Let me start by saying that this car was perhaps my favourite at the age of 13, when it was released. I can remember my grandad taking me to the Mercedes-Benz garage and lying to the salesman that I was driving, just so that we could get more information on the car (and so i could sit inside it). Having joined the forum for Roadster enthusiats on www.theroadster.net (a great resource for anyone interested in the car) I began pursuing my obsession with the car in the hope that one day I would own it. At this moment i have a 2005 registered Smart Roadster Brabus Coupe Xclusive in Jack Black on my driveway. Almost definately the best colour and almost definately ...  Read the complete review

I've had 2 roadsters now, the first I bought during the initial release of the model in 2003. It was a brilliant little car and I had a lot of fun unfortunatley an extra that wasn't optional was the leaking joints! During any rain you could guarantee to have a little stream of water running from the roof behind the seats and collecting under the seat. If you look up 'leaking Smart' on Google you can find loads of sites that refer to this common problem. This was one of the reasons the model was discontinued. Even the last models suffered. I ended up taking the car back in to Smart so many times that, 18 months later, they eventually agreed to give me my ...  Read the complete review

I got my smart Roadster Brabus three years ago, shortly before they ceased production in November 2005. Despite the car selling well in Britain, it wasn't selling in the rest of Europe, and so the car was pulled from production. Such a shame as the smart Roadster is a truly wonderful car, a joy to drive. smart smart (with a small 's', not a spelling mistake) is an acronym for Swatch Mercedes ART. The idea for smart first came from Swatch (yes the watch people) who wanted to design an eco-friendly car using innovative features and be affordable to young people. Many other car manufacturers considered the plans before a joint venture between Swatch ...  Read the complete review

Having owned a smart roadster for a few years I can hapilly give an honest review of my experience! Only recently changed it for a smart fortwo deisel which i will also review! The pro's Amazing handling, funky looks - although an aquired taste!, very cheap to run, unique, more space inside than you would think - its like a little tardis. Easily modified, great online and offline smart community with yearly events run by mercedes and local meets. The cons Insurance can be expensive if you are young as its group 11. service costs can be expensive but there are a number of independant smart garages around to get it cheaper. ...  Read the complete review