According to this post and other sources, it looks like DaimlerChrysler will be shipping the Smart cars to the U.S. after all.

Is there a market for these things?

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I’ll admit I was surprised when I read that the flagship for Honda’s luxury line was in trouble. Honda and Acura vehicles are so common here in Orange County, SoCal, that you could walk into the parking lot of any mall and just see the non-stylized “H” and calipers in virtually every parking stall. (The rest would be filled with Bimmers.)

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I distinctly remember the first time I sighted the now-retired Aztek. I was checking out the Pontiac website on the G6 when I saw a pic of the SUV. WTF, I thought as I clicked on the image. I looked at the vehicle, read its stats, then returned to the site’s homepage. It wasn’t for me.

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I’ve got an interesting question, how many people ride down the road in silence? I have some friends who actually do this, I know because I went to a football game with one of ‘em and the whole family was like dead silent—I can’t do that!

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While taking accident reports for a major insurance company this summer, it dawned on me that not only are deer responsible for some of the strangest accidents I’ve ever heard of, the entire deer population seems to be actively suicidal. A personal trip into upstate New York a few months later confirmed my suspicions.

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