Are You Smart?

I don’t know how it happened, but over the weekend we started talking about the Smart car. You know, those little cars that you find all over Europe and Asia. Well, we decided to go for a test drive last night. I haven’t really test driven cars and I’ve always wanted to do so. We arrived at the Mercedes Benz dealership a little after 5pm (since they own Smart). I felt a bit “underdressed” in terms of my ride (I was surrounded by a bunch of brand-new Benz’s, a Bentley, and a Ferrari).

Diane was the first to go on a test drive (the car only fits two people and the salesman wasn’t about to let us both go) and she came back very excited. She had a great time driving it. Then it was my turn. I really didn’t get to drive it very far and I had to follow the directions of the salesman. I liked the car, but I didn’t have a chance to have fun with it.

Well, guess what. We decided to buy one! OK, so not really “buy” one. It’s not possible to do that just yet. There’s an 18-month waiting list. We went ahead and “reserved” one by putting $99 down. In 6-12 months, I’ll get an email saying it’s time to configure the car. Anyway, we’re excited and it fits perfectly into our schedule (we were planning to buy a new car in two years). And yes, the picture above is the model we’re looking to get (colors and all).