ford?
“Tow, tow, tow your boat
Gently down the street”
“Dad-gum thing gets stuck in the gald-darn snow!” (okay, I ripped that one off… – anybody remember it?)
“Ed, I sent the car yesterday. Don’t know why you haven’t got it yet. Oh hold on a minute someone at the door.”
“Ya that was the mailman. Insufficient postage.”
Smart For Two…but no place for the beer!
I think submarines employ a similar strategy to ward off enemy torpedoes.
Look! There goes an “Obama Buggy”, aka “Algormobile”
The Little Engine that Couldn’t.
Let’s stop picking on it. It’s so tiny and cute and helpless.
“A smart car if necessary, but it’s not necessarily a smart car”.
Heh.
Soccermom, that’s good. I’ve been enjoying your missives for a long time, and I can only say…I’ll buy the first beer!
Mad Mike
Awwwww, thanks, MM!
“It keeps two kegs cold and it’s on wheels”, anybody have a can opener?
Pullstart not included
Owners Manual pg 3 of 6:
Cold Starting: Frozen hamsters will not operate after thawing. Replacement required.
Severe cold operating conditions require beavers upgrade.
Owners Manual pg 6 of 6 (Options)
Goldfish for lawn ornament model may be ordered through your local PETA outlet. Warranty void if frozen.
Sorry but I really want to go to Tok before Feb.
“hey big boy, I’ll give you a push!”
& from that we know, the owner is forever in DENIAL
Those Smart cars are great. They can even push tow trucks.
Pullstart not included
Posted by: G at January 13, 2009 7:33 AM
You win dude. 😀
Stupid Suzukimobile?
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…is the tow truck trying to mate with it?
Kinky.
…or would that be Klunky?
Bumper sticker on Smart car: My other vehicle is a Hot Wheel!!
The question was “Can I drive it when there is snow on the road?”
Answer: “Heres your sign”
Action: Hand out another “STUPID” sign!!!!
It’s not at all what you think it is.
If you look very closely, you’ll see the refuelling hose between the two. What we’re seeing is an advanced 2011 prototype SMART car undergoing harsh environmental testing. I think it’s the fortwo cabriolet model. Interestingly enough, the refuelling concept worked well under testing in the Arizona desert last spring (Car & Driver July 08). You can understand why they’d want to test it under less ideal conditions.
Seriously.
Did you know that the Canadian government actually has a small number of Smart cars in its officially-marked fleet in Ottawa?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve-brandon/779731042/
Though I photographed that one in July 2007. I can’t say I’ve seen the government using them in winter, though I do see plenty on the road here in suburban Ottawa and I can’t honestly say I’ve ever seen them stuck in a snowbank.