thinking of getting one, just as a bit of a toy to run around in as they take up fuck all space and use fuck all juice

pros and cons?

other than the "if you have a crash you die" types please

it's no motorway mile muncher, just a city car, bit of shopping, that sort of thing

other than it's more expensive than a bus pass i can't think of things that aren't good about it

 

I could never have one because I would be tempted to do this to it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gseTGwppbg

 

unfortunatly i can't view it at work

so that's a no then i take it

thing is, i need the mrs to start to learn to drive, and with one of these little gibbons to tool about in at least i won't have to worry about her having to park

 

that is mental!! and when it goes in the back of that van !!

 

Well sell a load through the auction where i work (Daimler Chrysler fleet management) and they seem ok, most of the niggly problems are electrical ones with the gearbox, (especially if some fuckwit connects the battery booster pack the wrong way - it spikes the gearbox ecu and they wont run or even start after that...), gearlever position sensors are prone for failing, other than that they seem ok.

Mind you, if you crash you die...

 

how much do you think you could do me a deal for then

bugger

 

My old mans just bought one for traveling to work (new shape) He loves it:

Pros: cheaper everything?!? Tax, juice etc

Cons: You'll look like a right cnut on the M25?

 

i owned one for 3 years, great little car, really loved it
i would only buy a passion, (air con and auto mode on the box)

 

I'd love to but its a closed auction set up whereby only merc/smart/chrysler dealers buy their stock. Sorry chap!

 

good after a remap

 

nick your right, they so need a remap!!

 

so how much should i be looking at spending on a decent one with decent spec?

assuming you do get decent spec on them other than air con and electric windows?

 

Just buy one and wack a hyabusa turbo in it.
You can then act a cunt and nail everyone who takes the piss!!!!!!!!

 

i had one for about 2 months.... fun but very tiring to drive.... t much effort and if you live in a road with speed bumps you've had it! good if you have other cars to use on long journeys.... and as mentioned about get the passion with the air con...

 

i seem to see a lot with engine problems/smokin etc

 

only a passion come with air-con, and thats the one i would buy, they got great residual values, new is always an option, i lost about Ł2200 on mine in 3 years, thats amazing i think!

plus i had 17" wheels on mine, made it look so cool!!!

 

looking like a COMPLETE cunt!

 

 

so how much should i be lookig at getting a passionsmart then?

not to bothered about how old it is or how new it is as i'm not really into the keeping p with the jones' types, and the mrs is going to need to drive it so being bent out of shape a little won't mind either

 

some guy just a few doors away has one in black with tints and a dump valve on it (because its got a teeny weeny turbocharger on it)

Sounds quite funny actually. It's not the usual dump valve hiss, this one sounds more like a little puff

 

i think there quite expensive to service, have to drop the engine out for pretty much everything, not to mention parts being quite expensive with it being merc, although they've been sold to another company so that may change.

you may be better off getting a lupo or something.

 

I used to have one until i part ex's it for my skyline!

great little cars!

just dont let it end up like this:



But this is quite cool!

 

top gear voted them as one of the most dangerous handling cars about didnt they?

 

yep lol. hammerhead bend and you could see the wheels probably full lock right and it carried on straight as a bullet off the track

 

it did LOL LOL

 

Immobilisers sometimes play up. the batteries go flat in the remote and stops the car from starting!!

Been out to a few with that problem!!

Worth keeping some spare batteries in the car just in case but just changing the batteries alone sometimes isnt enough and the key/s have to be recoded by a smart dealer!

 

lol i think the kinda look like a reebok trainer

 

Men will chat you up?

 

When you look as sexy as Dojj, they chat you up on foot.