Itâs fun to drive, cars are not a necessary evil 
And hopefully even cleaner cars and other types of fuel will emerge sometime in the future
Letâs be optimistic ;D
HahaâŚwell, iâm a small person. Being in a little car makes me feel kind of unsafe for some reasonâŚespecially things like Minis, when youâre on the motorway and a lorry goes past with wheels that are about as high as the car roof :o
AnywayâŚmuch as i may like to dream of muscle cars, iâm never going to own one⌠
[quote=âLindberg, post:42, topic:2102â]Itâs fun to drive, cars are not a necessary evil
And hopefully even cleaner cars and other types of fuel will emerge sometime in the future
Letâs be optimistic ;D[/quote]
WellâŚ
I still think cars, in general, are evil things. Not because of any emission issues or stuff like that.
I think they are evil because most of the time people donât own their carsâŚtheir cars own them!
But, they are a necessary evil (especially in America) because it is sometimes hard to survive without one (for the reasons Frank Talby mentioned above, among others).
I used to like driving until I had to drive 75 miles to and from work every day (6 days a week) a few years ago.
Go ahead, mateâŚtake the pissâŚ
I didnât make fun of the car pics you posted and I sure could have! ;D
Just kiddinâ ya, of course, Rev! I love these Metropolitan coupes and convertibles. They were, as far as I know, among some of the first attempts to introduce a compact, fuel efficient, auto to the American public. But, most people had the same reaction to them back in the day (late 1950âs and early 1960âs) that you had here; so, they never really clicked with the public.
I dig 'em, though. I especially like the convertible models. A buddy of mine had one back in the 80âs and it was definitely a cool rideâŚand a pretty good chick magnet, too! 
It seems America was designed for cars, all the drive-in places and such, and that cars were an important part of the culture
People had a lot of belief in the future back in the 50s it seems, and fuel was cheap then
Thatâs obviously why all these huge American cars with rather over-the-top design could be made and sold
[quote=âLindberg, post:47, topic:2102â]It seems America was designed for cars, all the drive-in places and such, and that cars were an important part of the culture
People had a lot of belief in the future back in the 50s it seems, and fuel was cheap then
Thatâs obviously why all these huge American cars with rather over-the-top design could be made and sold[/quote]
Absolutely right!
[quote=âautephex, post:44, topic:2102â]
NO effin way! Iâd kill anyone who tried to get me in one of those crappy little things!
And thanksâŚi think your pics just proved my point! 
Post-war 1950s Europe didnât have the wealth of America though
They had to make do with the Fiat 500, or the Messerschmitt car ;D
The SmartCar really is pretty silly⌠it gets only 33 mpg⌠That is completely outrageously unacceptable for a car that small. A good Honda gets better gas mileage, and these SmartCars are no cheaper to buy than a normal car either
I really see no point in this car, unless you just want to look like youâre in on the whole save the planet thing
edit To be fair, they have some new models coming that are electric and diesel, but still, why anyone would buy one of the normal models is beyond me
[quote=âLindberg, post:50, topic:2102â]Post-war 1950s Europe didnât have the wealth of America though
They had to make do with the Fiat 500, or the Messerschmitt car ;D
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;D
Donât laugh too loud Rev these were made in the UK too. By Austin. I used to see loads of them around London when I was a kid. In fact I never realised they made them in the states too. Not sure if they were a UK export or a U.S import design originally but I always kinda liked them. Always had very cool two tone colour schemes.
[quote=âPhil H, post:53, topic:2102â]Donât laugh too loud Rev these were made in the UK too. By Austin. I used to see loads of them around London when I was a kid. In fact I never realised they made them in the states too. Not sure if they were a UK export or a U.S import design originally but I always kinda liked them. Always had very cool two tone colour schemes.
Right on! Yeah, I am not sure who started the design, but in the States they were kicked off by Nash.