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In blog land, Nick Goddard got the scorn from fellow enthusiasts after he listed his smart cabriolet on ebay.
What ticked people off was the fact that he was taped in a podcast; praising the virtues of the smart and how he was "over the moon" with it.


The Truth About Cars (who initially interviewed Nick in the podcast) followed up on his ebay auction.

Well that didn't last long. TTAC reader Nick Goddard's claims his love affair with the first official U.S. smart car is still hot and heavy, but four days after taking delivery he's put it up for sale on eBay. When I contacted him by phone, the 25-year-old owner was more than a little cagey about his motivation for the sale, claiming that he didn't really want to sell the car. He's just "curious to see what people are willing to pay."

Is Nick getting defensive? This is what he had to say in his ebay Auction when someone asked him why he was selling it:

Q: Why are you selling the car. is it that bad or you just dont like it? Jan-21-08
A: Neither--I actually LOVE this car. It is perfect for Manhattan. Just perfect--it is so much easier to find parking spaces in this car that you can consider it a high-performance car for city needs. Anywhere you go, you can park. I've gotten used to the transmission (and like it too), the car gets lots of positive attention, and it is inexpensive to run. Plus, its by far the most interesting car you can get in its price range. I also love that the roof goes down at any speed--it makes it so much easier to enjoy a convertible. If you slow down and are in the sun--top down. If you speed up and go into the shade, top up. It's fantastic. Its just that I'm not a car collector, and I figure the very first smart should go to someone who places significance on things like being "the first." I'm going to be getting another spot on the waiting list, that's for sure. Also, I live several miles closer to work at this point than I did when I reserved the car a year ago, and ride my bike to work about 2/3 of the time. If you can get to Manhattan and are considering bidding on the car, we can get together and I'll show you the car. I think you'll find it hard not to love.

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