---
title: "Worth It?"
description: "The local Mercedes dealership tempts me as I'm stuck in their hideously expensive waiting room. Would you spend $82 a month on a 2017 Smart ForTwo Passion? Or a coffee at Starbucks?"
date: "2017-03-20"
modified: "2017-03-20"
authors:
  - name: "Steven Lang"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/steven-lang"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/8467/worth-it"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "smart"
---

# Worth It?

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**Steven Lang**

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**Steven Lang**

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**Steven Lang**

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**Steven Lang**

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**Steven Lang**

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**Steven Lang**

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