We first saw a smart car at the Microcar Museum in Madison, GA around 2003 and decided then we wanted one.
We bought a ZAP/G&K conversion in May 2006. It's a 2005 European model, metallic blue+silver tridion Passion (now being called a "450")

. We love it, so it was a no-brainer to reserve a 451 model last summer. We picked up our red/black cabrio on April 9th

. I love the convertible top and like the way the 451 drives better than the 450, but I still like the interior of the 450 better, especially the wavy dashboard and eye pods.
My avatar is my husband and I driving our 2005 smart car around the Indianapolis 500 race track!
We collect other rare/unusual/odd cars, mostly three-wheelers, so we're used to the questions (what is it?, where did you get it?, etc., etc.). If you're interested, you can see them at www(dot)leosgarage(dot)com.
Jan and Leo