tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post116174891148518626..comments2023-11-05T04:51:42.511-05:00Comments on Blonde Champagne: Great Pick-UpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161996223577368412006-10-27T20:43:00.000-04:002006-10-27T20:43:00.000-04:00Hey mike, tell that to the t-rex that was hit on t...Hey mike, tell that to the t-rex that was hit on the head by a big-ass rock that fell from the sky 65 mill-years ago ;-)<BR/><BR/>You're right and I must retract myself. ANWR is not open for drilling... yet. But the Bush Administration has been pushing real hard since around 2004 to have it included in the prospecting areas available for the oil companies. <BR/><BR/>Melting ice, starving polar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161981863367516312006-10-27T16:44:00.000-04:002006-10-27T16:44:00.000-04:00Hey, Anon, where in the DC area do you live? Have...Hey, Anon, where in the DC area do you live? Have you been reading BlondeChampagne long? If so, you know I'm headed to Leesburg, VA in two weeks. How's the traffic in that area?Josh The Pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210441486571821331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161972531616199582006-10-27T14:08:00.000-04:002006-10-27T14:08:00.000-04:00Well, RPJ, then National Geographic is misinformed...Well, RPJ, then <I>National Geographic</I> is misinformed. As yet, ANWR has not been opened for drilling.<BR/><BR/>Regardless, pinning the plights of the polar bear population on anything that's happened <I>this year</I> is silly logic. Evolutionary problems do not happen overnight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161964528206486242006-10-27T11:55:00.000-04:002006-10-27T11:55:00.000-04:00I wanted to take one of them home with me when I w...I wanted to take one of them home with me when I was in Europe for zipping around DC. For what its worth, they are going to start selling Smart cars in the US as well in the near future, although I am sure they will be a bit more sturdy to meet our laws (just like the minis).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161886897205556902006-10-26T14:21:00.000-04:002006-10-26T14:21:00.000-04:00Hey craig.Do you have to pay it EVERY year, too?Ye...Hey craig.<BR/><BR/>Do you have to pay it EVERY year, too?<BR/><BR/>Yes, Mike, it was put by National Geographic this year (can't remember the month).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161885546931670702006-10-26T13:59:00.000-04:002006-10-26T13:59:00.000-04:00Wurwolf, the bonus is, that if anyone decides to s...Wurwolf, the bonus is, that if anyone decides to steal your tires-you can always put it under your arm and walk home. :-)Jenibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858330114217980271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161866039565537342006-10-26T08:33:00.000-04:002006-10-26T08:33:00.000-04:00As someone who has to search for parking every wee...As someone who has to search for parking every weekday on the streets of Brooklyn, I would luuuuuuuurve a car like that. Adorable, and practical!wurwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00539706573261055745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161848881191908862006-10-26T03:48:00.000-04:002006-10-26T03:48:00.000-04:00RPJ, please tell me you're not talking about ANWR....RPJ, please tell me you're not talking about ANWR. Seriously. Please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161837088121176002006-10-26T00:31:00.000-04:002006-10-26T00:31:00.000-04:00Hey RPJ,Last I checked, we have to pay a tax to ow...Hey RPJ,<BR/><BR/>Last I checked, we have to pay a tax to own cars here, too. It's called the registration fee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161832144045714422006-10-25T23:09:00.000-04:002006-10-25T23:09:00.000-04:00... "thus making me come out", even ... dang I hat...... "thus making me come out", even ... dang I hate it when I make typos. <BR/><BR/>(Said "wombat" several times to make self feel better re said typos and you're right ... I do feel better! ;).Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998454738739839028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161831441866999202006-10-25T22:57:00.000-04:002006-10-25T22:57:00.000-04:00Heh :). I used to drive a very similar little red ...Heh :). I used to drive a very similar little red car years ago that was given to me by my best friend's parents when they quite literally upsized. Used to drive it with an immense sense of gratitude towards their generosity AND a great sense of apprehension re taking it through a car wash lest it shrink further and I coming out wearing a red suit of "armour" ;) x.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161823438176216722006-10-25T20:43:00.000-04:002006-10-25T20:43:00.000-04:00Exactly hunterhousemom & jill, these are city-boun...Exactly hunterhousemom & jill, these are city-bound vehicles, for people that normally cover a radius of no more than 20-30 km between home and work. Europe has excellent international land transportation already, why waste time and money renting an SUV or an RV, if you can get a ticket on the TSV train that travels at speeds of more than 300 mph? (remember MI:1?)<BR/><BR/>alaskame, I get your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161802080241795462006-10-25T14:48:00.000-04:002006-10-25T14:48:00.000-04:00These little SMART cars are not meant for highway ...These little SMART cars are not meant for highway driving. They are just for getting around in the city. We saw lots of them in Paris and Nice last year, but never on the highways between cities. Most European cities were built with narrow roads (our small cars seem big trying to negotiate) and parking is at a premium. These little things (same wheelbase as a motorcycle so you can park Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161801273923078292006-10-25T14:34:00.000-04:002006-10-25T14:34:00.000-04:00If a Yugo can be blown off the Mackinac Bridge, I ...If a Yugo can be blown off the Mackinac Bridge, I can only imagine the flight of this little SmartCar. <BR/><BR/>They are sharp looking little cars, in my opinion. Too bad it would last all of 2 minutes on some of our local freeways (M-10) before it was consumed by a pothole twice its size. <BR/><BR/>Why do they call them "Smart Cars?" Now, that new Lexus that will parallel park itself - to Opheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286493391241180041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161798767740861192006-10-25T13:52:00.000-04:002006-10-25T13:52:00.000-04:00That thing wouldn't last a second up here first ti...That thing wouldn't last a second up here first time out on our highway in the winter I would lay money that it would be in the ditch immediately. Not to mention our wildlife is bigger then that car. Can you imagine hitting a moose in that thing DEATH instantaneously. Of course you could probably hit a squirrel with that car and and watch it walk away while you sustain serious bodily injury. NopeAlaskaMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961793729064999797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161796505556769362006-10-25T13:15:00.000-04:002006-10-25T13:15:00.000-04:00In 20 years, you still couldn't pay me enough to d...In 20 years, you still couldn't pay me enough to drive that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161794603523770312006-10-25T12:43:00.000-04:002006-10-25T12:43:00.000-04:00Laugh it up, but in 20 years we are all probably g...Laugh it up, but in 20 years we are all probably going to be driving one of those, when gasoline prices hit the roof top. Mark my words, when new devastating storms wreck most of the coastal cities in the world, people who onw Hummers are going to be LINCHED.<BR/><BR/>There are a lot of those around here in Mexico city. The SMART roadster is a beauty, but the problem is the price. They are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161789924844229472006-10-25T11:25:00.000-04:002006-10-25T11:25:00.000-04:00As far as protection from other idiot drivers or t...As far as protection from other idiot drivers or the random flying trees, I think it would be the same if I added two wheels to my bicycle and wrapped myself in tinfoil.<BR/><BR/>I {heart} my big Chevy Avalanche that eats little cars for breakfast...Jenibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858330114217980271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161779245444889352006-10-25T08:27:00.000-04:002006-10-25T08:27:00.000-04:00Hey, this what the Europeans do . . .Have you ever...Hey, this what the Europeans do . . .<BR/>Have you ever seen the original Mini Cooper - they did NOT just make up that name!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5678945.post-1161763768078284612006-10-25T04:09:00.000-04:002006-10-25T04:09:00.000-04:00Holy fuel efficiency, Batman. I've ridden in golf...Holy fuel efficiency, Batman. I've ridden in golf carts that could eat that thing alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com