Cross-Country Next Year

The day after I stopped to take a picture of this SmartCar, I saw another in the parking lot of Tim Horton's. (If you've ever been to Canada for two seconds, you know exactly what Tim Horton's is. If you haven't, you have no idea.)
The driver of the car was rolling down his window as I was pulling in. I said, ''Great car.'' He said, ''Great bike,'' and went on to tell me he was a cyclist, he'd done a bunch of touring, and asked me about my trip. He said he would have given me a place to stay if he had seen me last night.
We talked about the car, too. His is a diesel, and it gets about 60 miles to the gallon. I told him I really wanted one, but they weren't selling in the states yet. Next year, he told me, but only the gas version, and the mileage wasn't as good as some cars already sold in the U.S. No matter, I still want one. (I can always hook a little trailer up to it for my trips to Home Depot.)