Tag: Smart Fortwo 451
-
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…
-
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…
-
177777 kilometres
Today the odometer in my Smart Fortwo rounded 177777 kilometres. 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). I’ve heard of others that have stopped on the highway, in order to document their odometer. I’m…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Half a parking space, NO problem!
Drove by a shop today, where half of the parking spaces on one side were closed off for construction work
Kindly enough, the crew had left ample space for a Smart Fortwo, so while others were competing for the full spaces on the other side, with their SUV’s and station wagons, I had a… -
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…
-
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…