I owned two..2010 and a 2012 and I love them both!! I also did most of the maintenance myself and had very few issues.. The only thing that really stunk was living up here in the North (Buffalo, NY) and the amount of time it took for the car to throw out some heat. If they still made them I would probably own a 3rd. Great video!😄
Sam had the best version--the base model. I bought a brand new 2015 Smart and made sure it was the base model. The main reason is they didn't have power steering. I learned that because the power steering tightened-up around 50 MPH that driving the P/S model on the expressway was an annoyance because it was too stiff and required too much muscle, and this was magnified on windy days. The non-P/S drives much easier, no fighting the wheel. The other reason for the base model is that manual shifting can be done right at the shifter, whereas the other trims have paddles. I felt the fastest and easiest shifting is done right at the stick itself. Manual mode- push forward--lower gears, pull back--higher gears. My plan was to keep the Smart for a year just to try it, and that's what I did. It was a good car and never broke once during my time with it.
I own a white 2015 smart fortwo Passion and have had it for over five years in Massachusetts. I bought it with 9 thousand miles on it for 7 grand and it doesn't quite have 30 thousand miles on it yet. I commute 22 miles a day and I own a winter beater for the really bad snow that my car can't handle in the winter. I had to replace front rotors and pads and the muffler. The flex pipe rotted out but the muffler was fine. I bought a new muffler on Amazon for 200 bucks and changed it myself. No other issues with the car.
Haha. Love it. Amazed at the brakes and bulbs. My 2018 JK Wrangler Rubicon is still on the factory front pads and rotors and never changed a bulb. New clutch, new plugs, new belt and tensioner plus idler pulleys. Factory battery. 87,000 miles. Neat video.
Your experience is basically what I predicted. Surprisingly thirsty on gas. Surprisingly expensive to repair. Generally, not the thrifty car people think it is. They look fun to drive, though. I considered the Smart ForTwo, but opted for a new 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage instead. The worst MPG recorded was 30mpg in stop-and-go traffic with the AC on. Best MPG was 50, hypermiling it on hilly country backroads cruising at 55mph. I did consider the Smart ForTwo at the time, but I'm glad I went with the Mirage instead. Saved me a few thousand at purchase and proved to be a quality little cheap car that didn't bust the bank.
Still love my Smart 451 as a side car, for my little Dachshund. I've got the 2007 model from 2008. Automatic / Aircon / el.windows / panoramic roof / rain sensor / light sensor... The things.. It has 126000 km's already. Just love the metric system 😂❤
I've been toying with getting one of these for years. Perfect car for London. They're incredibly common here. I have heard that parts are becoming a bit harder to come by. In the UK anyway.
@@TheJoncic It'll be a few years yet. It's free to drive zero emissions vehicles in the centre of town, but you have to pay to drive anything else, and the cost goes up every year. They have extended a new ULEZ green zone around London now, so the highest emitting vehicles have to pay also. Lots of older cars now getting scrapped. It's happening in more cities around the UK.
Great video! Comprehensive with excellent shots. The car, however, did not start at $8,000. I wish it did! I think the high price prevented people from buying them. Had they been cheaper, perhaps they would have survived, but they really could not be any cheaper. Smart is one of the great engineering achievements of its era, despite the lackluster transmission and suspension. I love mine!
Just bought a 2008 Smart with 40000 kms. I laugh when I hear people's gas mileage...I drove it NORMALLY and after refilling I managed only 5.09 litres per 100 kms...for the folks in the US that is, 47 MPG. It just slays me, when I hear people getting 28 MPG...lol..either they have absolutely no skills in driving modestly or something is wrong with the car (needs new plugs, plugged air filter etc).
Wow《☆》Great review👍✔Going by your list of issues I think it may be the one of the worst cars ever made🤳It must be lots of fun to drive when it's not being repaired🖖🤓🙏☮
You would think made in France or some place like that stay the heck away from it. I don't know much about French vehicles other than that the Citroens are still drivable with a missing wheel. I would not buy one of those just to do that and have everyone staring at it like it was some car that should never have existed but it would be a fun way to tease them!!
Smart for two just the real one ever.
I owned two..2010 and a 2012 and I love them both!! I also did most of the maintenance myself and had very few issues.. The only thing that really stunk was living up here in the North (Buffalo, NY) and the amount of time it took for the car to throw out some heat. If they still made them I would probably own a 3rd. Great video!😄
I'm a huge fan of tiny cars....keep em coming !
