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  • crazy steve
    XS-XJ Guru MODERATOR
    • Jan 2009
    • 7932
    • Beautiful outer Yelm, WA
    #16
    Originally posted by cywelchjr
    You know, on the subject of smart cars, I saw one the other day, and realized that the wheelbase on those is shorter than the wheelbase of our bikes . Frankly I'm not sure our bikes don't weigh more and have more horsepower as well. And frankly the seating capacity is the same ....
    I'm sure the HP is more on a XS, weight is probably more than a bike. I've seen a couple of these on I-5 in heavy traffic, and that didn't seem too smart I can't believe these would do well in a multi-vehicle sandwitch...
    Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two

    '78E original owner - resto project
    '78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
    '82 XJ rebuild project
    '80SG restified, red SOLD
    '79F parts...
    '81H more parts...

    Other current bikes:
    '93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
    '86 XL883/1200 Chopper
    '82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
    Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
    Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...

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      • JasonRedbeard
        Truly XSive
        • Dec 2011
        • 109
        • Tuscaloosa, AL
        #17
        You'd be surprised how well that "tridion cell" that they're built around holds up to collisions...even head-on...

        But I still wouldn't drive one.
        My Special is as old as I am.

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          • natemoen
            Master of XSology
            • May 2010
            • 8640
            • Fargo
            #18
            Originally posted by JasonRedbeard
            You'd be surprised how well that "tridion cell" that they're built around holds up to collisions...even head-on...

            But I still wouldn't drive one.
            Watch this and again how well they hold up!

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKSPxQjPOm0
            Nathan
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              • crazy steve
                XS-XJ Guru MODERATOR
                • Jan 2009
                • 7932
                • Beautiful outer Yelm, WA
                #19
                Better yet, this one....

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=9iKGfo1wmOM&feature=endscreen
                Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two

                '78E original owner - resto project
                '78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
                '82 XJ rebuild project
                '80SG restified, red SOLD
                '79F parts...
                '81H more parts...

                Other current bikes:
                '93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
                '86 XL883/1200 Chopper
                '82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
                Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
                Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...

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                  • JasonRedbeard
                    Truly XSive
                    • Dec 2011
                    • 109
                    • Tuscaloosa, AL
                    #20
                    ...and in both cases the passenger cabin retains its size and shape. The dashboard doesn't come back and pin the passengers. Nobody gets crushed by an engine block sitting in their lap. And the Smart vs. the C-class is a HUGE mass imbalance...of COURSE the Smart is going to take the brunt of that hit.

                    Yaris vs. Camry. Watch how the drivers door, windshield, and A-pillar of the Yaris get shoved back into the driver. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHiYS...feature=relmfu

                    I'd take a Smart over a Bel Air in a frontal any day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPF4f...eature=related
                    My Special is as old as I am.

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                      • JasonRedbeard
                        Truly XSive
                        • Dec 2011
                        • 109
                        • Tuscaloosa, AL
                        #21
                        .....but I still wouldn't drive one.
                        My Special is as old as I am.

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                          • fredintoon
                            Master of XSology
                            • Mar 2004
                            • 6795
                            • Saskatoon SK
                            #22
                            It's a limited market

                            Originally posted by JasonRedbeard
                            .....but I still wouldn't drive one.
                            Hi Jason,
                            ask yourself, who would? A purchaser would need to be someone who:-
                            Only ever carried one passenger.
                            Never bought more than 2 day's worth of groceries at one time.
                            Had a business that involved high mileage delivery of small packages.
                            Or was a wealthy eco-freak.
                            Fred Hill, S'toon
                            XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
                            "The Flying Pumpkin"

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                              • JasonRedbeard
                                Truly XSive
                                • Dec 2011
                                • 109
                                • Tuscaloosa, AL
                                #23
                                Very true, Fred. And as cywelchjr pointed out, all of those (except the eco-freak) can be covered by a bike with big saddlebags, for a lot less money.

                                Which is why I find myself on an XS11 forum instead of a Smart car forum.
                                My Special is as old as I am.

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