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The Reason I Will Never Buy a Smart Car

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#1  Edited By lilburtonboy7489

I'm willing to sacrifice gas mileage for my life.


  

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#2  Edited By pissedoffthewitch

Yeah, you should buy a hummer. They cost more, but youll know where that extra money went when your Hummer squashes a smart car.

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#3  Edited By randiolo

fukin laterz ..

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#4  Edited By fr0br0

But if everybody had one, this would be nothing to worry about.

Hurry up you dumbasses and buy a freaking Smart Car already so I don't seem like an idiot and the only one with a Smart Car...

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#5  Edited By AgentJ

How often do you get into head on collisions? And it wouldnt be a problem at all if we got rid of the big cars altogether

I'll probably wait on the volt, but a smart car would be a nice alternative.
I'd rather be killed than be the cause of someone elses death
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#6  Edited By MrPerfect

The only time I would buy one is when they force all of us to own one.

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#7  Edited By lilburtonboy7489
@AgentJ said:
" How often do you get into head on collisions? And it wouldnt be a problem at all if we got rid of the big cars altogether
I'll probably wait on the volt, but a smart car would be a nice alternative.
I'd rather be killed than be the cause of someone elses death
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Where I live, someone hits a deer on the highway every day. Hitting a deer would total that car. 

And when you get in a car accident, you aren't causing their death. It's an accident, and I just want to keep my and my wife safe. It's not my fault if they buy a car with bad protection. I want a car that will keep us safe if we hit a tree, a cow, or anything. That doesn't make me a bad person. 
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#8  Edited By AgentJ
@lilburtonboy7489 said:
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@AgentJ said:
" How often do you get into head on collisions? And it wouldnt be a problem at all if we got rid of the big cars altogether
I'll probably wait on the volt, but a smart car would be a nice alternative.
I'd rather be killed than be the cause of someone elses death
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Where I live, someone hits a deer on the highway every day. Hitting a deer would total that car. 

And when you get in a car accident, you aren't causing their death. It's an accident, and I just want to keep my and my wife safe. It's not my fault if they buy a car with bad protection. I want a car that will keep us safe if we hit a tree, a cow, or anything. That doesn't make me a bad person. 
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Deer get hit where I live too. Perhaps i value my life less than you do yours, but I frankly dont care about my safety when there is a risk of killing someone else, accident or no. If i can make an accident less likely, i'll do what i can to that end. My spouse can get whatever kind of car she wants, so if she wants more protection i wont stop her, but I am not about to drive something that kills the planet and the people it runs into. 
I never said it made you a bad person. Im just saying i wouldnt do it. 
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#9  Edited By azteris
@lilburtonboy7489 said:
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@AgentJ said:
" How often do you get into head on collisions? And it wouldnt be a problem at all if we got rid of the big cars altogether
I'll probably wait on the volt, but a smart car would be a nice alternative.
I'd rather be killed than be the cause of someone elses death
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Where I live, someone hits a deer on the highway every day. Hitting a deer would total that car. 

And when you get in a car accident, you aren't causing their death. It's an accident, and I just want to keep my and my wife safe. It's not my fault if they buy a car with bad protection. I want a car that will keep us safe if we hit a tree, a cow, or anything. That doesn't make me a bad person. 
"
Accidents imply no one is at fault.
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#10  Edited By lilburtonboy7489

That's right. It isn't anyone's fault. However, since it is a very real possibility that you may get in an accident in your life, you should be responsible and make sure you are protected. 

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#11  Edited By Agnogenic_delete

You would die in Texas with one of those. Every other vehicle is a pick up truck. That is what they want to drive so I don't care but I rather like my Honda Civic.

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#12  Edited By AgentJ

I'd say responsible is making sure you dont kill the other person. wouldnt be the first time we disagreed.

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#13  Edited By RsistncE
@lilburtonboy7489: No, it really does make you a bad guy.
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#14  Edited By lilburtonboy7489

Yea, you're right. You have convinced me. 

