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It's so good to see that Salon has fallen to the point that they publish a piece that is written by somebody who is totally out of his element, and manages to pass on a lot of really bad information.
As an auto/motorcycle journalist I have to tell you mate, this car is a joke. For the money there are an amazing assortment of cars that get as good or better mileage, and are light years more practical. Oh, and while I'm at it, how dare you tell people that they have to shell out at least 25K for a Prius and wait for months? This may be true in your neighborhood, but don't say such crap in a national publication for it isn't true for the country as a whole. And for those interested in emissions, this thing is a poop on a stick compared with the likes of the Ford Focus or the Fit or Yaris that you mentioned. But what pisses me off more than anything is for the price you could grab a brace of decent scooters, and use half the fuel and really park anywhere in San Fran.
Thanks, Salon, for giving your readers wonderfully misleading info because Smart gave Farhad a car for a week. Brilliant. What we need more on the web, in print and talk radio (have you heard the praise of the Tahoe Hybrid?) is absolute noongs telling people how neat something is when they know nothing about the genre.
