Tag: Smart Fortwo 451
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Nice Smart Fortwo and trailer combination, at the hardware store
Needed some building materials for a project at home, and stumbled upon this Smart Fortwo with trailer on the hardware stores parking lot. Unfortunately I don’t have a trailer hitch on my Cabrio, so I tend to get a severe case of trailer envy, when I se a road train like this. Unfortunately I wasn’t…
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Why I use a Smart Car specialist!
I’ve been asked more than once, why I take my Fortwo all the way to SmartCars in Ringsted, 30 km away, instead of using one of the local garages, of which there are plenty of in this area. The question is often accompanied with a “…it’s a 15 year old vehicle, surely <Insert name here>,…
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The perfect parking space
At last I’ve found the perfect parking space. It can just fit a Smartcar in it’s length, and it’s wide enough, to prevent dents from the car parked beside it! What’s not to like? Both doors can be opened up fully, while still keeping within its borders.All parking spaces should have a format like this…
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A new (not really) set of alloys for my Smart Fortwo
At last I’ve found a set of new alloys. Well not new as in new from the factory, but as in new for me and my fortwo. I’ve been looking for a set of original 12 spoke “passion” rims for a while now, but they have been very illusive in my part of the country.Nobody…
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Third party alloy rims for the Smart Fortwo 451
There is quite a long list of original alloy rims for the Smart Fortwo. If these are not enough for you, you can get third party alloys too. Alutec Alutec Cult Model KBA 47197 – 5J 15 H2 ET20 Model KBA 47198 – 6J 15 H2 ET25 Keskin Keskin KT9 Lenso Lenso BSX DBV Mauritius…
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177777 km
Today the odometer in my Smart Fortwo rounded 177777 km. I have always been fascinated when passing milestones like these. 177777 kilometres is less than 4,5 times around the equator, or halfway to the moon (averagely 384.400 km).
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The Smart Fortwo has a cap holder in the fuel door
Many Smart Fortwo owners aren’t aware, that there is a hidden fuel cap holder on the fuel door/flap. This prevents the cap from dangling down, scratching the cars plastic, and getting dirt in the fuel tank via the cap. The Smart Fortwo 451 has a under-dimensioned plastic ridge, that holds the fuel cap while you…
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All season, or Summer and Winter tyres?
I know that the topic of All season vs Summer and Winter tyres is a hotly debated one, that can get borderline religious. Until very recently, I couldn’t dream of not having two sets of wheels for any car I owned (except for my old Ford Mustang that never saw a winter road, and my…
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Frosty mornings
I’m not a fan of frosty mornings, icy roads and frozen locks. I find no joy what so ever in removing a layer of ice from my cars windows. Luckily the Smart Fortwo 451 cdi is much faster when it comes to warming up it’s cabin than the Smart Fortwo 450 cdi.My old 450, could…
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Flooded roads
Denmark has been hit by a massive rainfall the last 24 hours, and whole communities and their roads have been flooded. Luckily for us, our home isn’t built on a low area, so it’s only a section of our driveway that’s submerged, after a neighbours lake has flowed over. I don’t know why, but I…