Sam had the best version--the base model. I bought a brand new 2015 Smart and made sure it was the base model. The main reason is they didn't have power steering. I learned that because the power steering tightened-up around 50 MPH that driving the P/S model on the expressway was an annoyance because it was too stiff and required too much muscle, and this was magnified on windy days. The non-P/S drives much easier, no fighting the wheel. The other reason for the base model is that manual shifting can be done right at the shifter, whereas the other trims have paddles. I felt the fastest and easiest shifting is done right at the stick itself. Manual mode- push forward--lower gears, pull back--higher gears.
My plan was to keep the Smart for a year just to try it, and that's what I did. It was a good car and never broke once during my time with it.
I own a white 2015 smart fortwo Passion and have had it for over five years in Massachusetts. I bought it with 9 thousand miles on it for 7 grand and it doesn't quite have 30 thousand miles on it yet. I commute 22 miles a day and I own a winter beater for the really bad snow that my car can't handle in the winter. I had to replace front rotors and pads and the muffler. The flex pipe rotted out but the muffler was fine. I bought a new muffler on Amazon for 200 bucks and changed it myself. No other issues with the car.
Video deserves way more thumbs up
Haha. Love it. Amazed at the brakes and bulbs. My 2018 JK Wrangler Rubicon is still on the factory front pads and rotors and never changed a bulb. New clutch, new plugs, new belt and tensioner plus idler pulleys. Factory battery. 87,000 miles. Neat video.
Your experience is basically what I predicted. Surprisingly thirsty on gas. Surprisingly expensive to repair. Generally, not the thrifty car people think it is. They look fun to drive, though. I considered the Smart ForTwo, but opted for a new 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage instead. The worst MPG recorded was 30mpg in stop-and-go traffic with the AC on. Best MPG was 50, hypermiling it on hilly country backroads cruising at 55mph. I did consider the Smart ForTwo at the time, but I'm glad I went with the Mirage instead. Saved me a few thousand at purchase and proved to be a quality little cheap car that didn't bust the bank.
Still love my Smart 451 as a side car, for my little Dachshund.
I've got the 2007 model from 2008. Automatic / Aircon / el.windows / panoramic roof / rain sensor / light sensor... The things..
It has 126000 km's already.
Just love the metric system 😂❤
I've been toying with getting one of these for years. Perfect car for London. They're incredibly common here. I have heard that parts are becoming a bit harder to come by. In the UK anyway.
When will they not allow petrol cars in London?
@@TheJoncic It'll be a few years yet. It's free to drive zero emissions vehicles in the centre of town, but you have to pay to drive anything else, and the cost goes up every year. They have extended a new ULEZ green zone around London now, so the highest emitting vehicles have to pay also. Lots of older cars now getting scrapped. It's happening in more cities around the UK.
Thanks for the great content Sam!
2:46 '' The only thing better would be a motorcycle '' Subcribed !
Great video! Comprehensive with excellent shots. The car, however, did not start at $8,000. I wish it did! I think the high price prevented people from buying them. Had they been cheaper, perhaps they would have survived, but they really could not be any cheaper. Smart is one of the great engineering achievements of its era, despite the lackluster transmission and suspension. I love mine!
Actually in 2008 when they first came to market in the US they started just under $9000
You rock Sam!!!
Just bought a 2008 Smart with 40000 kms. I laugh when I hear people's gas mileage...I drove it NORMALLY and after refilling I managed only 5.09 litres per 100 kms...for the folks in the US that is, 47 MPG. It just slays me, when I hear people getting 28 MPG...lol..either they have absolutely no skills in driving modestly or something is wrong with the car (needs new plugs, plugged air filter etc).
Cool Viedo thanks
Wow《☆》Great review👍✔Going by your list of issues I think it may be the one of the worst cars ever made🤳It must be lots of fun to drive when it's not being repaired🖖🤓🙏☮
Where do you go that you don't want people to know you have gone because you shouldn't go? LOL
LOL we would not say here right? It's a form of conversation to illustrate a point ;)
You would think made in France or some place like that stay the heck away from it. I don't know much about French vehicles other than that the Citroens are still drivable with a missing wheel. I would not buy one of those just to do that and have everyone staring at it like it was some car that should never have existed but it would be a fun way to tease them!!
thank you!!!!!
You drove on a Phoenix sidewalk??!!
I did in Mesa the gps told me to take a right 🤷🏼♀️😂