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  1. tx246

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    #1 tx246, Feb 5, 2006
    After having seen so many smart cars in italy, what do you need to do to get one of these into the us?
     
  2. Ren65amg

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    #2 Ren65amg, Feb 5, 2006
    omg, funny thing,LOL, today i saw two in the city, then i went on mbusa.com and didnt see nothing on the car, they were both black, one in manhattan and the other in brooklyn, the one in brooklyn had amg and s65 on it( it was put on by the owner), they both looked very good, i think i want one too!!!! thank god i saw your post, if not i would have got a lot of those repost people talking crap
     
  3. BlueBiturbo

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    #3 BlueBiturbo, Feb 5, 2006
    My friend bought one about three months ago down here.
    It is a cute toy and all but I think the shift quality is too jerky, plus it has a veeery slow acceleration which IMHO is quite annoying.
    On the safety side, I don't think you wanna be in a smart when colliding with an Escalade, or even a chevy city cab.

    Personal conclusion: fun for small european city roads only.
     
  4. Teenferrarifan

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    #4 Teenferrarifan, Feb 5, 2006
    MB of devon has one outside philly. They cannot sell it but I did get a ride in it a while back when my friend used to own the dealership. They are very cool!
    Erik
     
  5. jungathart

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    #5 jungathart, Feb 5, 2006
    Hey Erik,
    How's it going?
    These MB Smarts are pretty cool, aren't they?
     
  6. whart

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    #6 whart, Feb 5, 2006
    You know, if it was really smart it would figure out how to get here itself.
     
  7. Dino Martini

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    #7 Dino Martini, Feb 5, 2006
    You could buyone from canada and try to get it down.
     
  8. FarmerDave

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    #8 FarmerDave, Feb 5, 2006
    Bravo!
     
  9. Teenferrarifan

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    #9 Teenferrarifan, Feb 5, 2006
    Yo! Everything's going well you gotta come to Philly and take me for a ride in the TR ;) Back on topic the smart was awesome and a real blast to cruise around the Philly burbs. We only went 20 miles, but it was a lot of fun and the car is actually really comfortable!
    Erik
     
  10. digitec

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    #10 digitec, Feb 5, 2006
    try contacting JK Technologies of baltimore. they specialize in importing and converting cars to u.s. spec. last time i was there, I got to see a clk-gtr, a bugatti eb110, and 3 mclaren f1's, along with about 12 smart cars
     
  11. GrigioGuy

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    #11 GrigioGuy, Feb 5, 2006
    Ya stick it (undeclared) in the front of a container full of pinball machines and run it on dealer plates.

    At least, that's how the one I drove a few years ago got into the States. Cool car, the owner ended up selling it on ebay untitled.
     
  12. MurcieMurcie

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    #12 MurcieMurcie, Feb 6, 2006
    What is a smart? How about the $350k DTM:eek:
     
  13. andrewg

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    #13 andrewg, Feb 6, 2006
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    One of these :D............much more fun than a SUV and everybody else doesnt have at least 2
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    #14 andrewg, Feb 6, 2006
    Taffy, Brabus also do engine and gearbox upgrades......I know a Porsche specialist who's got one and it is sooooooo much better than the standard item (0-60 under 8 secs!)
     
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    #15 ralfabco, Feb 6, 2006
    Show and display permit ?
     
  16. MurcieMurcie

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    #16 MurcieMurcie, Feb 6, 2006
    That is crazy small, never even seen or heard of one before....How much do they sell for?
     

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