Finally got the Smart car

[Martyn]

It may be small but it catches the eye. I bought the vehicle for £2450, the number plate cost £270 from DVLA and the advertising for £270.

It's a perfect vehicle for the local calls getting around 50-60mpg, I'm still evaluating it as it is still on its first tank full

I have other vehicles should I need more space.

 

[iisjman07]

Looks funky; I like the advertising - it's big and bold with an easy to read phone number unlike some car decals

 

[Kitten Kong]

Looks even better in the flesh than the original pics you sent me mate. Really well done.

 

[Eric_whitbypc]

looks great mate, very eye catching!

 

[4ycr]

looks good Martin. Nice and catching

 

[morr]

Looks excellent


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[Martyn]

Cool, and you even got HOB in the number plate.

Yes start looking at the dvla site for your own one with a 51 plate. If your brave enough change the 5 to a S then 3 letters and do the spacing PCS 1 ...

 

[RichmondTech]

I... Love... This!!!

 

[4ycr]

Yes start looking at the dvla site for your own one with a 51 plate. If your brave enough change the 5 to a S then 3 letters and do the spacing PCS 1 ...

and just hope the police don't pull you over because of the spacing, that would not be good attention

 

[Martyn]

and just hope the police don't pull you over because of the spacing, that would not be good attention

Yes it's a chance you take. I some really illegal plates that seem to go unchecked, mainly using script fonts. The issue is whether it can be read by a auto recognition camera or not which is fair enough.

 

[Cambridge PC Support]

really nice looking vehicle Martyn, well done

my brother-in-law is crazy about Smart cars, he has five of the things!

 

[PBComputer]

Looks good and great advertising

 

[rudger]

I really like the car it looks great with all the sign printing. and one good thing is the fuel economy it should pay for itself in no time.

My only worry would be the size of it I use a Renault Laguna estate and sometimes I feel it isnt big enough for me to carry around all my spares and the occasional machine that comes back to the workshop for repair.

 

[EnigmaTech]

Nice! I like it, if I lived somewhere more urban thats exactly the sort of car i would have!

 

[Knightsman]

Anyone is crazy to own that car, one good front end collision, say goodbye to your legs my friend. The are just not safe enough, a mini would be a much better choice from a safety standpoint.

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[Martyn]

Anyone is crazy to own that car, one good front end collision, say goodbye to your legs my friend. The are just not safe enough, a mini would be a much better choice from a safety standpoint.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/2459976...-gets-highest-score-crash-tests/#.TlM2k6N5mK0

 

[frase]

looks great, would fit in a briefcase as well.

 

[Knightsman]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/2459976...-gets-highest-score-crash-tests/#.TlM2k6N5mK0

Seriously? The car has an overall rating of a 3.
Here's one from the same news source:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19699245/ns/business-autos/t/tiny-smart-car-faces-safety-questions/

You are not going to win in a frontal crash.

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[Knightsman]

That's nasty

Another link for your enjoyment
http://auto.ocregister.com/2009/04/14/small-cars-get-smashed-big-in-latest-safety-tests/6785/

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[Martyn]

It suits my situation, thanks anyway.