Yes, that's the number of speakers we got with our $15,305. But not only did we get a measly two speakers, we also got a craptastic head unit to boot. Now, I'm not much of an audiophile but this stereo sucks. How much does it suck you ask? Well, think of a late 80's Nissan Hardbody. Now imagine that Nissan with one stock speaker and one speaker that you were forced to pick up from the local Kragen (making a mess of the wiring job while you hastily installed it in the parking lot) because your buddy spilled a large horchata into the other one. The Nissan's stereo sounded better.
On a side note, I caught and passed two people on a freeway on-ramp in our little Smart. Sad.
Kurt Niebuhr, Photo Editor @ 18,065 miles
altimadude00 says:
05:14 PM, 07/13/09
We know the Smart's radio sucks. But it's better than the radio you get in a golf cart.
subytrojan says:
05:19 PM, 07/13/09
"...because your buddy spilled a large horchata into the other one."
LOL! Horchata FTW!
afty says:
06:31 PM, 07/13/09
My family actually had a 1991 Nissan Hardbody pickup when I was growing up. The sound really was terrible. It also had only two speakers, and they had no bass whatsoever. I think it did have a better head unit than the Smart, though.
subaru123 says:
07:42 PM, 07/13/09
I was on THREE times tonight seeing if any new posts were up and I didn't notice this one until NOW! You're right, no one cares about the Smart and that's why it was never Car of the Week.
epbrown says:
02:12 AM, 07/14/09
Well, for all the whining about Edmunds picking too many high-end cars to blog, the low-end stuff tends to be pretty much ignored. Add in the Smart's unpopularity with readers and staff and there you have it.
ace47 says:
02:58 AM, 07/14/09
The Smart car seems like a dumb car choice.
dougtheeng says:
06:09 AM, 07/14/09
This headunit looks better then the one in my gf's 2006 smart (we got them before you here in Canada). It is awful.
deagle13 says:
09:19 AM, 07/14/09
"On a side note, I caught and passed two people on a freeway on-ramp in our little Smart. Sad."
Truly sad. It amazes me how many Angelinos think it's a good idea to merge onto a freeway at 35MPH when traffic is moving at 70MPH...
canadia says:
09:39 AM, 07/14/09
I would never buy this car.
carluvr1 says:
10:53 AM, 07/14/09
Are you sure the people you "caught up to and passed" weren't on bicycles or happened to be walking up the on-ramp ? : )