Originally Posted by GoingAway
There are a few dealers offering SMART cars in the US - I saw an article last week, I think in USA Today. It indicated there is a lot of pain and expense to make the necessary changes to be allowed to sell the car in the US and the mileage suffers as a result. They also mentioned the huge waiting list most dealerships have for the vehicle (only approved/offered in a few states so far)
The only ones offered in the US are the gas ones, which are nowhere near as efficient as the diesels. I'm looking at a diesel import from Canada... Florida makes it easy to register and title a canadian vehicle, or just keep it with Canadian registration. It's an easy days drive to Windsor.