Everyone's Blog Posts - 451 smart fortwo

smart car

2012-01-06T18:30:29.000Z

Everyone needs to have one of the cars. They are fun to have. save on gas.

I love my smart but.........

2011-11-19T15:59:29.000Z

I love my car but recently, when the cold weather started, my driver side door will not latch properly if the car is out in the cold for a couple of hours....I know that replacing the latch will fix the problem but that is not an option right now... cold weather means less work for me...thus funds for this option are not available, i went to my dealer (unfortunatly not a smart dealer,used car shmuck dealer) they refused to help....anyone got any ideas its getting dangerous to drive the car as the door flew open as i was driving yesterday.

just out of curiosity

2011-11-10T16:22:35.000Z

Just out of curiosity, my gas mileage consistently has been between 50 and 55. This is even with chomping on it daily. Anybody else having the same good fortune as myself. My wife isn't doing so well with hers and thinks that I am blessed with a mutant engine.

owners manual

2011-10-31T05:58:21.000Z

i need an owners manual for 2009 smart fortwo pure

Miami dealer

2011-10-13T20:06:51.000Z

Effective Oct 1, Miami has a dealer!

Maryland Smart Car Roundup

2011-07-01T02:32:51.000Z

I'd like to arrange a Maryland Smart Car Roundup. However, Maryland is an oddly shaped little state and without fedback from potential attendees, I don't know where to hold it - Frederick? Baltimore? Annapolis? Easton? St. Mary's City?

If you're a Maryland Smart Car owner and you'd attend a smart fortwo roundup if it was a reasonable distance from your town, please respond with the name of the major city where you'd like to see the roundup held.

Thanks!

want to Buy 451 brabus Spec, (Used)

2011-05-25T04:05:07.000Z

I want to buy smart for two brabus, any one can help me?

HELP!!!!?!

2011-05-24T09:13:00.000Z

Help me, A key Sign On The DashBoard In My Smart Car, But My Smart Car key Is not Working Anymore, My Smart Car Model Is 1999, Any Places in the Philippines That can fix it ,,,,,,, Pls Comment!!!! I need Help!!!!!!!

finding parts for Smart for two

2011-05-21T20:54:13.000Z

Has anyone found after market parts that fit a Smart for two? Breaks, wheels, jack, anything at all. Where?

Service

2011-01-03T21:49:23.000Z

Can any one tell me where to get a service manual for 2010

2011 is started wow a whole new smart year !

2011-01-02T17:00:00.000Z

Lots of snow these days in HA few silent days for the smart-car,s the roadster is in deep wintersleep, and the 451,
was driving me home this newyear 2011.
My wintertime hobby is listening ,,streaming audio(internet radio)
My BIG favorite station is from Paradise.CA !
And I enjoy listening there very much !
Thnx to Bob and Rebecca !! from is station.

http://ning.it/gWOp2v

On my squeezebox radio as a good companion.

Exelent sound and commercial free music 24h.

olland so i9t was good to put the wintertyres on.
to keep the 117HP on the road hihi.

All the best to you smart 451,s people
a wonderfull healthy and smart year 2011

smart center Beverly Hills

2010-11-21T19:56:43.000Z

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smart needs to live up to its name

2010-11-14T17:36:02.000Z

I don’t usually editorialize on sites like this...but today I’m making an exception.

The smart fortwo is dying, at least in the US. Sales are not recovering, even as other car makers begin posting some pretty encouraging numbers...but the perception (maybe a wrong perception, but a widely held one nonetheless) is that Penske and Daimler are doing little to reverse this. Putting one’s hope in a car demo caravan going from town to town around the country is an exercise in futility. It looks (perception again) like the focus is simply on spending as little money as possible. I understand that every business, particularly those under financial stress, need to control expense...but at what cost? This car (at least the fortwo version) cannot survive here by selling only to us crazies who always wanted one. The problem is, anyone who fell in love with the idea of this car has already bought one. Now what? To survive (let alone prosper), the company has to begin appealing to the general population of buyers considering sub-compacts. smart ain’t doing that. Kevin Costner was wrong. Just because you build it does not necessarily mean they will come.

An all-electric version will help. Please get it here soon. smart can easily benefit from all the media noise about the Nissan Leaf and the swarm of similar cars to follow that is legitimizing all-electric operation in the public’s eyes.

As for the existing gasoline version, which I assume remains in the company’s plans, I am no marketing specialist, but I see what I see. Here are two commonly heard criticisms that I believe are not effectively being addressed.

