When can we buy a SMART car in the USA?
91007
Unfortunately what I've heard is that SMART has no plans to import to the US, as our passenger safety requirements are more stringent than the european standards.  May be able to import one, but that'd cost an arm and a leg.
39170
yes, we demand cheaper products, the world ( India, Russia, China ) responds. Eventually the Chinise will make full size pick up trucks that are affordable and durable, kool. the other poster is a MORON in saying buy USA, only if it's good will I buy, it the USA corp's fault for making crappy products to the point that outsiders came in and gave us what we needed, ( cheaper too, but then that's also a UNION problem as well, see GM and the UAW for their headaches ). We used to make the best, ect.. we still do in some catagories, but there is not a USA made company that does not sell / import from abroad ( mainly China ). If you fear being outsourced, then you will, as if you are any good you will be in demand ( same hold true dating / marriage ).
1017188
buy it at futureshop.
881759
Not until the keys are turned in Nov 31st-Dec 1st
193818
I only buy American autos because:\n1) to keep Americans in their jobs\n2) to keep that large a sum of money from going to foreign countries\n3) if most people stop buying American cars, there won't be any and then the U.S. would be totally dependent upon foreigners which would be a very BAD thing
316979
I'm an independent, but I bought a Honda Insight in 2000 because I was concerned about America's addition to oil (still am).  The Big 3 did not make a fuel efficient car anywhere near comparable.  Last year in May, we traded in the Saturn SW1 station wagon for a 2005 Prius, again because Detroit did not produce what we felt was appropriate to mitigate the fuel crunch crisis.\n\nIt will likely be a few more years before Detroit comes around; they made the choice themselves, even asking Bush to kill the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles program, where they had produced prototypes of family cars that achieved over 70 mpg.  But they wouldn't make as high a profit margin as SUVs, so the Big 3 continued their role as pushers for the growing ranks of addicts. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said Monday, April 9, 2001 that seven years into the partnership, its ``direction is inconsistent with where the market is headed and where the automakers are headed.''
261255
It is more economical to buy a car and drive it until it dies.
624751
In India, we now have most of the top American brands manufactured and sold right here. So we have Nike, Reebok, then we have KFC, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, American Pizza, etc., Walmart will probably come in, in a while. We are luck in  the sense that many countries want to tap the Indian market, so we have Mercedes cars, Volkswagen plan to set up a plant here, Ford and GM have plants here, as do Suzuki, Toyota, Hyundai, Skoda, etc.\n\nMost of them have Indian partners, and with the growing in economy and the demographic advantage (I think shortly 60% of the 1.1 billion population will be less than 30 years of age, there is room for more.  st
3611
The easiest thing would be to switch all cars to hybrid.  Right now.  The technology is here.  Wind power now costs less than coal, but our government keeps giving money to the coal industry because of lobbyists.
267801
Anything we can do in this country to reduce our dependence on oil and the middle east in general, is OK with me.\n\nIf tax incentives motivate today's American consumer to buy a hybrid, then I support the concept.
271758
foriegn cars dont need to be altered electronically(usally).\nmost of them dont have govenors and already put out as much power as possible.
529421
Go there and buy one. \n\nCheers!
58988
After a complete polishing of the crystal ball, opening a new deck of Tarot cards, and putting a new coat of varnish on the magic wand I discovered the following:\n\nAutomobiles will continue to operate on gasoline and the Internet will continue to operate on Ethernet. The U.S. automobile manufacturer - General Motors - will continue to be the best selling vehicles in the world, and Yahoo! will continue to be the best Searchable Directory on the Internet.
957079
Yes I definitely think they need to be bought in the US from a government contractor.  Boy, this globalism is really getting out of hand, on security issues.  First the ports, then this.\n\nBy the way, I had been planning on voting early by machine.  I guess I'd better look into the software first...
194083
Ford, hands down, there American too. Who cares about Honda and Toyota, if your not buying American then in my opinion your not American. When you buy a foreign car your money goes over seas, sure they have manufacturing facilities here, however, let's not make another country rich from our hard work.
1027471
yes you can for a limited time like one-three months depends on where in USA. just search for the state you are going to and check for how long you can drive
549032
go to the states.pick n choose.