Stupidness at the rubbish dump

[Tony Bryer]

My single bed was gone within an hour of posting

[chunkyoldcortina]

I got a brand new bath, some shopping and my wife in a ford escort once. With all the doors, boot and windows closed! And she was sitting in a seat, wearing a seatbelt (the wife, not the bath).

[chunkyoldcortina]

I drove one once, it wasn't too bad. Power-to-weight ratio, I guess.

[dennis]

They are quick enough to leave the boy racers wondering what engine you have inside. They don't handle very well so don't try and use the power they have.

[Clint Sharp]

In message , The Medway Handyman writes

FFFFReenchhh

[Andy Champ]

Current production Smart is 0-60 in 16.2 or 12.9 seconds depending on engine. (Not the Brabus or the Turbo)

Last year's Fiesta 1.25 (hardly a hot car) is about 14 seconds.

And a quick dig suggests the Ford is a little cheaper, despite the extra seats.

Andy

[dennis]

0-60 is irrelevant around town.

That doesn't surprise me, costs more than my car though. I would not buy a smart, I don't like them.

[Anne Welsh Jackson]

Ah, that's the price you pay for living in the middle of nowhere... You could always apply to Freecycle to start a new group?

[geoff]

In message , "dennis@home" writes

No its not - you might be the doddery old fart in front of me

[dennis]

0 - speed limit may be relevant, 0 - 60 is useless marketing hype for idiots.

[geoff]

In message , "dennis@home" writes

60 mph - NSL achievable down any side street 0 - 60 is a benchmark

as a rule of thumb, if it has a better 0 -60, it has a better 0 - 30 performance, isn't it you doddery old fart

but then it's only a speed limit, and it might be you in front of me

[dennis]

Well if its you behind I will have to slow down. Its always best to slow down when you have an idiot behind you. I usually manage to time it so they are passing a camera when they decide they are going to zoom past. Then they have to do it all again after the next island or traffic lights.

[dave]

But Clarkson, the little guy and the haystack talk about 0-60 ad infinitum! :-)

[The Medway Handyman]

Where would we be without rules eh?

[Cerberus .]

Ad nauseam more like!

Don

[dennis]

[The Natural Philosopher]

Its a very good indicator of usable power to weight ratio. And to an extent, traction.

Apart from gear ratio issues,thats a measurement that applies to any acceleration including overtaking.

[dennis]

8<

Not at all. Considering how many they break doing 0-60 tests it isn't a good indication of anything useful. You certainly can't use it as an indicator to how it would behave on the road.

"Oh dear I pulled out in front of the truck knowing that I could get to 60 in 4.5 seconds but something broke just before it hit me."

[PM]

Can you elaborate on that?

[PM]

I've seen a standard sized chest freezer transported 30 miles in the back of a Fiesta. (Well, around two thirds was actually _in_ the car)