![]() 12/05/2018 at 09:19 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Found out yesterday that my brother, who is an actual astrophysicist, was sold a 2008 smart for two for the princely sum of $1 USD.
Now I will bug him incessantly about it, since he hasn't owned a car in years.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 09:32 |
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Why do you say "actual astrophysicist" like that? Are we lepers?!
![]() 12/05/2018 at 09:37 |
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CP, could have bought candy instead. Mmmmm
![]() 12/05/2018 at 09:42 |
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Haha
Maybe the astrophysics job market is full of people who aren’t astrophysicists.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 10:01 |
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Now to summon Miss Mercedes for her font of knowledge of Smarts...
![]() 12/05/2018 at 10:02 |
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That is great! Do you know if he got an older
pure coupe like the one in the first picture?
![]() 12/05/2018 at 10:20 |
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My wife’s grandparents have a 2015 Smart that was intended to be a Car2Go rental but was never put into service. They love it.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 10:56 |
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I have always been curious what they’re like to drive. I’d like to live with one for a month, just to see.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 10:58 |
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He said its a Passion. I”m not sure what that means, exactly, haven’t had much chance to dig into the fortwo trim l evels y et.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 10:59 |
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He’s not really a car guy, but if he ever has issues with it, I know exactly who I’m going to bother. :)
![]() 12/05/2018 at 10:59 |
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Fair point!
![]() 12/05/2018 at 11:02 |
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Not passing judgment against non-astrophysicists, it’s just that when I tell people that, they either A) think I’m kidding and just attempting to say that he’s a smart guy, or B) look me up and down and think “yeah right, from the same gene poo l as you? ”
![]() 12/05/2018 at 11:03 |
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Nah, unfortunately its the opposite; the job market for everything else is full of astrophysicists.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 11:33 |
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Holy feck...is he willing to make a profit on it? I’ve been looking for a 2008 ever since the Gambler 500. :D
![]() 12/05/2018 at 11:35 |
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Those ones are especially interesting. They’re basically pures (two spoke steering wheel, steel wheels, solid roof, black bumpers ) with some passion upgrades (leather seats, premium radio, A/C, black interior colour) and no glovebox.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 11:37 |
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The car in the first picture is actually a 2011 or 2012 pure. New panel colour, but bumpers are still the old style (new style had a couple more creases and a “Hoover vacuum ” grille up front). :)
![]() 12/05/2018 at 11:39 |
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A passion from 2008 means a clear roof (or convertible), an interior in a colour other than gray, alloy wheels, a radio (pures back then didn’t even have a radio lol) , A/C, power windows/mirrors, and a flurry of available options.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 11:39 |
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I’ve been summoned!
![]() 12/05/2018 at 11:45 |
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I’ll ask him, LOL! He’s in Central California, tho.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 11:46 |
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It w ouldn’t be the first time I flew out to California to buy a smart.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 11:48 |
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I’ll definitely run it by him, then! I know he’s not big on own ing a car, he got by for years without one. He might have changed his mind now, but I’ll ask anyway!
![]() 12/05/2018 at 13:09 |
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How? I would buy a smart as a DD
![]() 12/05/2018 at 13:19 |
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Yep. I'm in radar and EW. But you know, waves are waves...
![]() 12/05/2018 at 13:22 |
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A friend of his was moving out of the country. That’s all I know.
He only paid a dollar for it because he refused to take it as a gift, but I guess him taking it off their hands was doing them a favor.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 13:27 |
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Huh, well if Miss Mercedes doesn’t buy it I could use a cheap car as I wait for my TVR to get here. So if he does want to sell it an yway.
![]() 12/05/2018 at 14:52 |
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:(
![]() 12/06/2018 at 17:15 |
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I can also help in finding and delivering a smart. :) I recommend any year but 2008 and 2009. Those were the most problem-prone years and still have unresolved issues even though a lot of them are ten years old with over 100k.
![]() 12/06/2018 at 17:15 |
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Hopefully not! *mouth waters*
![]() 12/06/2018 at 17:21 |
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Well if you are serious I will be looking quite soon for a beater, but then I am looking for something around the $500 mark or less so IDK what I’ll find
![]() 12/06/2018 at 17:35 |
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I am serious! $500 smarts are super rare and disappear basically the instant they’re posted, but it’s always worth a shot!
![]() 12/06/2018 at 17:49 |
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Well not necessarily looking for a Smart. Just a cheap car I can half enjoy.