At some point during my Monday morning commute I passed the 1500 mile point. The Smart has been utterly and completely without any faults, mechanical or otherwise. (At a similar point in time, my 2001 Audi TT had been back to the dealer five times for a multitude of failures). The car is really getting into it's element - the gears are shifting smoother, the engine seems to rev easier, and the steering and general tractability is feeling completely in sync. A meld of man and machine!
But in all this time I have yet to see a single other Smart Car on the road. I think this makes it the rarest car in America - I've seen more Aston Martins in that time. I'm surprised that more Smarts haven't shown their face - especially in my eco-friendly Northern Californian town of Berkeley.
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