Guest mk47 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 im thinking of a smart car for a run around.. namely this one: http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=471585057 its up for £2000 and is only 600cc which tells me that running it will be cheap as chips (fuel wise) putting me off - its left hand drive what sort of insurance would i be looking to pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 ps would there be any probs to insure it due to being lhd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lover Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 gatso has got one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Why is it LHD Maz? tbh, you probly get as good economy from a 10 fiesta, plus cheaper to buy, and insure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Get yerself a Citroen AX Diseasel if you want something cheap, cheap and cheap to run/insure/look at And if you don't like it just leave it somewhere and get something else. About £300 i'd suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Why is it LHD Maz? tbh, you probly get as good economy from a 10 fiesta, plus cheaper to buy, and insure.... i dunno most of the smart cars ive seen all seem to be lhd Get yerself a Citroen AX Diseasel if you want something cheap, cheap and cheap to run/insure/look at And if you don't like it just leave it somewhere and get something else. About £300 i'd suggest. lol im so confused man been looking for a run around all week and keep switching between what i want. i want something economical but some are butt ugly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 now looking at this http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/CARS_popup.asp?searchform=&modelexact=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=none&sort=3&hassearched=Y&make=ROVER&min_pr=75&source=0&model=ANY&max_pr=2000&agerange=&mileage=&miles=60&trim=&keywords=diesel&postcode=le4+1da&ukcarsearch_full.x=56&ukcarsearch_full.y=9&start=10&distance=33&adcategory=CARS&channel=CARS&id=200706269613979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Get a Smart car, it is one less we need to care about. Seriously Maz do not get one. My Sarah wanted one and I have managed to talk her out of it, they are awful and even more dangerous than JamieP on a motorbike lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I've got a smart car. Its a supra. Well smart it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I've got a smart car. Its a supra. Well smart it is. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Mate is the service manager for local smart. Move along, no car worth seeing here now lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I used to have a Smart Car. I used to well knock them as well until I had a play in one. Running costs they are dead cheap. It used to cost me £12.00 to fill it up and that would be good for a full week+ of commuting from Portsmouth to Farnham. I used to get about 55mpg out of it, and that's driving it flat out everywhere. If you drove it with a light foot then you can see much more than that, 65+, I'd never seen that much though. With the limiter in place they will sit at 83mph in sixth gear doing about 1.1k rpm, very ecconomical cars. The switchable 6 speed sequential box can be a bit funny if you drive it full auto as it can get a bit confused/slow through the gear change, drive it in semi-auto sequential mode and get used to it and you can get the thing going pretty well. Left hand drive isn't really an issue, it doesn't feel like you're driving a left hooker to be honest. Getting it chipped makes quite a bit of difference to the auto gerachange makes it alot smoother, as well as removing the limiter at the same time. Bailey do a dumpvalve kit on it which always used to put a smile on my face. All the little chavvy kids round my way used to laugh at the car until they heard the dump valve, then they were all like 'mister has that got a turbo' etc... It's also suprising how much you can get in them. I remember seeing the face of a Volvo driver just drop when I came out of B&Q with a brand new petrol mower, all boxed up. He looked at me then eyed up the car and you could see him thinking 'no chance pal'. That was when I just opened up the passenger door and slotted the thing into the cockpit sideways, the look on his face was priceless. When you open the doors you're opening up pretty much the entire side of the car. Options wise they usually come with ABS, twin airbags, semi-auto sequential 6 speed box, Air con, CD etc... I was quite impressed with the amount of kit that it had with it when you look at the price and size of the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Garfy Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Yeah, my cars well smart, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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