Beware! (Smart Cabrio)

Member Name: ellci

Product:	Smart Cabrio
Date:	21/02/02 (888 review reads)
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Advantages: small, cheap

Disadvantages: not secure, look wierd

Bear in mind the following if you are thinking of getting a smart car;

Smart cars do not come with spare tyres so if you need a wheel change you will need to get your car recovered to your nearest smart centre.

At the moment there are only 4 smart service centres in the country (this number is due to increase this year). This means if something goes wrong with your car you may need to get it recovered hundreds of miles (depending where you live).

They are not the most secure vehicle. The exterior panels lift off and it is possible to open the doors without too much difficulty. The boot can also be opened form the outside with no difficulty.

Smart vehicles can immobilise themselves if they are exposed to certain radio waves (like those used by emergency vehicles, in otherwords your car could immobilise itself if an ambulance goes past!)

The cars do come with 1 years breakdown cover, which hopefully you wouldn't have to use and also have a warranty. Their website is quite good so definately worth checking if you are thinking of getting one.

Apart from all that they are neat little cars. You won't be able to out much in them but if you just want to tottle about in one then it could be the car for you.

There are much cheaper if you buy them from Europe and also come with much better benefits so shop around!

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