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The Smartest of Cars

by Lei Ann

Oh boy!!! File this post under “I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it!” Sorry, couldn’t help myself. The Smart Car is finally coming the U.S. If you have traveled Europe as widely and extensively as I have (and when I mean extensively, I mean 3 countries…thank you very much), you couldn’t help but point and giggle every time you saw a Smart Car. Seriously, nothing more than a glorified golf cart, this car, built by Mercedes Benz, is the PERFECT vehicle for putzing around Boston. Can you imagine actually parking with no problem in Chinatown or the North End? How about being able to easily zip around double-parked cars without ACTUALLY having to change lanes? This makes BMW’s Mini Cooper as big and clunky as a horse-drawn carriage. You don’t even have to parallel park. The Smart Car is as long as a normal car is wide.  Your toughest decision would be whether to park facing in or facing out! This could easily revolutionize Boston as “not a bad place to drive after all.” However, don’t get rid of your old Corolla just yet. While this car is an errand-runner’s dream come true, this little puppy will have to stay off the Mass Pike or I-93 where the SUVs and semi-trucks play. Also, forget about picking up anybody at the airport unless they like to ride with luggage on their lap.

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Isn’t this car just the cutest thing? Makes me want to buy two of them, strap ‘em to my feet and head on down the Esplanade!

To hype up this “car,” Smart USA is actually taking them on the road, so feel free to touch it, drive it, heck, give it a hug. It’s that small!!! This weekend, head over to the Border Cafe at 41 Church Street, Cambridge where you can give the Smart Car a test drive, Saturday, June 30th and Sunday, July 1st from 12 to 8. You might also see the cute cars zipping around the city at places like Newbury Street, Faneuil Hall, Fenway Park and of course along the Charles River for the fireworks display!

Now, excuse me as I go move the 2 garbage cans away from the side of the house. Gotta make parking space for my new Smartie!

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