THE SMART CAR: It’s itsy-bitsy, but is it really that smart?

UPDATE: Reader Donna Barber emails:

My sister in Scotland has had one of those Smart cars for a couple of years and loves it, as much for the ease of parking as the mileage. When my 6’1″ father visited her last year, he was surprised that he was comfortable in it. (As comfortable as he could be with her driving too fast and on the wrong side of the road, and all. ;-)

But what really surprised me at your link was the gas mileage of the other cars mentioned since my 1998 Cadillac gets 22 city/30 highway. I’d stand to lose significantly buying one of those car as the money saved on gasoline wouldn’t come anywhere near the cost of a car payment.

Yeah, and there’s always one of those 75mpg diesel VWs.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Hey, here’s an application!