"Smart" sighting in Irvine, CA...

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Old Jul 16, 2001 | 03:32 PM
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"Smart" sighting in Irvine, CA...

I can't believe I saw one of these in Irvine:



Really cool....

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Old Jul 16, 2001 | 03:33 PM
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No pic


Never mind, there it is.

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Old Jul 16, 2001 | 03:36 PM
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Oops....

Fixed.
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Old Jul 16, 2001 | 03:40 PM
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Where in Irvine?
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Old Jul 16, 2001 | 03:57 PM
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Originally posted by RandyMax:
<STRONG>I can't believe I saw one of these in Irvine:



Really cool....

[ 07-16-2001: Message edited by: RandyMax ]</STRONG>
Those cars are so tight!! I rented one when I was in Paris 2 years ago and drove it to Dijon (about 3 hours south of Paris). They are pretty fast with the turbo, and they handle pretty good. The dealerships are really nice and clean in the city to.
I guess it takes a certain person to drive this thing around and not feel like a canned tomato.
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Old Jul 16, 2001 | 04:17 PM
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I have seen one in this area (a red one), but I see more of the Toyota ECOM (used by UCI Engineering dept.) and the Ford Th!nk (because every Ford division except Ford is in Irvine).
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Old Jul 16, 2001 | 04:35 PM
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Originally posted by vince:
<STRONG>I have seen one in this area (a red one), but I see more of the Toyota ECOM (used by UCI Engineering dept.) and the Ford Th!nk (because every Ford division except Ford is in Irvine).</STRONG>
Yeah, I've seen that ECOM too! Really cool...

I work around Barranca and Pacifica btw. Saw that Smart on Pacifica...

BTW, FORD's building is almost finished!
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Old Jul 16, 2001 | 04:39 PM
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Yeah, I saw one on the road in VA and they look not half bad. Everyone was giving it stares.
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Old Jul 16, 2001 | 05:01 PM
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Those cars are ALL over europe... My wife and I were just in Zurich, Paris, and London. Apparently, it's a co-venture between Swatch and Mercedes????
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Old Jul 16, 2001 | 10:59 PM
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Nissan, Toyota have their experimental cars at the National Fuel Research Lab parked behind the Engineering Gateway in UCI

I could take a pic for you guys someday
cuz i pass it almost everyday
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