Prestige, status aside: Can you buy a tiny car?

A small car on a street in Hamburg, Germany. [XN Iraki]

Would you buy this car (picture)? I asked the same question to my undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The answer was consistent for both groups, no. They said it's too small, even those unmarried agreed too.

When I told them, the photo was taken somewhere in Germany, many shook their heads. More of that later.