http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...503480&q=crash

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1984 300Sd 210k

Former cars:
1984 300D 445k (!!) (Strider) Original (and not rebuilt) engine and transmission. Currently running on V80 ( 80% vegetable oil, 20% petroleum products). Actually not, taking a WVO break.
1993 300d 2.5 275k. Current 120/day commuter
1981 300SD 188k (Hans) Killed by a deer

I'm surprised it did as well as it did, but that crash would be a little tough on the driver's feet.

yet the american goverment wont let the 3 cyl turbodiesel into the country because it isnt clean enough!

Humpty dumpty would still have ended up scrambled eggs.............

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

As impressive as the condition of the cabin post-crash, I'd have to think the driver would have some major internal disruptions -- and no legs -- anyway. Then again, head on into a wall at 70 mph, you'd be dead in most vehicles. I love these little cars ... I tend towards bigger, tougher vehicles and usually shy away from sporty little things, but man, these little guys are cool. Is there a way to get one in Europe and import it? Wouldn't that be nifty to have around town?

On a side note ... and this is really going to sound prudish ... if someone posts a link to a website with mild pornography on the borders, could you include a "Warning"? I opened that at work, and if someone had been walking by, it could have been really awkward ...

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

you could smuggle one from canada where they have the turbo diesels.. www.smart.com just select canada and in english to drool over the fortwo

There's a site I hang out on and if there's a link to some questionable content, the poster puts a "35%" warning in the title. The premise being 35% of people would be offended.

Of course you also get "Hey, check this out...35%!!!

I would like to think that a full size w126 body would have moved that concrete a bit more than that smart did.

I am impressed though...I realize no legs there but the frame held up and crumpled all that it could before it crushed the leg area.

Wonder how they do in side impact? Probably just scoots the car right off the road cause its so light

Biggest safety feature....sliding when getting rammed into

Transpot Canada, tested the Smart car for crash worthiness. It proved to be one of the safest cars on the road, EVER.

Go Figure.

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'95 E300 Diesel, 264,000 Miles. [Sold it]

The smart.com website lists the "pure" car at $16,000 ... is that USD? That seems really cheap for a Mercedes-Benz ... am I missing something?

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Any plans you know of to bring it here??

Would it be practical/possible to buy it in Canada and bring it here??

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1967 230SL, manual
1959 180D, manual

Mercedes has no desire to sell to the unwashed masses....they only want to cater to the wealthy.

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Being from Canada and knowing a few folks who have some Smarts I can say:

a) 16K Cdn is the base price, 25K is more what you pay once you've add all the options you'd *really* want. Still it could be a 16K car if I don't compare to everything that came with my 300TD.

b) Don't even think of importing to the USA, the nasty folks in the USA government will impound/fine and send you to somewhere not nice depend on where you were born. Phone Mercedes Benz USA or write a letter and ask them when it will come to the USA.

c) Sold 3000 in canada in one year which was 2000 more that wildest estimate and 2400 more than first guess by MB canada. Which made it the top new small car sold in Canada by numbers.

d) another link, without the p0rn
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6605730767077503480&q=crash

No, the problem is MB knows that Americans are still addicted to their oversized vehicles and they would feel too insecure in a Smart Car. But if you really want one, it might be a good start to write to MBUSA about it, and the more people do it, the more likely something will happen.

BTW, does anyone know what kind of fuel economy these cars get?

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL

3 out of 4 vehicles on the road around here are big SUV's driven by people paying more attention to thier cell phone calls than they are to traffic around them.....No thanks....

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche