A thing rarely seen

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
04/27/2015 at 07:24 • Filed to: Smart, Roadster

By me anyway.

DISCUSSION (20)

CB > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 07:26

I wonder how many of these have been Hyabusa swapped.

Also, what was the first year of production for these? Because I think they’re around 15 years old, yeah?

Nope, 2003. Three more years until I can import one to Canada.

newsmctado > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 07:29

Is this the Brabus Smart?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 07:30

RHD too.

Cé hé sin > newsmctado
04/27/2015 at 07:32

No, it’s the Roadster.

E. Julius > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 07:32

Weirdly enough I saw like three of these when I was in Munich.

Cé hé sin > pip bip - choose Corrour
04/27/2015 at 07:33

Yes, they sold a few in the UK.

Tareim - V8 powered > newsmctado
04/27/2015 at 07:33

looks just like a standard smart roadster to me

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 07:34

see the odd one or two down here too.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 07:34

I really like these and I’m not really sure why. If they were offered with a manual I’d probably be actively looking to buy one.

thebigbossyboss > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 07:45

I have never seen even 1

samssun > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 07:50

Clearly it’s a TVR’d R8. Just squint.

Leon711 > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 07:51

guy at work has one, it’s quirky but you’d get a very decent, more practical, faster MX5 for less.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 08:29

I always thought those were cool looking little cars. and the Brabus ones were awesome.

 V8 Rustler > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 10:27

I saw one of those yesterday at Hoon Depot.

kanadanmajava1 > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 10:43

My friend had one of these. Fun car but the semi automatic gearbox will make the driving slightly awkward. And it wasn’t an option.

Cé hé sin > kanadanmajava1
04/27/2015 at 10:48

I’ve driven a Smart for Two with that box and it was fine!

kanadanmajava1 > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 10:53

The first time when I went for a drive with a Smart and the gearbox started the (really slow) shifting process I thought that it was going to break down. The shifting of course works but it is just so slow...

Cé hé sin > kanadanmajava1
04/27/2015 at 11:55

I drove a Smart for a week back in 2004 having heard only bad news about the box. I drove away from the pick up point at CDG airport in Paris and was surprised by how well it behaved. it didn’t change gear quickly but was at least as smooth as a driver with a manual box. Since then I’ve driven Citroen C3s and a Peugeot 107 with automated gearboxes and they were all fine. I’ve been driven in Volvo buses with them and they were fine too.

kanadanmajava1 > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 17:33

I have driven with several trucks with semi automatic gearboxes but not with any other cars than Smart. With heavy trucks you never know what gear is coming up as they skip plenty of low gears.

DSGs do shift really quickly but they have reliability issues but so do many other gearboxes.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Cé hé sin
04/27/2015 at 23:33

Well given I’m in Canada, I have NEVER seen one of those out in public since they never sold them here.