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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2012 fortwo, so we've included reviews for other years of the fortwo since its last redesign.
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Mark C, 01/01/2017
updated 01/19/2024
2009 smart fortwo BRABUS cabriolet 2dr Convertible (1.0L 3cyl 5AM)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Great Car for the West Coast; Never a parking problem. Always able to fit in somewhere. Easy in & out. Non-electric maint., I bought it Nine years ago from the original owner. Love this car. It is a convert. Brabus 2009. UPDATE; 2017, Yes I still have the car. It is not my daily driver. I have a 3/4 ton truck for my daily work. I still enjoy this little guy after all of these years. If I decide to sell it? It's not b/c I don't like it. I might just want to try something else. Going out to dinner downtown. We take the Smart and leave the BMW at home. Why? So easy to PARK and get in & out of. When you are inside, it feels much bigger than it looks like from the outside.Update; 1/7/18 Yes, I still have and am Happy with it. Sorry I don't see more of them around. Much better than an electric or hybrid car. Update: 1/8/20 So, now I here that the Smart car in the US is no longer sold here. Will the value of my Brabus go up? Will M-B still service it? I have only 33,000 miles on it. I just took it into M-B for the 40k service. Cost $500. wow! But, they did find my problem with the OEM alarm going off. It was a bad FOB Battery. I know pretty weird but it work fine now. No problems with the car, interior or convt top. Still Happy 8/15/21 I retired, sold my Smart car and moved out of Calif. I got a good price $6,500 and had a few phone calls about it. Really sorry to let it go, it was a good 10 yrs with it. 1/18/24 I still miss this car. But, now I have an electric C40 volvo so much more fun and great tech
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We own 2!
Rayline, 12/14/2009
2009 smart fortwo passion coupe 2dr Hatchback (1.0L 3cyl 5AM)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
We ordered one, got an "orphan" 2 days after they came out in Jan 2008. Loved it so much that we kept the one that we ordered also. Drove them both from TX to CA and had no problems with hills, dust storms, rain or gas. Could drive to one pump, fit and fill both with one bill! Can travel easily at 80-85 mph and have had it to 93. Can park anywhere. Problems with speed or hills are the driver-not the car. Great gas mileage, and great safety features. Also love the heated seats. Have taken it to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and love it in traffic. It's a blast!
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14k to Replace engine with 22kmiles!!!!
Ramiro C, 12/23/2015
2012 smart fortwo pure coupe 2dr Hatchback (1.0L 3cyl 5AM)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
When I first got my smart car. I was a skeptic. I wanted a small reliable car. So I decided to go with the smallest car out there with the Mercedes Benz reputation with car reliablity. I got my 2012 smartcar with only 10k miles. Great car at first. Oil changes were maintained well. I noticed the brakes went out fast. Every 8 months I needed new brakes. Then noticed my car wouldn't start regularly. Took it to the Mercedes dealership and found out I needed a whole new engine. Thank God for basic warranty. Which btw is 4 years or 50k miles. After I whole year of travels. My car had 19k miles. I never would have expected the engine needing replacement already. Uggh. So the dealership is taking care of it now. It's taking almost 2 weeks for ordering new parts. I asked the dealership how much it would be without the warranty and I almost died when I found out it would cost $14k for the new engine!!! That is way more then what I orginially paid for the car. Hope no one else gets any of my issues but please be adviced. I will trade in this bad boy as soon as I get it back from the dealership.
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They are so good I purchased another one
JohnnyBones, 10/01/2009
2009 smart fortwo BRABUS coupe 2dr Hatchback (1.0L 3cyl 5AM)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Let me be the first to sing praises of the BRABUS model. As a fairly fickle person when it comes to cars, I never had purchased the same make/model of car twice (let alone in a row). It all started with a very early delivery of my 2008 SMART Passion which I enjoyed for 20K miles plus. While debating to extend the warranty or trade to a different vehicle, I decided to take a BRABUS for a spin. The bigger rims, heated leather seats, the well sculpted body and the better suspension made it an easy decision and now my Black BRABUS hatch looks gorgeous in my driveway and it gets a lot of looks. For those who doubt the BRABUS magic need to test drive this car. Its a truly a SMART for the guys.
Most fun car ever, take it everywhere
tcfrank, 05/03/2010
2009 smart fortwo passion coupe 2dr Hatchback (1.0L 3cyl 5AM)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
This car is solid, fun to drive and great in the snow - with engine over the driven wheels and traction control. It's so much fun to drive that I have sold my BMW motorcycle in favor of this car. My wife and I take the car everywhere and can ALWAYS find a parking spot that nobody else can get in! The transmission in full auto mode does take a little getting used to, but the paddle shifters are available to give you what you want when you want it if you don't like the auto shift program.