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rozz

Proper smart etiquette 23 Replies

How do you acknowledge other drivers who honk/wave/yell at you (in the nice way)? How do you say "hi" to other smartis? I'm a fan of the peace sign in the first case, and the "omigod, omigod, omig... Continue

Started by rozz in smart talk. Last reply by Jim & Nancy 11 minutes ago.

Tenlow

Another "how long" post 4 Replies

I reserved my car in November 07, In April I got an email asking me to configure it, so I took care of all that and have heard nothing since. My DDE got bumped up to August 08 - October 08 recently... Continue

Tagged: dde, waiting

Started by Tenlow in new to smart usa. Last reply by Tenlow 55 minutes ago.

Yetisas

Tinted Windows 6 Replies

How many out there had their windows tinted? Do you like it? Did you do it yourself or have it done professionally? If you did it yourself, was it easy or hard to do? I found a couple of sites that... Continue

Tagged: doityourself, windows, tinted

Started by Yetisas in smart mods. Last reply by rawlus 1 hour ago.

William L. Franklin

Wheels turning black? 15 Replies

A couple of you have brought up the problem of your wheels turning black. For those of you who were asking about it, this problem is caused by brake dust from the disc brakes on the front wheels, o... Continue

Started by William L. Franklin in smart talk. Last reply by rawlus 1 hour ago.

William E. Rose

Philly Smart-Club 22 Replies

Is there anyone in or around Philadelphia, PA who's already received their Smart car? If so, would you mind sharing the Dealership experience with me? Thanks in advance...

Started by William E. Rose in new to smart usa. Last reply by Ellie 1 hour ago.

William L. Franklin

Brake dust and dirty wheels. 6 Replies

What I don't understand is that if the wheels are getting dirty not because of brake dust, but rather from road grime, then why don't my rear wheels get dirty just as fast as the front? Because the... Continue

Started by William L. Franklin in smart talk. Last reply by William L. Franklin 3 hours ago.

Billo

Got a smart vanity plate?? Show it off here!! 122 Replies

I'm starting to see more and more pictures of personalized licence plates scattered about here and there. Let's start keeping them in one place. How about here! I have a growing collection on my... Continue

Started by Billo in smart life. Last reply by Doug 3 hours ago.

SusanofPortland

Got my stripe! 13 Replies

12% faster already! Continue

Started by SusanofPortland in smart mods. Last reply by Bill Hare 4 hours ago.

greg

de-masculated man has to be a man to drive this car!!! 5 Replies

EVERY woman who coos over this car says how CUTE it is!theres no better way to de-masculate a man than by telling him his car is cute.i shared this observation with a woman who said my car was cute... Continue

Started by greg in new to smart usa. Last reply by Fred 4 hours ago.

Jim Yedor

How many SMARTs in one day? 13 Replies

Driving up to Malibu and back yesterday I saw two SMARTs- so that's 3 including my own- Other than a meet-up or the delivery truck unloading at your SMART center what's the most number of SMARTs yo... Continue

Started by Jim Yedor in smart talk. Last reply by John Butters 4 hours ago.

 
 

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How to End a Discussion 101

I am here, patiently awaiting a response from Mr. John Capps, of smart center Creve Coeur to thi… Continue

Posted by LeLapinBlanc on August 20th, 2008 at 6:30pm No Comments (Add)

Making a smart love coffee!

Well here is a recap of our journey so far. I heard about smart cars about 18 months ago and took some interest. Saw a smart roadster in the Amsterdam airport in August 2007 and searched on the name when we came back home. Saw the roadtrip coming to Charlotte and test drove one in September 2007. Put deposit down one day later. Waited. Waited. And then we waited some more. Found and joined some websites about smart (obviously). Received configuration email and started checking DDE on a regular b… Continue

Posted by Robert Fisher on August 20th, 2008 at 6:20pm 1 Comment (Add)

Orphans

Ijust got e-mail from my dealer in Charlotte NC they have 5 orphans to sell but they added on all the extras and cheapest one the pure was 23000.00 im waiting for my ordered car cant aford those prices as im paying cash for mine

Posted by Peg on August 20th, 2008 at 4:56pm 4 Comments (Add)

WHERE IS LELAPINBLANC?

WOW! I decided to check out this site again after taking about a week off from it. I just got tired of everything being dominated by LeLapinBlanc. But then again I could be just dreaming. It sure is pleasant to be on here and read everyones blogs and comments without his ranting and raving about his dealer and the "THE GREAT ORPHAN CONSPIRACY".

Posted by Bill Hare on August 20th, 2008 at 3:28pm 5 Comments (Add)

Downloading my picture & Gas question

Can anyone tell me how to get my photo downloaded? Also, since the Smart is so small, can you pull up to the gas station pump on either side and have the hose reach the gas tank?

Posted by Peggy Sue on August 20th, 2008 at 12:29pm 1 Comment (Add)

 

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