Smart ForTwo (451) | 'Night Orange' Edition | - Walkaround & Review
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- Smart Car ForTwo (451) | 'Night Orange' Edition | One Of Only 235 Ever Made! - Walkaround & Review - MHD 2011
I bought ANOTHER Smart Car ... this time a 2011 Smart ForTwo Night Orange edition. One of only 235 ever made!
Why? Well because my Smart 450 is getting on in its life and the colour ... well i just fell in love with it.
In this video lets take a look around the car, have a look at some of the problems with it (so far) and discuss what needs doing!
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That roof.... treat it like faded/yellowed headlamps. Sand down lightly with fine wet and dry, progressively moving to a lighter grit, then polish and UV protect. Would be a real shame to lose the "pan roof".
Thanks for the advice. I did wonder if it could be tackled. Maybe when the weather is a bit better and it's running right 😊
Just purchased a 2011 Night orange this week 43000 Miles. Great condition. Absolutely live it. Mine came with the Night Orange Mats. I have seen some available on Ebay if your looking for some.
Ah brilliant - enjoy :)
Nice one , Jon 👌.. I never took to it as much as the 1st gen as I think it lost a lot of it, charm. Hence, I never upgraded... but that particular model stands out , love the colour .. you should do a comparison video it would be very interesting 🙏 question: Does the engine cover not come out and sild back in in the up position like the 450 to work on 🤔
I never knew the engine cover slid back on the 450 ... 😂
Comparison will be coming
Jon having owned one you need to road test a mazda 2 sport, or buy one. They rot like mad but for fun and the way they drive. Little vtechs under the bonnet i used to rag mine and it took it never let me down. It just rotted. That twin can 16v 1.5 engine in a baked bin tin was great fun. They are dissapearing now. I still miss that car and the fun it gave me 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 no turbo too worry about blowing on it. Be great to see you hooning one about
Totally agree my wife had a red Mazda 2 sport new in 2009 was like a go kart and a real hoot to drive I think Jon would love one!
I have actually driven a Mazda 2 Sport across the outback of Australia! My best friend had one and we did a 12 hour road trip from Adelaide to the Flinders Ranges back in 2018. Was brilliant, economical and a good workhorse for our journey. :)
:)
@danielrussell446 one of those understated cars. Jon has driven one so he knows what fun they are. I looked after mine with servicing etc. But I loved driving a naturaly aspirated car. I have a mondeo tit x now although its a great car. Its boring in comparison. My volvo 60 d5 is fun but it likes straight roads and is a barge
Well done Jon a great video love the new smart as I said in the YT post love the colour and it looks seriously cool it will be great to see you and Mrs JC enjoying cruising around in it! Many of the jobs are cosmetic and it looks in great condition and should come up looking well
It would be good to see a comparison video between this car and your purple one and what has changed all the best Daniel
Thanks Daniel. I do plan on doing a comparison side by side video so watch this space 😄
Yes, bluming love it - I want one too.
😊😊👍
I had one from new,same colour, I think the colour is called McLaren orange,had it for 6 years, no trouble in that time , and I used to drive it hard,but always had it serviced by a smart dealership. I think the engine is a Mitsubishi unit. A real head turner.
Not sure about the paint code. Certainly is very similar to a McLaren colour! I believe you are right 1l mitsubishi ☺️ - hopefully I enjoy driving is as much as I've enjoyed working on it with Dad
Great wee purchase. Good that it's a known car to you too
Yes indeed!
Oh I do like a funky smart car. Although I don't realy fit in them very well not only in height but also width lol. I've probably driven 20-30 of them over the years always bring a smile to my face. But.......I could never realy get the hang of the gearbox. Such a shame as I'd probably make myself fit and have a rainbow fleet of them otherwise. How do you get on with the gearboxs' Jon? Maybe theres a video idea "how to drive a smart car properly from a long term owner" just a thought. Much love and very much looking forward to the next smart update.
Thanks for watching James - im also a big fella and have more room in the Smart than i do in Mrs JC's Fiat 500! The gearboxes are a funny old thing, you do learn after a while how to 'drive' them, there is a knack. Hope you enjoy the upcoming content :)
Only wants matt furious and steff to buy one then we will have the set 😂😂
Remember though ... ive had a Smart Car as a daily driver for 5 years ;) - but i also agree the timing is funny!
@@JonCoupland very true, I'd like to see as original as possible 🙂
ya cant go around nicking rodgers and hammerstein lyrics lol,nice little outspan
Ha! Thanks :)
Love the colour, it’s in pretty decent condition for its age. I don’t mind the replacement radio actually.
