I know that I'm not supposed to covet, but I completely wish I had such a car! I have loved Smart Cars since my journey to England two years ago. And now they are finally in the U.S. and my mother has gotten one!
The most fabulous part is that it is red and not the dull white she was going to get. I have nothing serious against white cars, but the fact that it's a Smart Car basically necessitates getting the brightest color you can find. She signed up on a waiting list around March for a car, assuming that she'd not have it until December or the following March, as the waiting lists are for 9-12 months. And she signed up for a white one, with silver trim. Naturally, as I am a feisty daughter, I continuously hounded her about needing to get one that was red (first choice!), blue, or at least the gaudy yellow. Anything but the white!
Then, earlier this week (or month), a car had been "orphaned," meaning that someone who put a $99 deposit on a car decided when it came in that they didn't want it after all (because they're crazy? just kidding), so they looked on their list for someone who also wanted the convertible version with all the hot-options (oh mother, a convertible, good lord!) and there was Mum. And, behold, it was a red one. Which she decided she likes quite a bit after all. Thank goodness!
Anyway, I want one desperately, but seeing how I couldn't even take my mum's old car (which was offered long ago) because I can't afford even the insurance and taxes on a vehicle in Massachusetts, I hardly think I can or should also add on a roughly $300 extra payment a month for new Smart Car financing. It is, sadly, not in the cards for Andrle. Oh well. I have been promised much Smart Car driving when next I visit the land of Wisconsin. And in the mean time, there's always Zipcar!
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