The Red Menace

I took delivery of my Smart Car today and am quite excited. I reserved it a little over a year ago and it has finally arrived. At the moment it is resting in the garage so I have some time to write this. I haven't blogged for awhile, maybe this will inspire me to get busy. Here is a link to some pictures I took when I got it home this afternoon.

Something this cute (yes, cute) has to have a name. Temporarily, it is The Red Menace. If you have a suggestion of a better name, feel free to contribute. I was warned that it would consume extra time to answer questions every time I parked it in the public place and that is certainly true. I think I will print up some cards to answer the most common questions. So far, the top four answers are:

1. 41 MPG
2. France by Daimler AG (Mercedes to you and me)
3. gasoline, 3 cylinder, 1 liter
4. 5 speed manual with automated clutch

You can guess the questions.

I'll come back later to add my first impressions.