How Smart is that?

Last June, when gas prices were still in the midst of their long climb upwards, I placed a reservation for a Smart Fortwo. I'm currently driving a Jeep Wrangler that gets about 17 MPG; when the price of gas was $4.00 per gallon or higher, I was spending a lot of money each week on my 70 mile-per-day commute. The Smart seems like a robust little commuter vehicle, and that's what I'm intending it for. 99% of all the driving I do is to and from work with only me in the car; the Smart should save a bundle of money, even considering the fact that I'll have a new (very small) car payment. The reservation system is interesting; I paid $99 for the privilege (fully refundable), and they originally told me that my delivery date was Oct-Dec, 2009. Since then, however, it's been steadily retreating, and now it stands at Jan-Mar, 2009. I have no definitive answers, of course, as to why the date has been changing. Perhaps SmartUSA has added additional manufacturing capacity. Perhaps the general economic climate has made it unfeasible for many people to purchase a new car, even one as inexpensive as that. In any case, I'll (hopefully) soon be in possession of one. Red. I've always wanted a red car.