Smart musings

Kinja'd!!! "Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
05/03/2018 at 15:21 • Filed to: Smart Roadster

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Rear luggage space is greatly over rated.

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It may want Superplus Bleifrei but I’m afraid it can’t have it as we do only 95 RON. Interestingly the English and Swedish versions don’t state the octane. Sadly then the full 82 bhp isn’t available to me.

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It’s good to have a turbo, and even better to have a boost gauge. Oh, and heated seats.

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DISCUSSION (20)


Kinja'd!!! AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 15:52

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It was obviously intended to be an aspirational/dream car for high profile business people and lawyers which is why the trunk only holds two briefcases. Two people and their briefcases. Perfect.

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Kinja'd!!! Svend > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 16:01

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So did you say yes to the dress, I mean car, I mean car, not dress. Who watches that crap am I right!?

Well did you take the keys?


Kinja'd!!! Cé hé sin > Svend
05/03/2018 at 16:02

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Yes, both of them! Got it home a couple of hours ago.


Kinja'd!!! BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 16:10

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It might be that my french is bad, but shouldn’t it say ‘plomb’ instead of ‘blomb’?

That boot is way smaller than I thought it would be, I guess it is only usefull for storing the roof?


Kinja'd!!! Cé hé sin > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
05/03/2018 at 16:14

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It should (as in plumber, who originally worked with lead pipes). Why a car made in France should have a misspelling of a common word I’ve no idea!

That’s no more than a shelf, there’s a decent boot in the front. It takes the side bars, the rest of the roof folds down in front of the rear window. No spare though.


Kinja'd!!! Mercedes Streeter > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 16:17

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**Jealousy intensifies**

I can’t wait until we can import these things legally.


Kinja'd!!! Svend > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 16:17

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Congrats. Good on you mate.

It’s not the sort of car to have or need luggage space though, it’s more a cruiser or daily driver with luggage space or a weekend getaway and that’s it.

Thankfully you can get strap on, bolt through or suction luggage holders if you want to take the other half away for anything longer.

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Kinja'd!!! BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 16:22

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Maybe it’s the attempt of a German engineer to mock the French, by having them do something wrong on the car? (I doubt it though, probably just a stupid typo)


Kinja'd!!! AuthiCooper1300 > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 16:37

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Well, Hambach is in Lothringen - sorry, Lorraine.


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 16:37

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That boot is basically a briefcase


Kinja'd!!! AuthiCooper1300 > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
05/03/2018 at 16:41

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Yes, but how come such an idiotic typo gets the greenlight and even goes to print? How many people actually saw that sticker and did nothing to fix it? How many realised but just thought “not my department”?

Bring back hanging.


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 16:43

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How’s the cargo space in the frunk, or as you might call it, the froot?


Kinja'd!!! Cé hé sin > Ash78, voting early and often
05/03/2018 at 16:46

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It’s usable. Like so (not mine)

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Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 16:55

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Not bad for the overall car size. Spare tire or DIY reinflation kit?


Kinja'd!!! Cé hé sin > Ash78, voting early and often
05/03/2018 at 16:58

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DIY kit, a thing of utter uselessness in my limited experience (hire car in Italy).

The boxy thing in one corner covers the battery.


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Cé hé sin
05/03/2018 at 17:01

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I don’t know if they sell the green Slime (brand) kits over there, but it’s one of the only ways to fix a flat while leaving the tire repairable. Useless for sidewall punctures, but most solutions are.


Kinja'd!!! Cé hé sin > Ash78, voting early and often
05/03/2018 at 17:06

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Yes, widely available and presumably other variations too.


Kinja'd!!! Nauraushaun > Cé hé sin
05/05/2018 at 08:29

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Are these mid engined? Call me inbred but I actually don’t know


Kinja'd!!! Cé hé sin > Nauraushaun
05/05/2018 at 11:41

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Rear engined. Think 911 but slower and three cylinders.


Kinja'd!!! Nauraushaun > Cé hé sin
05/05/2018 at 19:37

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After I made that comment I laid in bed reading about them <3 Such a radical design!