Niall Chadwick Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Thats quite impressive My concern with a vehicle like that would be safety, specially considering the rather large dish on top of it. I am looking at options for carrying film making equipment. At the moment, I am inclined to investigate the following: http://www.newfordtransit.co.uk/vans.jpg Solid, reliable, plenty of options, and it can be rented out for local bank jobs :) If its overkill, I thought maybe an estate car instead. Maybe something along the lines of : http://www.autoweek.nl/images/480/d/e173c8...bb06c27ae4d.jpg Drove one of these as a hire car recently, and found it to be very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Robert Starling SOC Posted September 29, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I was filling-in for Rob a few weeks ago and we decided to do a little photo session of our two Steadi vehicles; I'd love to have his gas bill but I'm not too keen on his view of my front grill... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lukas Franz Posted September 29, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Haha, that looks like the United States against Switzerland ;-) Funny stuff, Robert and Rob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Amando Crespo Posted January 23, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Well... A little delayed reply for this post... But... MATES... Do you want to kill to me of laughter?.... :( :( :( .... Bad boys....... HA HA HA JUA JUA JUA JUA JUA JUA JUA JUA JUA:JAUJAJSI**&454e5effcIKTVUL"·$%&/()==8qVTYGhkv·$$%&/(/()/&%&. :P :P :P :P :P :P :P Ahhhh!... Just I forget... ASK CHRIS FAWCETT... He goes in bicycle... Amsterdam is ________________ Flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stephen Vanderspek Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I see your smartcar and raise you the Peel P50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIND2jRSEhc...player_embedded It's a fun 10 minutes to watch all of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Henry Gelhart Posted April 15, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Actually the first Smart built by Mercedes does have a very solid cage. There is that funny TV Show from Great Britain called "Top Gear" They smashed a Smart (first series) with over 70 Mph against a concrete wall. The exterior was screwed but the inside of the car was still in a "good" shape. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s Okay... compared to a normal "Micro-Car" (Or those chinese cars called Landwind) Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Rob Vuona SOC Posted April 16, 2009 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Just an update from Smart: Many of you may have become aware of a recent crash test study performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). You may have even seen some of the crash videos on the news. We’d like to take this opportunity to share with you some additional information about the tests and to clarify any questions you might have regarding the performance of the smart fortwo’s safety management system. The overall purpose of the IIHS test was to demonstrate that small cars do not perform as well as big cars in high impact crashes. Therefore, the IIHS crashed three small cars – a Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, and smart fortwo – into three larger cars – a Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Mercedes-Benz C-Class – respectively. In its press release announcing the results of the test, the IIHS stated that all three smaller cars performed poorly in this particular test, despite the fact that all three cars had received “Good” ratings from the IIHS in previous standard tests. The IIHS’ non-standard test is rare and extreme and unlikely to occur in real world crashes. In fact, federal safety regulators do not require this type of testing because the likelihood of an accident within these test parameters is so rare: fewer than 1% of all accidents can compare to this type of crash. >> The smart fortwo is safe. The most important thing to note is that the smart fortwo meets or exceeds all federal government crash test standards, including a 5-star side crash rating. It also received the highest scores for front and side crashes from the IIHS.* The reason for these excellent results is the incredible safety management system of the smart fortwo. The vehicle is equipped with advanced crash avoidance (active safety) and crash protection (passive safety) systems that come as standard on all models. The most notable of the active safety systems is electronic stability program (esp®). According to the IIHS, cars equipped with esp are 20% less likely to be in a fatal accident with another vehicle and 51% less likely to be in a fatal single-vehicle accident.** Additionally, the smart fortwo is the only vehicle in its price range to offer esp as standard equipment.*** In the event of a crash, the safety management system of this amazing vehicle will work hard to protect the occupants. The passive safety system, featuring four airbags and a collapsible steering column, is highlighted by the tridion safety cell – a steel safety cage reinforced with high-strength steel similar to a NASCAR roll cage. smart has a proven, real-world track record with over a million cars on the road in 37 countries over the past 10 years. More than 30,000 smart fortwos have been sold here in just over one year of being on sale in the United States. My two cents, but for the record I don't want to hit anything head on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Vanderspek Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 For what its worth, your hard to hit, that should count for something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted April 16, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I like how it's designed to bounce off one car and into another. I think it might be fun to be a pinball in an intersection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted April 16, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 So if you are going off about the Smart what are you going to say to the vehicle that I used to drive in Europe... It used to be in British racing green but you get the point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted April 16, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Oh.. btw: Parking is easy... you can just park it on top of an american car... (I took that picture June last year on the I-5 on the way to San Francisco...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Erwin Landau Posted April 16, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 BTW: Rob you need more power... definitely more power... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Robert Starling SOC Posted April 16, 2009 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I like how it's designed to bounce off one car and into another. I think it might be fun to be a pinball in an intersection! Ouch! That's one ugly crash. Just some light hearted ribbing Rob, you can still laugh all the way to the pump! The C-class in the crash probably weighs about 2,600 pounds, my truck is close to 8,000 lbs without gear inside. People in small cars pull out in front of me all the time without a lot of regard that they'd be nothing more than a hockey puck if hit. I wouldn't even want to go head to head with Ron's H1 especially when he's got it loaded down with 6-8 kegs of beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Rob Vuona SOC Posted April 17, 2009 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 BTW: Rob you need more power... definitely more power... Oh Erwin, Once the all electric Smarty comes out I am definitely doing this to mine . . . .LOL . . . . and maybe this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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