I've owned my Smart ForTwo diesel for 11 years, I've covered over 134000 miles in it, 80+ mpg, it copes with motorway driving on a daily basis, I will keep it until it dies, as it costs nothing to run, MoT and service is cheap, it's a go cart!!! they're brilliant
I bought one 6 weeks ago to save fuel. Brilliant little car feels like your driving a normal size car. Save’s clogging the bimmer on short journeys. Wouldn’t be without it now. Money well spent 👌👍
Got a 17 plate automatic smart brilliant car Did somerset to london a while back breezed down motorway .Felt no different to bmw 1 series I used to have.
I bought an 08 smart car and the wife and I love it, it does have over 90,000on the clock but it drives very well, we have taken it on our local motorway, the M5 and to be honest we were very surprised at the way it kept up with other traffic, and like you say, the revs were well in the prescribed area that we were told about. We have seen most of the videos of the smart and most people comment on the gearbox but we found it to be extremely good and getting up to speed on the motorway was not a problem. We have had our smart for about a month now, and we love it, we are planning to go to Ellesmere Port in September 217 miles, so if you see us, give us a wave, we are starting this in Somerset, and it is beginning to catch on. Our catchphrase is Go Smart. Mike Palmer
Quality video mate. Just bought my self a 2006 450 coupe, and so far, fingers crossed, it's serving me fantastically well. Lovely to watch your video mate.
I've brought a 14 plate smart 4 two passion semi auto with paddle shift complete with smart trailer back in September too tow behind my motorhome absolutely love it yes like you said you feel a absolute idiot sat in it but I don't care every time I drive it makes me smile a joy to drive. Great video by the way keep it going. Mel.
My wife drives ours to and from work every day. Her coworkers think it's the cutest thing and love it! Normally a big SUV kinda gal, she sure does love rolling the top back and cruising around. What we save on gas in the dodge durango, actually pays for the insurance and gas for the smarty. Basically a free car.
Love my smart car. Recently upgraded from a 2003 model to a 2009 one. Loved the quirkiness of the old one but the newer one still has some quirks. Ordered some dash pods so that i get those for it too and make it even quirkier lol.
I think Calvin from Diaries of a Car Dealer bought the same car last month on his channel and reckoned he'd bought the cheapest one. You could have a drive and compare to see who got the best bargain might make good content. he bought his from a car dealer in Birmingham too. What a coincidence eh ??
O bought one back in 2001 and loved it, after the recent price increases I was looking out for another one but I spotted a little Toyota IQ and went for it instead, cracking little motor.
I got this car for years now for my way to work and its just brilliant. 👍👍👍 we even used it once for holidays and drove 800km with no issues at all. You can put 6 water crates in the trunk.
I can sympathise with the Potholes, Edinburgh is riddled with them! 😂😂 I have owned my Smart For Two Cabrio 450 for nearly two months. Picked mine up in Birmingham and drove back to Edinburgh. Most fun car I have driven, only time i find the steering heavy is when i am parking into a tight space on my drive. Fuel costs for me at the minute on super unleaded is about £36 a tank and my driving is a mix of town and out of town and get about 210 miles to a tank. Already thinking about selling my daily driver for another Smart!
I’ve owned a whole bunch of different cars (inc a 740i and a modified 200sx) but the one I miss the most is my Smart car. So much character. Really good fun. Perfect as a second car. Not much use to cart a family round in unfortunately!
We have just changed our Smart car for a 2013, with 25000 on the clock, and I can say with all honesty that this car is fantastic, yes we have lost the power steering, but we still have the sunshine roof, ready for a nice hot summer. We love the Smart brand and feel very safe in our car, road holding is very good though in Somerset and Devon the councils have no interest in spending money on potholes so that unless you want to use motorways all the time you can forget the A roads unless you are driving a tank, which is a shame because most of the A roads have some of the best scenery in this area, it's just that the two councils would prefer drivers use the motorways which they are prepared to look after but the other main roads like the A38 are a nightmare, even for normal sized cars, but for a smart car if you fall in a large pothole you will never get out.
Fabulous cars ruined by Mercedes ownership. We had a brand new imported left hand drive at the start of the new century, ,a few months before Daimler Chrysler set up the UK company in Milton Keynes just down the road from us. When a mate drove it he compared it to first driving a (BL) Mini Cooper in the 1960s. It was the Roadster "Leaksters" that done for the smart (Merc built quality of the time). BMW took the idea of boutique selling (instead of traditional dealership) for selling their MINI and Fiat took the interior styling for their reintroduction of the 500. You can thank the Merc A- class failing the 'elk test' for the smarts' safety electronics almost taking up the same space as the fantastic Merc (they got that right) engine. Originally run on Mobil 1 engine oil from servicing which kept the engines in very good condition. Having owned a new MX-5 (Mk2) and a Westfield (they're the improved Caterham) at the same time as the smart I agree with you about the fun, no need for the Brabus but I've always fancied a ride in a Crossblade.
