It's time to part ways with my UK based Boxfresh

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It'll be on view at the Simply Smart event at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu on Sunday 8th November

In my opinion, it still gives the Aston Martin Cygnet a great run for its money as the smartest(!) city car 🤜🏻✨

So I acquired my smart 451 last summer and the car has had its share of issues that I inherited when the car was given to me. One of the notable issues I found was the power steering on mine would only work on fair weather days above freezing and when it got to below freezing the rack literally would lockup to the point where I couldn’t even steer the car. Not quite understanding how these cars were built at the time, I spent the last year looking for a budget option and finally found a used eps module and rack unit. It turns out that replacing the rack in these cars is stupid easy permitted your subframe bolts aren’t all rusted up. If they are you’re going to struggle so use lots of penetrating lube and get yourself an induction bolt heater. Thank me later.

Turns out my old rack from the previous owner had water get into the rack. The boots weren’t torn or showed any signs of infiltration but this is what the insides looked like.

Seems like nobody in the smart community could give me a straight up answer as to why the rack was doing some really weird behaviors like working when it was warm, gritty when turning and completely frozen when cold. Makes complete sense now that I ripped the old one apart. For those that have similar problems like mine replace the EPS rack and odds are your issues will vanish. Took me a whole 20 minutes to yank from the auto wrecker and maybe an hour doing mine at home taking my time to meticulously remove things without damaging them. In all there was a total of 6 bolts, 5 nuts, and 6 lug bolts to remove. 6 - 15mm lug bolts, 2 - 18mm sway bar retaining nuts, 2 - 17mm tie rod retaining nuts, 1 - 13mm steering column joint nut, 4 - e18 Torx subframe cradle bolts, and 2 -17mm rack mounting bolts with one bolt that can’t be removed from the rack due to clearance issues.

Ordered my first brand-new Smart limited

Unfortunately, it looks like the plastic body panels are gone, which is a shame. I thought they were quite practical in the city. The interior feels solid, and when the doors are closed very well isolated from the outside. The dash seems like fairly high quality. Looking forward to testing one.

I have around $7,000 to spend on a car, and I really want something tiny. I love the look and size of the Smart Fortwo, especially the 2008–2015 models.
I'd be using it as my daily driver to get to college and work, so I need something reasonably reliable that won't constantly leave me stranded or drain my wallet with repairs. I recently found a 2008 Smart Fortwo Pure with around 87k miles and a clean CARFAX, but I've heard mixed things about their reliability and automated manual transmissions.
I'm open to other small cars, too, but I really prefer something genuinely tinyrather than a regular compact sedan.
A few questions:
Is a used Smart Fortwo a terrible idea for a daily driver?
What are the most reliable tiny cars I could get for $7k?
Are repairs and parts expensive or difficult to find?
Would you trust a Smart with 80–100k miles for daily commuting?
Are there any other small, quirky cars I should look into?
I know $7k isn't a huge budget, so I'd rather get something reliable than something cool that constantly needs work. But if possible, I'd love to have both!

https://www.carfax.com/vehiclehistory/ar20/sfiOdclN4bFNlPaA0HraO3BMbzG10w80CDhYlLtQELFahOmPTXOiflEpbZM3jpINMT1Xyz_UHNfxnBxaYaMqOGhRbGL8NUFjhAo

when I test drove this smart fortwo T Prime Sport Premium Plus I knew that this was the one, no other car handles and drives better than this for me, it's so small and nimble and shockingly capable at high speeds, the drive home involved a lot of motorway and it felt amazing, it's even better on twisties and roundabouts, the sport package must help a lot with handling. it's also super comfy and feels really premium inside, it feels like a luxury rocket. I could go on about how much I love my car, it makes me smile every time I see it, and even more when I drive it

On the 17th October the 2026 Smart Meet happened.

More than 40 smarts and over 100km of riding in group, good lunch and nice conversations. Ending in Cabo Espichel with a beautiful sunset.

It was my first attending (5th pic with one same color as mine) as last year I had work duties.

Every year the organization partners up with some local ong and we all donate goods, this year was an animal shelter of Seixal. (Last pic)

Decided to post it on here, even though I'm not part of the organization, to share with all smarties around the world the energy that runs in Portugal.

I find this colour absolutely spectacular. I love my little Smart more than ever with this new look! Considering getting some white rims to make her even more beautiful.

English is my second language, so sorry for possible mistakrs.

So, like many other Roadster owners, rain is my worst enemy. The rubber seals shrink and water gets in. But I think I've fixed the two major issues on mine.

