Fw: mail Digest for 8 Sep 2005 in hour 21:00

["C D Patterson" <cdp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5217861/
>> 
>> Once again, I'm playing catch up on the archives posts online!
>> 
>> I saw this and just wanted to say on my most recent trip to Bavaria this
>> past February my rental car was a Smart "For4" or "4For" - whichever.
>> Basically a little bigger than the tiny one in the picture from the link
>> above and had 4 doors.  Not a bad little car.  I had it over two weeks,
>> and put maybe 500 miles on it, probably got close to 40mpg with it.  Not
>> sure, even with the gas crunch, how the little ones would sell over here.
>> The one I had had good power & quality, but the diesel VW I had the year
>> before was way more powerful and economy was about the same...
> 
> Up here in Victoria, Canada, they have become quite popular.. see several
> every day.. 
> Local cities are enacting bylaws that do not allow them backing into the
> curb for parking, 
> I guess they lose revenue, when one parks between regular cars.. [g]
> 
> With our fuel at $1.18 [Cdn] a litre, makes sense for commutes and
> shopping.. 
> 
>> 
>> Jim Boone
>> Mims, FL near the very wet now-Hurricane Ophelia lingering off the coast
>> directly East!
> 
> Hope it continues that way.. you guys don't need any more this year..

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