OK, five weeks since I took delivery. I expected questions, driving such an unusual looking vehicle. And, I don't expect the questions will end for at least a year or two, when the smart will become as common as perhaps the Mini. And, I have to confess, the attention was a lot of fun, for the first 20 days or so. It is starting to wear thin. I don't mind it so much in parking lots or other places I've parked the car. But, people hanging out of their windows taking pictures and SHOUTING at me to… Continue

Well, the financing is pretty much wrapped up. Saturday morning I will be taking delivery of my Blue/Silver/Black Cabriolet! At the moment it seems kinda unreal but most of the footwork has been completed. Tomorrow, an early morning call to the Credit Union ... and a visit at lunch to pick up the draft. They told me their underwriter would only go 100% and to lend me enough to drive off the lot would be 109%. That means I had to secure what amounts to the sales tax from another source ... but… Continue