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more about #salesincentives more comments → Saboth: I honestly wouldn't mind a smart car. I just like how little they are, but 2 problems. They only have automatics, and apparently the closest dealer is... more » Novaload: Smart is just too extreme in some ways--appearance and size--but not extreme enough in others -- mpg. If it got 60 mpg or so you'd have an incentive t... more » blogsdo: This photo gives me a great prank idea for roving gangs of pranksters. Maybe I shall suggest it next time I'm at the bar. more » P161911 probably shoudn't have: The bigger question is going to be who will buy a 5-10 year old Smart in the US? Assuming gas stays below $10/gal, these will be the same people cross... more » Braff: Saw a SMART yesterday with a great plate on it... (this was in proud USC country too) more » Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Free fuzzy dice? But wouldn't that overload the front end, besides completely blocking all sight of the windshield? Or maybe it's a cost-cutting mea... more » pauljones: LOOK MA!!! NO-WHEEL DRIVE!!! Oh, wait... more » skaycog: Interesting....another exposed undercarriage. more » Flathead Smith: I've seen four of these "Smart" cars in about the last six weeks, before that I don't think I've seen any except in pictures. Every time I see one, th... more » SirNotAppearing: Oh, I thought you meant incentive like they were going to build a better car. Never mind, uninterested again. more » FormerlyPreferredCustomer: You know, maybe if these cars got fuel economy even remotely commensurate with their weirdness, they would sell better. Actually, they probably wouldn't. more » My X-type is too a real Jaguar: The problem isn't the high price of gas, the problem is the high possibility of getting hit in a Smart Car by a F250. more » TimTim: 60 months... I'll do the math for you, that's 5 friggin years folks. For a Smart car? How long do you expect one of these to last? Gee wiz, I wonde... more » GasGuzzler: FOR.TWO% financing. I see what they did there . . . smart, Smart. more » PetroSapien: If only they would make the small fuel efficient cars that Amreicans are demanding ... Wait? What? more » -
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Smart To Offer U.S. Buyers Incentives For First Time
With low sales due partly to relatively lower fuel prices, Smart plans to offer U.S. ForTwo buyers incentives for the first time, starting with 4.2% financing for loans of up to 60 months. Next they'll try free fuzzy dice. [AutoNews] -
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Chrysler's New Incentive Plan: Employee Pricing Plus Plus
Chrysler plans to offer customers a new incentive plan they're calling "Employee Pricing Plus Plus." No, seriously, that's what it's called. The oddly-named plan offers rebates as high as $6,000 in addition to employee pricing. More »
