Hi Rick, If you like the ED you will like an i-Miev even more. It is 2" wider internally than the ED (I think the US version is wider still) and has all the advantages of the ED (but a good 3 foot longer, 4 feet in the US version) but with a much more refined ride and a really nice BT-equpped stereo that works very well (in my version anyway).
MW On 30 Jan 2014, at 17:31, Rick Beebe wrote: > On 01/29/2014 04:57 AM, brucedp5 wrote: >> >> >> http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2014/0122/Taking-the-cheapest-electric-car-in-the-US-for-a-test-drive >> Taking the cheapest electric car in the US for a test drive >> By John Voelcker, Guest blogger January 22, 2014 >> >> Want a cheap, small, eco-friendly convertible? You're in luck: the 2014 >> Smart ForTwo is the smallest, shortest plug in electric car sold in the >> country. But the question remains--what does it feel like in the driver's >> seat? > > I picked up a 2013 last Saturday and I gotta say it's a blast to drive. > The ride's a little harsh and the very short wheelbase does interesting > things on our frost-heaved roads, but it's still a lot of fun. The > interior is amazingly spacious and it doesn't feel like a tiny car at > all. Except at a red light when the car behind me pulls up close and > seeing a grill in the rear view mirror only 4 feet behind me is a little > unnerving. > > EPA range is 68 miles. In the cold--it was 8F this morning--the car > claims it will go 44 miles and that seems to be fairly accurate based on > my last 4 days of driving. > > I leased it for 3 years. Out of pocket was $283 and a $124/mo. > > My only complaint is the exceedingly bare-bones radio. I miss Sirius and > I need to put in a hands-free bluetooth phone interface. > > --Rick > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
