Back when I owned my Smart Roadster-Coupé I always wished it had come with the “steering wheel gearshift” option. As fun as the rally-style “softip” gear selection was I always thought paddles would’ve been even better…
Read moreApparently a relatively common issue on the turbo-engined versions of this generation of Smart, a faulty camshaft solenoid valve often manifests itself through rough idling… or in my case wildly fluctuating revs on cold starts.
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Eight years ago I purchased my Smart Roadster-Coupé, mentioning my love for the original Smart City in its introductory post. Thanks to my wife’s excellent taste in cars I’ve also enjoyed the use of both a first and second generation fortwo over the years; about time to complete the set* then!
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Super-quick and easy to fit, but pick a bright colour and it’ll really make a difference when finding the pull strap to close the boot in the dark. It also helps that this particular example, made by nero16v on eBay, is a smidge larger and therefore easier to hook a thumb into. Highly recommended…
