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Hi all i have been trying to see if i could trade in Lindas smart passion for the 500 as I don't have the time or inclination to do it privately at the moment they have come back with a better offer which is giving us £4000 for the passion I am just not that up on prices on smarts but it seems a fairly good deal [what do you think is it?] bearing in mind we paid £8000 new just over 4 years ago i think we could ask a little bit more private but it needs a service which is never cheap even if it's only an oil change which it is, that will save us and they will hold that price till the end of feb as the book price drops again then. Also we can keep the car and just swap it for the 500 rather than trying to tie it in with the new one if we go private. Now the other problem is going into the world of Fiat and italian cars which i said i would never ever do because of their mechanical/electrical problems and also quality issues, I know this car is different but i am still getting jittery it's just my luck for Linda to get one and it lets us down all the time, i know, I know i am being a bit daft, just can't help it she hasn't seen one yet so i will take her at the weekend i know she will love it as I certainly do, I think it's a case of just going for it and having something different as let's face it the smart isn't german i think it's french built if I am not mistaken. Residuals do worry me as if we let the smart go at that price it will have retained 50% of it's value after just over 4 years which i don't think is too bad anyway that's it all opinions and reassurances very welcome as we are about to part with £5750 Oh i forgot we have had a remap on the smart, I haven't told the garage not that it's a bad thing, do i tell them or not bother? Thanks again to all the friendly helpful folk on this great little forum
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