Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for October 08, 2012

Oh that’s where my Smart car went.

Ironically, for my (somewhat delayed) Midlife Crisis I wanted and got a little car not quite as teeny-weeny as Peter’s, but mini enough….

I had a Renault Le Car once; the first semi to fill my rearview mirror convinced me to sell it.

I’ve had my Smart car for 4 years now. I do love the fuel economy. Since I use it for work most of the time, it’s just me anyway. But I drove it out to Illinois this summer – me, my grown son and our dog, on a trip of about 1,000 miles. It worked surprisingly well.

That in turn reminds me of a story my college girlfriend told me – once she was being bullied when her 6’+ brother drove up in his Gremlin and climbed out …

Poor Dada.

My cousin had one of those 3-wheeled Fiats, but that was back in the 60’s. We had a lot of fun driving it around the farm, until it was pecked to death by the roosters.

it looks like a french car – you know, small wheels and the longest wheelbase on a short car.

Funny, now that you mention the Smart Car, I see the resemblance to Peter’s car.

We used to pick up our teacher’s volkswagens and put them sideways in the parking stalls…

“I went shopping for my Smart car was see whether it was easy for me to get in and out of. It was!”Smart car!

Many years ago, my husband got me a tiny used Fiat – two shades of green, forest and sickly. Once a car full of old people were running me off the road because they didn’t see me, and a policeman pulled them over :-). We had to get riid of it pretty soon because the gas kept getting water in it. My husband sold it to one of his students for cheap – the student was a mechanic and said he could keep it going. Fiats are better now, I hear.

@Babybull: thank you! Burst out laughing! little tykes. So cute.

got cat poop all over it too.

The stupid Oregonian dropped CDS at the end of Richards run. Sad

The original “Top Gear” (the one shown in Great Britain) had a bit on the smallest car. Made on the Isle of Wright, it was small enough to fit in a passenger elevator with a passenger standing next to the car. It was a bit embarassing for the 6’5" driver though, the car did not come with a reverse gear. The driver had to ask the young, thin elevator passenger to pull him and the car out of the elevator.