![]() 03/18/2015 at 13:29 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
I do not always work on Smart Cars, but when I do, they come in pairs. Crummy pics, but thought you'd get a kick out of them. Cheers!
![]() 03/18/2015 at 13:31 |
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How many of those can you get on one lift?
![]() 03/18/2015 at 13:31 |
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husband and wife's cars?
![]() 03/18/2015 at 13:32 |
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Nope, couple of guys who don't know each other.
![]() 03/18/2015 at 13:33 |
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that's interesting.
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Finding out...
These are fun to have in the shop, we can do a U-turn out the front of the rack if we get the entry angle right.
![]() 03/18/2015 at 13:35 |
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It is, because it seems that most Smart owners at least recognize one another's cars on a regular basis.
![]() 03/18/2015 at 14:14 |
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"Busy day! We got 20 cars in the shop today, guys!"
"But why does it look empty?"
![]() 03/18/2015 at 14:30 |
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Bait taken <3 :D
- Unless the red one has had a panel change in its life (or the camera is fooling my eyes), it's most likely a 2009.
- The black one is a 2008, 2009, or a 2010. If it has leather seats, it's a 2009.
*Sigh* Useless facts I'll never actually need in life.
![]() 03/18/2015 at 14:36 |
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Right you are, the red car is an '09. The black one is a '10, in for replacement of the right upper door hinge.
![]() 03/18/2015 at 14:42 |
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Ouch! The door hinge design wasn't improved until 2011. Broken door hinge means that one ferries around passengers who can't open doors like a normal human.
What's the red one in for?
I bet they both have "crazed" roofs. :)
![]() 03/18/2015 at 14:47 |
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Is it bad that i want to laugh at people when i see them driving these things?
![]() 03/18/2015 at 15:10 |
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Fortunately we can sneak the hinge in without disassembling the whole front of the car, it takes about an hour and a half. The red one is in for a service, but has a pretty good oil leak at the pan. Both are filthy so I haven't looked closely at the paint. We'll be washing them before delivery though.
![]() 03/18/2015 at 15:19 |
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Oh the roof bit is easy. Once they're washed, try looking through the roof. If you see "cracks", then the panel is crazing. The chemical formulation of polycarbonate they used for the roofs were unsuitable for automotive glazing (they deteriorate when exposed to heat and "spot free rinse" chemicals) so they have a failure rate pretty darn close to 100%. Many within the first 6 months of ownership. :O
Took mine 2 years and 6 months to do it. Supposedly they improved the formulation in 2013, but only time will tell (the smart forum has pretty much died to a crawl, so we aren't going to be hearing about any new crazed roofs).
![]() 03/18/2015 at 15:22 |
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Aaaand the black one is indeed crazing. Red one still isn't cleaned.
![]() 03/18/2015 at 19:57 |
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Looks like a shop near me... Happen to be in SLO?
![]() 03/18/2015 at 20:33 |
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Yes indeed, you?
![]() 03/19/2015 at 13:55 |
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Yes I am, SLO Oppo meet?
![]() 03/19/2015 at 13:56 |
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Sure man. You ever go to Cars & Coffee in Pismo on Saturdays?
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The Doughnut Derelicts? All the time!
![]() 03/19/2015 at 14:27 |
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Yep, nice! I might have my Fairlane down there this Saturday.
![]() 03/19/2015 at 15:01 |
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Awesome, I'll drive my GTO.