At 1000 miles my check engine light came on. I took it to my dealer, Loeber Motors in Chicago. They hooked it up to the computer, found it to have a bad valve (although the car ran great and I never knew something was wrong), replaced it and I was back on the road in under 45 minutes. The car IS worth the wait, but my original reservation is not due until June 2009 - therefore we welcomed an Orphan into the family. In fact, we are on the Orphan list for a second and both of our teens have placed an online order for their graduation cars. Good luck acquiring a Smart!
PS Get a Cabrio!