Had a Brabus coupe a long time ago when they were all the rage (15 years ago!)_....cheap on the face of it which is your visit to the fuel pump but everything else was expensive, servicing, parts etc. Had a stupid water leak through a seam onto the main ECU which created a whole world of hurt. And far from practical. My "tesco shopping trolley" is a £1100 Toyota Corolla. Reliable and I'm able to get parts cheap enough to keep it scraping through MOTs and not that much difference between a NA 1.4 and Turbo 0.7 in terms of fuel and far more practical. Smart is just a Mercedes gimmick and just as expensive. The Toyota i'll keep until it goes to the ground and then I'll probably switch to an Auris hybrid. Dont fall for the hype..I've realised over the years there's a reason you dont see "rare cars" on the roads...or parts on eBay!
Thanks for this. I've just got a new job which requires a bit of driving. I have been eyeing up a smart car purchase and you've really helped me make up my mind. Plus, my kids won't have the chance to crumb it to death like my 7 seater zafira!
My wife is about to do her driving test and she thinks I'm gonna be ok with her driving the big Volvo I said to her you have to walk before you can run so this smart car is definitely what I'm going to start looking for bet even I end up loving it, great video bud
If you lift your foot slightly off the throttle whilst accelerating it’ll shift up a gear, then back on the throttle. Will change up in the low 2000rpms then and not at 3k+. You’ll end up doing this little trick automatically when you get used to it.
Had one of these and got it remapped 85bhp, made it an utter hoot! If you want to find out yours has been remapped take it to a ahem private road and with a GPS see it will go faster than 80, as the remaps removed the speed limiter.
@@Fordakias7Thanks for this because when I saw a subsequent video where he said after the remap it pulled in 6th gear (implying it wouldn't previously) I started to assume mine had already been remapped as it seems brisk and pulls lovely in 6th, however it won't go beyond 86mph (I have a very long drive constable) it also won't do more than 40mpg but that's 5 miles each way commuting in winter spending a third of my time at traffic lights.
I have a 2015 smart for two. The gas mileage is ridiculous. It takes me so long to use a full tank. Plus I love how easy it is to park. Honestly the car works great for me.
I used to have a band new one back in the days and it was the best car I have ever owned. I just loved it and didn't mind at all the small size nor did I mind what other people thought about it. Me being (and was) a fairly large guy it was of course a silly view...an elefant in a tiny car :-)
Ooof! Those potholes are a bit harsh on the Smart!! I think I’d go the Toyota Corolla or Nissan micra route if I needed another economical car. However, in my Volvo, I’ve simply modified my driving, reduced my mileage and made savings that way….be interested to know how many miles you both do a month (domestic and work)…
Your excellent content was a great help while I was seeking a Smart to purchase. Happy to say, I bought one in Nottingham last Saturday from Smith Cars. I'm over the moon with the car, it drives like a dream. Thanks for your help.
Hi I live in a tent on the street in Blackpool and have for three years my smart car I love driving it but some one not looking were he was going run into my smart car and now I'm of the road please if eney one nowes of a electric smart car for sale I'd love to by one
I've owned my Smart ForTwo diesel for 11 years, I've covered over 134000 miles in it, 80+ mpg, it copes with motorway driving on a daily basis, I will keep it until it dies, as it costs nothing to run, MoT and service is cheap, it's a go cart!!! they're brilliant
Had mine for 17 years!! Absolutely brilliant. Best car I have ever had. Everyone has a go at the gearbox. But you soon get used to it. Love it
I bought one 6 weeks ago to save fuel. Brilliant little car feels like your driving a normal size car. Save’s clogging the bimmer on short journeys. Wouldn’t be without it now. Money well spent 👌👍
Got a 17 plate automatic smart brilliant car Did somerset to london a while back breezed down motorway .Felt no different to bmw 1 series I used to have.
What is it like on motorways and dual carriageway this will be first csr
@@beautygirl842 spot on. Cruise at 70 mph at 2.500 revs. Don’t even feel your going so fast. 👌
I agree! Seems quite big when you're inside it :)
I bought an 08 smart car and the wife and I love it, it does have over 90,000on the clock but it drives very well, we have taken it on our local motorway, the M5 and to be honest we were very surprised at the way it kept up with other traffic, and like you say, the revs were well in the prescribed area that we were told about.
We have seen most of the videos of the smart and most people comment on the gearbox but we found it to be extremely good and getting up to speed on the motorway was not a problem.
