[s-cars] NAC: Smart Car = Cyclops Ecce Homo

Thu Nov 30 09:21:05 EST 2006

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Based on my quick drive, I would tend to agree, if one's point of  
reference is a car.

It sure beats walking or biking to commute it, and it's far more  
convenient than being beholden to train or bus schedules. Viewed as  
an automotive predecessor to the Star Trek transporter, akin to a  
mobile phone booth or Archie Bunker recliner, it's not bad.

I found it to offer similar limited driving pleasure to other  
miniature cars, like an urMini, my old Ford Fiesta, etc. Put some  
oomph in it, and it could be entertaining, much like the urMini  
Cooper S. A Modena or RS4 it's not, nor was ever intended to be. I  
would put down as more entertaining than a Kenmore Camry or  
Fridgidaire Accord, however.

- -Ralph Nader.

On  30 Nov 2006, at 8:56:24AM, Tom Black wrote:

> The Smart car has been sold here in Canada for a couple of  
> years.Testers' comments are generally in this vein " the worst car  
> I have ever driven"  - not a direct quote but close.
>
> Tom.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Duff" <iduff at comcast.net>
> To: "chris chambers" <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "s-car-list quattro S List" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] NAC: Smart Car = Cyclops Ecce Homo
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>> That's the one my BIL has. I'm looking for eye candy on the Cyclops
>> Ecce Homo as an historic comparison.
>> - -Ian Duff.
>>
>>
>> On  28 Nov 2006, at 8:50:39PM, chris chambers wrote:
>>
>>> Is this the car you are talking about?
>>>
>>> http://www.thesmart.ca/index.cfm?ID=4720
>>> http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/09/pf/autos/smart/
>>>
>>> The Smart from Daimler Chrysler?
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Ian Duff <iduff at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>> So here's on aff-topic post...my brother-in-law in Baltimore got a
>>>> new Smart fortwo as a mobile marketing canvas for his company. Pre-
>>>> import, "provisional VIN", whatever that is. Pretty cool, REALLY
>>>> small. Like you can park two nose to tail in the space my S6 Avant
>>>> takes. Pretty good bit of kit, except the automagic transition.  
>>>> Lots
>>>>
>>>> of hunting, and takes about two Super Bowl commercials to shift.
>>>> Handles well, pretty good acceleration for something you can  
>>>> carry in
>>>>
>>>> your backpack, lots of space given you must put it on rather  
>>>> than get
>>>>
>>>> into it. Not only that, but it's REAR WHEEL DRIVE. Don't they have
>>>> laws against that these days?
>>>>
>>>> So, this brings me to my next virgin moment, I discovered a gap in
>>>> the omniscience of the Internet, a first for me. I've always been
>>>> able to find at least _something_ relating to my quest, but not  
>>>> this
>>>>
>>>> time. No pictures. Nothing. Nada.
>>>>
>>>> For you geezers in the bunch, from back when we had to get our
>>>> vicarious thrills from actual printed magazines, no animation, no
>>>> hyperlinks, actual print on paper, there was an infrequent comic in
>>>> that paragon of automotive authority, Rod & Truck, about this  
>>>> little
>>>>
>>>> car, that reminded me of the Smart I drove. The little car was  
>>>> as (if
>>>>
>>>> not perhaps more) funny looking than the Smart, and was called the
>>>> Cyclops Ecce Homo. Yep, that's for real. Made out of recycled  
>>>> Cinzano
>>>>
>>>> signs, active suspension, one honking headlight prolly brighter  
>>>> than
>>>>
>>>> those HID upgrades we've been discussing of late. Sort of the  
>>>> iPod of
>>>>
>>>> Minis. Functional, plus easy on the eyes.
>>>>
>>>> Now here's the bummer. Neither Google nor Yahoo can find anything
>>>> online to show it, for me to email to my BIL. I was born at night,
>>>> but not last night. However, in this case, I'm as clueless as a
>>>> Luddite CIO.
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone out there know about this comic car, and know where it
>>>> might be found online? Anyone?
>>>>
>>>> - -Ian Duff, Clueless in New Beige.
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