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#15  Edited By Agnogenic_delete
@RsistncE: Bull. Why doesn't everyone figure out a way for all our major companies to transport goods all around the country in a eco friendly manner before we decide that somehow consumers are at fault. I don't really need to say anymore... But, I would rather buy the vehicle I want instead of some 4ft long death trap.
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#16  Edited By AgentJ
@Agnogenic said:
" @RsistncE: Bull. Why doesn't everyone figure out a way for all our major companies to transport goods all around the country in a eco friendly manner before we decide that somehow consumers are at fault. I don't really to say anymore, but, I would prefer that I can buy the vehicle I want instead of some 4ft long death trap. "
There already is a way. Biodiesel fueled trains.
Edit: Didnt mean Biodiesel, but i dont remember what the fuel was called. 
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#17  Edited By RsistncE
@Agnogenic: Whoa, whoa, calm down there cowboy. Apparently you can't detect agonistic sarcasm.
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#18  Edited By lilburtonboy7489

if you really want to help the earth, kill all the cows. 


their burps and farts are more harmful than cars. no joke. 

but yea, i'm all for alternative fuels. i'm just going to wait for the technology to become practical before i jump on that bandwagon. 
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#19  Edited By Tomzombie

You Can't drive them on the freeways

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#20  Edited By Agnogenic_delete
@RsistncE: I'm mostly kidding. ;) I don't take online forums very seriously anyways. haha
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#21  Edited By lilburtonboy7489
@Tomzombie said:
" You Can't drive them on the freeways "
huh? as in it's illegal?
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#22  Edited By Cynical_M

I wont buy one because I can't fit in one....

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#23  Edited By lilburtonboy7489

minor detail

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#24  Edited By azteris
@lilburtonboy7489 said:
" That's right. It isn't anyone's fault. However, since it is a very real possibility that you may get in an accident in your life, you should be responsible and make sure you are protected.  "
Car collisions are definitely someone's fault. Whether it's one, both, or all cars involved, someone is at fault.
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#25  Edited By c1337us

I would buy one if it was made out of nerf.

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#26  Edited By Happy

I want to see that thing smack into a semi. Complete erasure.

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#27  Edited By Gunner

this is why that car isn't available in America i think, they didn't pass our safety tests or something.

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#28  Edited By AgentJ
@Gunner said:
" this is why that car isn't available in America i think, they didn't pass our safety tests or something. "
Smart cars are all over the place in Seattle. 
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#29  Edited By Gunner
@AgentJ said:
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@Gunner said:
" this is why that car isn't available in America i think, they didn't pass our safety tests or something. "
Smart cars are all over the place in Seattle. 
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could have been shipped from over seas...

TO GOOGLE!
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#31  Edited By AgentJ
@Gunner said:
" Damn, idk were i get my info from.

http://www.smartusa.com/ "
Maybe they werent allowed at one point, but demand probably forced them in
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#32  Edited By Green_Incarnate

Guys, Al Gore made up global warming. We don't need smart cars.

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#33  Edited By Gunner
@Green_Incarnate said:
" Guys, Al Gore made up global warming. We don't need smart cars. "
duh, fox news told me that a bunch of left wing liberals made up global warming to try and convince people to pay taxes...
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#34  Edited By azteris
@Gunner said:
" Damn, idk were i get my info from.

http://www.smartusa.com/ "
I was about to say I even saw one in Texas.


Imagine that.
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#35  Edited By azteris
@Gunner said:
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@Green_Incarnate said:
" Guys, Al Gore made up global warming. We don't need smart cars. "
duh, fox news told me that a bunch of left wing liberals made up global warming to try and convince people to pay taxes... "
Did you know that Barack Obama is really a muslim?
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#36  Edited By AgentJ
@Azteris said:
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@Gunner said:
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@Green_Incarnate said:
" Guys, Al Gore made up global warming. We don't need smart cars. "
duh, fox news told me that a bunch of left wing liberals made up global warming to try and convince people to pay taxes... "
Did you know that Barack Obama is really a muslim? "
I heard he's bin laden doing an impersonation of robert downey jr in tropic thunder. I also heard that murder is okay if you dont agree with the person you murdered
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#37  Edited By EvilDingo

I'm confused... Are you planing to crash into other cars when you get a new car? - In which case I can understand your decision perfectly ;-)