Smart Not Smart: Chinese Fortwo Clone - Jalopnik Comments

Smart Not Smart: Chinese Fortwo Clone

PeteJayhawk — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:03:56 EDT

Just remember that the Japanese were once a punchline due to their cheap knockoff goods.

Smart Not Smart: Chinese Fortwo Clone

Rence — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:37:03 EDT

Seriously, it looks as if the body will just fly off under some harsh braking.. yikes.
I bet those people have a Sorny tv as well at home.

Rence

Smart Not Smart: Chinese Fortwo Clone

monkeywrench — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:53:49 EDT

Will those things even fit in the Pep Boys with all the other electric and gas powered contraptions?

monkeywrench

Smart Not Smart: Chinese Fortwo Clone

TheGuinnessTooth — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:23:00 EDT

Miscellanea: I think he was being sarcastic.

No, wait. I just saw his avatar. I think he seriously belives these may challenge American supperiority in builing completely pointless German cars.

TheGuinnessTooth

Smart Not Smart: Chinese Fortwo Clone

FЯeeMan — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:40:12 EDT

Maybe if they put the batteries below the floor, it'll corner better than this one.

FЯeeMan

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TexansAreHot — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:34:49 EDT

One word marketing campaign: "Craptacular."

TexansAreHot

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Miscellanea — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:39:50 EDT

damn! seriously these double posts!

Miscellanea

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Miscellanea — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:39:17 EDT

How so MSC? By making cheap, unsafe, unreliable knock-offs of cars that most people don't want to begin with? I'd hate to back this into a curb much less get hit by a suburban or a jetta (like the one that rear ended me last week).

Oh, can you imagine the bragging rights.
"I got me one of them there HuoYun Electromobiles. Oh yeah!"

I wouldn't be worried about chinese cars until they actually learn to make safe, reliable cars that don't rip off the rest of the world's designs. But by then they won't be such a bargain...

Miscellanea

Smart Not Smart: Chinese Fortwo Clone

Miscellanea — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:30:06 EDT

How so MSC? By making cheap, unsafe, unreliable knock-offs of cars most people don't want to begin with? I'd hate to see what happens if I backed this thing into a curb let alone take a hit from a Suburban or even a Jetta (like the one that rear ended me last week).

And can you imagine the bragging rights?
"I got myself one of them there HuoYun Electromobiles, Oh yeah!"

Miscellanea

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m3cruzer — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:25:30 EDT

MSC....Right you are.

m3cruzer

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MSC — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:55:36 EDT

More evidence that while we are off wasting billions in Iraq these guys are going to kick us in the ass...

MSC

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monkeywrench — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:50:33 EDT

Now they need to start knocking off '67 Camaro, '71 e-body, and '68 Mustang shells. And Dodge Darts. Lots and lots of Dodge Darts.

monkeywrench