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Title: Smart car as business car
Post by: RichGtiT on 24 February 2012, 10:06: Hey everyone, I'm looking at spending 2k on a smart car city coupe to wrap up and use as a run around town to promote my business.

Has anybody had any experience with Smart cars of this age? Any major problems I should be wary of?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: Guy on 24 February 2012, 10:11: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: richw911 on 24 February 2012, 10:12: Quote from: Guy on 24 February 2012, 10:11
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

:grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: RichGtiT on 24 February 2012, 10:18: Yeah I realise I'll look like a nob :grin:
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: RandomJord on 24 February 2012, 10:31: Great cars and promotional tools, do it!
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: RichGtiT on 24 February 2012, 11:19: Good to hear!

Around that age a lot of them are LHD, has anyone ever had a problem insuring a LHD?
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: dTEA on 24 February 2012, 17:59: This Lot can laugh but I like the smart car for city driving. Even tempted to in the golf if I get a camper and get a SMART for running around :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: Seanl on 24 February 2012, 18:56: If it was a Brabus Smart, Maybe.................
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: golf-sib on 24 February 2012, 22:36: Even the brabus edition wasn't anything special but they are economical.
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: Guy on 24 February 2012, 22:52: Quote from: golf-sib on 24 February 2012, 22:36
Even the brabus edition wasn't anything special but they are economical.

they also sound like a lawnmower! :grin:
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: clipperjay on 25 February 2012, 09:25: If you can find someone to fix LHD smarts it should be okay most dealers will not touch imports?
Possibly thats why there are so many for sale? I would check if GSF stock parts for that model if they do all good!
But good advertising if you park the thing in the right place!
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: Seanl on 25 February 2012, 09:39: Quote from: Guy on 24 February 2012, 22:52
Quote from: golf-sib on 24 February 2012, 22:36
Even the brabus edition wasn't anything special but they are economical.

they also sound like a lawnmower! :grin:

They actually really do as well! :laugh:
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: Jay on 25 February 2012, 10:07: So his choices as a company promo vehicle are:

A Tractor smoke blowing derv that he can drive around his competitors to create a smoke screen

or

A LHD lawnmower that no body wants because no body can fix and is a death trap in an accident, if you don't die when the person in front rolling back on a hill start.

:huh: :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: RandomJord on 25 February 2012, 11:12: Smarts are a lot safer than the competition

And there are loads of independents who deal with smarts, pattern parts are available and who really takes a 10 year old car to a main dealer?? Especially merc!!

As its for business mate have you thought about leasing a new one? Can be had on 2 year deals for £100 a month Direct from smart
Title: Re: Smart car as business car
Post by: RichGtiT on 25 February 2012, 16:05: Plenty of food for thought here.

Jord, yeah I thought about doing that but I'm not sure where I stand RE credit as I've not long become full time self employed :undecided: and I don't really want an application to be rejected when I could just buy and older one out right....