Small Cars are the new SUV’s, I think?
Ok, so maybe that’s a bad comparison, as SUV’s will soon go the way of the dinosaur once gas hits $4 per gallon and small cars are going to be around for a good long while. At least until cars themselves are banned outright for inner city travel.
But all the kids on the internets are talking about these new “small” (small you say?) cars. I’m referring to my old standby and future car, the Smart car, as well as Chevy’s tiny concepts the Beat, Groove, and Trax (see video with excellent music below).
As more car companies realize, “Why doesn’t anyone buy our cars that get 5 miles to the gallon anymore?”, small cars will be the way to go, especially for inner city living and travel. Easier to park, better gas mileage, and exactly functional to what someone needs in a large metropolitan area. Seriously, you need a Suburban to drive from your house to the pizza place around the corner? Take a walk or ride a bike, fata$$! [end rant]
So anyway, what’s keeping you from making the switch from a road boat to a city coupe?
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I’ve been driving small cars since I’ve been driving. I had a Ford Festiva, one of my favorite cars. I had a Saturn SL1, one of the bigger cars I’ve owned. When I was in Italy, small cars are the normbut they’re slowly coming away from that with some of the more luxury Lancias and so forth. There I had a Fiat Uno. Since I’ve been back, I had a 1976 Toyota Corolla (A fun car to own. Unfortunately, I’m a sucker and sold it). And now I own a motorcycle and a Mazda Miata. I’ve always hoped for the return of the small hatches of the early 90’s, so here’s hoping some more…
-hop