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How do you bring a Mercedes Smart into the USA?

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  1. tx246

    tx246 F1 Veteran Owner Rossa Subscribed

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

    Ren65amg Karting

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    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
     
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  3. BlueBiturbo

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    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.
     
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  4. Teenferrarifan

    Teenferrarifan F1 Rookie

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

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    You know, if it was really smart it would figure out how to get here itself.
     
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  7. Dino Martini

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    You could buyone from canada and try to get it down.
     
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    Bravo!
     
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    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
     
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  10. digitec

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    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
     
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  11. GrigioGuy

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    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.
     
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  12. MurcieMurcie

    MurcieMurcie F1 Rookie

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    What is a smart? How about the $350k DTM:eek:
     
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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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    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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    Show and display permit ?
     
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  16. MurcieMurcie

    MurcieMurcie F1 Rookie

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    That is crazy small, never even seen or heard of one before....How much do they sell for?
     
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