"Jacca" (jacca) 03/17/2020 at 14:25 • Filed to: None

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Ok, so thinking I might want a smart car. In Philadelphia. Partner says she wants a herd, where is the best place to look for an inexpensive one. Also, can you import an Aston Martin Cygnet? Paging Miss Mercedes.

dogisbadob > Jacca 03/17/2020 at 14:32

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Just get an iQ and look for an Aston grille from eBay :p

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jacca 03/17/2020 at 14:37

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The Cygnet is a Scion/Toyota iQ under the skin, not a Smart. Wouldn’t be worth it cost-wise to import.

Jacca > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 03/17/2020 at 14:40

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Forgot it was a Toyota! I know it's not worth it, but it's also hilarious

Jacca > dogisbadob 03/17/2020 at 14:40

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But the fancy interior! And RHD.

UserNotFound > Jacca 03/17/2020 at 14:45

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If you really want to import a Cygnet, call up J K Technologies and bring them a giant pile of cash. They did the Smart cars before Mercedes could be bothered to bring them here, and they did a few Brabus Smart Cars.

SiennaMan > Jacca 03/17/2020 at 14:45

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I support the Cygnet move, if only because it is one of the more ridiculous things in existence.  (though from a cost perspective, buying a used IQ and plastering the AM badges on it does make more sense..

SiennaMan > Jacca 03/17/2020 at 14:49

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Here’s one for 26k pounds (roughly 32k US).  Serious  question, since itis a Toyota IQ underneath, would it be exempt from the 25 year rule?

SiennaMan > SiennaMan 03/17/2020 at 14:49

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Opps, forgot the link

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202001226444015?advertising-location=at_cars

phenotyp > Jacca 03/17/2020 at 14:55

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i3, if you can charge it somewhere.

ranwhenparked > SiennaMan 03/17/2020 at 14:57

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Depends on if there’s any safety equipment or structural changes from market to market, also whether it meets emissions and if the ECU is compatible with US diagnostic equipment. You’d have to get a letter from Toyota or Aston Martin certifying that it meets US standards.

Mercedes Streeter > Jacca 03/17/2020 at 15:05

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Best place to get a cheap smart is rural America and cities in which there are TONS of them. So avoid cities like Chicago where they didn’t sell the hottest.

The Cygnet is just an iQ in drag. IIRC, it’s possible to convert the exterior of a normal iQ to look like a Cygnet, but if you want the whole package it’s going to cost you.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > SiennaMan 03/17/2020 at 15:17

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Don’t think so... although what it says “on the build tag” probably rules the day. I’d probably down-convert it to an iQ before it went on the boat and put the cosmetics back on over here.

Emissions compliance will be the deal breaker though, without a clear paper trail to compliance.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jacca 03/17/2020 at 15:18

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This is true! Could also import a Suzuki Twin in several more years from Japan? :P

They had a manual as an option!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Twin

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > ranwhenparked 03/17/2020 at 15:18

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The powertrain’s emissions compliance is likely the issue.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > dogisbadob 03/17/2020 at 15:18

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Yeah, that’s what you’d have to start with...

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > dogisbadob 03/17/2020 at 15:22

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But then you would have an actual Aston Martin Cygnet and would have to prove you made it and didn’t import it. . .

Jacca > Mercedes Streeter 03/17/2020 at 20:41

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Im in Philadelphia, which cities are best?