"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
03/19/2018 at 11:24 • Filed to: no intervention for mercedes, unnecessary car shopping with mercedes, Smart
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"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
03/19/2018 at 11:24 • Filed to: no intervention for mercedes, unnecessary car shopping with mercedes, Smart | 8
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Every once in a while a smart roadster or smart crossblade crosses an auction block or is for sale at a specialty car dealership in the USA. This pristine smart roadster comes from Craigslist.
This car has been hanging around NY CL since December. With an asking price about $27k, this would be best for something like Bring A Trailer. When sold through better channels, pristine and extremely low mileage smart roadsters pull in about the asking price and crossblades usually pull $30-$45k
At least one owner of this roadster swapped out the smart badging for MB badging, which is...unfortunate
I’m not surprised that it has a Florida title. Florida is one of those states where they’ll give a title to just about anything. However, the existence of a title means that this car can be registered to drive in some states. Just, make sure the feds never find out that you’re driving this on the streets.
Can I borrow $27k from someone? <3 I promise to pay it back!
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HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 11:28 |
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I honestly had no idea these existed. Looks like a toy car from my childhood. I like it.
bob and john
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 11:28 |
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this is what you should have been saving for. not 3 smarts that you can buy here any day of the week,.
WilliamsSW
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 11:29 |
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This car is cool, but buying a car that could be crushed at any time by the Feds is for people who can afford to lose the purchase price.
I’d stay far, far away, lest the temptation become overwhelming! !
Wacko
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 11:30 |
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nope can’t help you all my money is canadian so sorta useless for you.
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WilliamsSW
> Wacko
03/19/2018 at 11:33 |
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Is that middle one worth 20 quarter pounders?
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Mercedes Streeter
> bob and john
03/19/2018 at 11:35 |
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Eh, if only if it were that simple. My first smart was a lease-to-purchase. I was still working at McDonald’s back then.
The second smart was a friend helping me out after the first caught fire. I was jobless and he had some wizardry in getting me 0% APR, no down payment, and lower payments than the first smart through selling it to me way under sticker.
The third was free.
The fourth was a couple grand.
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Mercedes Streeter
> WilliamsSW
03/19/2018 at 11:50 |
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I know a couple people who have crossblades. So long as you never try to register it, the feds won’t care. :)
BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 12:00 |
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Yeah, about that intervention...
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Wacko
> WilliamsSW
03/19/2018 at 12:02 |
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nope not really, I think a bigmac combo is about 9$ cnd so.
bigmacs here are like cellphone plans, take what you pay and double it, and it’s still less than what we pay.
boredalways
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 12:07 |
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There is no way you’ll be able to maintain this as a Show or Display car. You’ll want to drive it all the time! Maybe it’s time to find an engine converted car like a Hayabusa or electric. Do you already have a CDI version?
random001
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 12:21 |
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This was always the best smart, and one I kinda want.
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> Wacko
03/19/2018 at 12:29 |
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It’s actually useful because then when purchased in Canadian funds onto Canadian soil she can actually title it, lol.
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WilliamsSW
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 12:51 |
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Yeah, but no registration takes the fun away to me. :)
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> boredalways
03/19/2018 at 12:54 |
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Actually, interestingly enough I don’t put a lot of miles on the non-daily smarts. The 2016 has only driven 2,500 miles since I brought it home a year and a half ago and the (first) 2005 has only driven maybe 700 miles since I brought it home last August.
These older smarts are prone to major issues with water ingress so it’s best to only drive them in the summer, spring, fall, and not in the rain. :)
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boredalways
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 13:37 |
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Bad door seals or drainage?
Also, I think it’s time you start some pre-planning for your inevitable Smart Car museum. Have you considered a few locations yet?
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> boredalways
03/19/2018 at 13:43 |
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All of the above. A random seal anywhere may fail at any given moment, secretly allowing water to enter the car. A lot of times, the water will enter spaces that aren’t going to cause a bad smell or be visibly wet, like the battery compartment.
The fortwos are much much much much better than the roadsters though. The roadsters were rushed into production and it shows. The long term quality on them is abysmal (from water ingress to turbos that eat themselves) and smart had processed so many warranty claims that the roadster’s poor reliability is attributed to why smart was liquidated in 2006. That’s part of why if you live in the EU, these things are dirt cheap secondhand.
The roadsters are especially dangerous because if any of the windscreen drains or seals fail, water will find its way into the car’s computer and the whole thing will short itself.
shop-teacher
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 15:04 |
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You can only buy one of these, when losing this kind of money is like normal person accidentally losing a $20 bill. It’ll piss you off something fierce, but it’s not really a big deal.
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Mercedes Streeter
> shop-teacher
03/19/2018 at 15:13 |
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So what you’re saying is that I should use someone else’s money? ;)
Out, but with a W - has found the answer
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 15:28 |
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I like them (a lot), but that’s CP all day long. Good condition roadsters with the sport pack go for €7-8k, mint Brabus ones for €10-14k. Convert to $, add $2-3k for shipping and you’re still cheaper off.
Sure, it’s only got 8100 km, but that’s only desirable if you’re planning on never driving it.
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shop-teacher
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 15:40 |
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THAT’S NOT HOW THIS WORKS! THAT’S NOT HOW ANY OF THIS WORKS!
;)
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Mercedes Streeter
03/19/2018 at 21:48 |
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is the goal just to wait till 25 years old?
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Mercedes Streeter
03/20/2018 at 04:09 |
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i have $3
;)
> Mercedes Streeter
03/20/2018 at 04:54 |
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what do they do with them?
Cé hé sin
> boredalways
03/20/2018 at 11:33 |
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The coupé/roadster models leak everywhere which was their undoing as the water tended to ruin the ECUs and cost Merc a fortune in guarantee claims.