Best Buy's Geek Squad getting smart-er?
We're not going to comment regarding the capabilities of Best Buy's Geek Squad, the team of technology-savvy guys and gals working at the big box retailer which makes house calls to fix computers and the like. We will say, though, that their choice for the geeky-team-vehicle of a black and white Volkswagen Beetle (the new one, not its elder) seems fitting. Here's a topic or conversation, though: Could they find a geekier vehicle? Well, some people seem to think of the smart fortwo is a chick car, though that theory seems to have been mostly debunked. Would the smart be a better fit for the
[Sources: Best Buy U.K. and The Scooter Scoop]
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Mulad 3:17PM (5/20/2008)
I think the chick-car-ishness of the smart is roughly equivalent to the Beetle, so it's not an issue for Geek Squad.
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mrbell321 4:05PM (5/20/2008)
I think the concept of a "chick-car" is completely asinine. I don't, and never have, owned a Mazda Miata, new VW Beetle, smart, or anything that i have known to be considered a "chick-car", but I just don't get that association. "If you are a man you must drive a V8 Camaro or a Magnum!" Please, I'd rather be seen in a pink Miata w/ lacy trim. It's far less repulsive and significantly more practical.
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Joseph 6:16PM (5/20/2008)
What matters is which vehicle gets people's attention.
The Smart Fortwo wins by a long shot.
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Rei 9:27PM (5/20/2008)
I think they should get Apteras. Come on, how much geekier could you get than an electric car than looks like a space ship? :)
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Kevin Nugent 10:27PM (5/20/2008)
i would take a smart over a beattle any day
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benzaholic 10:48AM (5/21/2008)
I'm still wondering when pizza deliveries will use smart fortwos. They can easily fit several stacks of pizzas in the rear cargo area, although they would still need to use those warmer bags, because the engine heat really doesn't come up into the cabin.
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