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Kinja'd!!! "Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
10/22/2015 at 19:08 • Filed to: Staggered wheels

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Someone rotated the tires and installed the front wheels on the rear, and vice versa. That’s a problem because the Smart Fortwo uses staggered wheels/ tires. I sent an email to our local car2go team to let them know of the problem.

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Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
10/22/2015 at 19:23

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Somebody should not be allowed near a car, much less to work on one.

I suggest you do contact them...


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
10/22/2015 at 19:25

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I would like to know who they use for servicing their car... so I know who to avoid.

I find it seriously pathetic the number of mechanics I’ve encountered who can’t get basic things right like this.


Kinja'd!!! tromoly > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
10/22/2015 at 19:54

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I’m not seeing it from the picture, what’s the tire difference between front and rear?


Kinja'd!!! Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > tromoly
10/22/2015 at 23:28

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Front tires are 155/60R15, rear tires are 175/55R15. So there’s almost an extra inch of width for the rear tires. The difference is more visible in person than in this picture.


Kinja'd!!! wkiernan > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
10/23/2015 at 08:29

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I wonder if the guy who did it thought the ForTwo is front-wheel-drive and he was putting the wide tires on the drive wheels. Because all small cars are FWD, right?