- The tranny scares people. Hell, it scares me sometimes, and I love the car. I personally think its a great idea that has not been particularly well executed in the fortwo. The buyers this car will have to appeal to are not, by-and-large, performance drivers. They don’t want to have to think that far ahead... "Let’s see. Should I slip over to manual and downshift now so that when I see that truck heading toward me in the intersection, I won’t have to wait for the transmission to dither around deciding what to do?" There is a remedy available right now. A dual clutch transmission. A DCT can be integrated into the fortwo’s design economically. The new Ford Fiesta has one, and it hasn’t exactly bloated that car’s price.

- Fuel economy. You have no doubt noticed that we spend a lot of time defending the car’s mileage numbers. Why? Because the medium is the message, and people often expect to hear something more impressive. The car’s “extreme” size (not always seen as a positive in the eyes of most US car buyers, but that’s OK) implies other extremes people might like a lot...such as...incredible fuel economy. But the critics are right. One might reasonably expect a car weighing less than 1900 lbs, with a three-cylinder engine, to generate more impressive numbers than it does. Yes, I know about what dedicated hypermilers are able to do with the fortwo, but smart knows you can’t sell the car based on that. Other sub-compact and even bigger cars are getting mileage virtually as good while carrying around bigger bodies and more weight. I can’t believe that Daimler (or Mitsubishi or whoever engine supply is outsourced to) cannot keep up competitively with power plant engineering.

I think there is a particular burden on Daimler and Penske to take the steps necessary to save this car. Either that, or just announce that it was a mistake and pull the plug. But do something. If the internal business culture is getting in the way, change it. Easier said than done, I know, but maybe still necessary. Looked what happened to GM when they did not or could not muster the will to change the company’s culture of arrogance and slowness of response.

You want to see what’s possible? Look at Hyundai. Yes, they market well, but the real key to their phenomenal success is their culture of fast, accurate corporate response to changing market demand.

smart....please do what needs to be done......

Smart Car Service

2010-09-23T16:01:54.000Z

I have a 09 Rag-Top due for 20K service. I went to closest Smart dealer for the 10K service which is 3 hours form home. Can these cars be serviced by other dealers closer to home or serviced by anyone else? I don't want to mess up warranty, I have extra up to 50K miles, don't want any problems or screw up warranty. Help, Thanks Doug

Service

2010-09-22T19:30:00.000Z

I have a 09 Rag-Top- Due for 20K service. First service I took to Smart Dealer which is 3 hours awayt for my house. Is there any Authorized service centers around Fresno, Calif? Do you have to take car to a Dealer for service? The 20K service is not any big deal, I don't believe. I would think any auto service shop should be able to service car. I don't want to screw up any warranty. Help, Thanks, Doug

Risers for car seats

2010-09-17T09:00:49.000Z

I need to fit a drivers car seat riser/lower - anybody any ideas as to who offers this service?

2008 Passion Coupe for Sale

2010-09-15T00:03:08.000Z

2008 Smart Car Passion Coupe. Great color combo: Red Metallic & Black. Excellent condition with only 10,000 miles. 5 year/60,000 warranty included. $11,500. Please no low ball offers. Big savings over new.

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I am so lucky to find my Smart in nowhere IL

2010-07-19T03:31:37.000Z

I got my Smarty on 8/12/10 and on 8/17/10, I had time to check the net, I am going to try and make the event. I missed it last Spring my Scoot, due to rain. One of the best parts of the trip from IL. to FL and back was on the way home we hit a rest stop and a flock of Smarts pulled in. I screamed like a kid and asked a hundred questions. One of the cars was going home to FL. they were going home from a WI rally. Well, I said you did that in a toaster. They started to check out our bikes and went crazy over my Suziki Burgman 400 Scooter and could not believe I rode a Scoot all the way to FL and back. I found the right car for me in those minutes.

1 Year With A 2009 Smart Fortwo Pure

2010-06-30T13:54:57.000Z

It's now been a year with a 2009 smart fortwo pure, the only option was air-con. Cheap transportation. 11,000 kilometres, averaging 6.4L/100km in mostly city driving, 1 service that was free, basically not a single problem. A complete rundown of the year we've had together at GoodCarBadCar.net.

tent trailer

2010-06-23T13:48:10.000Z

Any one with experience with a tent trailer (motorcycle size) any comments. I have a 08 Passion. Tell me too if there is anything from the manufacturer against it. Thanks bruce

Free Smart Car? Do you miss your Smart on Vacation? No worries: try Galiano Island

2010-06-11T09:23:20.000Z

Miss your Smart Car when you're on vacation? The Galiano Oceanfront Inn and Spa has a very "green" approach to getting you around Galiano Island: a fleet of 5 Smart Cars for Two.

