I took this awhile ago and thought maybe someone would be amused by it. I miss that car.

    • tahoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      Even in Europe, they’re not really popular. Plus Renault decided they won’t be making a next generation Twingo (which shares its platform with the current Smart car).

      Always thought this was a really weird decision since it’s an extremely popular car here in France, but apparently it doesn’t make them enough money.

      • something_random_tho@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        9 months ago

        I would drive a smaller car in a heartbeat, but everyone around me drives stupidly huge things like F-150s, Defenders, etc. and if one those hit me—through no fault of my own—I’d be a goner. We really need to tax based on the size of the car and require commercial licenses and insurance for anything this pointlessly huge.

      • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        They’re getting rid of the Twingo? Boooooo.

        I rented a Twingo once in France (during a rail strike so we couldn’t take trains for a few days) and it was shockingly comfortable and spacious inside. Even though it looked smaller than basically any car sold in North America, it made excellent use of interior space. Two adults (one of them tall) and luggage had plenty room to spare.

    • finkrat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      There’s subcompact cars at least, maybe not as tiny and efficient but still way better than the massive SUV pileup you see where I live

    • graymess@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      I only test drove a Smart Car once many years ago and right away I felt like it was a very cheap build quality. Maybe it was just that car and I should have tried some others, but I was looking forward to trying it out and remember being disappointed by it. Ended up leasing a Scion IQ, almost identically sized, but felt way better to drive. Still funny to me recalling my friend’s reaction when realizing his arm rest in the back seat was the rear wheel well. Such an efficient use of space and absurd turn radius. That’s the car I miss.

  • Nester@feddit.ukEnglish
    5·
    9 months ago

    That’s the kind of csr that demands to have its cheeks chubbed and hair rustled.

  • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    116·
    9 months ago

    Oh look, it’s a car worthless for a family!

    I find smart cars rather worthless and lack practically for like 6 mpg which is going to save 300miles per year.

    Look of these work for you great, but they really are worthless vehicles for most adults with family.

    • Kekzkrieger@feddit.deEnglish
      17·
      9 months ago

      there are a lot of adults without family.

      Also a family needs a family car and not a truck.

      • meliaesc@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        9 months ago

        I think, especially in remote areas of Canada, the standard family car would not be sufficient.

      • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17·
        9 months ago

        Yeah, is almost like shaming people for driving larger vehicles is dumb. Turns out there are a lot of different needs.

        • beetus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          9 months ago

          Yeah, is almost like shaming people for driving smaller vehicles is dumb. Turns out there are a lot of different needs.

        • mulcahey@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          9 months ago

          TBH I don’t think we have to read these posts as shaming the driver of these cars, necessarily. We could read them as indictments of all the choices we’ve made as a society that result in poor transit options & large vehicles.

          Choices like:

          • under investment in public transit and rail
          • Regulations that encourage/subsidize SUVs
          • low density housing policies
          • And, if we’re being really honest, the racism that drives so much of American public policy

          All of these are worthy of critique and fair targets

          • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            9 months ago

            You have a far more positive outlook than me. I’ve seen quite a bit of shaming at drivers. ESPECIALLY truck drivers.

        • jerkface@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          The larger the car, the greater the externalitites (including DEATH OF INNOCENT PEOPLE), the greater the shame.

    • Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      I agree. I find my Mercedes-Benz holds my family really well. I can also take extra friends with me and they always fit. Yesterday we fit 6 adults and 4 strollers in my Mercedes-Benz!

      My Mercedes-Benz is a bus.