Hey guys I live in SoCal and Im in search for a smart but every were I seem to look every one is telling me a year waiting list.I know there is no way that Im waiting a year for one,does any one here know were one can be purchased right away with no waiting time?

Thanks

 

Check the For Sale section.

 

there was one in the for sale section second owner, and about 3k over sticker, but it had tinted widows LOL

 

A wonderful tool called Ebay my friend. You can find anything

I looked and there are a whole bunch under 1k miles.

 

lots of them on Ebay and other car sale sites.

PLEASE do yourself a favor and take one for an extended test drive. I had one for about 5 weeks and HATED it. I put it on ebay just to dump it, but wound up making a profit on it.

THE SMART SUCKS. TRUST ME.

 

I agree, the Smart is horrible to drive. I took one for a test drive (mum was looking for a new car) and the delay in the gearbox made it downright dangerous, not to mention the lack of power, a dog could outrun it.

Do yourself a favour and get a small VW or something, the Smart is absolute rubbish!

 

Thank you guy,but my main worrie about the smart has always been safety it just looks so damn small that a small wind can knock it down.True?

 

The Smart is an incredibly safe car. The complaints about the gearbox is because of the fact that is actually a manual/automatic, in that it is a true 5spd manual with an electronically actuated clutch mechanism (done by magnets). This is why you feel the slippage/hesitation.

As for any modded Smart cars, don't change the wheels FYI. They are integrated into the safety system of the car and are an integral part during crash testing. They are much, much, much safer than you would imagine. The amount of tech that has gone into these are amazing, just don't expect it to be the best car EVER. It's just a new way of thinking about the automobile.

The only reason I know this and more: my good friend is 1 of 3 Smart Tech Trainers in the country.

 

 

It took me a couple seconds to make the connection.

 

It performs well in crash tests, but I can definitely confirm that a strong wind makes it VERY unstable at freeway speeds. Any gust over 40-50mph just blows the SMART all over the road.

And with respect to the crash testing, even though the safety cell holds solid up to 60mph crashes, the car simply cannot defy the laws of physics. The energy from a crash has to be absorbed or dissapated somehow, and the SMART is simply too small to do this. Basically, the entire force of the crash will be absorbed by the occupants instead of the vehicle, thus causing possible massive organ damage.

 

there is a smart dealer near where i live in bloomfield hills michigan owned by penske, and they have about 30+ smart cars, thats where we are getting our smart from since our slr deal..

 

saw a listing in dupont black smart car with lorinser parts 20k

 

i'd rock a smart car just for the hell of it