Category: My Cars
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New front suspension arms, new car
My Smart Fortwo has yet again, visited the Smartcars garage. This time after failing the vehicle inspection (as expected). It needed two new front suspension arms, and at the same time one of the engine mounts was in need of replacement. It felt like a dream when I got it back. The new rubber bushes…
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Visiting the vehicle inspection centre
I’ve been at the vehicle inspection centre today, or “Synshal” as they are called in Denmark It’s always “interesting” to get a new car inspected, without fully knowing it’s history. I didn’t expect it to pass, because the last few weeks, I have had a suspicion, that one of the joints on the sway-bar needed…
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Unresponsive throttle and low RPM
As mentioned at my last trip to the smartcars garage, it still had a few issues with cold starts. I was hoping that it would get better, and that it only was coke deposits, that needed to be burnt clean, after they fixed the other issue I had with it regularly going into limp mode.…
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A perfect day for a road trip!
I must admit that I usually don’t remove the side rails on my trips to and from work, but this afternoon they just had to come off. It was 23 degrees, the sky was absolutely cloudless, and there was no wind, so I trundled slowly home, soaking in the blue sky. As noted above, I…
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Visiting the Smartcars workshop
I’ve previously bought spare parts for my old Smart Fortwo coupe, from the garage smartcars.dk, but this is the first time I have used their garage. Actually I tried to contact them, back when I had issues with my Lambda sensor, but I couldn’t get hold of them by email. This time I had better…
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Biltema Speed Shine
Biltema Speed Shine Art. 37-836 is a handy spray bottle, that’s used to apply the product onto the wet car after a wash. After applying it, one panel at a time, you wipe off the excess wax with a microfibre towel. This was one of the more impressive products that I have tested from Biltema.…
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A quick one day trip to Bornholm
I’m on a one day trip to Bornholm today, to pickup a few things, and to visit some friends. Took the trip from western Zeeland, across the Øresund bridge, and on to Ystad in Sweden without any stops. Unfortunately it began to drizzle every time I lowered the roof, so it was only down a…
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Undersealing my Smart Fortwo at Pava
Since I wish to keep my Smart Fortwo as long as possible, I’ve chosen to get it undersealed at Pava Slagelse. The reason that I chose Pava in Slagelse, is that one of the owners has a bunch of Smart Fortwos. Therefore I expect they have the knowledge of how to dismantle them, where they…
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Washing and cleaning the Smart Fortwo
So what do I do to keep the Smart Fortwo Cabrio looking nice and clean?I like to try out new products, and have made a collection of my tests and experiences here. Washing the exterior I know some people think that it doesn’t matter, but I’m not putting my retractable soft-top thru a car wash.It…
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Pioneer SPH-DA360DAB with wireless Apple CarPlay
I ended up mounting a Pioneer SPH-DA360DAB with wireless Apple CarPlay in the Smart Fortwo, instead of the old-school (and rather outdated) Smart Radio 9. I listen to a lot of podcasts while I drive, and I’ve been missing them a lot since I bought my little cabrio.Luckily the Smart Fortwo is prepared for any…