'07 Smart - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

G-Benz · #1 10-01-2007, 01:53 PM

A friend of mine owns one of these. Kinda neat! Took some pics with my phone:

Car has a little dippy ehaust pipe tucked under the rear valance. Round tubular chassis however made for a great place to stuff big tailpipes for looks!

thorsen · #2 10-01-2007, 03:24 PM

Did you get a chance to drive it?

SwampYankee · #3 10-01-2007, 03:41 PM

I assume it's gas? If they offered a diesel (or electric

) version here I'd seriously consider it since so much of my daily driving is just running around suburban and urban roads. I could get away with a Gem or an electric golf cart if it were street legal.

peragro · #4 10-01-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SwampYankee

I assume it's gas? If they offered a diesel (or electric

) version here I'd seriously consider it since so much of my daily driving is just running around suburban and urban roads. I could get away with a Gem or an electric golf cart if it were street legal.

I'm with you wanting a diesel version. It would probably get 100 MPG or more in the diesel flavor. I'd definitely use it for around town, that's 90% of my driving.

Too bad Ca air resource board has a hard on against diesel.

SwampYankee · #5 10-01-2007, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by peragro

I'm with you wanting a diesel version. It would probably get 100 MPG or more in the diesel flavor. I'd definitely use it for around town, that's 90% of my driving.

Too bad Ca air resource board has a hard on against diesel.

CT (MA, RI, VT & ME) seems to have adopted CA standards

LUVMBDiesels · #6 10-01-2007, 04:17 PM

I did not think they were for sale her until 2008. A cute ragtop like that with great gas mileage would be fun to own!

I am just wondering about the demographic they are going to sell this to, girls under 24 is my bet, How safe are they going to be in such a tiny car?
I can imagine what a Ford Excursion would do to it...

In fact I bet the Ford would not even slow down!

peragro · #7 10-01-2007, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SwampYankee

CT (MA, RI, VT & ME) seems to have adopted CA standards

Yep, CA seems to drive the senseless envirocrazy agenda throughout the country. Stand by - were pushing newer, even dumber, global warming initiatives...

You can't even buy a new diesel Volkswagon here despite the sane enviro argument that clearly shows diesel engines are superior to gas and electric.

G-Benz · #8 10-01-2007, 05:18 PM

This one is the gasoline-powered version...gets 60 mpg.

Brought it in from Mexico...he has a year to get it federalized. unfortunately, it requires about $6K of upgrades to get it to spec. Ironically, not emissions, it passes the smog test with flying colors!

TheDon · #9 10-02-2007, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SwampYankee

CT (MA, RI, VT & ME) seems to have adopted CA standards

as well as FL !!!!!!

I'd still drive the gasser.. 60mpg in a non hybrid is pretty sweet

#10 10-02-2007, 03:24 AM

Smarts are junk. They are filled with cheap materials, shifts slow and clunky, gets less MPG than a vehicle that weight should, is slower than a 300D and costs about $10,000 more than its worth.

Not to mention that no straight man would ever honestly want to be seen driving it.

Ara T. · #11 10-02-2007, 03:55 AM

Yep cheap materials. I want the interior of mine covered in alcantara and hand stitched, corinthian leather.

Jim B. · #12 10-02-2007, 06:07 AM

^^^^^^ Nooooo me digas, caballero!!!!!

What, are you finally getting tired of your 1976 Chrysler Cordoba?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Cordoba

SwampYankee · #13 10-02-2007, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by G-Benz

This one is the gasoline-powered version...gets 60 mpg.

Brought it in from Mexico...he has a year to get it federalized. unfortunately, it requires about $6K of upgrades to get it to spec. Ironically, not emissions, it passes the smog test with flying colors!

I had a customer come in early summer that had a diesel one with Quebec plates. He lives in one of the Hartford suburbs but his brother is a salesman for a Benz dealer in Montreal so it's registered at his brother's Canadian address. As of 6 months ago he said there wasn't any way for him to register it here, but that might have changed by now. IIRC he said 75ish mpg for the diesel.