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First wash 🧼
My “new” Smart Fortwo had been parked for a while, when I bought it, and needed a bucket of soap, and a thorough scrub. The previous owner has only washed it by hand, and I must admit that I’m a bit hesitant to place the soft top in an automated car wash. I’ll have to…
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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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A “new” Smart Fortwo in the garage
At last. After driving a plain and very very boring Peugeot, for far too long, I’m back behind the steering wheel of a Smart Fortwo. I’ve been looking for what feels like ages, and yesterday I got a private message, with a tip. A very active member of the Danish Smart Club has passed away…
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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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Searching for a “new” Smart Fortwo
I have been looking for one, on and off, since I had to let the last one go. However since the summer holiday, I’ve been hunting one down actively, with active alerts on all used-car websites. There are a few minimum requirements; Cabriolet, Diesel and Air-con as a minimum. Electrical windows, cruise control, heated seats…
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NOT my next Smart Fortwo
I’ve been looking for a new Smart for a while now, and a few days ago i saw, that, a dealer on Funen, had a nice fully loaded “penguin” (white on a black frame), that sounded amazing on paper, so we almost crossed the country, to try it out, and hopefully take it home, for…
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My Smart Fortwo has a broken coil spring
I heard a small, sharp bang while driving on a gravel road, and upon closer inspection the front right coil spring had snapped. When it happened, I had no idea of how much Smart needed to be removed, to be able to change it for a new one 🙂 Well, off with the entire front,…
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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…
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