My Smart Roadster - Should I spray it white?

lightspeed

The above is the exact same car and colour except I have a spoiler on the back of mine.

Im thinking of spraying it black and white something like below (image wont paste right). i might just paint the wheels black and I know a guy who should be able to do it for around €800, so should I bother?
http://imageshack.us/f/237/smartroadster6dp.jpg/

I got a lot of mixed opinions from the few people i asked already. So just wondering what others here think?

mercedesbenz

Looks cool to me did you get it done?

I'm thinking of buying a roadster next year, what's the insurance like?

shay garvey

mercedesbenz wrote: »

Looks cool to me did you get it done?

I'm thinking of buying a roadster next year, what's the insurance like?

Fully comp for me in Galway is €280 and a years tax €199

Dwork

My daughter bought one a couple of weeks ago. Looks very well, nice little car and pretty rare. Whe she said she was buying a Smart car, I winced, but when I saw the roadster, I was surprised, very nice. Sounds a lot faster than it goes, but very nice.:)

shay garvey

At Croagh Patrick a while back...:)

Smart Roadster at Croagh Patrick, Westport 12-Feb-10 by Shay Garvey, on Flickr

And stripped last week to be sprayed...

Smart Roadster stripped by Shay Garvey, on Flickr

In this colour...

Smart Fortwo Brabus "Edition Red" by GunnerX, on Flickr

13spanner

^^ That red looks unreal, fair play!

Would love to see one of these down low on coilovers or springs :cool:

shay garvey

13spanner wrote: »

^^ That red looks unreal, fair play!

Would love to see one of these down low on coilovers or springs :cool:

I lowered it last year on a Saturday and went for a 50 mile spin and took the springs out again on the following Monday as they nearly broke my back :mad:

shay garvey

All back together after its respray and really happy with the colour...Ferrari Red Rosso Corsa W300 Edition Red...

Just needs to go back to the body shop for its final rub down and polish the black.


Roadster sprayed 1-Apr-130018 by Shay Garvey, on Flickr


Roadster sprayed 1-Apr-130008 by Shay Garvey, on Flickr

Also colour coded the wing mirrors, door handles and black panels on the front and rear...


Roadster sprayed 1-Apr-130006 by Shay Garvey, on Flickr

Brabus boot fitted and spoiler filled so looks like one piece...


Roadster sprayed 1-Apr-130001 by Shay Garvey, on Flickr


Colour coded some interior bits too but gotta get rid of that orange interior...


Roadster sprayed 1-Apr-130039 by Shay Garvey, on Flickr

And you can really see the difference in the original (Spice Red) colour below...


Smart Roadster stripped by Shay Garvey, on Flickr

shay garvey

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Smart-Car-Rally-Dublin/131167930286810#!/pages/Smart-Car-Rally-Dublin/131167930286810

Smart Car Rally Dublin Planning has started for Smart Car Rally Dublin 2013!

Shaping up as follows:

Date - late June or July.
Location - Phoenix Park Dublin.

Agenda - meet in the carpark of Ashtown Castle in the Phoenix Park and park up for an hour or two for a "Tailgate Party"
*chat about our Smarts, eat food (nothing fancy! Tea & Coffee, pastries etc like last time), check out everyone's Smart, take photos etc etc*
Then take a drive "en convoy" around the Phoenix Park for a half an hour so - beeping and waving at the tourists and park visitors.
Suggestion that you bring a car window flag for your county or some sort of decoration or flag for your car - will look good during our "convoy".

So that's what we are thinking! Hope you can all make it. If you know any other Smart owners please spread the word. We will confirm the date for definite soon and will set up a fb event page. Post below if you are hoping to attend. Enid & Amy
9 hours ago · Like