Author: Peter
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Cheap bridge fares in a Smart Fortwo
In Denmark any vehicle shorter than 3 metres is billed as a motorbike, when crossing the great belt bridge. Since I’ve only just bought it today, I haven’t moved the “pay by plate” service to the Smarts registration, so this is the full fare without the “BroBizz” discount. According to the great belt bridge website,…
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Nice fortwo cabrio, will he sell it?
I’ve seen this ad covered Smart Fortwo cabrio a lot, usually parked in the same highly visible parking space. How ever it has been gone most of the time, the past few weeks, so I wondered if it had done its job, and was up for sale. Sure enough, after contacting the company who’s stickers…
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Changing lightbulbs in a Smart Fortwo 450
Changing the headlight bulbs on a Smart Fortwo 450, can be quite a challenge. First you open the small door under the front windscreen, with your car key.You twist it 90 degrees, and then hinge it towards the front, and lift it off.Take care that it doesn’t scratch the soft plastic. Then squeeze your arm…
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Smart fortwo Brabus wheel arches
I bought a set of original Smart fortwo Brabus wheel arches for my 450, in able to cover the wider Smart Roadster wheels from sticking out from my original arches. The Brabus wheel arches are easy to mount. They are just pressed on to the arches lip, and three small springs do what they can,…
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Roadster wheels on my Smart fortwo
I like the look, of the steel rims on the Smart fortwo, especially the deep dishes on the Roadster wheels, so I’ve bought a set for mine, instead of taking the usual alloy route. The original steel wheels have been equipped with winter tyres, and the new Smart Roadster rims have received a set of…