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Same basic mileage as a Honda Fit and the Honda has a back seat. Unless you're a neo-Beatnik hipster and you have exactly one friend and/or one dog a Smartcar is a dumb idea. Do you think it's cheaper to park? I guess it makes a good SECOND car like a Toyota MR2 which has 2 seats and NO trunk front OR back, but that sort of defeats the purpose.