Is The Smart Car Really A Smart Buy?

The Smart Car's have been praised as being a good economical car which get's great gas mileage. Their signature car is the ForTwo. I've seen quite a few of these on the roads in the last few years, but is this so called smart car really that smart of a buy?

Simple answer is no. The Smart Car ForTwo has a small one-liter, three cylinder engine with a mind blasting 71 bhp. Now this ultimately sounds like a motorcycle engine, but they fit into a very small car that does get very good mileage, 40 mpg. Now this car doesn't sound bad except for the small engine, but now comes the real shocker. The price is $13,590. At first this doesn't like a big deal as many other vehicles are going for over $20k. But if you have seen the car you know how small it is and how much room there is for luggage, basically there isn't.

The Fit is a small car from Honda. The Honda Fit is a four door sporty looking car that has a lot of extras, but the most important aspect of the Fit is that it has a four cylinder engine with 117 bhp and still gets over 30 mpg. So whats the price of a car with four doors, a bigger engine, more horsepower, six airbags, and built by a major car company with a reputation for building great cars? $14,550. The Fit gets a little less gas mileage but has much more room and ability to even take your kids along for the ride.