When was the last time you seen a Smart car on the roads?

AMKC

One of my neighbours used to have a Smart fortwo but long since gone. You miss its little whirl noise as it went buy. A boy racer around here used to have a souped up one lol. There is a for four around here alright but it's not the nicest or best looking one.

So when is the last time people here seen a Smart car on the roads anywhere?

lintdrummer

AMKC wrote: »

One of my neighbours used to have a Smart fortwo but long since gone. You miss its little whirl nice as it went buy. A but racer around here used to have a souped up one lol. There is a for four around here alright but it's not the nicest or best looking one.

So when is the last time people here seen a Smart car on the roads anywhere?

My Dad just bought a Smart For Two a couple of weeks ago. He's going to tow it behind his campervan. They're more popular on the continent in big urban areas.

the beer revolu

There's a couple knocking around Cork City atm

Ubbquittious

It is a pity the smart roadster went out of production so quickly

TP_CM

Are they not being built anymore or something? Because come to think of it, I haven't seen one in at least 2 or 3 years.

Gregor Samsa

There’s no dealers in Ireland any more. There’s one in Belfast, but you’d be dealing with VAT and VRT to import one. So I guess the market is just left with whatever second hand vehicles are still about.

Dempo1

AMKC wrote: »

One of my neighbours used to have a Smart fortwo but long since gone. You miss its little whirl noise as it went buy. A boy racer around here used to have a souped up one lol. There is a for four around here alright but it's not the nicest or best looking one.

So when is the last time people here seen a Smart car on the roads anywhere?

As it happens, I've a neighbour who has two smart cars and I love them, both are roadsters, one the hatchback (the big Arse).

He drives one every day, both 2004 registrations I believe but the hatchback in storage. The one he drives absolutely fiilty, rarely washed, a bit like the owner but he's mechanically minded and keeps it well serviced. Really fun car to drive, I'd love one personally but would be worried about servicing and parts etc.

Very very few for sale these days. I wouldn't be keen in the original fourtwo, a bit like something you pump air into, but newer models quite funky in fairness

Havent seen a roadster in a while but see fourtwos regularly enough..

There still made but Iv yet to see any of the current modules here.. Shame because there actually nice.. When I was in Italy there was loads of the electric ones

MrCostington

One of my neighbours also has one at least 5 years now. On a (very) slightly related note I saw an Audi A2 this morning!

Dempo1

MrCostington wrote: »

One of my neighbours also has one at least 5 years now. On a (very) slightly related note I saw an Audi A2 this morning!

Disgraceful, hijacking a smart car thread with an Audi

Thelonious Monk

I thought the roadsters looked cool, haven't seen one in ages though.

Strumms

The is one regularly out the Howth direction that every week or two I pass.

Pherekydes

I seen one yesterday. (Lucan).

*I seen what you done there. :pac:

Buddy Bubs

Cousin has one. See it a few times a month on the roads

Wibbs

Well that's mad. I saw a Smart Roadster just yesterday on the road to Cork and thought to myself hmmm haven't seen one of them in ages.

Hamsterchops

Pherekydes wrote: »

I seen one yesterday. (Lucan).

*I seen what you done there. :pac:

Saw?

theteal

Sunday. Nearly caused an accident swerving between lanes on the M25

Gregor Samsa

Wibbs wrote: »

Well that's mad. I saw a Smart Roadster just yesterday on the road to Cork and thought to myself hmmm haven't seen one of them in ages.

There's one driving all around the country making everyone nostalgic.

Kewreeuss

I’ve seen one occasionally in Lucan.
But I haven’t been out and about much this past while.
I see thousand of them in Italy, even on the motorways. They can be parked anywhere and you would be amazed where they can be squeezed in. I think they are cute.
It might, I say might only, be an Irish thing, my car is bigger than yours that means you won’t see many of them around.
But they’re not cheap either!

freshpopcorn

I haven't seen a Smart for 2 in a while I regular see a Smart for 4.

AMKC

MrCostington wrote: »

One of my neighbours also has one at least 5 years now. On a (very) slightly related note I saw an Audi A2 this morning!

A car truly ahead of it's time the A2. Do see the odd one around here in Offaly every now and then.