Should You Buy a smart Car?

Well Potential Smart Car Buyers,

We have completed the smart car information gathering stages, followed by the review stage, of our discovery journey and are now ready to move into Stage 3, Decision Time. This is where we have to sort out the "good, bad and the ugly" features about the smart fortwo and decide if it's the right car for you to "make a statement." Think of it as your Buy a smart Car Decision Guide.

Upon completion of this stage (assuming you DO decide to buy a smart car), you will be ready to boldly go where only 10,000 people (as of June 2008) from the United States have gone... Which is the purchasing process that will make you an actual smart car buyer! This process will be covered in Stage 4, Owner of a smart Car.

This stage is going to require some paper, pencil and honest feedback to help you assess the smart fortwo and feel confident about your decision to buy it.

Please don't rush through this stage and give serious thought as you assess what you liked and disliked about the fortwo, how you rank the importance of the smart car's features and finally give honest input into the decision process which gives you the confidence for making the best decision for you... whether it is to buy a smart car... or not.

I will guide you during this exciting stage as you ponder... Can this new kind of car really be right for me?

So, let's get started and break this decision process into three parts:

1. Assess the Good, Bad & Ugly
2. Ranking the Features
3. Shake the Decision Tree

After completing each part, don't forget to click on the More Details buttons below to "drill down" and allow yourself more decision probing in making your final decision whether to buy a smart car.

Upon completing this stage 3 and deciding if the smart car is right for you, then you will be taking on stage 4 where you will get to become an actual smart car buyer of these amazing vehicles.

Your "Smart Car Guy",