Home News Models Alternatives AfterMarket
 
Smart Car of America - America's Largest Smart Fortwo Enthusiast Community   Smart Fortwo, smart car, smartcar
HOME FORUMS GALLERY CLUBS

Go Back   Smart Car of America Forums > Smart Car Community > New Members Area

Notices

» Supporting Partner
» Recent Threads
Music Game
2,446 Replies
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-10-2008, 09:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
SCOA Club
 
unicycle's Avatar
 
Location: New Paltz
Drive: Passion: Deep Black
Just got my Passion after a 1-week wait (NYC)

Yes, I got lucky. I called about 10 days ago to initiate the process and was told that I should expect to get my car in January 09. Then I said the magic words: "I have no preferences for colors." I picked up the car yesterday. And it's cute: Black on black with red seats.

Driving it out of the dealership was a bit tricky: It was pouring rain, and due to my confusion about where exactly I was (despite the fact that I grew up in NYC), I ended up spending the next 10 minutes basically driving in a big circle in order to get out of Lincoln Tunnel traffic. That would be scary enough under normal conditions, but when driving a new car, it's even more of a challenge, and when that car is itsy-bitsy and has a somewhat peculiar way of revving up, you can imagine that I was a bit nervous (especially with my 4-year-old in the passenger seat). Happily, it ended well, with me parking in a huge spot across from my office.
unicycle is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Today


This ad will not be shown if you are logged in.

Old 05-10-2008, 09:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
Location: LA
Congratulations!
piglith is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2008, 10:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
SCOA Club
 
unicycle's Avatar
 
Location: New Paltz
Drive: Passion: Deep Black
Thanks. And I forgot to mention that as soon as I got back home, I took my other kids for brief rides (one at a time, of course!) and let my wife drive it to her heart's content. Her first words after her ride: "I want one!"

She's putting her order in tomorrow!
unicycle is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-11-2008, 02:18 AM   #4 (permalink)
 
curtis's Avatar
 
Location: GREEN BAY USA
Drive: 08 Smart & 03ToyotaMatrix
F@#K OFF! reserves 407 days ago and still don't have my F@#King Car!
curtis is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-11-2008, 09:00 AM   #5 (permalink)
SCOA Club
 
unicycle's Avatar
 
Location: New Paltz
Drive: Passion: Deep Black
Ouch. What model did you reserve? I was told that the Passions are the most plentiful, at least in my area. Luckily that was the model I wanted, tho I would have taken pretty much anything. I didn't want power steering, but it came with my car (an extra $450).
unicycle is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-11-2008, 12:22 PM   #6 (permalink)
 
angel's Avatar
 
Location: Lost, Dazed and Confused, DFW TX
Drive: 08 smart fortwo blue/black
My SCOA Gallery
Quote:
Originally Posted by curtis View Post
F@#K OFF! reserves 407 days ago and still don't have my F@#King Car!
I do understand your frustration!!! I hated paying for the pinstriping on the orphan. I really didn't want pinstriping. Tint I would have got and LoJack I thought about. And my orphan doesn't have the leather interior. I got an orphan because I didn't want to wait almost 2 years by the time the DDE had mine estimated to be delivered.

This is exactly why smart should required a non refundable deposit at the time of configuration. Then there would not be so many orphans in the system and cars that reservation holders actually will take delivery of would be delivered in a more timely fashion. Hope yours comes in real soon!!
angel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-11-2008, 04:36 PM   #7 (permalink)
 
bottlerocket's Avatar
 
Location: San Fernando Valley, CA
Drive: Blk/Blk Passion, 2005 LR3
My SCOA Gallery
Quote:
Originally Posted by curtis View Post
F@#K OFF! reserves 407 days ago and still don't have my F@#King Car!
Duuude, orphan list! Unless you want EXACTLY what you ordered...

Congrats unicycle!
bottlerocket is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-11-2008, 08:38 PM   #8 (permalink)
2 Smarts - Orange/Green
SCOA Club
 
Bum-bling-B's Avatar
 
Location: NW Florida
Drive: Met.Orange/Blk & GREEN/Svr
My SCOA Gallery
Quote:
Originally Posted by curtis View Post
F@#K OFF! reserves 407 days ago and still don't have my F@#King Car!
One word - Ritalin (or don't drink and hop on the internet)

Congrats
Unicycle - if only some of us were as lucky as you. Getting an orphan configured the way I configured mine will be next to impossible - so I'll wait patiently and save up more money.
Bum-bling-B is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2008, 05:46 AM   #9 (permalink)
 
rrrucke's Avatar
 
Location: NJ & NYC
Drive: '08 Cabrio
My SCOA Gallery
Congrats on your new adoption. I find driving around in NYC to be a breeze as long as I avoid the craters (potholes), bad drivers and car-da-files (those are the drivers who push off on your bumper causing damage when they try to park or squeeze by). Glad you made it out safe. Kind of like "Escape from NY". Enjoy the ride, Regina
rrrucke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2008, 05:58 AM   #10 (permalink)
 
tverb's Avatar
 
Location: Vineland,NJ
Drive: Ant Bee, R'Dinky, K75RT
My SCOA Gallery
Congratulations!

Hey Unicycle! Good to see another lucky owner on the Forum. I notice your other vehicle was a Pontiac Aztek. Do you have a love for "quirky" cars? What was your experience with the Aztek? Tom
tverb is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Today


This ad will not be shown if you are logged in.

Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Had my Passion for a week now ... msknutson New Members Area 9 05-12-2008 10:33 PM
I have had my Passion for a week Wendasa New Members Area 2 05-07-2008 12:52 PM
1st Week of Ownership SmartOwner New Members Area 12 05-06-2008 12:46 PM
Selling my 2008 Passion Coupe - Why wait any longer??? wilmhih Smart Vehicle Marketplace 3 02-24-2008 06:30 PM
One week and 700 miles later..... cohtrumpet Smart Car Delivery 4 02-11-2008 10:23 AM

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.0.1

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:00 AM.


Smart Cars of America, LLC is not affiliated with, authorized by, associated with or have any connection with G&K, Zap, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz AMG, Mercedes-Benz McLaren Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, smart Canada Division, DaimlerChrysler, Chrysler LLC, DaimlerChrysler AG, Maybach, smart gmbh, a division of Mercedes Benz LLC, the manufacturer of SMART automobiles, smart USA Distributor, LLC, a division of Penske Automotive Group, Inc, the exclusive authorized U.S. importer and distributor of the smart vehicle or any of their official dealerships


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0
Ad Management by RedTyger