I've decided to give the replacement radio a chance 😂
Never mind Mrs C, your dad is going to hate it!!
Yup ...
Well you won’t lose that in a large shopping centre car park !
Absolutely not 😂
As the car has been used being towed behind a motorhome, I doubt very much the engine gas done 106k miles? Looks good!
No you are absolutely right! A lot of those will be towing miles. So as you say - not via the engine :)
my 14 plate 451 Grandstyle has the same smoked headlights & black 6 spoke alloys 😉
Awesome!
You might have been Tango'd Jon😅, and it looks very tidy for the mileage and age.
🤭 - its a bold colour eh! Needs some TLC - lots of content coming!
Got to say I like the orange one better than the purple one.
Don't tell the purple one ... But me too
Jon I think it would be great for to do a road trip in the car and filming and sharing how car handling
When we get it up and running that sounds like a great idea. 😊
Smart Halfords edition!
😂😂
2 spare ''fan belts' in the boot'! 😱 The mhd stop/start is a weak point on this engine ..... I believe there were 3 mods to the tensioner over the life of the engine.
Yup! Ominous. I believe so also. And they still can't get it right 😂
replacing the other smart? happy birthday too!
Not necessarily replacing it ... Just adding to the collection 😁
Looks a lot better in that colour , im getting something sort of similar lol a Yellow Fiat 500 with the Italian flag on it my dream car as they are so cute and fun to drive like baby Ferrari , I guess that may be how you feel about the Smart car 😀
Sounds great! Yes I do love my Smart cars
@@JonCoupland cheers 🥂 Jon hope your weekend goes well my friend 😊
@@Cayres9 you also
@@JonCoupland Cheers 🥂
Dad will have the final say. Your wife loves you, and will go along with it. Just as long as it do's not impact on her spending. 🤣🤣
She's still getting some nice holidays this year 😂
@@JonCoupland 👍
The older i get the more i quite like the idea of a maxi 😂. Wouldnt of been seen dead in one 20 or so years ago
😂😂 I know what you mean
@@JonCoupland just something about the maxi that appeals to me and decent size engine in them aswell jon. See them at car shows and they just look hounest. I .just be going mad the older I get 🤪
I like that.
No idea why….
I dont like the things jon i remember when they were brand new and bought in to britain, i worked for a pizza joint and he bought about 5 of these fornus to drive. Horrible gear changes and claustrophobic underpowered things, i remember the boss repairing one that got backed into a lampost with expanding foam 😂. My b reg 1.1 rusty leaky 50 quid fiesta was far better. 1998 time.
SMART FORTWO 🧡
Yup 😁
It looks nice, not really my cup of tea these Smarts but hey 😅
Thanks Frank - will keep us busy this week
Probably okay if they don't meet a hill or youve got to accelerate quickly. London it's perfect. Lincolnshire is flat. Where I live in devon you meet big hills on a minute to minute basis
@@chucky2316 true true
It started life as a focus st in imminent orange but it was washed so much it shrunk😂
😂😂 I prefer to think of it as a mini McClaren
@@JonCouplandA modern Fiat 127 Sport….
Smart ST
😁
At least the tax is cheap good car for nipping into town etc
Absolutely! Tax is free for this one ... so mega bonus!
seem it does not have daylights??
It does not no. It's pretty basic underneath 😂
And it’s much the better for it…. annoying things…..
One thing I don’t understand is why in the UK you call them “Smart Car”? It’s a Smart, end of story.
Just a cultural thing maybe? It's a Smart and it's a car 🤗
Sell it and get a bond bug jon 😊
@@JonCoupland ok, just going for a drive in my “Peugeot 308 car”😂😂
@@arthurdardalis sounds good ;) drive safe. (Of course when you do put it like that ... It does absolutely not make sense 😂)
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I dont like the things jon i remember when they were brand new and bought in to britain, i worked for a pizza joint and he bought about 5 of these fornus to drive. Horrible gear changes and claustrophobic underpowered things, i remember the boss repairing one that got backed into a lampost with expanding foam 😂. My b reg 1.1 rusty leaky 50 quid fiesta was far better. 1998 time.
I've done 60,000 miles in my other one In 5 years and we love it. Isn't it strange how we all have different opinions of them 😂 - might not be to everyones taste. But hopefully it serves us well 😊
@@JonCoupland I knew someone who had a brabus version and like you jon they liked these. The brabus ones must be rare I've only seen 1.
@@chucky2316 the brabus is a smart car on steroids😂
Jon Coupland has made a new blockbuster movie it's called hunny I shrunk the car.