We have had our smart for about a month now, and we love it, we are planning to go to Ellesmere Port in September 217 miles, so if you see us, give us a wave, we are starting this in Somerset, and it is beginning to catch on. Our catchphrase is Go Smart. Mike Palmer
I also have a Smart Fortwo 450 2003, my particular car is a numeric blue with the black cell....Absolutely brilliant car
Quality video mate.
Just bought my self a 2006 450 coupe, and so far, fingers crossed, it's serving me fantastically well. Lovely to watch your video mate.
I've brought a 14 plate smart 4 two passion semi auto with paddle shift complete with smart trailer back in September too tow behind my motorhome absolutely love it yes like you said you feel a absolute idiot sat in it but I don't care every time I drive it makes me smile a joy to drive.
Great video by the way keep it going. Mel.
My wife drives ours to and from work every day. Her coworkers think it's the cutest thing and love it! Normally a big SUV kinda gal, she sure does love rolling the top back and cruising around. What we save on gas in the dodge durango, actually pays for the insurance and gas for the smarty. Basically a free car.
Love my smart car. Recently upgraded from a 2003 model to a 2009 one. Loved the quirkiness of the old one but the newer one still has some quirks. Ordered some dash pods so that i get those for it too and make it even quirkier lol.
I think Calvin from Diaries of a Car Dealer bought the same car last month on his channel and reckoned he'd bought the cheapest one. You could have a drive and compare to see who got the best bargain might make good content. he bought his from a car dealer in Birmingham too. What a coincidence eh ??
O bought one back in 2001 and loved it, after the recent price increases I was looking out for another one but I spotted a little Toyota IQ and went for it instead, cracking little motor.
Really like Smart cars!
I love my 451 convertible. Never leaves the county, but it is incredible fun to drive and cheap as chips too.
I have a 2003 450 for two and three 452 Roadsters they are just the best fun for the money in a small car you can get.
I always liked these, but never keen on the gearbox. Very quirky and parking is amazing.
It dies take some getting used too!
@@drivelife.channel The gearbox is absolutely lethal
I got this car for years now for my way to work and its just brilliant. 👍👍👍 we even used it once for holidays and drove 800km with no issues at all. You can put 6 water crates in the trunk.
I can sympathise with the Potholes, Edinburgh is riddled with them! 😂😂
I have owned my Smart For Two Cabrio 450 for nearly two months. Picked mine up in Birmingham and drove back to Edinburgh. Most fun car I have driven, only time i find the steering heavy is when i am parking into a tight space on my drive. Fuel costs for me at the minute on super unleaded is about £36 a tank and my driving is a mix of town and out of town and get about 210 miles to a tank.
Already thinking about selling my daily driver for another Smart!
I’ve owned a whole bunch of different cars (inc a 740i and a modified 200sx) but the one I miss the most is my Smart car. So much character. Really good fun. Perfect as a second car. Not much use to cart a family round in unfortunately!
The secret to smoother gear changes is to lift of the accelerator pedal as you would in a manual, when you think it's ready to change up.
We have just changed our Smart car for a 2013, with 25000 on the clock, and I can say with all honesty that this car is fantastic, yes we have lost the power steering, but we still have the sunshine roof, ready for a nice hot summer.
We love the Smart brand and feel very safe in our car, road holding is very good though in Somerset and Devon the councils have no interest in spending money on potholes so that unless you want to use motorways all the time you can forget the A roads unless you are driving a tank, which is a shame because most of the A roads have some of the best scenery in this area, it's just that the two councils would prefer drivers use the motorways which they are prepared to look after but the other main roads like the A38 are a nightmare, even for normal sized cars, but for a smart car if you fall in a large pothole you will never get out.
Had a similar gearbox in a Vauxhall Corsa. It's essentially an automated manual gearbox.
Easy to use when your are used to it 😁
Fabulous cars ruined by Mercedes ownership. We had a brand new imported left hand drive at the start of the new century, ,a few months before Daimler Chrysler set up the UK company in Milton Keynes just down the road from us. When a mate drove it he compared it to first driving a (BL) Mini Cooper in the 1960s.
It was the Roadster "Leaksters" that done for the smart (Merc built quality of the time). BMW took the idea of boutique selling (instead of traditional dealership) for selling their MINI and Fiat took the interior styling for their reintroduction of the 500.
You can thank the Merc A- class failing the 'elk test' for the smarts' safety electronics almost taking up the same space as the fantastic Merc (they got that right) engine. Originally run on Mobil 1 engine oil from servicing which kept the engines in very good condition.
Having owned a new MX-5 (Mk2) and a Westfield (they're the improved Caterham) at the same time as the smart I agree with you about the fun, no need for the Brabus but I've always fancied a ride in a Crossblade.
