My dealership recommended ceramic brake pads when I grumped about the dust. He said lots of small cars had the dust situation. I have been using Dawn dishwashing liquid (if it can get oil off, I figured it could get brake gunk off) and a nylon net…
Has anybody gotten a reddish-brown "dust" on their front wheels/hub caps? A guy in my office said it was brake disc pads being worn down excessively. I freaked and took the car to the dealership (Mel Hambelton Ford), but they said it was…
Cindy
I got mine from smart madness too. They seemed like nice folks when I finally got in touch with them. I sent them back because after several failed attempts, there was no way to make them work correctly.
The bad part is I had to Pay shipping…
Hi, Marie--did you ever get your deflectors to work? I ordered them as well, but they are not at all like what I have on my Nissan, and I don't see how they could be of any use, as they don't seem to hang down low enough to be able to even…
I first saw a smart in London (and promptly did the Linda Blair thing with an almost 360 degree head spin), and have been delighted with them ever since. I got to sit in one at the Brussels auto show, and a oh-so-kind gent here in Wichita gave me a ride in his car. Lovely! One of the car dealerships here had a radio spot on, saying they had Hummers (sneer) and a smart car! I drove there immediately and bought it. It's my version of a mid-life crisis, I guess.
My smart's name
CDC (for the Cutest Damned Car!) because every time I'd see one, I'd say, "That is....."
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Cindy
I got mine from smart madness too. They seemed like nice folks when I finally got in touch with them. I sent them back because after several failed attempts, there was no way to make them work correctly.
The bad part is I had to Pay shipping to get them here and then shipping to get them back to smart madness. All in all I think it was a costly mistake. I was hoping no one else had to do the same. Sorry I couldn't have warned you before hand.