How to park a car in Manhattan for five days

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday Saturday

Oh, yeah-- Saturday I took all this

stuff to storage in the Smart Car.

People make fun of them, but Smarts get into impossible on-street parking spaces. The photos above show parking spaces

that just don't exist for most motor vehicles.

It takes about $100 a month of premium fuel for about 800 miles, getting over 40 miles per gallon.

The dealership plays a loop of crash videos. And Smart USA

doesn't bother to advertise, since fuel-efficient cars are

easy to sell. Gas hogs have to be advertised heavily.

You can't take it off road or carry a lawnmower in the hatch.

But 60% of Americans live in cities, and the Smart is

a great city car for a couple without kids.

My car is two inches shorter than my bike!

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