I want your car 
Bloody Smarts
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I want your car 
Smarts are shockingly slow
In Evo magazine they couldn't get the book 0-60 times in any of the highly modified cars even the bike engine roadster ffs
Nah they aint that quick i got beaten by a pick up truck (F150 lightening)
In Evo magazine they couldn't get the book 0-60 times in any of the highly modified cars even the bike engine roadster ffs
Bushboy said:
Nah they aint that quick i got beaten by a pick up truck
(F150 lightening)hmm..
Ford F-150 Lightning - 5.8L V8 pushing 240hp with 340lbs./ft...
Nothing to be embarased about jamie
Ford F-150 Lightning - 5.8L V8 pushing 240hp with 340lbs./ft...
Nothing to be embarased about jamie
Bushboy said:hmm..
Ford F-150 Lightning - 5.8L V8 pushing 240hp with 340lbs./ft...
Nothing to be embarased about jamie
Also made me chuckle watching him trying to go around the roundabout in the rain
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The Negotiator said:
I didn't mean to say they were fast - just that they're driven at inappropriate speeds on narrow roads. A mate of mine had one and decided to get rid of it the day a headlight lamp blew and he couldn't change it himself - garage mechanic had to take the front of the car off just to change the bulb! Serves 'em right for being trendy
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jamie86 said:Also made me chuckle watching him trying to go around the roundabout in the rain
You mean he bothered to attempt it? Being a Ford and a pickup I would have thought straight over it would be the prefered route
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should be very embarrassed if you get beat by a smart or even close, cos hey its a 599cc engine! so something which doesnt weigh all that more such as a cinq with a 1.2lt engine (double the size of the smart) surely you should be wiping the floor with it?
Then lets throw in the slow gear changes that take a second for each change, why aint you at the end of the road before its into 3rd gear???
Then lets throw in the slow gear changes that take a second for each change, why aint you at the end of the road before its into 3rd gear???
I've got a video of a Smart running an 1-litre or 1.1 superbike engine... goes like joey-s**t in a straight line!
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just dont try going round a corner.....
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captain_swing said:
They must keep their foot to the floor at all times, Any combination of brakes and Turning will stop or roll the smart.
They are Trying to compensate for the drag cause by air which would also stop the car if they release the throttle.
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It's retarded comments like that that make you look stupid.Trancendental said:
The smart is intentionally fitted with skinny front tyres to increase understeer just so it can't be flipped. A combination of brakes and using the indicator will stop the car, that's what brakes do.
As the name dictates I used to own a Punto (1.6 sporting to be precise) and no it wasn't slow and the handling was ok. I sold it and bought a smart.
Yes as standard it doesn't go around corners but £450 later and 16" all round and a remap I have had no problems waving bye to all non turbo Puntos. It's faster, goes around corners better and is made better than the Fiat.
We get bad customer service at smart, but after being a Fiat owner I am glad of the improvement.
Serin's picture just demonstrates the grip that can be achieved if you replace the skinny front tyres with something sensible.
Don't slate the smart until you drive one, the only reason people don't like them is for the slow gearbox and for the looks. They are easy and cheap to modify. Mind you I find there is quite a difference between smart owners and Punto owners, punto owners tend now to be young chavs who just want to race (and lose), smart owners are way more sociable and tend to have a higher IQ so I can't expect you all to understand the smart.
If you do understand the smart then well done, if you don't then get back ta flushin ya boot pannal, installin ya bangin choons an fittin doze wikid traffic light style rear lites.
Evil-Punto said:
It's retarded comments like that that make you look stupid.
Evil-Punto said:
WOW
I don't even drive a Punto Mate I was playing, I forgot the
smiley it was late. But your comment I've bolded makes less sense then anything most cars just need brakes 
Yeah, Arc's mate's smart with trillians spent on it goes nicely around corners too Poor arc & viv.
And:
The price
The fact it only holds 2 people and has a small boot
How you look in it/how they look
Safety
Performance
Handling
Lack of practicality
etc. etc. etc.
Obviously the IQ of owners is higher for smarts (what a weird generalisation especially in that IQ means jack ****) and obviously the arrogance that would normally come with such a higher IQ, doesn't.
Myself? I have a high IQ (but it means nothing) yet I would choose the punto over a smart every time, I don't even like puntos. Or fiats.
Poor arc & viv.And:
The price
The fact it only holds 2 people and has a small boot
How you look in it/how they look
Safety
Performance
Handling
Lack of practicality
etc. etc. etc.
Obviously the IQ of owners is higher for smarts (what a weird generalisation especially in that IQ means jack ****) and obviously the arrogance that would normally come with such a higher IQ, doesn't.
Myself? I have a high IQ (but it means nothing) yet I would choose the punto over a smart every time, I don't even like puntos. Or fiats.
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although i would like to add i quite like the look off them for the city the size is great as i often see them parked nose in to tiny spaces rather than parallel to the kerb.
but(as i find with the cinq)sometimes you need a car with a bit off space.hence why im thinking later in the year i may try to get a 2nd 'practical' car
for the city the size is great as i often see them parked nose in to tiny spaces rather than parallel to the kerb.but(as i find with the cinq)sometimes you need a car with a bit off space.hence why im thinking later in the year i may try to get a 2nd 'practical' car
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The Negotiator said:
My smart cost less than a Siecento,
When do you ever drive more than 1 other person unless mates want to scrounge a lift to the pub,
Boot is about the same size as a Cinq boot,
Look is down to personal taste,
Much safer than the Cinq and Sei,
Better performance than Cinq, Sei, lower engine Puntos,
Handling can be sorted out very easily although it is rubbish standard,
Practicality is only what you need not what you think you need, people think they need 4 seats and then use them to put their coat on.
http://www.sicurauto-video.it/images/Crash/citycar/smart1.jpg
Smart : Only car in their tests not written off (though damaged!).
Cinq : You could see the Chassis snaps.
I'm not here to argue, just to give a view from the other side.
As an owner of both a Fiat and a smart I feel I am in a good position to do this unlike a lot of you who are slating the smart without ever driving one.
I probably will never be able to drive a smart to comment, it discriminates againsts tall people
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Well I'm not a chav, I love driving my Punto, and I like socialising I've kind of grown out of racing random people away from the lights, but I'm sure if I was racing a Smart, it wouldn't be too much of a challenge. The book time of mine is around 3 secs faster to 60 as standard, and that's the Brabus verision. I was very close to buying a Smart Roadster, it was a very nice car, but I didn't think it was value for money compared to all the equipment I got in the Punto (air con, alloys, sports seats, traction control etc) which were all options on the Smart
I've kind of grown out of racing random people away from the lights, but I'm sure if I was racing a Smart, it wouldn't be too much of a challenge. The book time of mine is around 3 secs faster to 60 as standard, and that's the Brabus verision. I was very close to buying a Smart Roadster, it was a very nice car, but I didn't think it was value for money compared to all the equipment I got in the Punto (air con, alloys, sports seats, traction control etc) which were all options on the Smart Similar threads
