Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Not So "Smart" Car (was Tulsa Event)

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My F40 is not a daily commuter. The Dino I am looking at will not be either. 
The law of averages is my basis for this train of thought. If you drive any 
reasonable distance every single day in an area like South Florida where I 
live you would understand why I look at it this way. I have no problem with 
immigrants trying to make a better life for themselves or the elderly 
retiring to a tropical resort atmosphere but...................(Ex. 1)If you 
can't speak English, chances are you can't read it either therefore it only 
goes to say that you would fail to follow simple traffic signs installed for 
everyone's safety.  (Ex. 2) My Great Uncle says ever since his stroke he has 
not been able to turn his head to the right very well and those darn hearing 
aid batteries just don't last long enough. The good news is the cataract 
surgery cleared up his left eye pretty well so we can hope it only does the 
same for the right since its a little worse. ....BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE 
WOULD DO IF HE WASN'T STILL ABLE TO DRIVE......I wouldn't have one where I 
live. I have a very high concentration of these two types here and the Smart 
would =Deathtrap.
Dan Warlick
954-725-6331 Office
208-493-3529 Fax
954-793-3529 Mobile

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Britt2Asa [at] aol.com>

To: "Daniel" <edwf430 [at] bellsouth.net>

Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 6:54 PM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Not So "Smart" Car (was Tulsa Event)
Guys,
I have no desire to get a Smart Car because for the same money you can get

something a bit bigger HOWEVER I can't see the argument about them being

deathtraps. How many of you would want to get hit head on by a "small box 
truck"

in a mid 80s Ferrari? You really think the steering column isn't gonna 
nail you

while your legs are crushed in the footwells by the pedals? If you were

looking  for safety absolutely none of us would drive a Ferrari over other

choices. How  much really protection do you think you get in a side 
collision in the

older  cars that a lot of us drive?
I think its a stupid argument about the car being unsafe because you might

get hit by something bigger than you....you also might not get hot cause 
the

car  is so damn small! You might get hit in the parking lot of Home Depot 
by

somebody  backing over you in one of those stupid large trucks that every 
numptie

has the  need to drive in the USA (including my Mother so don't start, I 
hate

trucks they  are a waste of everything especially driving passion!)
In many large cities over here the Smart works great, traffic speeds are

low, the congestion charges are lower as are the road taxes and unlike

motorcycles/mopeds/bicycles ect you have a roof over your head for all the 
crap

weather. They turn on a dime and can park nose in to the crub legally 
(like a

motorbike).
Its a neat little car although pricy...
Lets talk about neat cars instead of trashing them, those of you that want

to live the "what if I go outside and get hurt somehow?" lifestyle should 
STAY

INSIDE. I bet when Steve J is going 90mph in his F40 he ain't thinking 
what

happens when he hits a box truck! And neither is Clyde when he is roaring

around  on his Ducatti.
Listen to yourselves man! Live a little! Drive a small car, take a chance

will ya! You should see the new Fiat 500, its fantastic, its tiny and I 
would

challenge anyone not to love how it drives. Oh and any of you guys so 
worried

about unsafe little cars, if you have a 1970's Ferrari Dino well heck you

ought  to give it away cause those things have ZERO crash protection built 
in,

Zero  airbags, Zero stability, Zero super strength modern steel engineered 
in any

sort  of safety cage yet whens the last time any of us said I THINK I WILL

GIVE THE  DINO AWAY CAUSE ITS A DEATH TRAP....OH NO HERE COMES A BOX 
TRUCK!
SShheees, Have I made my point yet??

BR in the  UK
1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
1980 400i  (RHD 72,000 miles)
Searching for the right 512TR
2003 BMW 530d
1991  Alfa Spider S4

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Re: Not So "Smart" Car (was Tulsa Event)	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Dan Warlick (edwf430bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:57:02 -0700 (PDT)