Michael Karesh's Latest Activity on 451 smart fortwo http://www.451s.com/profile/MichaelKaresh Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:43:00 +0000 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:43:00 +0000 Michael Karesh's Latest Activity on 451 smart fortwo http://www.451s.com/profile/MichaelKaresh http://api.ning.com/files/nkZDvPmceWXhdP7tbKh*0gakh6K*xbFOs-ZLmaFvJQYms3gNpMpbyLgYGb3wR-q3fXpqrpElwZ8H6oI6C9EGdA*9r*h9ZjTo/404477960.bin?width=50&height=50&crop=1%3A1 50 00000000001d300e0000000001d129cefadac2b00c8f0abf Michael Karesh replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats' http://www.451s.com/xn/detail/1912846:Comment:103592?xg_source=activity Michael Karesh replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats'
We have updated results for the smart fortwo to include owner experiences through September 30, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since April until the summer or even fall of next year. Repair frequencies, i…
]]> Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:55:58 +0000 00000000001d300e000000000165f9f09b316acd9a7622a7 Michael Everett replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats' http://www.451s.com/xn/detail/1912846:Comment:101171?xg_source=activity Michael Everett replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats'
I got my 2008 about the same time. I have 36,000 miles + on it and have had no problems. I have the reverse glitch sometimes but nothing major. I do all my own maintenance. I enjoy the "smallness" of it but of course a few years back I drove a Suzuk…
]]> Fri, 26 Nov 2010 03:33:15 +0000 00000000001d300e0000000001d129ce6502345768298297 Michael Karesh replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats' http://www.451s.com/xn/detail/1912846:Comment:94558?xg_source=activity Michael Karesh replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats'
We have updated results for the smart fortwo to include owner experiences through June 30, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the more recent months until the summer or even fall of next year. Repair frequencies, in term…
]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:04:58 +0000 00000000001d300e000000000121168754c966e6a2312a8e Herb Bell replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats' http://www.451s.com/xn/detail/1912846:Comment:92550?xg_source=activity Herb Bell replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats'
Hi, Luca; You asked what I noticed about my Smart that was different after 20,000 miles. 1.- Transmission now kicks down easily (more like trannies in American cars) and spends less time "hung up" in gear under hard acceleration. 2.- Acceleration h…
]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:02:09 +0000 00000000001d300e000000000182ab18b819bbe7f3445126 luca replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats' http://www.451s.com/xn/detail/1912846:Comment:92395?xg_source=activity luca replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats'
Could you explain what you noticed about your performance.
]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:31:37 +0000 00000000001d300e00000000012116871786ba19135107db Herb Bell replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats' http://www.451s.com/xn/detail/1912846:Comment:89133?xg_source=activity Herb Bell replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats'
Reply by Jack Diehl 1 day ago I got my smart in April of 2008. I now have 27000 miles on it and no problems. Really a fun, unique little car. Not for everybody, but I sure like it. You kind of have to like a different kind of driving experience. If…
]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:39:45 +0000 00000000001d300e00000000003cd266245e8d0fa793b4ba Jack Diehl replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats' http://www.451s.com/xn/detail/1912846:Comment:86811?xg_source=activity Jack Diehl replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats'
I got my smart in April of 2008. I now have 27000 miles on it and no problems. Really a fun, unique little car. Not for everybody, but I sure like it. You kind of have to like a different kind of driving experience. If you just want an "appliance" c…
]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:30:57 +0000 00000000001d300e0000000001d129ceff3df79b95938218 Michael Karesh replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats' http://www.451s.com/xn/detail/1912846:Comment:83172?xg_source=activity Michael Karesh replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats'
We have updated results for the smart fortwo to include owner experiences through March 31, 2010. In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2009: 39 2008: 44 Both model years started out worse than average, and have now improved to about av…
]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:44:09 +0000 00000000001d300e0000000001211687ff739b797927cde4 Herb Bell replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats' http://www.451s.com/xn/detail/1912846:Comment:75252?xg_source=activity Herb Bell replied to Michael Karesh's discussion 'smart fortwo reliability - better stats'
Your statistics sound about right. It took three visits to the repair shop to eliminate the "infant mortality" troubles in my 2008 SMART. This is exactly why European cars always seem to be "black-balled" by Consumer Reports Magazine. - Factory QA i…
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smart fortwo reliability - better stats
I wanted more up-to-date car reliability information that included actual repair rates. So in late 2005 I started getting people together to make this possible. TrueDelta now updates actual repair frequencies, not just dots, four times a year, to tr…
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