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Raymond E. Martin
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Raymond E. Martin replied to SATO's discussion 'cross winds and or squirmy at speed.'
I travel about 70 miles around 70 mph daily in an area that has quite fierce crosswinds on occasion. I find the Smart is more 'nervous' than other cars (I have a Saturn SC2 that also feels nervous but doesn't respond as much). I believe that the are…
Raymond E. Martin commented on Ptero's blog post 'The Key to High Mileage: Understanding the Smart transmission'
As 3/4ths of my driving is on freeways between 65 and 75 mph I don't feel bad about the 38 mpg I get overall. I generally use manual mode with full throttle upshifts between 3k and 3.5 k rpm. I haven't been in much stop and go traffic as a traffic j…
Raymond E. Martin replied to Chris's discussion '21-22 MPG FUEL CONSUMPTION' in the group USA smart Car Clubs
My overall average after 6900 miles is 38.4 mpg. Much of this is freeway driving between 65 and 75 mph and about half is with the top all the way down on my cabriolet. Open windows do lower the mpg but only by a few mpg. The a/c does impact milage a…
Raymond E. Martin replied to Greg Ballantyne's discussion 'Fuel Economy'
I have an '09 cabriolet with 3600 miles. I have about 84 miles every day on US freeways marked between 65 and 75 mph. Around 70 I've seen between 30 and 40 mph depending on top up/down, windows open/closed, A/C on/off. Best milage is windows closed,…
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- Are you a smart owner, smart enthusiast, or both?
- smart owner & smart enthusiast
- Do you own/will own a 451 smart fortwo? If yes, which model?
- YES: passion cabrio/cabriolet
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- I put 112 freeway miles on mine everyday going to work. Get many opportunities to try different methods of going fast and saving gas.
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San Jose area's Smart Center closed July 1 (no notices sent)
When I sent an e-mail to my local Smart dealer/service today, I was informed that they had closed…See More
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