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Michael Karesh
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smart fortwo reliability - better stats
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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 fr…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jack Diehl 11 hours ago.
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Hey Diehl, looks like you know how to drive and how to take care of a car. Must run in the family. I only average about 38mpg, but I'm mostly short trips around town, but no problems either. 34,000 miles since April '08. Jack Diehl :-) (My b…
I picked up my smart at the end of May, 2008. It is a Passion coupe. It currently has 49,750 miles. I’m averaging 44.78 mpg. I have had ZERO problems.
We have updated results for the smart fortwo to include owner experiences through December 31, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since last April until the summer or even fall of this year.
Repair frequencie…
Really... thank you. It is a pity that there are some that feel it is necessary to hold everyone to the fire for the misgivings of another. I hope that through it all, you do keep up the good work. Furthermore, I hope the day comes when this real d…
Michael;
If I have imputed an incorrect motivation to you based on your activities on this forum, I apologize and ask that you chalk up my harshness to you last night to the current political climate, where no one is what they seem.
Let me expla…
Just wanted to say 'Thanks' for all the work you do to keep us informed and connected in the smart world, and Happy New Year!
i only had one problem with my smart after 3 years. the brake switch refused to send a signal to the tranny below 0F. dave schembri called me personally and got this fixed. how many other companies have their presidents contact the owner to get a pr…
Herb,
In one post you criticize journalists for their shoddy reporting of reliability information, and in this one question my motives even though I've put in six years of 60+ hour weeks, the first four years at a loss, to provide better informati…
It is very rare to be left stranded by any current car within the first 50,000 miles. Even something like the roof delaminating is more serious than the average problem for a car of this age.
The problem with CR's results is that they're always ba…
Mr. Karesh;
I used to gather Reliability Stats for Exxon Office Systems on the failure rate of their office machines while employed by Exxon Office Systems.
It appears to me that you are doing the same thing on Smart cars. My question is this -…
Hi, Tony;
Have had many of the same thoughts about the value of reliability data collection. I'd like to add, "who does this serve?" So far, automotive journalists have simply cut and pasted old crap that has no more applicability to newer Smarts…
How does information like this get to main stream media like Consumer Reports? It seems that they dont give this little lion much credit.
I've had my smart since August of 2008. It has never 'stranded' me once. I had the 2.0 computer flash don…
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…
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Hey Diehl, looks like you know how to drive and how to take care of a car. Must run in the family. I only average about 38mpg, but I'm mostly short trips around town, but no problems either. 34,000 miles since April '08. Jack Diehl :-) (My b…
I picked up my smart at the end of May, 2008. It is a Passion coupe. It currently has 49,750 miles. I’m averaging 44.78 mpg. I have had ZERO problems.
smart 451 brings 3 lines on dash when driving and then changes gears itself,had new clutch and actuator,gear selector motor,retaught with star machine !!!
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I have a 2005 Smart ForTwo Diesel licensed to Canada that I've been driving in New York. It was one of the first in the country and it's gotten a lot of positive attention from hundreds of people over the years. But every now and then I have t…
We have updated results for the smart fortwo to include owner experiences through December 31, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since last April until the summer or even fall of this year.
Repair frequencie…
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