If you book a getaway with the Inn, and are a Smart Car owner, you can have free use of a Smart Car during your stay. www.galianoinn.com or 1-877-530-3939. Another bonus? The Inn is just 50 minutes by ferry from Vancouver's Tsawwassen terminal, or 10 minutes by floatplane to the dock. Just mention "My451 Smart" when you book.

Mileage and more mods

2010-05-27T11:30:00.000Z

My first tank I got 38.11 mpg using Mobil/Exxon 91.

My second, most recent tank I got 38.99 mpg using Kwik Trip 91.

After reading about the lack of thermocouplers in the 2008 heated mirrors, I checked it out and sure enough, at 75 degrees F outside, my mirrors were heating. I added a lighted switch in the outboard cubby hole to turn them on and off.

Not happy at all....

2010-05-25T04:07:24.000Z

I had some issues with manufacturer. It is not common to have this on other manufactured autos but Smart is not coming clean with their problem. I had a fuel pump fail in my 08 model ( cabrio) and took it in for repairs and found out the cost was nearly 1,000.00 because it is located under car cover in the tank. The real issue is that it failed so early in the car's life. Most other cars out there do not experience this till well into the 100k. My mechanic says he's seen several already ( 08) models come in with same.

I called the distributors in Cal and they had not heard of such issue.

Is there a pervasive issue in these cars that is not being addressed by the distributors or manufacturer?

Please blog if same has occured with your 08-451..

Thanks for reading..

Hello from Naples Florida

2010-05-23T20:08:29.000Z

Just bought my 2008 smart car for myself for Mothers Day. Love it!!

Farkled already

2010-05-11T16:36:07.000Z

I just got my '08 Passion Coupe on Saturday and I've already added:

Trim badge that says "Size Matters" to the lower edge of the rear window, just above the Smart badge, and Concept X LED micro lights to the bottom of the dash to light up the floor. I think there's enough wire to run them to the interior light so they come on when you open the door, but right now I can turn them on without the interior light and enjoy the blue LED glow. The power adapter is also lighted when…

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2010-05-10T22:30:00.000Z

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Why do you love your smart?

2010-05-02T20:34:04.000Z

I'm new to the smart world and I am learning about the smart. I was wondering why you love your smart?

Kicker

2010-04-22T15:25:22.000Z

I have 50,000 miles on my passion. The ventilating fan has not worked properly for about 30,000 miles. No warranty coverage. They want $350 plus labor to replace it. Smart knows of the problem as the dealer told me to "Kick" it to get it to run intermitently! Now it wont go at all. Anyone else had the problem? What's a better solution?

Road Tax and Insurance

2010-03-31T11:42:21.000Z

I have just purchased my very first "Smart Passion" first registered in 2005. I live in th UK so don't know any comparison of Road Tax or Insurance on these cars elsewhere in the world. Because the UKs road tax is calculated mostly on co2 emissions, the great majority of Smart Cars of my model fall into the £35.00 a year bracket meaning they emit below 120g/kmof co2. My Smart however seems to have 1g/km co2 more than the majority, meaning it was first registered at having an output of 121g/km and putting it into the higher road tax bracket which means I pay £120.00 a year for my car. I can't get any answers from either the DVLA in the UK or from Mercedes as to why this should be. The DVLA say they cannot alter this number unless the manufacturers of my car say the results of my co2 emissions are incorrect.

I am totally puzzled by this, and would love to hear a justifable reason explaining this difference of £85.00 a year which is quite substantial in my eyes.

Also, while on the running cost of these little beauties, why on earth are they so costly to insure? With the same company I insured my last vehicle, a Renault Kangoo Van of the same year and value, I was quoted £108.00 a year more to insure my Smart Passion?

Any reasonable explanations would be greatfully received .......Thankyou Dave

2008 Passion Cabriolet for sale

2010-03-18T00:49:18.000Z

2008 Smart Car Passion Cabriot ,Blue Mettalic & Silver . As new less than 4,000 miles . I also have a 10' aluminun trailer ,used to tow,behind my motor home. This car with trailer ,is a head turner,tow dinghy. I would like to sale the car and trailer ,with everthing to just drive onto the trailer & tow . Car and trailer $16,900, or the car only for $15,000 . I live in Va. and could possible deliver the car only ,or car and trailer, wthin 300-400 miles . I can supply email phots. it you would like. Please no low ball offers,this car is as new ,buy it and save big money, over new .

Ed @ 434-609 -7299

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