Had a Brabus coupe a long time ago when they were all the rage (15 years ago!)_....cheap on the face of it which is your visit to the fuel pump but everything else was expensive, servicing, parts etc. Had a stupid water leak through a seam onto the main ECU which created a whole world of hurt. And far from practical. My "tesco shopping trolley" is a £1100 Toyota Corolla. Reliable and I'm able to get parts cheap enough to keep it scraping through MOTs and not that much difference between a NA 1.4 and Turbo 0.7 in terms of fuel and far more practical. Smart is just a Mercedes gimmick and just as expensive. The Toyota i'll keep until it goes to the ground and then I'll probably switch to an Auris hybrid. Dont fall for the hype..I've realised over the years there's a reason you dont see "rare cars" on the roads...or parts on eBay!
Banger-nomics.....Aygo, C1, 103, up! KA etc all the same car, any of those are what Smart should have been!
Thanks for this. I've just got a new job which requires a bit of driving. I have been eyeing up a smart car purchase and you've really helped me make up my mind. Plus, my kids won't have the chance to crumb it to death like my 7 seater zafira!
I've had both a 451 and 453 cabrio- brilliant little cars - drove all over Europe in them.
My wife is about to do her driving test and she thinks I'm gonna be ok with her driving the big Volvo I said to her you have to walk before you can run so this smart car is definitely what I'm going to start looking for bet even I end up loving it, great video bud
I got 2010 diesel 800cc as you say its like a go cart. I done from Bodmin to Eastbourne motorways and a roads no problem 250 miles
That tractor wheel was ACTUALLY bigger than the car.... had me in bits 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
"Cruuunnccchhhh... It doesn't do bumps very well" hehehe
I think it's brilliant, get that roof open for some real sunshine motoring 🤣
If you lift your foot slightly off the throttle whilst accelerating it’ll shift up a gear, then back on the throttle. Will change up in the low 2000rpms then and not at 3k+. You’ll end up doing this little trick automatically when you get used to it.
This is absolutely what I've been doing! it's so much smoother!
Had one of these and got it remapped 85bhp, made it an utter hoot! If you want to find out yours has been remapped take it to a ahem private road and with a GPS see it will go faster than 80, as the remaps removed the speed limiter.
the stock top speed is 86mph and with the remap 105mph
@@Fordakias7Thanks for this because when I saw a subsequent video where he said after the remap it pulled in 6th gear (implying it wouldn't previously) I started to assume mine had already been remapped as it seems brisk and pulls lovely in 6th, however it won't go beyond 86mph (I have a very long drive constable) it also won't do more than 40mpg but that's 5 miles each way commuting in winter spending a third of my time at traffic lights.
Probably doubled the value of it as well with the weekly shop 🤣
🤣🤣 don't forget the full tank of fuel 🤣
I have a 2015 smart for two. The gas mileage is ridiculous. It takes me so long to use a full tank. Plus I love how easy it is to park. Honestly the car works great for me.
The are fantastic cars! 😁😁
I used to have a band new one back in the days and it was the best car I have ever owned. I just loved it and didn't mind at all the small size nor did I mind what other people thought about it. Me being (and was) a fairly large guy it was of course a silly view...an elefant in a tiny car :-)
Got a diesel one .turbo went 1400 pounds. Then gearbox went 1.200 pounds. Missus loves it I hate it
great review, really enjoyed
Ooof! Those potholes are a bit harsh on the Smart!! I think I’d go the Toyota Corolla or Nissan micra route if I needed another economical car. However, in my Volvo, I’ve simply modified my driving, reduced my mileage and made savings that way….be interested to know how many miles you both do a month (domestic and work)…
I do between 2000 and 3000 per month and Mrs DL does around 1500 :)
I too cover around 1700 miles a month, I use my motorbike for work when the weather is better though hence the mileage isn't quite so high
Rather you than me , love my Volvo even though get ting screw'd at the pumps, plus those bumps would kill me ! ''Glass Back '' ;)
🤣🤣🤣 the S80 is still very much the one for me ;)
Well done beautiful video please make more videos
Iv'e got to get one!!!😀
Whats your thoughts on kei cars
Mainly from daihatsu and suzuki
Awesome little things! not sure how they are in an accident!
Your excellent content was a great help while I was seeking a Smart to purchase.
Happy to say, I bought one in Nottingham last Saturday from Smith Cars.
I'm over the moon with the car, it drives like a dream.
Thanks for your help.
Hi I live in a tent on the street in Blackpool and have for three years my smart car I love driving it but some one not looking were he was going run into my smart car and now I'm of the road please if eney one nowes of a electric smart car for sale I'd love to by one
Import Thailand now.