So at 20k miles my first headlight when out. I decided to upgrade to the low beams to HIDs and I'm so glad I did. Sure the lighting is much better, but the reason I'm really glad I did the upgrade was because it turns out you need to take off the whole front of the car to change the bulbs anyway.



The Low Down

• HIDs used - smart car HID Conversion Kit by Smart Madness - Low Beams 4300k
• Time - 3 hours (first time taking the car apart for me
• Key Resources to…

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Hey all smart drivers. Thought you might get a kick out of the fact that this week I jump started a Prius with my smart. It's the second time I jumped a car with the smart. Didn't have time to take a photo, my girlfriend was freezing and we had to get going.

OK, so after much research and settling in my new smart cabrio after 1k miles, I decided I get the one thing I always wanted in a car, an in dash Nav System.



All my research from forums (including this one) brought me to the conclusion of a Kenwood DNX8120 over the Pioneer AVIC-Z3. I choose the… Continue

Hi All,



I consider myself very lucky since I just got my 09 Cabrio last Friday, just 4 months after registration. Ever since registration I've been on the Smart USA Insider and Smart Car of America sites trying to dissect every possible issue that I might have coming from an SUV (06 Mercury Mariner). Since this would be my only mode of transportation I wanted to be super sure about this purchase.



After 2 test drives my ongoing concerns were:



- Shift delay

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