It's Alive!

Received an email today from the Smart Team San Francisco. The Smart Car is here! I guess this internet thing really works - my order from a year ago turned into a real, built-to-order car. Part of me was hoping that the Smart Car request had gotten lost somewhere - I don't really need another car. Not right now. Certainly not a third two-seat convertible - what was I thinking?

I called and sure enough, the car really did exist, exactly to my specifications. I should at least check it out. I've made an appointment for a Saturday a week from now to look it over and see if I still want to take delivery. The more I think about it the more it starts to sound like an interesting proposition. I still haven't seen this new second generation car in the flesh and I'm more than a little curious.