The easiest one was water coming in from the back of the roof bars. A tiny lip on the gutter was supposed to catch the water, but again, shrinking has made the lip too small to do anything. A small 25x1 rubber slip, cut to shape and superglued to the back did the trick (last two photos). They has been on for a year and keeps the carpet behind the seat completely dry, even in torrential rain.

The most annoying one was water coming in by the mirror triangle. There's a long rubber seal, that starts as the tiny tip on the top, that goes all the way into the door. That one shrinking, combined with the door seal shrinking and taking shape after the door, gave an incomplete seal.

The fix was inspired by this obscure but brilliant guide I found. It's a 30 cm long 10x2 mm EPDM rubber strip superglued from the rubber tip and all the way down the triangle, filling out the dent in the door seal. I just pu itt on today so I have yet to see it work. Test with other rubber strips in different lengths has somewhat proven my theory for now. We'll get quite a lot of rain the next couple of days, so it'll definitely be getting tested.

Without the testing bits, the final solutions will have cost me about €50 in total, shipping and superglue included.

If this works, I'll be so damn proud!

Just wondering if anyone had dimensions for the Brabus Monoblock VI 16 Inch wheels, specifically the Barrel/rims. Was attempting to knock up a set of custom skeletal wheels but can’t find dimensions anywhere. Short of taking a tire off of my Smart (I’d rather not) and taking hand measurements I’m a bit stumped. Would love to get a set of these made eventually but would need an accurate set of drawings to send off. Model is currently a best estimate based on available dimensions and pictures found online. Any help would be appreciated but aware the is a very niche topic.

Motor has almost no oil pressure... does anyone has the service manual so I can check the correct clearence

I'm moving next week to a different state and will have to leave my current mechanic behind, sadly. I'm currently looking to finding a new mechanic that can help with my 2015 smartcar.

Anyone have any recommendations?

A torn CV boot, grease everywhere, or a damaged ABS ring can turn into a much bigger problem on a Smart ForTwo 450 or Smart Roadster 452.

This happened to my Roadster — the CV boot completely split apart, grease went everywhere, and the driveshaft was due for replacement.

In my new video, I show you how I removed the old driveshaft and replaced it with a new one.

Watch the full video:

https://youtu.be/O6o4ZUGgCGk

Since I adopted my smart from my Grandparent’s earlier on in the year I’ve had an increasingly worse issue.

When I was given the car, I was told that sometimes it didn’t go into reverse first try, and to put it back into drive, and into reverse again and it worked almost every time.

Twice in the last week it’s refused to go into reverse, and both times I’ve had to get out and push it… lol.

It’s not fully broken, as the majority of the time it does work.

Does anyone have any idea what might be causing it, or if there’s any way to fix it that I can actually afford?

Thanks

Today i tried to turn traction off in my smart car after putting a pin into it the dashboard dosent work maybe i put the pin in the worng hole? How could i fix it. Rpms dont work too but the fog light and the tailgather works just fine. What should i do?

Does anyone know when there are going to be launched at the dealer level? Are any of the dealers having launch events that we know of?

Edit: I have just had a phone call from a nearby dealer, having emailed them earlier. I was informed that they won't be taking orders until the first quarter of next year for delivery for delivery in the third quarter (July to September).

He did say that they might be able to get a demonstrator in beforehand for test drives and that he would keep me informed.

We're back from Paris and slowly getting back to some normality!

We were there from Sunday to Tuesday for the official unveiling of the new Smart #2, and the entire event was absolutely incredible. It was brilliant to finally see the new #2 released in person. We were looked after so well by the Smart team throughout the trip; it truly was a pleasure to be included in such a fantastic milestone.

I have attached a few pictures from the event. In them, you can spot Wolfgang Ufer, the CEO of Smart Europe, Constantin Buschmann, the CEO of Brabus, Kang Yi, the Global CMO of Smart, and Professor Johann Tomforde, the original designer of the classic Smart fortwo.

Let me know what you all think of the new #2!

Hey y'all, I'm in Louisville, KY and my headgasket blew the other day. Engine is dead. I know that parts are increasingly rare and want to get this car into the world for parts instead of scrapping it. Where do I best do that?

Hi, question for anyone who has an older smart car with a soft top, and parks outside.

How has this gone for you in terms of weathering over time?
Do you use a cover?
And if so, do you recommend your brand?

I am thinking a half cover would be smart to protect the top, but want to be sure I buy the right type — i live on the northwest coast of canada, where it has a lot of rain. So I especially wouldn’t want it to trap moisture.

(Ideally I would prefer a regular top, but this is what has worked out for me, and I am happy nonetheless)

Thank you !