thank you, glad you liked it and thanks for watching

Mauricio Moldes thank you, (you are never an ex motorcyclist, its always in your blood) thanks for subscribing

Enjoy it

yes really great little cars

i drive a Range Rover now, but i did have a brand new Porsche Boxster and I had one of these to run backwards and forwards to work in, and I think they are great for a purpose

it was just that the seats had been cleaned and they were still damp

Steering column universal joint deformed was the problem from looking at the MOT

@@simonbrooks8792 that’s a nice easy job, it’s really impossible to diagnose noises from a KZfaq video. I guess any issues with the steering uj would be diagnosed as much by feel as by sound. Many people feel the smart is difficult to work on, but I have found them fairly easy and I really like those earlier model Smart as they have so much character

Yes i like them, very handy little cars

Smart cars are well protected against rust, but with the obvious exception of the plastic body panels, there are areas that are prone to spots of rust that if left unattended to can get quite nasty. Most of the metalwork is covered up with plastic, including the entire underside, this helps to protect against rust but it also allows rust to spread unnoticed. On early W450 models it’s well worth checking under the rear plastic inner arches and behind the nose cone, which is actually very easy to remove.

Thank you! I’ve fancied one of these for years and now, after my old 57 plate BMW 320d is costing me an arm & a leg with repairs, I am at the point where I need reliability, economy and a car with low insurance. The only worry I have is my Mum who uses a disability Walker and I’m wondering if this will fit in the back of a Smart Passion.

@@andrewstones2921 thanks for this advice 👍🏻

@@beverleypearson2646 As much as I love Smart cars, I don’t see them as an ideal car for anyone who has to pay for repairs. The early models are great fun and make an ideal second car, but in truth are not reliable enough, later Smart cars have less character and the right model can be very reliable but it’s just too much of a compromise for most owners. The most reliable small cars that are cheap and economical run tend to have less character, but if you are paying too much for maintenance/repairs on a 2007 320d I honestly cannot see an early Smart being much better. Parts are cheaper but labour rates are the same even for a smaller car and in many cases there is more labour involved in repairs and servicing of the smart. Having said all that, and at the risk of contradicting myself, a good low mileage Smart from a dealer with a proper warranty can be good, but in my honest opinion it’s too risky to buy one private IF you can’t do repairs yourself. The motor trade often get a poor reputation, but good and honest motor traders are much safer than private sellers when it comes to cars like this. If I wanted a cheap reliable small car I’d be looking at low mileage Daihatsu, the best small cars ever made but very boring and bland in most cases.

great little car, they drive well and you can always find a parking spot

im in the same place! Im preparing to buy a 2011 Cabrio to tow behind a motorhome. seems like a fantastic, dare I say fun, little car!

great fun, and so easy to find a parking space

lots available some people kept 2 lots so they could change the colour when they felt like it

no not yet, but i have to say Skodas are great cars now

@@BarrieCrampton i got told the same!!! My next car is a skoda octavia vrs :D it looks like an incredible car!

I use the gopro suction mounts on the windows and panoramic sunroof, and a hague head rest mount, although i have just bought a new very well made but expensive unit from www.headrestmount.co.uk

no, they go like a rocket, no problems and once you get used to the auto box you can make it change gear by adjusting the pressure of your foot on the accelerator

i cant remember about the chair, but once you get used to it you can promote a smooth gear change by just letting your foot off the accelerator ever so slightly

no i dont remember them being like that, brakes may need bleeding or could be some give in the flexi hoses

Hi Mark, do you still have the smart car?

@@simonbrooks8792 nooo long gone lol

its a while since I drove one, i can't remember sorry

You have to apply gas, it doesn’t creep.

Thanks for helping out

No

The Smart is not technically automatic, it has a computer controlled clutch and no clutch pedal but under all that its a proper gearbox. That's why there is no creep. Great cars these.

make sure it has a good service history and that the timing chain isnt noisy

you can move the back rest forward

even my Mum wouldn't have watched that :-) but keep them ideas coming Thanks !

Nope it was the wet seat

Condensation is when the warm moist air from your body comes into contact with the cold glass surface. The wet seat has almost nothing to do with it, unless it’s drenched. But great video anyway!

Jordan Clark it was the seat, i do this every day and that was the only car thats done it 😎 and i could feel it soaking through my pants 👍 thanks for watching and thanks for the compliment, much appreciated

My pants are soaked after reading that 😍

the seats were wet through after it had been valeted

You know it won’t be because you went through a puddle don’t you

Wont be for a while yet, but am starting to make plans

we've never had any problems with them

If you get one thats been well looked after and serviced you wont have any problems, I have one with 200k miles on the clock they go and go

they arent that bad

Service vary experience for smart

im just glad the seat was wet before i got in it, you start to worry when you get a bit older

@@BarrieCrampton Ha ha :)

No thats not fair, they are good for a purpose

Old Civic much better