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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.25 out of 5 stars

impossible to get repaired

sasha, 02/08/2010
2008 smart fortwo pure 2dr Hatchback (1.0L 3cyl 5AM)
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Our smart car got hit in an accident. The authorized repair center did not have any of the parts in stock. We waited 6 weeks for parts to come in from Germany. I have never gotten such bad service or waited so long for repairs on a car. I would never buy another Smart Car. They are not yet prepared to enter the American market

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4.38 out of 5 stars

motor light up

roberto, 06/22/2008
2008 smart fortwo passion 2dr Hatchback (1.0L 3cyl 5AM)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

The car is fun and economical but I have had the car for 38 days and I have to send five time to the dealer for problems about the motor light up all the time. It is economical and saves gas but you have to spend more time in the dealer. They have to put a record for that or the smart is not ready for U.S.A.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Makes Life Easy

HiBeamsOn, 02/25/2010
2008 smart fortwo passion 2dr Hatchback (1.0L 3cyl 5AM)
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I love my smart, and it makes my life in the city easy! I live where people will pay 30K for a parking spot, but why do that when for half the price you can have such a wonderful car! I NEVER have parking issues any longer! Drives great in the city and the freeway, holds lots of groceries, plenty of luggage for a weekend jaunt to the country, and enough space left over for those can't-live-without-it purchases. People have said that they cannot see themselves in a smart. I tell them that they are missing out. NOTE: The transmission is a manual that is designed to shift automatically. It is not an automatic. If you are used to the way a manual trans feels, the smart will feel very normal.

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5 out of 5 stars

Smart 2008

James, 04/10/2010
2008 smart fortwo passion 2dr Hatchback (1.0L 3cyl 5AM)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

The vehicle has been a joy to own. It has pep and most of the time you want to pass everyone on the road. The only thing done to the vehicle since I've owned it is one oil change. It has a good cruise speed of 70 MPH.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

SMART and SAFE

Jack, 04/26/2010
2008 smart fortwo passion 2dr Hatchback (1.0L 3cyl 5AM)
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There's a conspiracy by some to paint the SMART as unsafe. I've even seen a photo of a small car squashed between two semis that was falsely identified to be a SMART car. SMART cars have only 3 lug-nuts. The squashed car had FIVE lug nuts! Moron! My only complaint about my 2008 Passion SMART is the whack-a-doodle electronic interlocking systems. SMART designers please take note: Every component that makes an interlock circuit longer also makes it more prone to failure or malfunction. Just today, I couldn't get the rear window to unlock with the remote, which gave a double-beep when I pressed the appropriate button and then re-locked. Back window/tailgate had to be unlocked manually.

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