tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870601.post1807669597443311700..comments2023-08-25T06:56:53.610-04:00Comments on Heather's Small Space: As promisedHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03205035567123747141noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870601.post-19736721323788511452008-05-26T09:05:00.000-04:002008-05-26T09:05:00.000-04:00/me prepares his thread necromancy...Joanna and I .../me prepares his thread necromancy...<BR/><BR/>Joanna and I have been looking at getting a commuter for my use and letting her keep the big blue Taurus for runaround errands (at 92K+ miles we figure that whatever we get will have less mileage on it and therefore be a little more suitable for the miles I will rack up commuting). One of the options in the price range we're looking at turns out to be a Smart car (at the extreme high end of that range, admittedly - but the fuel economy numbers at www.fueleconomy.gov make the total cost of ownership quite attractive; at around $500/annum less in gas costs than, say, a Ford Focus or a Chevy Aero we can maybe justify the additional cost. OTOH, a Yaris is almost as cheap to fuel...)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, there's a dealership pretty close to us in Edison on Rt 1 (I remember it as a Jaguar dealer), so Joanna and I may make some time to go test drive one.<BR/><BR/>The question I have for you is - my commute is 30 miles; roughly half of which mileage-wise is I-78, and the rest is stop-and-go surface traffic. I-78 when I'm on it has an average speed of traffic of 75-80 mph; and I-78 is also a breakline in NJ weather - I-78 and points north get rather more snow that US-22 and points south. Any ideas how the Smart will work for that as a daily driver? Also, how important is the power steering (or lack thereof)?Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870601.post-13740890492185817542008-04-03T20:53:00.000-04:002008-04-03T20:53:00.000-04:00Awesome car!Oh, and Neal and I are going to I-Conj...Awesome car!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Neal and I are going to I-Conj this weekend. Want to get together for dinner? tinareads at gmail, to let me know. we're leaving tomorrow late morning. We hope to see you!<BR/><BR/>TinaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02962352025334751722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870601.post-41258998423657372192008-03-09T20:46:00.000-04:002008-03-09T20:46:00.000-04:00I cannot even begin to express my jealousy!I cannot even begin to express my jealousy!Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137247054609834103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870601.post-79866325902169273072008-03-09T18:25:00.000-04:002008-03-09T18:25:00.000-04:00Congratulations on your new arrival.Congratulations on your new arrival.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com