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sporty little number
cuttlefishspike
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I want to buy a little sporty car and had my heart set on one of these
But my mate said I'd look like Mr Bean if I drove a Smart car.
I just want something small for nipping around town in (Im rubbish at parking).
I want something fun to drive and that is cheap to insure (and will only be used at weekends)
Any recommendations.? I have a smallish budget of £10K.
But my mate said I'd look like Mr Bean if I drove a Smart car.
I just want something small for nipping around town in (Im rubbish at parking).
I want something fun to drive and that is cheap to insure (and will only be used at weekends)
Any recommendations.? I have a smallish budget of £10K.
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Still, with such low fuel consumption and ease of mobility that may just help make up your mind.
Sometimes in London, I see them parked facing out from the curb in a space where no other vehicle, apart from a motorbike, could fit.
That's the ForTwo, not the Coupe (as the OP linked to)
Both the Coupe and the ForFour are good little cars.
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Maybe I should have been clearer, 'the expense of servicing and parts'.
Mind you, I'm only passing on what my colleague said.
94 mpg and congestion charge exempt
Just about everything is terrible about the interior and the gearbox is just plain c***p. If i wanted an interior that looked like it had popped out of a kinder surprise i'd go to a citroen garage, not a merc.
One thing it has going for it is the fuel consumption, but don't expect any kind of pace from its tiny turbo charged engine.
The entire Smart range is bleeding its owners dry. One of the reasons why Mercedes / Daimler Chrysler are dropping the Smart roadster and Coupe.
They don't seem to hold there prices very well either. If this is the car you want look at Autotrader. The Smart dealer's used and new car deals are non-existant.
Once the novelty wears off and the impracticality sets in most of them end up on the trader.
If your after a car with no load space get one made out of metal. I eventually treated myself to the Toyota MR2 Roadster. fuel consumptions terrible, but it gets looks, holds its price and is not as common as the MGTF, MX5. Best of all It's also alot easier to get rid of privately.
Dave
Where is Richard Hammond when you need him?
Dave