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Or like buying the few cars which needed the engine to be removed to replace the spark plugs. It's simply a bad design choice.



A woman in Halifax bought a SMART car she was the second owner, the engine failed and she was told it was unserviceable since the engine had to be replaced entirely it was a single unit.

The replacement engine was $14,000 for a $5,000 car!

http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/74442-smart-car-not-so...


Wow, thanks! I very nearly bought one of those.


God, those SMART cars, I used to think they were neat. Then I learned that the ONE THING you would think they could do well - fuel economy - isn't even that impressive. Something like 40mpg for the base model?


They get as good MPG as my 13 year old Sentra.


SMART car is $12-$25K now, so that problem is solved.




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