Hello from Western PA

[jamesce]

My 451 arrived as white last April. I swapped panels to yellow for the winter. Brother got a red convertible, so may swap panels with him this summer.
I drove the original Smart for months in Portugal. Was in it on 9/11/2001. Liked it better - better radio, regular gas, better mileage, easier body-swap, shorter.
Hate no spare tire. Got a flat when Smartie was a week old and it took a week to get a new tire. And the tires are poor value: what do I get for $100 bucks?
Radio backlight goes off when turn signal is used... saw some discussion about that.
I'm 40 miles from dealer, so looking for a bootleg shop manual.
Hoping to find some cheap wheels & conventional tires - these low-profile things on alloy wheels ride like bricks and they won't last long in the pothole capital of the world.

[jwight]

Hi and welcome! Nice to be able to swap colors so easily. And at 40 miles from the dealer you're relatively close compared to some folks. There is no shop manual, bootleg or otherwise. Closest thing on here is the technical guide.

http://www.smartcarofamerica.com/for...-manual-16233/

[h20m0f0]

You can go with a full mutil color car red, white, yellow