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Tire Wear & Roof Checking (Little Cracks)

Started this discussion. Last reply by jwight Jan 30, 2010. 4 Replies

Tires & Wheels

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smart car2go pay-as-you-go City Car USA Launch

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Dave S replied to Eliza's discussion 'Who has the most miles on their smartie?'
Congratulations!!! If I'm not being to nosey ... Any problems? Major repairs? Maintenance costs over that time?
Sep 16, 2010
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GetSmrt28277 replied to Dave S's discussion 'smart car2go pay-as-you-go City Car USA Launch'
from concept to award: car2go Press…
May 17, 2010
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Robert commented on Dave S's blog post 'Tire Wear & Roof Checking (Little Cracks)'
Had the same problem with my roof. Small cracks started to appear on the edge and work inward. Took to the dealer and they replaced... no problem. Also at the time I only had the car for about 4 or 5 months
Feb 8, 2010
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jwight replied to Dave S's discussion 'Tire Wear & Roof Checking (Little Cracks)'
Just my .02 but contact your dealer and smart USA; the roof crazing is well known as stated earlier, and it doesn't happen overnight so was probably happening before you went over 24K miles. Would help if you happened to have a dated photo of…
Jan 30, 2010
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Brabus007 replied to Dave S's discussion 'Tire Wear & Roof Checking (Little Cracks)'
Jack and Laura Clark,... It does not affect Safety, so your Screwed... No government help on that Defective design...<:-((
Jan 29, 2010
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Jack and Laura Clark replied to Dave S's discussion 'Tire Wear & Roof Checking (Little Cracks)'
What if you have crazing, but are over 24k even though under 2 years?
Jan 29, 2010
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spicejax commented on Dave S's blog post 'Tire Wear & Roof Checking (Little Cracks)'
This has happened to several members of my JaxSmart group. seems to be a good reason for getting the solid roof. MJB- Open Your Mind
Jan 28, 2010

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April 20, 2008
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South Boston, VA
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Tire Wear & Roof Checking (Little Cracks)

Posted on January 27, 2010 at 2:37pm 5 Comments

Is anyone else having these problems?



Tires - I recently had to replace my front tires at 20,000 miles due to cupping and excess wear on the inside. I had a four wheel alignnment performed ($99.95!?) which showed the front end only slightly out on one side, not nearly enough to have caused the wear. Could this be a design or specification problem?



Roof - The plastic roof panel has developed a "checking" problem all over. These are little cracks throughout the panel that… Continue
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WindUp Key

Posted on December 14, 2008 at 10:31am 7 Comments

Just received and installed my Windup Key. It’s great and a lot of fun. It draws a lot of attention (like a smart needs more!) and gets many comments. I enjoy telling people, “It’s a gas/windup hybrid”( and then correcting that of course).



While it’s not cheap, it is very well made. It uses a bracket mounted behind the license plate and requires no significant modifications nor does it leave any permanent damage if removed. It comes with complete instructions and stainless steel… Continue
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K&N Air Filter

Posted on December 10, 2008 at 3:05pm 2 Comments

Finally! K&N has a replacement air filter the smart. You can't buy directly from K&N and their local dealers are usually slow and uninformed. I've always ordered my K&N products from AJUSA - best prices, free shipping. I just ordered a 33-2417 K&N for my smart from them. $49, free shipping. I recommend them.

www.AJUSA.com or 800.877.1911

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At 1:18pm on December 16, 2008, Sandi EldredgeSandi Eldredge said…
Thanks for the help Dave, do you think that people will pull on it or try to break it off????? I think after the holidays is when I will try and send for it....
At 10:34am on December 14, 2008, Jim BussingJim Bussing said…
Lets see it Dave I made Mine.... Jim B
At 3:32pm on June 19, 2008, craig hoycraig hoy said…
I have the same color car as you, Dave. Owned since march 8. how do you like yours?
Craig
 
 
 

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