SMART = Swatch Mercedes ART carMost large banks are 5 years as previously stated..
Trade in part.. I mean no offense but I've always wondered why they called them smart cars? I always figured they shoulda been called dumb cars.
Uh I don't think a smart car is a bad idea. In fact I see more and more company's going in that direction. Remember smart cars are nothing new, they've been around for a long time and have been successfulYou found a bluebook value on an Elise? Lol! There are not enough sold each year to get a bluebook estimate. When I was looking I could not find anything consistent for an estimate short of watching asking prices for several months. As for the Smart car... Have you noticed the only A segment cars in the US are named to imply intelligence? That is because they are such a bad idea. Probably should have test drove something else first...
Ok, this is a little off topic, but I can see why Americans don't get the whole idea behind the smart (or any other micro car) because their Cities have been designed for RAMs, F350s and Escalades not very long ago.But just out of curiosity, when would ANY young person buy a SMART? There's a Merc/SMART dealer right down from me house, so I see them in the area. It's always some grizzled war protester professor type. Yes, they turn heads - sort of the way a guy with a mullet does.
The performance is horrid, safety is scary and the mileage is actually paltry for what it is. A smaller 'commuter' like a Yaris would be so much more practical and get BETTER mileage.
So, again, help me understand the whole SMART thing.