Well...Shift. (Update: I AM UNSTOPPABLE!)

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 04/04/2018 at 21:34 • Filed to: None

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These smarts are like cell phones. Catastrophic failure? Just take the battery out then put it back in, bro!

But yeah, this car isn’t going to be the daily, it’s way too fragile. Besides, I don’t want to have to worry about future engine rebuilds.

Three Bars of Death in my convertible smart. Perhaps daily driving a project car wasn’t a great decision.

Uggh...today is really just grinding my gears.

Letting the car sit for 30 didn’t work. Aight, now to disconnect the battery.

If I get the transmission working, the car’s going back into storage. It’s probably best not to daily a car that can strand you at any moment. Plus, the 450 engines aren’t the best DD material.

jimz > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 21:02

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googling “3 bars of death” brings up some Crossfit nonsense. can you elaborate?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 21:10

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no adventure in driving a car you KNOW will make it. However I’ve been driving an adventure-free lexus rx-something today. Quite acceptable.

Urambo Tauro > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 21:10

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I’m not familiar with these displays. Is it bad to be full on “A”, “N”, and “R”?

carcrasher88 > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 21:20

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http://www.fq101.co.uk/how-to-guides/fortwo-450/engine/197-the-3-bars

Should the disconnecting of the battery not solve it, try these methods.

Mercedes Streeter > Urambo Tauro 04/04/2018 at 21:31

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That’s a sticker the importer put there so Americans can have an idea of how the transmission works. R is Reverse, N is Neutral, A is Auto Mode. The three bars of death death have no relation to the sticker. lol

Brickman > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 21:39

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I want to fill in the fuel and temp gauge ovals with a #2 pencil :P

well maybe not the temp gauge.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 21:44

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“ave ye troid turning it off and on again”?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 21:46

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also what is G&K?

AestheticsInMotion > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 21:54

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Clearly it is time for an engine swap. I’ll do one if you do one 

wafflesnfalafel > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 22:01

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Hey - saw one of those Scion IQs the other day and thought of you - any interest in those in addition to your Smarts? I was thinking they might be more reliable? The dude I saw had a rack and road bikes on his...

facw > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 04/04/2018 at 22:02

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Looks like the importer: http://gnkauto.com/

Urambo Tauro > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 22:10

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Oh. Weird.

Mercedes Streeter > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 04/04/2018 at 22:31

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Facw hit the nail on the head. G&K is the importer. :)

Mercedes Streeter > AestheticsInMotion 04/04/2018 at 22:32

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Only in my fifth smart! :)

Mercedes Streeter > wafflesnfalafel 04/04/2018 at 22:35

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If I get a city car that’s not a smart, it’s going to be an Abarth 500C. The iQ is fun too, though not on my bucket list!

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 04/04/2018 at 22:37

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You should daily Phil for a while.

Mercedes Streeter > jimz 04/04/2018 at 22:38

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The “Three Bars of Death” is a gearbox fault. The car becomes immobilized. If you’re lucky like me, it’s just a software fault. If you’re more unlucky, the car has to be towed to the shop and repaired.

http://www.fq101.co.uk/how-to-guides/fortwo-450/engine/197-the-3-bars

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher 04/05/2018 at 01:31

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Done. lol Besides, I think Mister GMC will enjoy Tucker more anyway.

random001 > Mercedes Streeter 04/05/2018 at 06:34

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I see an updated picture, but what’s the update?!?!

Also, I believe you when you say that you are unstoppable...

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 04/05/2018 at 09:55

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Psst - rallycross

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher 04/05/2018 at 10:18

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I can’t! I’ll kill the poor thing! I need a fifth car that I’d be happy to bring within an inch of its life. lol

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 04/05/2018 at 10:23

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Bah!